By LISA CAPOBIANCOSTAFF WRITER This year, the Main StreetCommunity Foundation has a lot to celebrate. Not only did the non-profit organization recently move to its new home on Halcyon Drive, but it also just reached a 20-year anniversary. What began in 1995 with a community need has transformed into a community foundation that has served six communities: Bristol, Southington, Plainville, Wolcott, Burlington, and Plymouth. For fiscal year 2013, the Main Street Community Foundation had a total of $33,107,579 assets. Within the last two years, the foundation increased assets by $10 million, said Susan Sadecki, president and CEO of Main Street Community Foundation. “It’s been tremendous in terms of asset growth—the market has been good to us in the last few years,” said Sadecki, noting how the foundation renewed its accreditation in 2012. “We’re doing really well in terms of being on the right pathway to support these local communities.” “It shows that…people feel it is important to have a community foundation to help the different towns and their needs,” added Jarre Betts, vice president of programs for the foundation. In September, the foundation will celebrate its birthday during a 20th anniversary event. Although the details are still being finalized, an […]
By LISA CAPOBIANCOSTAFF WRITER This year, the Main StreetCommunity Foundation has a lot to celebrate. Not only did the non-profit organization recently move to its new home on Halcyon Drive, but it also just reached a 20-year anniversary. What began in 1995 with a community need has transformed into a community foundation that has served six communities: Bristol, Southington, Plainville, Wolcott, Burlington, and Plymouth. For fiscal year 2013, the Main Street Community Foundation had a total of $33,107,579 assets. Within the last two years, the foundation increased assets by $10 million, said Susan Sadecki, president and CEO of Main Street Community Foundation. “It’s been tremendous in terms of asset growth—the market has been good to us in the last few years,” said Sadecki, noting how the foundation renewed its accreditation in 2012. “We’re doing really well in terms of being on the right pathway to support these local communities.” “It shows that…people feel it is important to have a community foundation to help the different towns and their needs,” added Jarre Betts, vice president of programs for the foundation. In September, the foundation will celebrate its birthday during a 20th anniversary event. Although the details are still being finalized, an […]