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A 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation dedicated to making a difference in the lives of Essex, CT citizens by providing funding support for medical, educational, social welfare, cultural, recreational and civic needs not met by other organizations or sources.

10/26/2026

Essex Foundation Awards $10,000 to Improve Ivoryton Library’s Website. The new website will be designed according to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), which guide the creation of digital content accessible to people with disabilities, and will improve community access to programs, events, services, and local resources.. Pictured are The Essex Foundation board members Gary Riggio, Judy Bombaci, Marla Bogaert, Stickland Hyde III, Bruce Glowac, and Jim Clark presenting the award to Ivoryton Library Association staff and board members Colleen Goodrich, Sharon Lewis, Kathy Marois, Deborah Brown, Shannon Williams, and Ethan Goller.

08/20/2026

A Sign of Continued Inclusivity: The Essex Foundation Board of Directors awarded a $6000 grant to the Essex Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) to fund the design, materials and installation of an American Sign Language communication board now at the school's playground. The board provides a visual and interactive way for students of all hearing abilities to communicate using basic signs, symbols, and shared language.

07/21/2026

Bravo! Thanks to a $1350 grant from The Essex Foundation, and a partnership with the Essex Library and Ivoryton Library Associations, more people will have access to Essex Winter Series’ concerts in 2027. The two libraries will serve as distribution locations for six free tickets to each of the four concerts taking place at Valley Regional High School and John Winthrop Middle School in Deep River this coming January through April.

Pictured: Essex Winter Series’ Melissa Ozols, Aimee Loinig, Joan Fox, Cindy Loeffler, Stephen Brinkman, and Susan Guernsey with The Essex Foundation’s Strickland Hyde III, Judy Bombaci, Gary Riggio, and Bruce Glowac.

07/10/2026

Representatives from The Essex Foundation (TEF), Essex Bank (EB) Essex Housing Authority (EHA), and Essex Housing Management (EHM) gathered to present funding grants for the construction of resident patios at Essex Court in Centerbrook. Pictured from left to right are: Lynn Giroux (EB), Jim Clark (TEF), Judy Bombaci (TEF), Bruce Glowac (TEF), Diane Arnold (EB), Richard Stebbins (EHA), Mary Mansour (EHM), Janice Atkeson (EHA), Strickland Hyde III (TEF), Marla Bogaert (TEF), Gary Riggio (TEF).

06/25/2026

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2026 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS: We are happy to announce that Antonia (Nia) Marchese of Essex is the recipient of the 2026 The Elizabeth Barnes Callender and Mary Francis Barnes Memorial Scholarship, and will be enrolled in a landscape architecture program at the University of Florida, Gainsville. Lucca Giordano, also an Essex resident, is the recipient of the first annual The Essex Foundation Scholarship and will be pursuing a degree in Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Foundation board members Strick Hyde and Marla Bogaert presented each of them with a $3000 award.

04/17/2026

BUSHY 'DAFFO-HILL': The first bloom of 5000 daffodils greet passersby on the embankment between Bushy Hill Road and Old Bushy Hill Road in Ivoryton. The Essex Foundation funded the bulb installation last fall thanks to donations from the community and the bequest of the late Elizabeth “Diz” Callender. To support future plantings you can donate for daffodils here: https://www.theessexfoundation.org/daffodils/

10/31/2025

Thank You for Another Successful Year of Community Support! 2025 was our most active year of providing funding support for a wide range of new projects and initiatives that benefit local residents. Read all about it in our annual newsletter and consider making a contribution to keep the momentum going. https://www.theessexfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/TEF_2025Newsletter_Web.pdf

10/29/2025

NEW WINDOWS OF OPPORTUNITY: The Essex Foundation presented a $7,000 grant award to Essex Preschool for new windows to be installed at the school’s rented space in Essex Congregational Church. The six existing windows are older than the program itself and need to be replaced to ensure the school's operation as a licensed preschool center and allow for the addition of full-time quality childcare for toddlers in the near future.

09/23/2025

COMING TO A LIBRARY NEAR YOU:A $2500 grant was awarded to help fund the inaugural Essex FilmFest, a program sponsored by Essex Library Association and aimed to be an annual event. The weekend event, planned for November, highlights a single independent filmmaker each year and includes film screenings as well as in-person Q&A forums and free workshops conducted by the filmmaker.

09/15/2025

Supporting the Essex Board of Trade and Visitor Engagement:The Essex Foundation awarded a $6200 grant to the Essex Board of Trade to help showcase Essex as a visitor destination and highlight EBOT member businesses and organizations. The grant award will fund the start-up costs of designing and producing 2500 printed visitor maps to be distributed at town businesses and frequented locations in Centerbrook, Essex Village, and Ivoryton before the start of the holiday season. The design will feature hand-drawn layouts of Essex Village, Ivoryton, and Centerbrook, highlighting key town landmarks for visitors to orient themselves.

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PO Box 64
Essex, CT
06426

Website

http://www.theessexfoundation.org/

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