In 2019, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving established a $100,000 Greater Together Community Fund for the Town of Rocky Hill. Since then, the fund received another $70,000 totaling an investment of $170,000.

The purpose of the Greater Together Community Funds is to:

  • support the community in taking ownership around the needs in their towns
  • encourage broad and inclusive civic engagement and
  • anchor the Hartford Foundation in each town.

Grant Applications

The grant round is currently closed for 2025. Our 2026 round will open in the spring. 

Call for GTCF Committee Members

The Rocky Hill Greater Together Community Fund Committee is seeking members who will help us maintain a diverse, inclusive membership reflective of Rocky Hill's demographics. All Rocky Hill residents are eligible to apply including students or young adults ages 14+.

A committee of Rocky Hill residents plays a lead role in deciding how Rocky Hill’s Greater Together Community Funds will be used. This committee will identify community needs and design a grantmaking process aimed to ensure that the community funds can have the greatest impact for the benefit of town residents. Please consider joining this exciting committee!

To apply, please complete the Volunteer Application here.  Greater Together Community Funds Volunteer Application. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis and will be reviewed in October, February, and June. Should you have any questions, please email rockyhill@hfpgcommunityfunds.org

GTCF Committee Members

The role of the GTCF Committee is to design and lead an inclusive process to identify the needs in your community, and design a grantmaking process aimed to ensure that the Greater Together Community Funds can have the greatest impact for the benefit of town residents.

The GTCF Committee members for Rocky Hill are:

Patrick McKenna (chair), Christopher Duff, Rebecca-Lee Frost, Angelina Germanovych, Shilpa Gohil, Srikari Kurada, Lisa Nightingale, Ashika Sharma

Click here to read the Committee Conflict of Interest Policy

Questions? Reach us by email at rockyhill@hfpgcommunityfunds.org.

For media inquiries, please contact Chris Senecal at csenecal@hfpg.org.

Rocky Hill Greater Together Community Fund Committee Announces 2025 Grant Awards

In August 2025, the Rocky Hill Greater Together Community Fund made their fourth round of grants to seven organizations, for a total of $45,285 in grant dollars. 

  • Arts for Learning received $5,000 to support the Tell Your Story: Expressive Arts Learning program at Myrtle H. Stevens School during the 2025-26 school year.​​​​​
  • Generation Power CT (formerly Operation Fuel) received $7,800 to support emergency energy assistance for Rocky Hill residents.
  • Junior Achievement of Southwest New England received $5,000 to implement JA Mindset programs for over 600 kindergarten through 5th grade students in Rocky Hill, increasing their financial literacy and career readiness knowledge and skills while bridging education to the working world.​​​​​​​
  • Rocky Hill Arts Now received $9,925 to support a local public arts project to benefit Rocky Hill.​​​​​​​
  • Rocky Hill Band Backers received $3,685 to support new color guard for the Rocky Hill High School Band.​​​​​​​
  • Rocky Hill United Methodist Church received $3,875 to support a monthly veteran and first Responder Breakfast.​​​​​​​
  • Shine Your Light received $10,000 to host two inclusive events focused on families with youth who have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and/or Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (ID/DD). These events will offer free arts, music, and wellness activities designed to engage families and provide support.

Past Grant Awards

The Rocky Hill Greater Together Community Fund has made grants to the following organizations:

2022 Inaugural Grant Awards
2023 Grant Awards

In August 2023, the Rocky Hill Greater Together Community Fund made their third round of grants to five organizations, for a total of $24,734 in grant dollars. 

2024 Grant Awards

In August 2024, the Rocky Hill Greater Together Community Fund made their fourth round of grants to seven organizations, for a total of $26,236 in grant dollars. 

Grant Reporting

Awarded organizations are requested to submit an accounting of the use of funds and a narrative evaluation of results achieved. Should your organization decide to apply again to the Rocky Hill Community Fund in the future, you would be eligible after we receive a final report for the grant.

Awarded organizations can use the optional form (below) at the end of their grant period to report on the use of their funds.

DOWNLOAD THE GRANT REPORTING FORM

Please send the completed form, or any questions to the Rocky Hill Committee at rockyhill@hfpgcommunityfunds.org.