Community Foundation of Greater New Britain
74A Vine Street
New Britain, Connecticut 06052-1431
United States
Mission
To meet the needs of the greater New Britain, Connecticut, community through support of programs dedicated to health and human services, education, community and economic development, the environment, arts and humanities, and civic affairs
Most Meaningful Change
Locally, we have developed meaningful partnerships with three of our local School Districts on the enhancement of early childhood development programming in those communities; we have also worked with other foundations on a successful statewide initiative to create a new State Office of Early Childhood.
1941 Year Founded
6 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$43,964,080 Endowment Value
$1,085,720 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Community Foundation of Greater New Britain |
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Address 1 | 74A Vine Street |
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Address 2 | Did not answer |
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City / Town | New Britain |
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State / Region | Connecticut |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 06052-1431 |
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Country | United States |
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Continent | North America |
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Map Address (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Country (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Phone | (860) 229-6018 |
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Email | info@cfgnb.org |
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Website | www.cfgnb.org |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | James G. Williamson, President |
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Primary Contact’s Name | James G. Williamson |
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Primary Contact’s Position | President |
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Year Founded | 1941 |
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Mission Statement | To meet the needs of the greater New Britain, Connecticut, community through support of programs dedicated to health and human services, education, community and economic development, the environment, arts and humanities, and civic affairs |
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Organization Description | Community Foundation |
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Other Description | Did not answer |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 150,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 6 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | Did not answer |
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Total Board Members | 18 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $5,673,692 |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | $2,881,243 |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | $2,689,838 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $1,085,720 |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | Yes |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | $43,964,080 |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | Significant improvement |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played a centrally important role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played an important role |
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Grassroots activism | Played an important role |
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Inadequate government services | Did not answer |
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Changes in the political environment | Did not answer |
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Changes in the economic environment | Did not answer |
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Government initiative funding | Did not answer |
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Foundation initiative funding | Played a centrally important role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | Did not answer |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | Did not answer |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Did not answer |
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Locally | Lots of time |
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Regionally | Fair amount of time |
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Nationally | Did not answer |
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Internationally | Did not answer |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Important but not central |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Centrally important |
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Seeking local donations | Centrally important |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Centrally important |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Centrally important |
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Building an endowment | Centrally important |
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Serving donor needs | Important but not central |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | Important but not central |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | Important but not central |
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Pursuing equity | Important but not central |
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Accountability to local people | Centrally important |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Slightly important |
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Community development | Slightly important |
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In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas |
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Arts and culture | Fair amount |
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Education | Lot |
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Environment | Fair amount |
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Health | Fair amount |
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Human and social services | Fair amount |
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Human rights | Not at all |
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International relations | Not at all |
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Religion | Not at all |
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Economic development | Fair amount |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Little |
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Information technology | Not at all |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Not at all |
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Housing | Not at all |
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Children | Lot |
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Water | Not at all |
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Alternative energy | Not at all |
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Disaster relief | Not at all |
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Advocacy with authorities | Lot |
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Job training | Not at all |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Occasionally |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Often |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Occasionally |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Rarely |
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Advocacy | Often |
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Loaned staff | Did not answer |
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Research | Occasionally |
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Community needs assessment | Often |
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Leadership development | Rarely |
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Internships | Did not answer |
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Providing space for local organizations | Occasionally |
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Access to information technology | Occasionally |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Rarely |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | Getting worse |
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Crime | Did not answer |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Getting worse |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Getting worse |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Getting better |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Getting better |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Getting better |
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Value of community assets | Getting better |
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Quality of the environment | No change |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Getting better |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | No change |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Getting better |
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Gender equity | No change |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Getting better |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Getting better |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Crime | Did not answer |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Did not answer |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Did not answer |
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Responsiveness of authorities | A few small achievements |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Some important achievements |
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Value of community assets | Some important achievements |
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Quality of the environment | Did not answer |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Gender equity | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | A few small achievements |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | A few small achievements |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Lot |
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Informal associations of citizens | Not at all |
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Non-governmental organizations | Little |
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Local government | Lot |
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National government | Not at all |
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Universities | Little |
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Schools | Lot |
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Businesses | Little |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | N/A |
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Regional association of grantmakers | N/A |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | N/A |
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Particular foundation | Very helpful |
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Other organization | Helpful |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | Did not answer |
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Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work | Yes |
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Local people control what our organization does | Yes |
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Have local people represented on our board | Yes |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | Yes |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | Yes |
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All of our board is composed of local people | Yes |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | Yes |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Neither important nor unimportant |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Important |
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More volunteers | Neither important nor unimportant |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Neither important nor unimportant |
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Better local culture of giving | Important |
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Stronger civil society | Very important |
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More responsive authorities | Very important |
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Other | Did not answer |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | Locally, we have developed meaningful partnerships with three of our local School Districts on the enhancement of early childhood development programming in those communities; we have also worked with other foundations on a successful statewide initiative to create a new State Office of Early Childhood. |
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