The Katharine Matthies Foundation (Bank of America Trustee) awarded 47 grants in to cities, towns, schools and organizations throughout the Valley. The money will be used to fund various projects.
The total amount of money awarded was $666,615.
Grant recipients for 2012 are listed below:
1. Ansonia Rescues Medical Service — -$4,000.
Project: To purchase a stretcher.
2. Ansonia School Readiness Council — -$25,000.
Project: Ansonia’s community plan for early childhood success, general operations and oversight of community plan.
3. Assumption School — -$7,500.
Project: General operations of the Assumption School.
4. Center for Domestic Violence Services at BHcare — -$5,944.
Project: Fire alarm system for safe house.
5. Star Bethlehem Church — -$3,000.
Project: Annual Thanksgiving basket drive.
6. The Salvation Army — -$20,000.
Project: Community food programs in Ansonia, Derby, Shelton and Oxford.
7. Town of Beacon Falls — -$15,000.
Project: Toddler/preschool playground for the Pent Road Recreational Complex.
8. Town of Beacon Falls, Beacon Falls Senior Center — -$4,000.
Project: Purchase new Wii computer equipment and dinnerware for the Beacon Falls Senior Center.
9. Town of Beacon Falls — -$2,400.
Project: Purchase trash receptacles for the recently completed Streetscape Enhancement Project on Main Street.
10. Derby Discovery Collaborative — -$25,000.
Project: Derby comprehensive plan.
11. Derby Historical Society — -$44,825.
Project: Restoration work to the exterior of the David Humphreys House.
12. Father McKenna St. Vincent De Paul Shoppe of Shelton — -$5,500.
Project: Heating system repair.
13. Griffin Hospital Services Corp/Griffin Hospital — -$125,000.
Project: Equipment for interventional radiology suite at Griffin Hospital.
14. Housatonic Council, Boys Scouts of America — -$10,000.
Project: General operating support.
15. Lower Naugatuck Valley Parent Child Resource Center, Inc. — -$5,000.
Project: FAST program (Families and Schools Together) at the Ansonia Middle School.
16. St. Mary Catholic Church Society, St. Mary-St. Michael School — -$7,500.
Project: Revitalization of classrooms.
17. TEAM, Inc. — -$25,000.
Project: Meals on Wheels.
18. Town of Oxford, Oxford Cultural Arts Commission — -$4,200.
Project: Oxford Cultural Arts operating support.
19. Town of Oxford — -$7,500.
Project: Pavillion at Ryan Vernooy Tennis Center.
20. Connecticut Partnership for Children Inc. — -$1,500.
Project: CTPFC, Inc., diaper bank shelving and storage units.
21. Naugatuck Valley Health District — -$15,900.
Project: Immunization pilot program for at risk adults.
22. Seymour Historical Society — -$30,000.
Project: Final payment on multi-year grant awarded in 2010.
23. Seymour Historical Society — -$30,800.
Project: Continued renovations, Katharine Matthies Homestead
24. Seymour Public Schools — -$2,000.
Project: Cost of speaker for Seymour and Oxford High School’s annual ‘Take a Stand Day!’
25. Seymour Tigers Pop Warner Football — -$3,000.
Project: Equipment reconditioning.
26. Seymour Tigers Pop Warner Football — -$1,500.
Project: Seymour Pop Warner safety training.
27. Town of Seymour — -$2,440.
Project: Restoration of bell at Town Hall.
28. Town of Seymour, Senior Citizens’ Housing and Retirement Communities — -$2,216.
Project: Television for community room at the Callahan House.
29. Town of Seymour — -$11,000.
Project: Garbage and recycling cans for Seymour parks.
30. Town of Seymour — -$19,300.
Project: Recording system for Seymour Town Hall.
31. Area Congregations Together — -$35,000.
Project: General operations of the organization.
32. Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley — -$25,000.
Project: Transportation related costs.
33. Center Stage Theater, Inc. — -$3,000.
Project: General operations of the organization.
34. Shelton Economic Development Corporation — -$15,000.
Project: The Naugatuck Valley Corridor Economic Development District (EDD) for the Naugatuck Valley Corridor Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (NVCCEDS)
35. Cancer Care, Inc. — -$3,000.
Project: Comprehensive cancer support services for residents of Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Derby, Oxford, Seymour and Shelton.
36. Connecticut Radio Information System, Inc. — -$5,000.
Project: Programming for residents of Lower Naugatuck Valley.
37. Covenant to Care for Children — -$3,500.
Project: General operations in Seymour, Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Derby and Oxford.
38. Girls Scouts of Connecticut, Inc. — -$12,000.
Project: Campership for scouts in Lower Naugatuck Valley.
39. Junior Achievement of Western Connecticut, Inc. — -$10,000.
Project: Existing and new JA economic education initiative in Ansonia, Derby and Seymour.
40. Literacy Volunteers of Greater New Haven — -$7,500.
Project: Free literacy tutoring for adults in Shelton, Seymour, Derby and Ansonia.
41. New Haven Symphony Orchestra, Inc. — -$21,500.
Project: Music education in the Naugatuck Valley at Shelton Intermediate School.
42. Planned Parenthood of Southern New England — -$5,000.
Project: Lower Naugatuck Valley fund for access at the Shelton Health Center.
43. Prevent Blindness Tri-State — -$15,200.
Project: healthy eyes for Connecticut Kids Project in Ansonia, Seymour, Beacon Falls and Derby.
44. Rape Crisis Center of Milford, Inc. — -$10,000.
Project: Community education program-project TEACH in Ansonia, Derby, Seymour and Shelton.
45. Sea Research Foundation, Inc. — -$8,890.
Project: Immersion STEM after school program at Boys & Girls Club of Lower Naugatuck Valley.
46. Shakespeare Productions, Inc. — -$11,000.
Project: Curricular enhancement for students in Seymour, Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Derby, Oxford and Shelton schools.
47. Visiting Nurse Association of South Central CT, Inc. — -$10,000.
Project: Medical social work program at Spooner House in Shelton.
Editor’s Note: The Valley Indy was a past recipient of two Matthies Foundation grants totaling $30,000.
