KATHARINE MATTHIES FOUNDATION

2015 Approved Grants

Organization

Project Title

Amount
Awarded

Ansonia Public Schools

Human Relations Club

20,000.00

2 Ansonia Public Schools

Ansonia Charger Club

18,000.00

3 Assumption School

Mobile Science Laboratory

13,000.00

4 BH Care Inc.

Valley Substance Abuse Council-Survey of Student Needs

10,000.00

5 Central CT Coast YMCA

Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Program

25,000.00

6 Christ Episcopal Church

Kathleen C.B. Samela Food Pantry

25,000.00

7 Friends of Ansonia Nature Center

Inclusive Playground Project

11,500.00

8 Online Journalism Project

Support for Valley Independent Sentinel

15,000.00

9 Star Bethlehem Church

Annual Thanksgiving Basket Drive

3,000.00

10 The Salvation Army

Emergency Assistance Program

25,000.00

11 Beacon Falls Congregational Church

Accessibility Project

10,000.00

12 Town of Beacon Falls

Purchase of Park Benches and Trash Receptacles

8,000.00

13 Town of Beacon Falls

Commercial Grade Electric Range for Senior Center

8,000.00

14 City of Derby

Joan Williamson Aldermanic Chambers A/V Installation

7,500.00

15 Derby Youth Bureau

Juvenile Review Board Supportive Education

3,000.00

16 Father McKenna St. Vincent De Paul Shoppe of Shelton

Completion of Thrift Shop Expansion

20,000.00

17 Griffin Health Services/ Griffin Hospital

Interventional Radiology and Surgical Expansion Project

37,500.00

18 Housatonic Council, Boys Scouts of America

General Operating Support

25,000.00

19 Lower Naugatuck Valley Parent Child Resource Center

Integration of Primary and Behavioral Health Care

20,000.00

20 St. Mary-St. Michael School

Improvements to Sidewalk and Walkway

20,000.00

21 TEAM, Inc.

Elderly Support Services Programs

40,000.00

22 The Valley Community Foundation

Valley Health & Wellbeing Assessment Project

25,000.00

23 Connecticut Partnership For Children Inc

Valley Diaper Bank

4,000.00

24 Seymour Ambulance Association

AED Upgrade and Pulse Oximeter Purchase

13,000.00

25 Seymour Congregational Church

Handicap Accessibility Project

10,000.00

26 Seymour Fire Marshall

Fire Safety Education Program

2,500.00

27 Seymour Historical Society

General Operating Support

10,000.00

28 Seymour Land Conservation Trust

Holiday Celebrations/Festival

5,000.00

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2015 Approved Grants

Organization

Amount
Awarded

Project Title

29 Seymour Pink, Inc.

General Operating Support

7,500.00

30 Seymour Tigers Pop Warner Football

Equipment Maintenance and Safety

5,000.00

31 Town of Seymour

Seymour Oxford Foodbank Relocation

20,000.00

32 Town of Seymour

Emergency Shelter Supplies

3,500.00

33 Town of Seymour

Summer Concert Series

1,500.00

34 Town of Seymour

Callahan House Furniture

2,800.00

35 Town of Seymour

Norman Ray House Furniture & Equipment

2,800.00

36 Town of Seymour

Animal Shelter Feral Cat Program

3,000.00

37 Town of Seymour

Anti-Bullying Program

2,500.00

38 Town of Seymour

American Legion Uniform & Flags

3,500.00

39 Valley Emergency Medical Services

Life-Pak 15 Cardiac Monitor

30,000.00

40 Area Congregations Together

Spooner House & the Valley Food Bank

40,000.00

41 Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley

General Operating Support

50,000.00

42 Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley

43 Center Stage Theatre, Inc.
44 Shelton Economic Development Corporation

Infrastructure Support for Development Activities

Lighting Upgrade and Improvements to Theater
Implementation of Economic Development District

$
$
$

17,500.00
7,000.00
17,500.00

45 Shelton Historical Society

Repairs to Roof, Walkway and Driveway

24,000.00

46 Valley Shakespeare Festival

General Operating Support

5,000.00

47 Valley United Way

Ansonia/Derby Early Childhood Collaborative

15,000.00

48 American Red Cross Connecticut Chapter

Programs in the Valley

16,000.00

49 AmeriCares

Lower Naugatuck Valley Homefront Day

5,000.00

50 Arts for Learning Connecticut

Story Program in Seymour Schools

5,000.00

51 Best Buddies Connecticut

Naugatuck Valley Middle & High School project

7,500.00

52 Cancer Care, Inc.

Cancer Support Services in the Valley

3,000.00

53 College Access for All Kids

College Tours for Ansonia & Derby Students

3,500.00

54 Connecticut Association for Human Services

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance in the Valley

5,000.00

55 Connecticut Sports Foundation Against Cancer

Patient Assistance Program in the Valley

2,500.00

56 CRIS Radio

General Support of the Valley Operations

7,500.00

57 Girl Scouts of Connecticut, Inc.

Campership Program for Residents of the Valley

9,000.00

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2015 Approved Grants

Organization

Amount
Awarded

Project Title

58 Healthy Eyes Alliance

Healthy Eyes Project in the Valley

17,000.00

59 Invent Now, Inc.

Camp Invention STEM Program in Shelton Schools

3,000.00

60 Junior Achievement of Western Connecticut, Inc

General Support in Ansonia, Derby, Seymour & Shelton

15,000.00

61 Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk

Transportation Fund for Valley Schools

7,500.00

62 Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments

Economic Study of Naugatuck River Greenway

5,000.00

63 New Haven Legal Assistance Association, Inc

Legal Services for Residents of the Valley

8,000.00

64 New Haven Symphony Orchestra, Inc.

Music Education in the Valley

20,000.00

65 Operation Fuel

Emergency Energy Assistance in the Valley

4,000.00

66 Read to Grow, Inc.

Building Literacy from Birth-Lower Naugatuck Valley

7,500.00

67 Sea Research Foundation, Inc.

Immersion Learning for Boys & Girls Club of LNV

10,000.00

68 Shakesperience Productions, Inc.

Curricular Enhancements for Students in the LNV

11,000.00

69 The International Institute of Connecticut, Inc.

Services for Victims of Crime in the Valley

5,000.00

70 Visiting Nurse Association of South Central CT, Inc.

Medical Social Work Program at Spooner House

20,000.00

71 WorkPlace, Inc.

Scholarships for Residents of the LNV

10,000.00

Total

899,100.00

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