Southington Residents To Benefit From $5,000 In Grants

Press release from Main Street Community Foundation:

July 1, 2020

Two organizations located in or serving Southington residents received grant awards from Main Street Community Foundation (MSCF). The grants will help meet basic needs of residents and provide support for the arts.

Tabernacle Christian Church received a $3,000 grant from the Bristol Brass General Grant Fund and the Jaspersohn Family Memorial Fund for the Giving Back Food Pantry program, which provides groceries and fresh produce to food-insecure residents of Southington and the surrounding communities.

The Palace Theater Group was awarded a $2,000 grant from the Fuller and Myrtle Barnes Fund for Education and Southington Arts Council Legacy Fund. This grant will allow Southington High School students to attend a performance of Anastasia at the Palace Theater in Waterbury to reinforce concepts taught in their history, language arts and performance arts classes.

These are just two of the organizations that were awarded grants from MSCF during the 2020 General Grant Cycle. A total of 27 local organizations representing a broad range of programs and projects received $90,040 in grant awards. The grants were awarded from endowed funds established by donors to support the local community and the causes they care about.

“Since this is our 25th anniversary year, we are thrilled to be announcing $90,040 in grants, thanks to the generous donors who have established and built these funds to strengthen our communities and support our neighbors,” said Susan Sadecki, President & CEO of MSCF.

Sadecki also acknowledged the 23 local residents that comprise MSCF’s volunteer Distribution Committee. “The Distribution Committee worked tirelessly this year in difficult circumstances to ensure that thoughtful decisions were made and donor intent was honored,” stated Sadecki. “Through the use of virtual meetings and interviews with organizations, we made the best possible decisions we could in a trying time.”

It should also be noted that MSCF has been rapidly deploying flexible resources over the last several months to aid communities during the coronavirus outbreak. Total grants awarded to support COVID-19 Response and Recovery Efforts to date is $105,330.

For 25 years, MSCF has been guiding charitable efforts with donors, strengthening nonprofits and improving the communities of Bristol, Burlington, Plainville, Plymouth, Southington and Wolcott through philanthropy.

Since its establishment in 1995, MSCF has awarded grants and scholarships totaling more than $19.3 million and is now one of the leading grantmakers in the region. The organization stewards $48.5 million in assets, comprised of 245 named funds that support a wide range of charitable causes.

For more information about MSCF’s grant program or the Foundation’s 2020 grant recipients, please contact Kate Kerchaert, Director of Grants & Programs, at 860.583.6363.

The Main Street Community Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for both present and future generations in the communities served by encouraging and promoting gift planning, prudent stewardship of assets, effective grantmaking and community leadership. A nonprofit public charity, created by private citizens, the foundation works with donors in Bristol, Burlington, Plainville, Plymouth, Southington and Wolcott who wish to build permanent charitable endowments to support their communities. Since its founding in 1995, the foundation has provided over $19.3 million in grants and scholarships.

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