“Thank you so much for supporting our mission to ensure no one is turned away due to their inability to pay.”
“Your continued commitment will allow Chore to provide assistance to any elderly or disabled resident regardless of their ability to pay.”
“The help of the Canaan Foundation has been central to the early growth of the Canaan History Center—from granting an advantageous sale price to the Town of North Canaan that enabled it to preserve the historic Roraback Law Office (in which the center is located), to its continuing help in making the collection of materials safer and more accessible to the public.”
Spring 2025 Press Release
Canaan Foundation awards grants
North Canaan – Canaan Foundation awards 24 grants
The Canaan Foundation has recently awarded 24 grants totaling $28,500 to area programs benefiting the residents of the Town of North Canaan. These grants are made possible from the generous and continuous support of our community donors.
Core services that again received grants included the Canaan Fire Company, the North Canaan Volunteer Ambulance Service, the North Canaan Social Services office, the North Canaan Fire Marshal's Office and the Douglas Library. Geer’s Dial-A-Ride transportation service, the Chore Service, Project Sage, and the Visiting Nurse and Hospice Service of Litchfield also received grants.
Grants benefiting families and children in North Canaan included the Housatonic Youth Services Bureau, Canaan Child Care Center, the Canaan Community Trust, Fishes and Loaves Food Pantry, North Canaan Boy Scouts Pack 22, Greenwood Counseling Services, North Canaan Education Foundation, NCES, YMCA of Western CT at Geer, North Canaan Recreation Commission, Art Garage, North Canaan Events Committee and the new Canaan Kids Artspace.
Funds for The Canaan Foundation come from donations during its annual fund drive, bequests and memorial contributions by families of deceased Canaan residents, and friends of the Foundation.
The Canaan Foundation was established in 2000 dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in the Town of North Canaan. There will be a community event to celebrate this year’s 25th anniversary at The Colonial Theatre on Saturday, October 26th (more details to come).
Since 2000, the Foundation has distributed more than $540,000 in grants.
Grant Recipients
Organizations providing services in North Canaan that have received a grant from The Canaan Foundation since 2000.
Art Garage
Canaan Chamber of Commerce
Canaan Child Care Center
Canaan Community Trust
Canaan Fire Company
Canaan Fire Company Juniors
Canaan Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary
Canaan Kids Artspace
Chore Service Inc.
Connecticut Railroad Historical Association
Cornerstone Arts Center
Couch Pipa Post 6851 VFW
Cranford Club
Douglas Library
EMS Institute
Falls Village Canaan Historical Society
Falls Village Daycare
Fishes and Loaves Food Pantry
Friends of the Canaan History Center
Geer Adult Day Center & Dial A Ride
Greenwoods Counseling Referrals
Habitat for Humanity/NWCT
Housatonic Youth Services Bureau
HVRHS Art Garage
HVRHS PTO
Lost Art Workshops
Maria Seymour Brooker Memorial
North Canaan Beautification Committee
North Canaan Cub & Boy Scouts Pack 22
North Canaan Educational Foundation
North Canaan Elementary AHA
North Canaan Elementary Drama Club
North Canaan Elementary School PTO
North Canaan Elementary Science
North Canaan School Special Education
North Canaan Events Committee
North Canaan Fire Marshals Office
North Canaan Housing Authority/Wangum Village
North Canaan Recreation Committee
North Canaan Social Services
North Canaan Volunteer Ambulance
North Canaan Youth Soccer
Northwest Connecticut Steve Blass Little League
Northwest Connecticut YMCA
Northwest Corner Prevention Network
Project Sage, Inc.
Salisbury Visiting Nurse Association
Time Out Foundation
Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Litchfield County
VNA Northwest