Supporting the Branford Community Foundation is an investment in your town, generating revenue to assist local programs and agencies. Donors can establish a personal legacy by creating a named fund for themselves, their family, or a loved one.
The family of Isabela Osler established this fund in 2024 to provide a scholarship award for a graduating Branford High School student who is pursuing a career in early childhood education. Isabela Jane Osler was tragically taken from us, at the age of 17, on April 10, 2024....
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Todds Hill Preserve Fund
Torello Family Fund
Jacqueline Ulrich Fund
Donald & Mary Lou Welch Fund
Peggy Welch Fund
Celia Whorf Wheeler Scholarship Fund
Linda Edsall Winward Scholarship Fund
Linda Edsall Winward and Walter Winward Fund for Music Programs in the Branford Elementary and Middle Schools
Ryan Fielding Wynne Scholarship Fund
Giving is easy through our online donor portal. We have many options, including making an unrestricted gift that give BCF the flexibility to use where it is most needed. Donors can also select one of our existing charitable funds created by community members in support of an area of interest or specific nonprofit organization or they can create their own fund.
You are encouraged to donate to those funds whose causes resonate. Click on the donate button at the bottom of the fund to be taken to BCF’s donation portal.
There are four types of funds.
• Unrestricted Funds give BCF the flexibility to support the most important current and future needs.
• Designated Funds are earmarked for a specific nonprofit organization or purpose
• Donor Advised Funds allow the donor to actively manage the use of their gift
• Scholarship Funds enable the donor to establish award parameters while the Branford High School Counseling Department manages the application process and candidate recommendation
Anyone can create a fund supporting causes or organizations for which are meaningful to them or to honor a friend or loved one. The minimum donation to establish a fund is $10,000, which can be given over five years through our Acorn program.
In aggregate, all of the charitable funds create our endowment. We work with the investment professionals at the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven (CFGNH) to preserve and grow our endowment. BCF’s individual funds are pooled and invested in a diversified portfolio managed by CFGNH.
The field of interest or organizations a fund supports should align with causes that matter to the donor. The Branford Community Foundation will not award grants to/for: debt reduction, endowments, individuals, lobbying, political organizations and campaigns, or replace government funding sources.
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