Community Corner
Round 2 Of Community Foundation, GSB Award Recipients Announced
More than $20,000 in sponsorship funding has been distributed by Branford Community Foundation and Guilford Savings Bank this year.

BRANFORD, CT —Thursday, the Branford Community Foundation announced the second round of 2024 sponsorship awards in partnership with GSB.
Sponsorships are considered for a single event, think a gala or road race, or a series of individual events held by an organization over a given time period, to increase visibility or for fundraising.
The second round sponsorship award recipients are:
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- Branford Compassion Club (Animal Awareness Day - 10/6/2024)
- Branford Historical Society (2024 Annual Meeting & Dinner - 5/1/2024)
- Branford Parks and Recreation Department (TGIF Music on the Green, May & September - 5/3/2024-5/31/2024, 9/6/2024-9/27/2024)
- Branford Road Race (Donation Matching, Gold Sponsor - 6/16/2024)
- Camp Rising Sun Inc (Annual Night Out to Benefit the Kids at Camp Rising Sun - 7/17/2024)
- Friends of James Blackstone Memorial Library (Raise the Tent Campaign to Support Friends of JBML 2024 Annual Book Sale - 9/19/2024)
- Legacy Theatre (A Practically Perfect Evening to Benefit the Legacy Theatre - 6/25/2024)
- Living Wisely & Well on Planet Earth (2024 Earth Day Fair on the Branford Green - 4/27/2024)
- Mothers Against Drunk Driving (Walk Like MADD on the Branford Town Green - 10/5/2024)
- New Reach (New Reach Auction - 6/5/2024)
- Peace Love and ACCESSibility (Community Access Awareness Day - 6/15/2024)
- Shoreline Theatre Company (Shoreline Theatre Company Sponsorship Request - 6/20/2024-6/28/2024)
- Soundview Family YMCA (Race 4 Chase Youth Triathlon Program Lunch Sponsor - 6/24/2024)
- The Connecticut Hospice, Inc. (Branford Celebrates Joe Mooney! - 4/28/2024)
- Walsh Intermediate School (What Memorial Day Means to Me)
- Women and Family Life Center (SHEro Awards Event Sponsorship - 5/4/2024)
The remaining review date for 2024 sponsorship applications is July 15th. For more information and to apply, please visit BranfordCommunityFoundation.org/apply-for-a-grant.
About Branford Community Foundation
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The Branford Community Foundation, founded in 1980, is a public, nonprofit, tax exempt, charitable trust. It provides an administrative, philanthropic service – a means by which public-spirited citizens may make gifts or bequests, the income from which is distributed for educational, cultural, health, social and civic needs. The Foundation is overseen by the Board of Directors, composed of community leaders who serve without compensation and who have been selected for their knowledge, interest and integrity of judgment. A part-time executive director works with the Board of Directors, and Advisors provide outreach with the community, give guidance to the Board, and help to develop future leadership.
For more information on upcoming grants, sponsorships and community events, or to make a contribution, please email Marketing@BranfordCommunityFoundation.org.
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