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Fall 2015 Imagine. Inform.

Working together to build a stronger community – now and forever.

Invest. Inspire.

Over $2.5 Million Awarded to Area Nonprofi tsIn late October, The Community Foundation awarded a total of ,, to nonprofi ts addressing the full range of regional issues, including helping students save for college, augmenting mental health services, constructing a new food distribution center, assisting domestic violence survivors and more. One grant recipient, Liberty Community Services, received support for a joint strategic planning process with EMERGE CT to provide affordable housing for formerly incarcerated individuals also involved in a transitional employment program. BHcare, Healthy Eyes Alliance and Rape Crisis Center of Milford received joint grants from The Community Foundation and the Valley Community Foundation.

Grants awarded through the responsive grants process are made possible by The Community Foundation’s broad purpose charitable funds. These funds, known as unrestricted or preference, are created by donors to ensure that resources are available to address the community’s most pressing and current needs as they change over time.

The competitive responsive grants process is only one element of The Community Foundation’s yearly competitive and non-competitive grantmaking, which is estimated to total $23.9 million in 2015.

Flexible Funds are Fundamental to Addressing Current Community Needs

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$1 Million Gift Refl ects Donor’s Message:

“Be Bold. Be Audacious.”

Investing with a Gender LensIn , the Community Fund for Women & Girls awarded each to four nonprofi ts. Fast forward to and the Fund awarded over , to eight nonprofi ts, including its fi rst six-fi gure Signature Grant to All Our Kin to support family child care providers through its Business Entrepreneur program. The Fund has now become the leading vehicle for women’s philanthropy in the region. Nearly supporters of the Fund celebrated its th anniversary on October th at a luncheon featuring Gloria Steinem and Teresa Younger.

Twenty Years of Gifts & Grantsto Advance Women and Girls

A movement called Women Moving Millions caught the eye of Fund supporter Jana Shea, who announced her pledge of $1 Million to the Fund this year. Her pledge was part of the Fund’s MakingWaves Leadership Giving Program. When asked why, Jana replied: “I want there to be a day where there’s a level playing fi eld for women in the workplace and in everything in life — politics, education, everything!”

Learn more about what it means to invest with a gender lens at cfgnh.org/genderlensinvesting

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$1 Million Gift Refl ects Donor’s Message:

“Be Bold. Be Audacious.”

A movement called Women Moving Millions caught the eye of Fund supporter Jana Shea, who announced her pledge of $1 Million to the Fund this year. Her pledge was part of the Fund’s MakingWaves Leadership Giving Program. When asked why, Jana replied: “I want there to be a day where there’s a level playing fi eld for women in the workplace and in everything in life — politics, education, everything!”

Survey Results are In

Family Creates Fund to Honor Casher’s LegacyClare Coe Casher, former New Haven Housing Authority Chair and Foundation Board member, was devoted to public service and committed to improving the quality of life for the residents of New Haven, particularly its children. That legacy will live on through the memorial fund established by her husband Sherwin and her children at The Community Foundation. “Clare Casher’s thoughtprints are indelibly etched into the fabric of our city,” says Sherwin. “And I am proud.”

Clare Coe Casher: A Public Servant’s Life Memorialized

This summer, we invited readers of our Community Currents to weigh in on their experience of the newsletter. 73% of respondents told us they read every issue or most issues. 48% of respondents said they were ’very interested’ in getting information about ’community issues and opportunities,’ followed by ’stories about nonprofi ts’ at 40%. ’Stories’ and ’Ease of Reading’ were cited by over 50% of respondents as being

’Very Good.’ The highest percentage of respondents fall in the 55-64 age group followed by 65 to 74. Seventy percent of the respondents were female.

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Professional Advisors Underpin Community Foundation’s Work

Deborah AbildsoeAsset & Retirement Investment Associates LLC

Joseph AcetoBankwell

Ted Almy Jr.The Almy-Roberts Group

Donald W. Anderson, Esq.Brenner, Salzman & Wallman LLP

Stephen AugustUBS Financial Services Inc.

Greg R. Barringer, Esq.Reid and Riege PC

Patricia Beauregard, Esq.Cummings & Lockwood LLC

Thomas Beirne III, CFPHalsey Associates Inc.

Andrew BooneUBS Financial Services Inc.

Stearns J. Bryant Jr., Esq.Nugent & Bryant

James P. Carley Jr.BNY Mellon Wealth Management

Mary S. Chromik, Esq.Law Offi ce of Mary S. Chromik

Karen Clute, Esq.Wiggin & Dana LLP

William S. Colwell, EsqParrett, Porto, Parese & Colwell PC

Timothy W. Crowley, Esq.Crowley Law Offi ces

Christine L. Curtiss, Esq.Cohen & Thomas

Elwood B. DavisNortheast Financial Consultants Inc.

Lisa Nachmias Davis, Esq.Davis, O’Sullivan & Priest LLC

Kevin J. DiAdamo, Esq.Law Offi ce of Kevin J. DiAdamo

Timothy Dillon, Esq.Sheehy & Dillon

Victoria DiSesa, Esq.DiSesa & DiSesa

Stan R. Dombroski, Esq.Dombroski Hillis LLC

John H. Driscoll Jr., JD, LLM, CFPWebster Private Bank

Christian Edmonds, Esq.Edmonds & Bruno PC

Barbara EllinghausMorgan Stanley Smith Barney

James E. Fischer, Esq.Fischer & Fischer

Norman F. Fishbein, Esq.Fishbein Law Firm LLC

Norman N. ForresterMerrill Lynch Investment Managers

Colin M. Gershon, Esq.Colin M. Gershon Attorney at Law

Christopher GetmanSoundview Capital Management

Marshal D. Gibson, Esq.Law Offi ces of Marshal D. Gibson PC

John D. Gordon, CPADonald L. Perlroth & Company

Paul R. Greenberg, CPARitch, Greenberg & Hassan PC

George Guertin, Esq.Guertin & Guertin LLC

Michael J. GulishLPL Financial

Michael HaggertyUBS Financial Services Inc.

Elizabeth R. HartmayerMerrill Lynch Investment Managers

Geoffrey A. Hecht, Esq.Caplan & Hecht LLC

Kimberly HurdBenjamin F. Edwards & Co.

Thomas L. HutchisonMerrill Lynch, The GKH Group

David Kesner, Esq.Wiggin & Dana LLP

Hon. John A. KeyesProbate Judge, New Haven

Charles C. Kingsley, Esq.Wiggin & Dana LLP

Charles F. KreitlerKreitler Financial

Robert P. KreitlerKreitler Financial

David LaddLadd Capital Management

Frederick P. Leaf, Esq.Frederick P. Leaf Attorney at Law

Donna Levine, Esq.Law Offi ce of Donna R. Levine

Barbara B. Lindsay, Esq.Barbara B. Lindsay LLC

Ingi-Mai Loorand, Esq.Reid and Riege PC

Pamela J. Matocha, CPAT.M. Byxbee Company PC

Sheldon A. Messinger, Esq.Law Offi ces of Sheldon Messinger

Francis H. Michaud Jr., CPA, CGMAMichaud, Accavallo, Woodbridge & Cusano LLC

Joan C. Molloy, Esq.Loughlin FitzGerald PC

Martha Murray, Esq.Martha Murray, Attorney-at-Law

Lisa Newfi eld, Esq.Murtha Cullina LLP

Charles Noble IIINoble Wealth Advisory Group

Susan Baltimore Nobleman, Esq.Gesmonde, Pietrosimone & Sgrignari LLC

Darin L. OfferdahlMichaud, Accavallo, Woodbridge & Cusano LLC

Many attorneys, bankers, accountants and fi nancial planners have found The Community Foundation to be the ideal vehicle through which their clients can achieve their philanthropic objectives. We are proud to partner with the professionals listed to build effective philanthropy in Greater New Haven.


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For more information, visit cfgnh.org/advisors

Bette Lynn Paez, CFPBette Lynn Paez LLC

Gregory J. Pepe, Esq.Neubert, Pepe & Monteith P.C.

Thomas J. PerroneNew England Consulting Group of Guilford Inc.

Matthew R. Peterson, Esq.Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP

Henry T. Petry, CLU, ChFCHenry T. Petry, CLU, ChFC

Louis R. Piscatelli, Esq.Withers Bergman LLP

Kathy Priest, Esq.Davis, O’Sullivan & Priest LLC

Helene Robbins, CTFAWells Fargo Private Bank

Donald S. Rotzien, CTFAFirst Niagara

Michael D. Saffer, EsqThe Pellegrino Law Firm PC

Stephen Saltzman, Esq.Brenner, Salzman & Wallman LLP

Anthony Santore, CPABeers, Hamerman, Cohen & Burger PC

Steven D. SaxMerrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.

David R. Schaefer, Esq.Brenner, Saltzman & Wallman LLP

Irving S. Schloss, Esq.Murtha Cullina LLP

Anthony P. ScilliaMarcum LLP

Sandra Vigliotti SenichU.S. Trust, Bank of America

Fred D. Sette, Esq.Sette & Parnoff PC

Fay Sheppard, CRPC®, MBAWells Fargo Advisors

Mary ShropshireWells Fargo Private Bank

Michael I. Silverberg, CLU, ChFCMichael I. Silverberg LLC

Mark Sklarz, Esq.Day Pitney LLP

Laura M. Sklaver, Esq.Susman, Duffy & Segaloff PC

Daniel M. Smith, JD, CFBS, AEP, CLTC, SCPDaniel M. Smith & Associates

Sara R. Stadler, Esq.Murtha Cullina LLP

Gregory Stamos, Esq.Law Offi ce of Gregory J. Stamos

Fred Stanek, Esq.Welch, Teodosio, Stanek, & Blake LLC

Carolyn StaubPlanning Partners

Thomas M. Sutnik, Esq.Law Offi ces of Thomas Sutnik

Salvatore TartaglioneThe Aegis Group at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Andrew H. TestaApicella, Testa & Company PC

Dominick J. Thomas Jr., Esq.Cohen & Thomas

Alan J. Tyma, Esq.Ryan & Tyma

John H. Welch Jr.Welch, Teodosio, Stanek, & Blake LLC

Thomas J. WelchWelch, Teodosio, Stanek, & Blake LLC

Shelby L. Wilson, Esq.Berchem, Moses & Devlin PC

Karen E. Yates, Esq.Withers Bergman LLP

John J. Zaprzalka, CPAApicella, Testa & Company PC

Professional Advisors CONTINUED

About 20,000 children and youth ages 5-17 live in New Haven. A 2012 assessment of mentoring programs in New Haven by the state program, the Governor’s Prevention Partnership, estimated that 25% of these youth would benefi t from an additional caring adult in their lives, but only 12% were in a formal mentoring program. A good mentor can help a young person navigate challenges, develop a talent and gain confi dence, but a lack of sustained funding, the need to recruit more male mentors and the need for more mentors that match the demographic profi le of New Haven youth have presented barriers.

Mentoring: Practices that Work

Learn which organizations in Greater New Haven are providing the settings and resources for positive and long-lasting mentoring relationships at cfgnh.org/mentoring

Thank You


The Prosperity Foundation

Shifts Recommended in Planning, Governance and Investment to Ensure Sustainable Sector At a September forum in New Haven put on by The Community Foundation, Third Sector New England presented the fi ndings from its report, Leadership New England, Essential Shifts for a Thriving Nonprofi t Sector, to directors, Board members, and staff representing a wide range of local nonprofi t organizations. A lack of planning for a new generation of leadership is one of the biggest issues facing the local nonprofi t sector. Hez Norton, co-author of the report, said that executive directors don’t discuss succession planning because they are afraid of giving their Boards the false impression they want to leave. Likewise, Boards don’t raise the issue out of a fear of upsetting their directors.

The Nonprofi t Sector: Resilient, but FragileThe Prosperity Foundation (TPF) continues its progress toward becoming Connecticut’s permanent endowed vehicle for addressing the needs of Connecticut-based African Americans and bringing the community together around common interests. In October, TPF received its 501(c)3 status shortly after hosting an event for African-American community leaders and others in New Haven. TPF is hosting additional events in the coming weeks, with monthly meetings in Stamford and Hartford.

For more information and to view the report, visit cfgnh.org/leadershipforecast

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Engaging Fathers

New Haven Healthy Start, long known for its work helping expectant mothers have healthy babies, is now into its second decade of engaging fathers as an essential part of its mission to reduce infant mortality and eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in birth outcomes. A designated fund was created in 2005 to support fatherhood engagement and healthy families. Known as the Healthy Start/Male Involvement Endowment, the fund was created by Larry Conaway, Michael Jefferson, Amos Smith and many individual donors and community residents. It distributes grants to support New Haven Healthy Start, New Haven Family Alliance and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc.

To make a gift to the Fund, visit cfgnh.org/HSMIfund; read the issue brief at cfgnh.org/engagingfathers

National Experts: Behavior Drives Health Outcomes On October nd, The Community Foundation’s New Haven Healthy Start program, together with the City of New Haven, hosted a Health Equity Summit at the Yale School of Medicine. Dr. David Satcher, the th U.S. Surgeon General, spoke eloquently of his lifelong leadership efforts to get America to address the pernicious racial and ethnic health disparities that exist in our nation. Dr. Camara Jones, American Public Health Association President-Elect, identifi ed the complex system of racism in the U.S. as a highly destructive determinant of health inequities. Jones said making health equity a reality requires valuing all individuals and populations equally, while recognizing and rectifying historical injustices.

Racism Contributes to Health DisparitiesThe Prosperity Foundation (TPF) continues its progress toward becoming Connecticut’s permanent endowed vehicle for addressing the needs of Connecticut-based African Americans and bringing the community together around common interests. In October, TPF received its 501(c)3 status shortly after hosting an event for African-American community leaders and others in New Haven. TPF is hosting additional events in the coming weeks, with monthly meetings in Stamford and Hartford.

Watch video highlights of the event at cfgnh.org/healthequitysummit

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