Grants From Earlier Years

2018

$3,500

Norwich Housing Authority to partially fund the services of the Resident Services Coordinator at Westwood Park and the Dorsey Building-2/1/18

$1,800

Mystic Museum of Art as a sponsorship of the Photo 40 show to take place at the Museum in September-November, 2018-2/1/18

$10,000

Rose City Senior Center for the Gold Wishes Program to help senior experience a crisis get back on their feet-2/1/18

$10,000

St. Vincent de Paul Place for assistance in the basic nutrition program and for the purchase of pantry hygiene items-2/1/18

$6,400

Eastern CT Community Gardens to upgrade, repair and maintain eight community gardens in Norwich-2/1/18

$10,000

Rose Arts Festival for help in putting on this community festival in Norwich on June 30, 2018-2/10/18

$5,000

Operation Fuel for energy assistance to Norwich families and individuas-3//2/18

$7,500

Chestnut Street Playhouse for matching funds to replace the old HVAC system on the theater-3/2/18

$25,000

United Community Family Services to help funding the construction of the Griswold Health Center-3/5/18

$15,077

Mystic Aquarium to purchase medical equipment for the large marine mammal surgery suite-3/5/18

$10,700

Norwich Historical Society to purchase interpretive panels and a kiosk for Leffingwell Inn and items for the Norwich Heritage and Turist Center on the Norwichtown Green, including the construction of a replica pillory for that location-3/5/18

$22,000

Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center and Coogan Farm to purchase an animal proof fence around the "Giving Garden" which grows and provides fresh produce to food banks and needy folks in New London County year-round-3/5/18

$75,000

High Edge to establish a scholarship endowment to help with funding short-falls in tuition assistance to college students-5/16/18

$15,000

Riverfront Children's Center to provide tuition assistance to families sending children for the early childhood education programs at the Center-5/16/18

$30,000

Three Rivers Community College to add to the Edward P. Lord Endowment at the college that assists students studying for degrees in electrical and mechanical engineering at the college-5/16/18

$3,000

Otis Library to assist the library in putting on a family friendly fund-raising event, mini-golf inside the library, on 6/30/18-5/21/18

$16,316

Children's Museum of SE Ct to purchase LEGO Mindstorm kits and instructor training session, giving Norwich higher elementary and high school students hands-on experience in interpreting two-dimensional drawings to create three-dimensional models, then to build, test and revise their designs to improve performance. Mathematical, scientific, and critical thinking skills are some of the goals of teaching this system-6/20/18 

$16,340

Waterford Country School for the purchase of two new heating/air conditioning units for their building on Clinic Drive in Norwich.  This building houses a Therapeutic Foster Care Program, an Adoption Program and an Outpatient clinic-6/20/18

$10,000

High Hopes Therapeutic Riding for the Horse Sense Program which helps vulnerable school aged youth develop better communication and leadership skills at a critical time in their lives-6/20/18

$2,500

Eugene O'Neill Theater in support of the theater's Free Ticket Initiative. This initiative distributes free tickets to summer performances at the Theater to local partner social service agencies, to be given to their constituants-6/20/18

$11,200

Rose City Senior Center to help support keeping the nurse on duty at the Senior Cener and to enable the purchase of supplies needed in the on-site clinic-6/20/18

$25,000

Hygienic Arts Center to assist with the purchase of a new sound system for the Amphitheater-6/20/18

$60,000

Madonna Place for assistance in keeping the Families First and Great Beginnings programs running-7/5/18

$2,100

Solomon Schechter Academy for additional teaching support for classrooms K-grade 2 for the 2018-2019 school year-9/5/18

$30,000

Mystic Seaport to assist the Museum in mounting it's "Era of Exhibitions" initiative-9/5/18

$4,500

Habitat for Humanity to assist with the construction of 14 housing units to be located in the Greeneville section of Norwich-9/5/18

$10,000

Mitchell College to fund scholarships to Norwich students attending the school-9/17/18

$25,000

Safe Futures to assist the organization with the operations at the Norwich Office-10/22/18

$10,000

SE CT Cultural Coalition to assist with the The Arts in Health Collaborative Program-10/22/18

$50,000

The Garde Arts Center for help in replacing the theater's 92-year old, asbestos laden main stage curtain-10/22/18

$1,267

The Arc of New London County for the purchase of landscaping equipment needed for the landscaping micro-business-10/22/18

$10,000

TVCCA to assist with the purchase of 2 new trucks and catering boxes used in the Meals on Wheels Program-10/23/18

2017

$11,000

Children's Museum of SE CT purchase program supplies and staff training for a robotics program using the LEGO WeDo system for all third-grade students in Norwich.  WeDo is a cross-curricular program that integrates literacy, math, science, and technology-2/1/17

$34,900

Mystic Aquarium/Sea Research Foundation to purchase equipment for the new Veterinary & Animal Health Center-2/1/17

$10,000

Mystic Area Shelter and Hospitality (MASH) to help fund a Homelessness Prevention/Shelter Diversion Services program for at-risk Norwich families-2/1/17

$3,500

Norwich Housing Authority to help fund the Resident Services Coordinator at Westwood Park and the Dorsey Building-2/1/17

$6,000

astern CT Community Gardens to help with scoping, planting, maintaining and harvesting community gardens in Norwich-2/1/17

$50,000

Hygienic Arts, Inc. to help with the construction of a 3-season Amphitheater for the Art park on Bank Street, New London-4/1/17

$60,000

Madonna Place, Inc. for the Nurturing Families Programs to help restore needed funding to keep these essential services in place, in the light of State of CT budget cuts-4/1/17

$20,000

Slater Library in Jewett City for the purchase of all new computers (adult, children's, and staff)-4/1/17

$5,000

Norwich Rose Arts Festival to help put on a one-day revival of the Festival on July 1, 2017-5/9/17

$5,000

DUB4U to provide adult incontinence products to people who cannot afford to purchase them-5/9/17

$25,000

Safe Futures to help support the on-going operations of the Norwich office-5/9/17

$75,000

The Garde Arts Center to help purchase an upgraded HVAC system for the theater-5/9/17

$200,000

New London Homeless Hospitality Center to construct an addition to the Center that will provide specialized, private respite care for homeless individuals who suffer from disabilities, acute illnesses or who need after-hospitalization attention-5/9/17

$900,000

Cure Alzheimer's Fund to provide funding to cutting edge research in labs performing work searching for the highest probability of preventing, slowing or reversing Alzheimer's disease-6/8/17

$15,000

Riverfront Children's Center to support subsidized tuition to the Center for families enrolling their children-6/21/17

$13,000

Rose City Senior Center to support the Preventative Health Clinic at the Center-Provision of an on-site RN and purchase of supplies for the clinic-6/21/17

$2,500

Eugene O'Neill Theater Center to support the Community Partnership for New Theater. This initiative allows the Eugene O'Neill Theater to provide 100 free tickets to partner social service organizations for distribution among their constituents - 6/21/17

$60,000

Madonna Place in support of the Nurturing Families Programs in light of severe budget cuts-7/1/17

$10,000

High Hopes Therapeutic Riding in support of the Horse Sense Program-8/28/17

$7,000

Uncas Health District to provide the TDaP (Tetanus, Diptheria and Pertussis) vaccination to community seniors age 65+-8/28/17

$5,000

Eastern CT Ballet to support the ballet's Free Ticket Initiative-8/28/17

$10,000

Mitchell College in support of Norwich students attending the college who need scholarships - 8/28/17

$18,400

The Arc of NL County for landscaping equipment to be used by crews employed in The Arc's Lawn and Landscape microbusiness-10/24/17

$14,500

Thames River Community Services for emergency purchase and installation of a furnace at the Thames River Family Program transitional housing facility in Norwich-10/24/17

$5,750

Norwich Arts Center for renovations to their facility at 60-62 Broadway, Norwich-10/24/17

$8,500

A Capela do Santo Antonio for Ellis Ruley Art Scholarships to Saturday morning art classes held at NFA for 11 Norwich 3rd grade students for the years 2018, 2019 and 2020-12/13/17

$20,000

Norwich Free Academy to partially fund "Project Crossroads" which will assist students with disabilities by providing access to Chromebooks and teacher resource support for 163 students in grades 9-12 at the Academy for the  2017-2018 school year-12/13/17

$15,000

Groton Congregational Church to help with the renovation and rehabilitation of this historic Groton church and landmark-12/13/17

$45,000

New England Science and Sailing to support their STEM based experiential learning program in Norwich public schools-12/15/17

$30,000

St. Edmund's Retreat at Enders Island in support of the St. Maximillian Kolbe Sober Living Community which is a residential sober living community supporting young men in achieving long term sobriety and higher education-12/15/17

2016

$15,000

Madonna Place to help with the Family Support Program-2/5/16

$30,000

Madonna Place in support of the Fatherhood Initiative Program-2/5/16

$25,000

Safe Futures in support of Norwich office operations-2/5/16

$3,500

Norwich Housing Authority to help pay for the Resident Services Coordinator at Westwood Park-2/5/16

$6,000

Eastern Connecticut Community Gardens Association in support of building and sustaining several community gardens in Norwich-2/5/16

$5,000

Discreet Undergarments for You to help purchase incontinence supplies for those who cannot afford to bear this expense on their own-4/28/16

$10,000

High Hopes Therapeutic Riding to maintain and expand the "Horse Sense" program offered to vulnerable Norwich middle-schoolers-4/28/16

$7,500

Read to Ride, a reading incentive program that encourages children from kindergarten through fifth grade to develop a love of reading-4/28/16

$7,700

Connecticut Lions Eye Research Foundation for the purchase of a Spot VS/100 vision screening tool for use in pediatric eye screenings.  The equipment will be used primarily by the Norwich Lions Club, and will be loaned out to other local community Lions Clubs as needed-4/28/16

$7,500

Chestnut Street Playhouse as matching funds of $7,500 raised by the Playhouse itself.  The $15,000 total will be used to replace a dangerous and leaking portion of the roof on the Playhouse building-4/28/16

$30,000

Three Rivers Community College to increase the Edward P. Lord endowment fund already in existence at the college so that more substantial scholarship awards can be given from this endowment going forward-4/28/16

$6,200

Rose City Senior Center for the Preventative Health Care Nurse at the senior center-6/23/16

$10,000

Mitchell College for scholarships to Norwich students in need of financial assistance-6/23/16

$15,000

Thames River Community Services in support of the Beyond Transitional Living Project of Thames River Family Services-6/23/16

$2,000

Senior Resources Agency on Aging in support of the Family Caregiver Respite Program-6/23/16

$5,000

Secure Jobs initiative, administered through TVCCA, to support formerly homeless people get and keep jobs-8/26/16

$7,000

Uncas Health District to establish a program to provide Tetanus-Diphtheria-Pertussis (T-DAP)  booster vaccines to seniors on Medicare in the Norwich area (Medicare does not pay for this recommended booster)-8/26/16

$2,100

Solomon Schechter Academy to provide support services to a needy Norwich  student attending the school-8/26/16

$10,000

Habitat for Humanity for the rehabilitation of a residence at 244 Washington Street, Norwich-8/26/16

$38,300

The ARC of New London County for the purchase of a truck and landscaping trailer to enable the agency to deploy a second landscaping crew engaged in the Employment and Vocational preparation program at The ARC-9/8/16

$30,000

St. Maximilian Kolbe Sober Living Community at Enders Island in support of the residential sobriety program-10/17/16

$5,000

Eastern CT Symphony Orchestra to subsidize ticket costs for a special family program to be held on 1/29/17 at The Garde-10/17/16

$10,000

Rose City Senior Center for the Golden Wishes program which assists needy seniors in crisis situations in order to help maintain independence in their daily lives-12/15/16

$7,500

A Capela do Santo Antonio, Inc. for scholarships to NFA seniors going on to college- $2,500 each year for the years 2017-2018-2019-12/14/16

$12,500

St. Vincent de Paul Place soup kitchen to help purchase pantry and hygiene supplies-12/15/16

$10,000

Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters to assist with the organization's mentoring program-12/15/16

2015

$7,500

Caring Community of CT in support of the purchase of non-construction related items related to their recent construction-2/25/15

$3,500

The Norwich Housing Authority to help pay for the services of the Resident Services Coordinator at Westwood Park-2/25/15

$7,500

Children's Museum of SE CT to help with the construction of the new Digital Star Lab at the Museum-2/25/15

$10,000

Eastern CT Ballet as Lead Presenting Sponsor to produce the 2015 production of the Nutcracker at the Garde-2/25/15

$10,000

SE CT Cultural Coalition for operating support and in support of programs in the arts-2/25/15

$7,200

Norwich Community Cinema for upgrades to indoor movie projection and sound equipment and a box trailer to store and transport outdoor movie projection equipment-2/25/15

$5,000

Eastern CT Community Gardens Association for the support of building and sustaining community gardens in Norwich-2/25/15

$4,000

Italian Heritage and Cultural Committee for  college scholarships-5/5/15

$7,500

Read to Ride for the purchase of bikes and supplies to encourage reading in elementary school kids-5/5/15

$25,000

New England Science and Sailing (NESS) to support programming directed at Norwich elementary school kids-5/5/15

$31,500

Three Rivers Community College as an endowment to give financial aid to students studying in the engineering field in memory of Edward P. Lord-5/5/15

$2,500

Norwich Community Development Corp. (NCDC) for the purchase of a box trailer for storage and transport of materials for the Norwich Farmer's Market-5/12/15

$6,300

A Capela Do Santos Antonio in support of a summer arts programs at NFA for 3rd grade Norwich kids, over a 3-year period, in honor of Ellis Ruley-6/11/15

$5,000

TVCCA as fiduciary agent of a collaborative grant made to help Secure Jobs, a program assisting newly re-housed families obtain suitable employment to ensure their continued ability to achieve financial stability and stay out of homeless sheltering-6/12/15

$25,000

Rose City Senior Center in support of the Preventive Health Clinic at the Senior Center-6/22/15

$10,000

Mitchell College for Scholarships-8/4/15

$18,500

Higher Edge for the purchase of computers-9/23/15

$35,000

Sea Research Foundation (Mystic Aquarium) to support construction of the new Ocean Research and Conservation Center-9/23/15

$10,000

St. Vincent de Paul Place for the purchase of supplies for the food and personal hygiene pantry-10/20/2015

$10,000

Sacred Heart Educational Center in support of individualized tutoring programs after school and in the summer-12/8/15

$4,550

Bethsaida Community for the purchase of new coin operated washing and drying machines for all 3 residential programs-12/8/15

2014

$12,000

Support of two upcoming shows at The Spirit of Broadway Theater:  "Zombies from the Beyond" and "Chang & Eng" -1/9/2014-Disbursed through the Lord Foundation donor advised fund at the Community Foundation of Eastern CT

$2,500

Read to Ride, a program that encourages elementary school children to develop a love of reading-2/14/14

$3,500

Housing Authority of the City of Norwich in support of the Senior Resource Counselor at Westwood Park-2/14/14

$41,700

TVCCA for security and energy upgrades at the TVCCA facility in Taftville that houses the Little Learners Program and Head Start-2/26/14-Disbursed through the Lord Foundation donor advised fund at the Community Foundation of Eastern CT

$10,000

Sacred Heart Educational Center for tuition assistance at the Learning Center-3/21/14-Disbursed through the Lord Foundation donor advised fund at the Community Foundation of Eastern CT

$15,000

Thames River Family Center for programming at the Child Development program-3/20/14-Disbursed through the Lord Foundation donor advised fund at the Community Foundation of Eastern CT

$125,000

Community Foundation of Eastern CT Norwich Area Women's and Girls Fund to create a challenge pool to inspire philanthropy among Norwich area donors for the benefit of local women and girls.  $50,000 given as the first part of the pledge, with the balance to be paid over the next 4 years as the Norwich community matches the funds-3/21/14-Disbursed through the Lord Foundation donor advised fund at the Community Foundation of Eastern Ct

$300,000

United Community and Family Services to meet the short-fall in funds needed to complete the expansion/renovation project at the Health Center at 47 Town Street, Norwich-4/17/14

$10,000

Mitchell College in support of scholarships to the college for Norwich students-4/24/14

$50,000

The Garde Arts Center in support of the "Save the Movies" campaign which upgraded projection and sound equipment at the theater-4/24/14

$35,000

Otis Library in support of 3 projects: $15,000 for upgrades to the Young Adult area of the library; $16,000 in support of the materials budget and $4,000 in support of a Community Speaker program-4/24/14

$35,000

Madonna Place for the "Family Support" Program, a one-stop comprehensive center for at risk families-6/11/14

$15,000

Madonna Place for the "Family School Connection" Program, a program working in partnership with families and schools  to improve attendance, address behavioral and academic issues for children (ages 3-12)-6/11/14

$3,000

A Capela do Santos Antonio for scholarships to students graduating from NFA going on to college-6/11/14

$5,000

Writers Block, Inc for support of programs inspiring creativity for youth in  the areas of writing, dance, singing and art-6/11/14

$5,000

Eastern CT Workforce Investment Board to support summer employment opportunities for youth-6/11/14

$15,000

Rose City Senior Center to support the Preventive Health Clinic at the Norwich Senior Center-8/4/14

$10,000

High Hopes Therapeutic Riding to support the Norwich "Horse Sense Program" targeting at-risk Norwich Youth-8/24/14

$6,000

Spirit of Broadway Theater in support of the last show of the 2014 season-9/5/14

$25,000

Safe Futures (formerly The Women's Center) to allow expansion of office hours in the Norwich location to full time-10/2/14

$5,000

United Way Project Warm-Up for fuel assistance to needy families in the 2014-2015 heating season-10/21/14

$15,000

Natchaug Hospital for final fit-out necessities for the new Joshua Center Thames Valley Facility-10/21/14

$500,000

W.W. Backus Hospital over two years for the establishment of the new initiative "The Edward and Mary Lord Preventive Health Institute at Backus"-10/22/14

$10,000

Sacred Heart Educational Center for support of the Learning Center individualized tutoring program-11/21/14

2013

$2,500

TACAP, Inc. in support of their program to facilitate Advocate Matches to frail elderly and disabled persons 1/14/13

$3,500

Norwich Housing Authority in support of their Resident Services Coordinator Position at Westwood Park  1/14/13

$5,000

Friends of Maria as seed money to begin programing 1/14/13

$7,500

Sacred Heart Educational Center in support of tuition assistance 3/12/13

$7,500

Thames River Family Program for Child Development Programming 3/12/13

$1,500

Read to Ride in support of their program encouraging reading skills in children 3/12/13

$10,000

Natchaug Hospital for help building the new Joshua Center in Norwich 3/12/13

$10,000

Mitchell College in support of scholarships for Norwich students attending the college 1/14/13

$5,000

Norwich Little League in support of refurbishing ball fields on Otrobando Avenue 6/2/13

$25,000

Rose City Senior Center in support of the Preventive Health Clinic 6/2/13

$25,000

Otis Library in support of the materials budget and the "one-desk" project 3/12/13

$2,625

Solomon Schechter Academy in support of a Norwich student attending the school 8/10/13

$5,000

Community Care Team for Rapid Re-housing and Shelter Diversion program 10/9/13

$50,000

United Community and Family Services for assistance in expanding the building housing The Edward and Mary Lord Family Health Center at UCFS 10/9/13

$5,000

Eastern CT Community Gardens Foundation for materials, supplies and maintenance of community gardens in Norwich 12/19/13-Disbursed through the Lord Foundation donor advised fund at the Community Foundation of Eastern CT

$10,000

Center for Hospice Care for the creation of a Healing Garden at the Dunham Street campus in Norwich 12/10/13-Disbursed through the Lord Foundation donor advised fund at the Community Foundation of Eastern CT

2012

$10,000

Sacred Heart Learning Center in support of one-to-one tutoring for students from all school districts in danger of failing  1/25/2012

$2,500

TACAP, Inc. in support of of mentors and materials for elderly and disabled persons in Norwich 1/25/2012

$40,000

Madonna Place in support of the Fatherhood Initiative Program 1/25/2012

$3,000

A Capela Do Santo Antonio, Inc.  in support of a scholarship to be awarded to an NFA senior going on to college 1/25/12

$18,400

Norwich Community Cinema Foundation to purchase equipment for outdoor film series each year for families to enjoy 2/1/12

$50,000

WW Backus Hospital as second and final pledge payment to fund the MyHealthDirect Program 2/9/12

$26,800

The Johnson Home to replace a dangerous antiquated furnace and chimney liner 3/2/2012

$12,500

Saint Vincent De Paul for their served meal programs 4/13/2012

$2,600

The Solomon Schechter Academy in support of a Norwich student attending school 4/13/2012

$918

The Integrated Charter Day School in support of Building Simple Machines Using LEGOS  4/13/2012

$2,500

Spirit of Broadway Theater in support of the show "Desperate Measures" 4/16/12

$25,000

Norwich Senior Center in support of the Preventive Health Clinic at the Center 6/27/12

$150,000

United Community and Family Services for the 3rd and final payment on our pledge of $450,000  11/1/12

$5,000

United Way Project Warm-Up  11/30/12

2011

$4,000

Italian Heritage Committee for scholarships (1/12/2011)

$5,000

The Norwich Community Care Team in support of the Homeless Shelter (1/12/2011)

$12,500

St. Vincent de Paul Place in support of the served meals program (1/12/2011)

$10,000

Mitchell College for scholarships for students attending from Norwich (1/12/2011)

$15,000

Thames River Community Services in support of the Child Development Program at Thames River Family Place (1/12/2011)

$50,000

W.W. Backus Hospital as a part of a two-year pledge of $100,000 to fund the MyHealthDirect program (2/14/2011)

$10,000

Bethsaida Community, Inc. to help support women in residence while they seek gainful employment (2/14/2011)

$2,500

TACAP, Inc. in support of their program to conduct new advocate training, and facilitate matches to frail elderly and disabled persons (2/14/2011)

$15,000

Catholic Charities in support of their Emergency Basic Needs and Case Management program 5/12/11

$2,500

The Spirit of Broadway Theater in sponsorship of the show "The Summer of '42"  5/15/11

$12,350

Sacred Heart School, Taftville, for the purchase of office management and grading computer software 5/19/11

$25,000

Rose City Senior Center to fund the preventive health care Nurse/Clinic at the Senior Center 7/1/11

$44,698

The Sisters of Charity to replace furnaces and hot water heating system at Novitiate and Infirmary 7/6/11

$150,000

United Community Family Services (2nd payment of 3 year pledge) for expansion of health center 11/1/2011

$30,000

Otis Library for materials budget 2011-2012 11/17/2011

$7,500

Community Care Team for support of homeless shelter and permanent housing for homeless 2012-2013 11/17/2011

$5,000

Habitat for Humanity in support of building projects in Norwich and Greeneville  11/17/2011

$10,000

Mitchell College for scholarships to Norwich students 11/17/2011

2010

$25,000

Rose City Senior Center in support of the Preventive Health Care Clinic  (7/2/2010)

$35,000

Madonna Place, Inc. in support of the Fatherhood Initiative Program (7/2/2010)

$7,500

Read-to-Ride, Inc. in support of their program to encourage children to improve their reading skills (11/14/2010)

$12,351

St. Jude Common to rebuild their main fire escape (11/18/2010)

$5,000

ARC of New London County to replace their old kitchen (11/23/2010)

$40,000

Otis Library in support of the materials budget (11/15/2010)

$2,500

Connecticut Community Care, Inc. for assistance to elderly Norwich clients enabling them to stay in their own homes (11/15/2010)

$10,000

Sacred Heart Educational Center for tuition assistance to disadvantaged students (11/15/2010)

$3,000

Solomon Schechter Academy for support of a Norwich family sending their children to the school (12/16/2010)

$150,000

United Community and Family Services as a part of a three-year pledge of $450,000 to help with expansion plans (12/16/2010)