The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has established a $100,000 Greater Together Community Fund for the Town of Windsor Locks. 

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.

Call for Grant Applications

The Windsor Locks Greater Together Community Fund Advisory Committee (Windsor Locks Community Fund) is currently accepting grant applications. The Windsor Locks Community Fund supports the community in taking ownership around the needs of the town and encourages broad and inclusive civic engagement.

Organizations that support the Windsor Locks community are encouraged to apply for a grant. Requests can range from $250 to $10,000. To be considered, the organization must be a registered nonprofit with a 501(c)3 designation as a public charity or must obtain a fiscal sponsor registered as a 501(c)3 nonprofit. Groups of town residents may prepare an application in partnership with a registered nonprofit that has agreed to serve as a fiscal sponsor for the proposed project.

Submission of applications will be accepted until April 12, 2024.

For questions, please contact the Windsor Locks advisory committee at windsorlockscommunityfund@gmail.com.

ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible for a grant, the applying organization must be: (1) a Section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization (NOTE: Section 509(a)(3) charities and private foundations are not eligible), OR (2)have a fiscal sponsor that is a Section 501(c)(3) organization or a municipality.

The project must: (1) positively impact residents of Windsor Locks; and (2) not be religious in nature (the applying organization may be a religious organization, as long as the project does not have a religious purpose)

Organizations receiving a grant must agree to submit a final report to the Committee outlining how the funds were used.

For additional details:  request for proposal (rfp)

To Apply:  Please click here to access the online application.

The deadline to submit this application is April 12, 2024.

Please email  windsorlockscommunityfund@gmail.com. with any questions or for a status update on your application.

Advisory Committee Members 

The role of the Advisory 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 Community Funds can have the greatest impact for the benefit of town residents.

The Advisory Committee members for your town are:

Megan Boscarino, Bridgett Diene, Rodrigue Djikeuchi, Michael Mannheim (Secretary), Scott Nolan (Chair)

For more information about the advisory committee, please review the Advisory Committee FAQ. 

Click here to read the Advisory Committee Conflict of Interest Policy

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