Chelsea Groton Foundation Distributes Over $48,500 to Local Charities

The Chelsea Groton Foundation recently distributed $48,575 among sixteen non-profit organizations serving southeastern Connecticut and the Westerly area.  Grants were awarded during a ceremony held on June 1, 2011.

Chelsea Groton FoundationMichael Rauh, President and CEO of Chelsea Groton Bank; Amanda Brown, Grant Writer for the Women's Center of Southeastern Connecticut; and Eric Janney, President of the Chelsea Groton Foundation Board presenting the Women's Center with a grant for $5,000

The recipients include Fairview Odd Fellows Home of Connecticut; Sound Community Services, Inc.; Mystic Area Shelter & Hospitality, Inc.; Big Brother Big Sisters of Southeastern Connecticut; Child and Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut, Inc.; Reliance House, Inc.; Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center, Inc.; Ocean Community YMCA; Women’s Center of Southeastern Connecticut, Inc.; Thames Area Citizen Advocacy Program, Inc.; Southeastern Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.; Third Sector New England, Inc.; S.T.E.P.S., Inc.; Catholic Charities, Diocese of Norwich; United Cerebral Palsy of Eastern Connecticut; and American Legion Veterans Housing, Inc.


The foundation is part of the Groton-based Chelsea Groton Bank, the region’s largest locally owned mutual savings bank. Chelsea Groton Bank established the regional philanthropic foundation in 1999 with a $2 million endowment.


The foundation’s mission is to improve life in southeastern Connecticut and the Westerly area through financial distributions to charitable and social service agencies serving those regions.


The bank foundation receives grant requests throughout the year and then meets bi-annually to review and award grants. Those who apply to the bank foundation must have tax-exempt status or must provide proof that the organization is a governmental unit.


Groups interested in future disbursements from the Chelsea Groton Foundation should make a request in writing to the Chelsea Groton Foundation, 904 Poquonnock Road, Groton, CT  06340.  Further information about the foundation is available on the bank’s website at www.chelseagroton.com.