Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE HARTFORD FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC GIVING PUTS PHILANTHROPY INTO ACTION TO CREATE LASTING SOLUTIONS THAT RESULT IN VIBRANT COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE GREATER HARTFORD REGION. AS THE REGION'S COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, IT IS A PUBLIC, GRANTMAKING ORGANIZATION BRINGING TOGETHER DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS TO UNDERSTAND LOCAL CHALLENGES, SHARE INFORMATION AND PUT RESOURCES BEHIND SOLUTIONS THAT CAN BUILD A MORE EQUITABLE AND RESILIENT PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND RAISE A FAMILY. WE ARE COMMITTED TO DISMANTLING STRUCTURAL RACISM, ACHIEVING EQUITY AND IMPROVING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY IN OUR REGION, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. THAT COMMITMENT WILL SIT AT THE CENTER OF THE FOUNDATION'S WORK IS REFLECTED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIORITIES, PLANS AND ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES.
THE HARTFORD FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC GIVING, ESTABLISHED IN 1925, IS THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE 29 COMMUNITIES IN THE HARTFORD REGION. IT IS DEDICATED TO PUTTING PHILANTHROPY INTO ACTION TO CREATE LASTING SOLUTIONS THAT RESULT IN VIBRANT COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE GREATER HARTFORD REGION. THE FOUNDATION SERVES MORE THAN 750,000 RESIDENTS, HUNDREDS OF NONPROFITS AND A NETWORK OF PHILANTHROPISTS WITH MORE THAN 1300 FUNDS. IT BRINGS TOGETHER THE PEOPLE,KNOWLEDGE, INVESTMENTS AND PASSION TO MAKE THE REGION A MORE INCLUSIVE AND POSITIVE PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND RAISE A FAMILY.
IN 2019, THE HARTFORD FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC GIVING AWARDED 3,332 GRANTS TOTALING MORE THAN $38 MILLION TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT GREATER HARTFORD. THESE GRANTS MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN MANY ARENAS: ARTS AND CULTURE, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION, FAMILY AND SOCIAL SERVICES, AND HEALTH. HISTORICALLY, THE HARTFORD FOUNDATION HAS AWARDED GRANTS PRIMARILY IN RESPONSE TO REQUESTS FROM LOCAL NONPROFIT AGENCIES TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS. EXTENSIVE SUPPORT IS GIVEN TO AGENCIES DEALING WITH BASIC HUMAN NEEDS IN THE AREAS OF FOOD, SHELTER, HEALTH AND EMPLOYMENT. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION HAS CONDUCTED SPECIAL INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS IMPORTANT COMMUNITY ISSUES IN THE REGION. THEY INVOLVE GRANTMAKING, AS WELL AS RESEARCH, CONVENING AND TRAINING OF AGENCIES INVOLVED, SHARING FOUNDATION EXPERTISE, DEVELOPING OUTCOMES, AND EVALUATING TO GAUGE IMPACT. IN ITS INITIATIVES, THE HARTFORD FOUNDATION HAS COMMITTED SUBSTANTIAL GRANTMAKING AND STAFF RESOURCES TO AN ISSUE AND, IN THE CASE OF LONGER-STANDING PROJECTS, TO DISCERN THE ROOT CAUSES OF CHALLENGING SOCIAL PROBLEMS. FOUNDATION INITIATIVES HAVE INCLUDED IMPROVING THE SCHOOL READINESS OF HARTFORD CHILDREN, STRENGTHENING THE ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS OF KEY MULTI-SERVICE AGENCIES, AND EXPANDING PROGRAMMING AT SENIOR CENTERS AND LIBRARIES. IN 2019, THE FOUNDATION CONTINUED ITS INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION BEYOND HARTFORD TO DEEPEN PARTNERSHIPS AMONG SCHOOL DISTRICT LEADERS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY PROVIDERS FROM THE STATE-DESIGNED LOWEST PERFORMING DISTICTS IN THE REGION (ALLIANCE DISTRICTS) TO SUPPORT EDUCATION EQUITY AND SUCCESS. THE FOUNDATION'S NONPROFIT SUPPORT PROGRAM COUPLES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING WITH ASSESSMENTS AND GRANTS IN THE AREAS OF PLANNING, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, TECHNOLOGY, EVALUATION, BOARD GOVERNANCE, EXECUTIVE TRANSITION, MARKETING, AND FUND DEVELOPMENT. THE HARTFORD FOUNDATION ALSO AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO HELP HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM THE GREATER HARTFORD AREA AFFORD THE COST OF A COLLEGE EDUCATION. DURING 2019, THE FOUNDATION AWARDED OVER $1.7 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO MORE THAN 700 STUDENTS, INCLUDING TRADITIONAL-AGED STUDENTS, ADULT LEARNERS, AND GRADUATE STUDENTS, WHO ATTENDED COMMUNITY COLLEGES, TWO AND FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. THE WORK OF THE HARTFORD FOUNDATION IS MADE POSSIBLE BY CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN $14 MILLION AND CREATED 31 NEW FUNDS AT THE FOUNDATION DURING 2019. TODAY THERE ARE 1,342 FUNDS AT THE FOUNDATION (AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019).
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Jay Williams | PRESIDENT & SECRETARY | 40 | $403,311 |
| Judith Rozie-Battle | SR. VP/ASST. SECRETARY | 40 | $229,377 |
| Bonnie Malley | VP FINANCE AND ADMIN | 40 | $202,694 |
| Deborah Rothstein | VP FOR DEVELOPMENT AND DON | 40 | $192,237 |
| Alison Granger | CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | 40 | $181,852 |
| Elysa Gordon | VP AND SENIOR ADVISOR | 40 | $179,511 |
| Richard Sussman | EARLY CHILDHOOD | 40 | $171,159 |
| Nancy Benben | VP FOR COMMUNICATIONS | 40 | $169,257 |
| Estela R Lopez | DIRECTOR | 2.3 | $0 |
| Mark Overmyer-Velazquez | DIRECTOR | 2.3 | $0 |
| I Charles Mathews | DIRECTOR | 2.3 | $0 |
| David M Roth | DIRECTOR | 2.3 | $0 |
| Rodney O Powell | DIRECTOR | 2.3 | $0 |
| Richard Palmer | DIRECTOR | 2.3 | $0 |
| Marlene Ibsen | DIRECTOR | 2.3 | $0 |
| Nancy Bernstein | DIRECTOR | 2.3 | $0 |
| Andrew Worthington | TREASURER | 3.5 | $0 |
| Theodore Sergi | VICE CHAIR | 3.5 | $0 |
| Joann H Price | CHAIR | 3.5 | $0 |
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