The Branford Community Foundation (BCF) is pleased to announce that the 2022 competitive grant application materials are now available on our website.  Applications are due by March 11th, 2022. BCF remains focused on addressing the impact of and recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. In the 2022 competitive grant…

Residents should act now to avoid the potential deadly combination of the flu and COVID-19 Local Branford community leaders are reminding residents that there is still plenty of time to protect themselves and their families from the potentially dangerous combination of the seasonal flu and COVID-19. Health officials…

Dear Friends of the Branford Community Foundation: The Branford Community Foundation is proud to present our 2020 Impact Report. Since March 2020, our work has focused on responding to the community’s needs as a result of COVID19. The 2020 Impact Report presents a few stories about the crucial…

It’s been 22 weeks since that week in March when everything changed. Since then, you’ve given $202,053.53 to the COVID19 Response Fund for Branford. That allowed us to 26 grants totaling $176,235 to organizations who were not only impacted by Coronavirus, but directly responding to community members who…

The Branford Community Foundation (BCF) recently awarded 9 grants through our regular Competitive Grant making process, although this year’s process was anything but normal. These grants are made annually through our endowment funds based on our spending policy. BCF’s original grant deadline was March 12 — the Thursday…

Although the ceremony was via Zoom this year, the Branford High School scholarship awardees were no less impressive. The Branford Community Foundation was honored to provide awards to 29 graduating seniors from Branford High School. These impressive students were selected according to a variety of qualifications, from academic…

THANK YOU AGAIN. The gratitude from Branford Community Foundation continues into the 12th week of quarantine. As of May 18th, the COVID19 Response Fund for Branford has raised $179,904.95 and distributed $161,285. New grants made since May 1, thanks to you: $10,000 to support the partnership between the…

MAY 1, 2020 The Branford Community Foundation Connecting people who care with causes that matter THANK YOU. Your support has made an immediate and crucial impact on the lives of your neighbors. The Branford Community Foundation extends its deepest gratitude to all who have donated to the COVID19…

UPDATE on COVID-19 Response Fund for Branford The Branford Community Foundation established the COVID-19 Response Fund for Branford on March 18, 2020 as soon as it became clear that this virus would significantly impact our community. The initial goal was to raise $20,000 to provide immediate, short-term financial…