Endow Hartford 21
Building endowments for Greater Hartford institutions
Greater Hartford is home to hundreds of nonprofits, educational and cultural institutions that keep us healthy, support our most vulnerable populations, inspire our creativity and care for our historical treasures. These institutions are a critical economic engine and an integral part of our region’s civic fabric.
Strong institutions establish endowments to secure their future. A well-managed endowment sends a message of long-term stability, fiscal responsibility and financial viability.
Recognizing the importance of endowment giving, the Zachs Family Foundation created Endow Hartford 21, to help build endowments for approximately 50 nonprofits and organizations in Greater Hartford. With administrative support from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving and the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford, the program was designed to incentivize endowment giving across the community and to ensure the long-term stability of our local institutions.
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An endowment is a powerful tool that can:
- create a long-term resource that allows it to sustain programs and outreach through periods of revenue fluctuations;
- provide funds to capitalize on opportunities or expand strategically;
- respond quickly to urgent needs;
- launch new ventures otherwise not covered through annual operating revenue;
- serve as a repository to accept bequests and legacy gifts.
The need for endowments has become more pressing as nonprofit organizations navigate uncertainty in the financial markets and the unpredictability of annual giving.
Our Endow Hartford 21 funds
Connecticut Explored Endow Hartford 21 Fund
Connecticut Foodshare Endow Hartford 21 Fund
Connecticut Science Center Endow Hartford 21 Fund
HARC Endow Hartford 21 Fund
Hartford Public Library Endow Hartford 21 Fund
Hartford Symphony Orchestra Endow Hartford 21 Fund
Interval House Endow Hartford 21 Fund
American School for the Deaf Endow Hartford 21 Fund
The Amistad Center for Art & Culture Endow Hartford 21 Fund
Angel of Edgewood, Inc. Endow Hartford 21 Fund
Bated Breath Theatre Endow Hartford 21 Fund
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Connecticut Endow Hartford 21 Fund
The Blue Hills Civic Association, Inc. Endow Hartford 21 Fund
The Bushnell Endow Hartford 21 Fund
Bushnell Park Foundation Endow Hartford 21 Fund
The Children's Museum Endow Hartford 21 Fund
Chrysalis Center, Inc. Endow Hartford 21 Fund
Community Renewal Team, Inc. Endow Hartford 21 Fund
Connecticut Historical Society Endow Hartford 21 Fund
Connecticut Immigrant and Refugee Coalition Endow Hartford 21 Fund
Covenant Preparatory School Endow Hartford 21 Fund
Doug and Jane Cramphin Teaching Excellence Award at Renbrook School Endow Hartford 21 Fund
Elizabeth Park Conservancy Endow Hartford 21 Fund
Girls for Technology Endow Hartford 21 Fund
Grace Academy Endow Hartford 21 Fund
Hartford Food System, Inc. Endow Hartford 21 Fund
Hartford Promise Endow Hartford 21 Fund
Hartford Stage Endow Hartford 21 Fund
Hartford Youth Scholars Endow Hartford 21 Fund
Hispanic Health Council Endow Hartford 21 Fund
Intensive Education Academy Endow Hartford 21 Fund
The Mark Twain House & Museum Endow Hartford 21 Fund
Mothers United Against Violence, Inc. Endow Hartford 21 Fund
Oak Hill Endow Hartford 21 Fund
Our Piece of the Pie Endow Hartford 21 Fund
Playhouse Theatre Group, Inc. Endow Hartford 21 Fund
Real Art Ways Endow Hartford 21 Fund
reSET Social Enterprise Trust Endow Hartford 21 Fund
Riverfront Recapture Endow Hartford 21 Fund
TheaterWorks Endow Hartford 21 Fund
United Way, Inc. Endow Hartford 21 Fund
Urban League Endow Hartford 21 Fund
Wadsworth Atheneum Endow Hartford 21 Fund