Organizations Filed Purposes:
OUR MISSION IS TO SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR CHANGE IN THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN GREATER HARTFORD, WITH THE INTENDED EFFECT OF UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF THEIR FAMILIES AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
THE AURORA FOUNDATION CURRENTLY FOCUSES ITS GRANT MAKING ON GREATER HARTFORD AREA WOMEN'S COLLEGE SUCCESS PROGRAMS. AURORA'S GOAL THROUGH ITS GRANT MAKING IS TO EMPOWER MORE WOMEN TO COMPLETE THEIR COLLEGE EDUCATION, THEREFORE ENABLING THEM TO BETTER THEIR LIVES AND THOSE OF THEIR FAMILIES. AURORA PRIDES ITSELF IN NOT JUST FUNDING EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS, BUT ALSO BEING A RESOURCE AND PARTNER TO OUR GRANTEES.
AURORA'S RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS THE CRITICAL ISSUES FACING WOMEN AND GIRLS IN THE REGION. IN 2019, AURORA PARTNERED WITH OTHER CONNECTICUT WOMEN'S FUNDS AND CONNECTICUT DATA COLLABORATIVE TO PRODUCE THE WOMEN AND GIRLS DATA PLATFORM (WGDP), A CUTTING-EDGE TOOL TO SHARE INFORMATION AND EQUIP NONPROFITS, GOVERNMENT, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH INFORMATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN CONNECTICUT. AN ONLINE, INTERACTIVE TOOL, THE WGDP PROVIDES ACCESS TO PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATA SPECIFIC TO REGIONAL, CITY, AND STATEWIDE LEVELS THAT IS AGGREGATED FOR GENDER AND RACE. THE DATA COMPARES TRENDS ACROSS REGIONS AND THE STATE AND AIDS IN BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF LOCAL NEEDS. DATA IS FEATURED BY DEMOGRAPHICS, HEALTH AND SAFETY, EDUCATION, ECONOMIC SECURITY, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. PUBLIC EVENTS HOSTED BY AURORA CONVENE THE COMMUNITY TO SHARE THE INSIGHTS OF THE RESEARCH TO RAISE AWARENESS AND ENCOURAGE COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM AND POLICY SOLUTIONS THAT WILL ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN GREATER HARTFORD.
EDUCATE AND ENGAGE WOMEN AND MEN IN THE POWER OF PHILANTHROPY THAT IS TARGETED TO PROGRAMS THAT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS. WE INVITE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO JOIN US BUILDING BETTER COMMUNITIES WHERE WOMEN AND GIRLS THRIVE.
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 |
|---|
| Jennifer Steadman | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $93,600 |
| Nancy Woodward | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ann Thomas | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Rise Roth | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Pennoyer | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Laurie Goldsmith | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Clemow | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Isabel Ceballos | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kathy Binder | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Lindsay Baghramyan | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Marissa Mounds | MEMBER-AT-LARGE | 1 | $0 |
| Eileen Leshem | MEMBER-AT-LARGE | 1 | $0 |
| Carolyn Van Newkirk Hoffman | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Maureen Cooper | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Meghan Sweeney Burns | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Evelyn Johnson | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Michele Maresca | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Dana Keller | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Jarmoc | CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
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