The Cornwall Foundation is Looking for Grant Applications

If you are an organization that serves the residents of Cornwall, Connecticut, please consider applying for a grant from the Cornwall Foundation. We are a community foundation dedicated to improving the life of our gorgeous town. Thanks to the generosity of your friends and neighbors, we have grown quickly since our founding in 2003. Past grants have gone to practically every organization in town, including the Library, the Cornwall Volunteer Fire Department, the Cornwall Housing Corporation, the Historical Society, the food bank and many others. We are approaching the end of our fiscal year and are looking for grant ideas. If you are interested in applying for a grant, or have suggestions about what we should be funding, please download the grant application from this site or contact us.

Welcome to the Cornwall Foundation's Online Home

In 2003, a handful of Cornwallians got together and decided to create our own community endowment, the Cornwall Foundation. Throughout our brief history, we have worked hard to balance the twin missions of a community foundation: supporting the efforts of the town’s charities and institutions while building an endowment to meet the needs and opportunities of the future.

The Cornwall Foundation is overseen by an independent, 12-member board made up of your friends and neighbors. We donate our time and energy because we believe that a century from now our efforts will still be paying dividends.

Contributions are tax deductible to the extent provided by law. If you have questions about the Cornwall Foundation, please contact Foundation president Darilyn Woods.

Many thanks for your visit.

Download a Grant Application Today

It's easy to apply for a grant from the Cornwall Foundation. All you have to do is download the Word file below, and mail the completed form to:

The Cornwall Foundation
P.O. Box 116
West Cornwall, CT 06796.

Questions? Email info@cornwallfoundation.org.

Download cf_application_2007.doc

Cornwall Foundation Grant Guidelines

The Cornwall Foundation invites applications from organizations serving residents of Cornwall,Connecticut. Applications are encouraged for projects that will build the organization’s capacity to more effectively carry out its mission to enhance the quality of life in Cornwall and to maintain its unique beauty and character now and in the future.

Eligibility
1. Proposals are accepted from nonprofits, municipalities, community organizations or civic entities serving residents of Cornwall,Connecticut.  Community groups may apply using a nonprofit organization as a fiscal agent.
2. Preference is given to organizations that rely primarily on local community support.
3. Grants will not be awarded retroactively for funds already spent.
4. Grant requests must either meet one-time needs or serve as seed money for new programs.  Grants are not typically made for operating expenses, ordinary maintenance, or the liquidation of debt.
5. All organizations receiving grants must submit a report on the outcome of the funded program within two months of the expenditure of the grant funds.

The Foundation does not support organizations that in their constitution, by-laws, or practice, discriminate against a person or group on the basis of age, race, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation, or religious belief.

Please email  info@cornwallfoundation.org with any questions.