About the Windsor Locks Greater Together Community Fund


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 Fund 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.

The Windsor Locks Greater Together Community Fund (WLGTCF) provides grants to 501(c)3 organizations here in Windsor Locks.

Any questions? Contact the Windsor Locks advisory committee at windsorlocks@hfpgcommunityfunds.org.

Now Accepting New Grant Applications


Beginning June 1, 2025, the Windsor Locks Community Fund is accepting proposals on a rolling basis until September 30, 2025. Grants will be given between $250 and $5,000 to eligible 501c3 organizations for a single, deliverable project that provides a benefit to the Windsor Locks community.

Eligibility

Organizations eligible to receive grants through the GTCF grantmaking process include:

  • Nonprofits within the Foundation’s funding area with a 501(c)3 designation as a public charity or fiscally sponsored by a nonprofit with a 501(c)3 designation.
  • Municipalities and religious organizations seeking support for non-religious purposes that align with the Foundation’s basic eligibility requirements.

Proposal Requirements

A grant from the Windsor Locks Community Fund must benefit residents of Windsor Locks. Project proposals must demonstrate the opportunity for all town residents to benefit without discrimination based on race, religion, or any other protected class. Projects do not necessarily need to benefit every town resident if the proposal can demonstrate why it addresses a need for a portion of the town’s population and does not discriminate among residents who share that need.

Applicants will be asked to:

  • Describe why this project is needed.
  • Describe the expected benefit, both who will benefit and for how long.
  • Describe the mission of the organization and how this grant will support their mission and the community.
  • Describe why the applicant is well suited to implement this project.
  • Provide an itemized budget.

For more information, please click the link below for our Request for Proposals (RFP).

request for proposal (RFp)

All interested applicants must complete the application here: 

application

Previous Grants


In 2024, the WLGTCF awarded grants totaling over $50,000:

  • Windsor Locks Lions Charities, Inc.
  • Aces High Robotics
  • Windsor Locks Public Library, Inc.
  • Granby Youth Football, Inc.
  • Newport Bickford, Inc.
  • Special Olympics Connecticut: Windsor Locks
  • Windsor Locks Lions Ambulance Corps
  • Junior Achievement of Southwest New England, Inc.
  • Windsor Locks Scout Foundation.

In 2022, the WLGTCF awarded grants totaling over $15,000:

  • Windsor Locks Lions Charities, Inc.
  • Windsor Locks Public Library, Inc.
  • Operation Fuel, Inc.
  • Special Olympics Connecticut: Windsor Locks
  • UR Community Cares, Inc.

Windsor Locks GTCF Committee Members 

The role of the 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 Committee members for Windsor Locks are:

Megan Boscarino, Bridgett Diene, Orlando Estrella, Michael Mannheim (Secretary), Scott Nolan (Chair), and Bonnie Royster

For more information about the GTCF Committee, please review the Committee FAQ. 

Click here to read the Committee Conflict of Interest Policy

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