Grant Opportunities
The Greater Hartford Gives South Windsor Community Fund is not currently accepting grant proposals. Please check back for future opportunities or refer to the grant opportunities page.
Upcoming Events
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Volunteer Opportunities
The Greater Hartford Gives South Windsor Community Fund Committee is seeking new voices!
Applications to volunteer as a committee member are being accepted now!
Requirements to Apply:
- South Windsor Resident
- Age 14 or Older
- Agree to adhere to Foundation-wide policies and the Community Funds Handbook
Candidates for elected office, elected officials, and their immediate family members may not serve on a committee.
Click here for more information about volunteering.
Please complete the online application to become a South Windsor Community Fund Committee member.
Grant Awards
In 2024, the Greater Hartford Gives South Windsor Community Fund announced the recipients of its latest grants to 9 organizations that do work to benefit the residents of South Windsor.
Through its 2024 grant cycle, the Greater Hartford South Windsor Community Fund proudly supported 9 organizations making a difference in the lives of South Windsor residents.
The 2024 grants recommended for funding and awarded includes:
MidWest Food Bank – Supports the community by providing meals to the South Windsor agencies that partner with MidWest Food Bank. They rescue and redistribute food and basic needed items.: $1,950
Friends of the Wood Library – Support a major landscaping boost through a second phase of native woodland plantings, ecological research, add QR markers linked to 3 minute audio recordings and additional permanent outdoor seating.: $5,000
Invasive Plants Working Group – Support for offering a hands-on learning experience in identifying the common invasive plants in town. This would complete the trail, provide signs identifying the invasive plants, add additional native plants.: $3,500
South Windsor Community Women’s Club: Support for Hope on the hill to continue future years and extending the period of time in which Hope is illuminated of Porters Hill: $1,000
Power of Peace: Support for Middle & High Schoolers growing, harvesting and then donating produce to local community centers: $600
Recycled Rides: Support for providing bikes to underprivileged/disabled kids by distributing free, refurbished and used bikes to the community. This funding allows for the materials needed to refurbish donated bikes: $4,000
South Windsor Human Services: Support for a variety of educational programs to inform as many people as possible about health and wellness topics.: $3,60
Friends of the South Windsor Public Library: Support for Creation of a Makerspace providing patrons access to the equipment necessary to bring their creative ideas to life.: $6,163.5
South Windsor Farmers Market: Support by providing the funding needed to have an EBT machine onsite, allowing for more access to affordable, fresh, healthy produce.: $1,300
Past Grant Recipients
2023
Lions Club – Funding for an eyesight reading machine which allows for preventative eye exams for children in schools free of cost. – $8,500
Friends of The Wood Memorial Library – Funding to support the research of African American history in South Windsor. – $5,000
Veterans Banners Fiscal Agent (South Windsor Community Foundation) – Funding to commemorate veterans for their service through banners and virtual platforms. – $1,000
Farmers Market Fiscal Agent (South Windsor Community Foundation) – Funding to support local producers and to give an option for citizens to use SNAP and POP benefits. – $2,000
Bobcat Prowl Fiscal Sponsor South Windsor High School – Funding which will allow for the Bobcat Prowl club to implement online platforms and support students interested in journalism. – $1,000
Town of South Windsor Youth & Family Services – Providing funding to the youth and teen leadership camp which supports communication skills along with growth for South Windsor residents. – $1,000
Friends of the South Windsor Public Library – Providing funding to purchase and implement new technology resources in the public library for meetings, content creation and technology literacy. $2,000
South Windsor Adult Senior Services – Providing funding to connect seniors with elementary school students through reading books and sharing stories. – $500
Power of Peace – Providing funding for local sustainable community farm where the food grown is then donated back to the community. – $500
Pleasant Valley School PTO – Providing funding for reading resources for students in a variety of academic areas and those with English as a second language. – $2,700
2022
South Windsor Rotary – Support for the Town of South Windsor Parks and Recreation to help raise funding for a splash pad. This will be used by many and add to Nevers Park: $2,500
South Windsor High School Robotics – Support for the High School Robotics Club to be able to better afford the materials; field elements, robot parts like falcon motors, intake parts, shooter parts, tools, belts and pulleys. This also help pay for transportation fees and competition entrance fees: $6,000
Wood Memorial Library Association – Support for insulating the building’s attic after the HVAC install to help preserve array of resources; town records, oral histories, historic house and building files, and books: $4,000
Friends of South Windsor Library – Support for portable stage for events which will help ongoing concerts the need was for platform stage, risers, stairs, and stage skirting: $3,200
Power of Peace – Support for Middle & High Schoolers growing, harvesting and then donating produce to local community centers: $500
South Windsor Operation Graduation – Support for the 2022 Operation Graduation event offered to all graduating South Windsor High School seniors $2,500
South Windsor Senior and Adult Services – Support for purchasing musical instruments and supplies to offer music therapy classes for older adults (55+): $3,600
Friends of the Wood Memorial Library & Museum’s Nawashe Village – Support for continuing the Native American cultural center: $4,000
Recycled Rides – Support for providing bikes to underprivileged/disabled kids by distributing free, refurbished and used bikes to the community. This funding allows for the materials needed to refurbish donated bikes: $7,500
Special Olympics – Support for relieving aspects of the Special Olympics South Windsor local program:$2,500
UR Community Cares – Support to provide our proven technology platform to connect South Windsor’s older and physically disabled residents with local volunteers who provide home-based assistance securely and at no charge: $2,000
YMCA: Support for scholarship program for summer camp exclusively for South Windsor residents: $2,500
2021
South Windsor High School Friends of the Performing Arts received a $3,100 grant to purchase costumes and rehearsal mirrors for the South Windsor High school show choir, Choral Spectrum.
South Windsor Historical Society received a $6,300 grant to help cover the cost of repairing the roof damage to the Union School historic building renovation caused by Hurricane Isaias.
South Windsor Girl Scouts received a $1,600 grant to support summer camp and Girl Scout membership fees for disadvantaged South Windsor girls.
Friends of the South Windsor Public Library (FSWPL) received a $4,600 grant to provide substitute funding for longstanding programs, including provision of dictionaries to all South Windsor third graders, making museum passes available to South Windsor residents, three $1,000 college scholarships.
South Windsor Walk and Wheels Ways received a $6,700 grant to complete funding for the walking and biking pathway running across town.
South Windsor Operation Graduation received a $2,700 grant to purchase supplies and small gifts for an all-night, substance free event for all South Windsor graduating HS seniors.
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