2025 Giving Societies

To recognize our extraordinary donors, we are instituting a new Giving Society with the following giving levels:

  • $50,000+ Love Made Visible Partner
  • $10,000- $49,999 Compassion Champion
  • $1,000 - $9,999 Community Collaborator
  • $500 -$999 Friendship Ambassador
  • $250- $499 Housing Advocate
  • $0-$249 Loving Neighbor

Love Made Visible Partners ($50,000+)

American Savings Foundation, CVS Hometown Fund

Compassion Champions ($10,000-49,999)

Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (IOREBTA), United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut, City of New Britain, Howey Fund, St. James Parish, St. Mark's Vestry, Vance Foundation, Community Chest of New Britain & Berlin, Farmington Bank Community Foundation, Marjorie Moore Charitable Foundation, Connecticut Foodshare, Mark Staves

Community Collaborators ($1,000-$9,999)

St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church, Thomaston Savings Bank, Intact Insurance Charitable Trust, Hospital of Central CT, Liberty Bank Foundation, Olga Sipolin Children's Fund, Societe St. Jean Baptise Inc, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation, The Manafort Family Foundation, Inc, Town Fair Tire Foundation, WR Berkley Corp, Associated Insurance, Aramark, George A. and Grace L. Long Foundation, Parker Hannifan Foundation, M&T Charitable Foundation, Stephen and Barb Nims, Target, Herbert & Edythe Woodruff Peterson Fund , Grace Lutheran Church, South Congregational Church, First Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Jeffrey Shuman, Lynn Karwoski, Walmart, Nutmeg Consulting, Inc., Beacon Prescriptions, Bershaw Family Fund (Alan and Amyjo Bershaw), Tzedakah House, LLC, United Churches of Christ - Central CT Association, Vanguard Charitable, Wilson Keithline

Friendship Ambassadors ($500-999)

Cans for a Cause, Church of Christ Congregational of Newington, Vernon G Baker, Hugh and Lois Penney Fund, David Kvam, Ellen Binder, Kathryn and Mike Balkunas, Kenneth Loveland, Loel W Meckel, Maria Falvo, Pam Woodward, Tomasso Group

Housing Advocates ($250-499)

Bethany Covenant Church, Sarah Fortin, Olusula Adesegun, The Weld Fund, Avon Congregational Church, Charles E Babcock, Huguette Dube, Automotive Connection, Daniel Gero, Harry and Janice Mazadoorian, James Delldonna, Jennifer Towne, Acadia Insurance, John G Grikis, Lawrence Baldino, Michael Halloran; Halloran Charitable Fund, Nancy DePalma, New Britain Downtown District, Peppino's Pizza, Roland Dumont Agency, Rotary Club of New Britain-Berlin, Sandra Randall

Loving Neighbors ($1-249)

Brent A Stratton, Home Depot, A Tambis Holding, Berlin Congregational Church, David Lemay, David S Keating, Deborah Ann Kess, J.E Bowers, Joseph Suszczynski, Michael J Festa, Nancy McKnett, R.S. Audley, Inc., Timothy Bottone, Stanley Seniors Charitable Foundation, Chris Janczyk, Anne Johnson, David Pelland, Michael S Tosatti DMD, Kevin Vanderveer, Mark Jankovich, Barbara Kirejczyk, Carolyn Clement, Grace Church Parish (Episcopal), H. Dyke N Spear Jr., Janice Mazadoorian, Julie Prescott, Kenneth Graham, Kevin Sullivan, Patricia Lombardi, Paul Gilmore and Carolyn Clement, Peter V. Hansen, Robert Flade, Jim Hachey, Theresa Baylock, Ying Li, Edward Steremberg, Glazed Pottery, Donald and Ellen Ciampi, Anthony Guerrera, Bob Stiles, Christine Wasielewski, David Tompkins, Janet Wade-Utay, Joe Waite, John McNamara, Joy E Ferguson, Luis Flores, Margaret Baylock M Renzella, Patricia Mangiafico, Russ Cormier, Stacey Vogel, Thomas Heisler , Stephen and Mary Ann Varga, Bob Bausmith, Kirsty Naples, Martha Child, Matthew Skwiot, Jherod Redding, Caitlin Rose, James W Banasiewicz, Nancy Janusauskas, Opal Montes, Diane Joseph, Elaine Johnson, Ellen Kramer, Gary Herring, Jane A Stewart, Jennie Everson, Ken Gallant, Robert Randich, B. Suzy Rivera, Danielle ONeil, Deb Shulansky, Jennifer Combs, Nicholas Kantor, Paul Cho, Yujin Lee, GiveLively, Theodore Pisk, Valerye Quintana, Randolph Francis, Simone and John Reynolds