Norton Trust

09/28/2025

Notice of Grant Opportunity – The Norton Trust

The Norton Trust is pleased to announce that the 2025 grant application period is now open. Applications will be accepted through October 31, 2025.

Eligible applicants include organizations located in Plainville that provide services and support to the Plainville community. Organizations based outside of Plainville may also be considered if their proposed programs are primarily directed toward, and demonstrate a significant benefit for, the Plainville community.

Grant amounts typically range from $500 to $3000.

Applicants who are uncertain of their eligibility are encouraged to contact the Chairman of the Norton Trust, Mr. Andy Cirioli, at [email protected].

11/24/2024

The Norton Trust grant committee convened twice recently to evaluate the 2024 fall submissions and will present their recommendations to the full board for consideration and approval in December, at which time the awardees will be announced.

10/03/2024

This is the link to the application for a grant from the Norton Trust.

The deadline is 10/31/2024.

Please, EITHER email the completed application package to [email protected] before October 31, 2024 or mail it to Grants Committee, Elizabeth H. Norton Trust, PO Box 304, Plainville, CT
06062, post-marked by October 31, 2024.

09/28/2024

Updated application to follow soon

09/28/2024

The Norton Trust 2024 grant cycle is opening shortly. 501c3 organizations within Plainville and local school organizations may apply (after approval from the superintendent’s office). A few minor tweaks are being made to the application, and we will post a link shortly.

08/31/2024

Great work! 👏👏

Our video digitization project is under way. With grants from Norton Trust and CT Humanities, we have digitized VHS tapes from years past. We are now posting them to YouTube. We lead off with one from the Plainville Remembers World War II series. Our founder Ruth Hummel does interviews with the veterans noted below. Technical quality may not always be the best, but the videos are a real treasure. Watch for announcements on many more! Here is the link to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/

08/31/2024

Thank you for all the work you do to curate our history 👏👏👏

Here is the next post with one of the videos that have been digitized using grants from the Norton Trust and CT Humanities. This program, from 1996, has Ruth Hummel interviewing two early Plainville aviators - Alfred Mastrianni and Bessie Kullberg. Here is the link to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/

05/18/2024

Keep up the fabulous work! 💐👏💐👏

04/28/2023

Our next grant cycle for organizations benefiting Plainville residents will be in the fall.

Current Officers of the Norton Trust are:
Foster White, President

Glenn Petit, Treasurer & Awards Committee Chairman

Nancy Burns, Recording Secretary

Mary Mary McGinley Couture, Vice President

Christine Sullivan, Corresponding Secretary

Frank Robinson is the Nominating Committee Chairman.

Other Trustees include:

William A. Petit, Jr.

Cheryl Provost

Suzie Woerz

Cheryl Lepage

Heidi Famiglietti

Mona Norfleet was approved unanimously as a new Trustee.

The next grant period will be in the late summer-early fall of 2023.

04/28/2023

Current Officers of the Norton Trust are:
Foster White, President

Glenn Petit, Treasurer & Awards Committee Chairman

Nancy Burns, Recording Secretary

Mary Mary McGinley Couture, Vice President

Christine Sullivan, Corresponding Secretary

Frank Robinson is the Nominating Committee Chairman.

Other Trustees include:

William A. Petit, Jr.

Cheryl Provost

Suzie Woerz

Cheryl Lepage

Heidi Famiglietti

Mona Norfleet was approved unanimously as a new Trustee.

The next grant period will be in the late summer-early fall of 2023.