Learn more about NCCF’s funding highlights from the 2025 Annual Grant Awards, which included deepening impact across need areas: Behavioral Health, Early Childhood and Human Services.

My name is Tara Menon and I am a senior at New Canaan High School. I am very excited to be interning with the New Canaan Community Foundation, where I’ll have the opportunity to explore grant management and interact with local organizations. To follow along with my site visits, feel free to read my blog posts, linked on this page as I visit different organizations!

Caffeine and Carburetors uses funds raised from the New Canaan downtown event to start a new program to help locals struggling to pay for auto repairs and maintenance.

This year, 103 dedicated volunteers will visit 75 nonprofits to learn about their programming, meet their leadership, and evaluate the organization’s alignment with NCCF’s mission and values.

Scholarship Applications are OPEN. Deadline for Individual Applications is May 11, 2025 at 11:30pm. Block Grant Applications are due by April 11, 2025 at 11:30pm.

The 2025 New Canaan Community Foundation Annual Meeting was held on Wednesday, January 29th at the Waveny House.