McGee March Madness Basketball Tournament
An opportunity for students to work together on and off the basketball court
enhancing self esteem, confidence and a sense of accomplishment.
Anyone wishing to add a worthy charity to this list, please email information to bplona@berlinschools.org

Charities

 

AIDS Project Hartford
110 Bartholomew Ave.
Hartford, CT
(860) 951-4833

http://www.aidsprojecthartford.org

Alex's Lemonade Stand:
Fighting Childhood Cancer One Cup at a Time

333 Lancaster Avenue #414
Wynnewood, PA 19096
http://www.alexslemonade.org/

ALS ("Lou Gehrig's Disease")
Association Connecticut Chapter
4 Oxford Rd., Unit D1
Milford, CT
(203) 874-5050
http://www.alsact.org

Alzheimer's Association of Connecticut
96 Oak St.
Hartford, CT 06103
(860) 956-9560

http://www.alzct.org

American Cancer Society
Meriden Executive Park
538 Preston Ave.
Meriden, CT 06450
(203) 379-4700

http://www.cancer.org

American Diabetes Association
300 Research Parkway
Meriden, CT 06450
(877) 639-0385
www.diabetes.org
http://www.diabetes.org

American Heart Association
5 Brookside Dr., P.O. Box 5022
Wallingford, CT 06492
(203) 294-0088
Fax (203) 294-3577
http://www.americanheart.org

American Liver Foundation
127 Washington Avenue, 2nd Floor
North Haven, CT 06473
http://www.ctalf.org/

American Lung Association
45 Ash St.
Hartford, CT
(800) LUNG-USA
http://www.alact.org

American Parkinson's Disease
27 Allendale Drive
North Haven, CT 06473


American Red Cross
209 Farmington Ave.
Farmington, CT
(860) 678-2796
http://charteroak.redcross.org

American School for the Deaf
139 N. Main St.

West Hartford, CT
(860) 570-2307
http://www.asd-1817.org

Animal Haven Inc.
89 Mill Road
North Haven, CT 06473

Army Emergency Relief
http://www.aerhq.org/

Arthritis Foundation
35 Cold Springs Rd. Suite 411
Rocky Hill, CT
(860) 563-1177
Program Director - Sue Nesci
http://www.arthritis.org

Aurora Women and Girls Foundation
c/o Off Season Productions
64 Apple Lane
Middletown, CT
http://www.aurorafoundation.org

Berlin Children Fund
240 Kensington Road
Room #12
Berlin, CT 06037
860-828-7050

Boys and Girls Club
99 Pratt St., Suite 209
Hartford, CT
(860) 724-0700
http://www.bgchartford.org/

Boy Scouts of America
P.O. Box 280098 , 60 Darlin St.
East Hartford, CT
http://www.ctrivers.org

Bradley Memorial Hospital and Health Center
81 Meriden Avenue
Southington, CT 06489
(860) 276-5000
http://www.bradleymemorial.org/index.cfm

Brain Injury Association of Connecticut
333 East River Drive
Hartford, CT  06108
http://www.biact.org/

The Bridge Family Center with Hope Works
1022 Farmington Ave.
West Hartford, CT
(860) 521-8035
http://www.bridgefamilycenter.org

The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts
166 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106-1621
(888)824-2874
http://www.bushnell.org/

CALAHE (Connecticut Association of Latinos in Higher Education)
335 Wethersfield Ave.
Hartford, CT
(860) 296-9141
http://www.calahe.org

Calvanese Foundation
566 Mulberry St.
Plantsville, CT
860-621-9335

Camp Courant
285 Broad St.
Hartford, CT
(860) 241-6320
http://www.campcourant.org

Camp Hope
AIDS Foundation Houston, Inc.
3202 Wesleyan Annex
Houston, TX 77027

Capital Community College Foundation
950 Main St.
Hartford, CT
(860) 906-5102
http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/giving

Capital Region Conference of Churches
60 Lorraine St.
Hartford, CT
(860) 236-1295
http://www.conferenceofchurches.org

Carmine and Frank Mangini Foundation
http://www.cfmfoundation.com/about.htm

Catholic Family Services
896 Asylum St.
Hartford, CT
(860) 522-8241
http://www.cccfs.org

Central Connecticut Association for Retarded Citizens
950 Slater Road
New Britain, CT 06053
Director of Development - Ernestine Weaver
(860) 229-6665
http://www.ccarc.com/

CFM Foundation

c/o Off Season Productions
64 Apple Lane
Middletown, CT
http://www.cfmfoundation.com

Channel 3 Kids Camp
73 Times Farm Road
Andover, CT 06232
(860) 742-2267
http://channel3kidscamp.org/

Charter Oak Cultural Center
21 Charter Oak Ave.
Hartford, CT
(860) 249-1207
http://www.charteroakcenter.org

Cherish the Children Foundation
PO Box 128
Glastonbury, Ct 06033
860) 509-5346
http://ctchildren.org/sponsors.htm

The Children's Home
60 Hicksville Rd.
Cromwell, CT
(860) 635-6010
http://www.childhome.org

Chill
P.O. Box 4458
Burlington, VT 05406
(802) 651-0326


Clothes Make the Man
40 Woodland Street
Hartford
(860)293-2909
http://www.cmtm.org/default.htm

Community Partners in Action
110 Bartholomew Ave.
Suite 3010
Hartford, CT
(860) 566-2030
http://www.cpa-ct.org

CONCORA
52 Main Street 
New Britain, CT, 06051
(860) 224-7500
http://www.concora.org/

Connecticut AIDS Residence Coalition
56 Arbor St.
Hartford, CT
(860) 231-8212
http://www.ctaidshousing.org

Connecticut Association of Schools
Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference
30 Realty Dr.
Cheshire, CT
(203) 250-1111
http://www.casciac.org

Connecticut Autism Spectrum Research Center
1978 Whitney Avenue
Hamden, CT 06517


Connecticut Children's Medical Center Foundation Inc.
262 Washington St.
Hartford, CT
(860) 545-9000
http://www.ccmckids.org/index.htm

Connecticut Humane Society
701 Russell Rd.
Newington, CT
(860) 594-4502
http://www.cthumane.org

Connecticut Institute for the Blind, Oak Hill
120 Holcomb St.
Hartford, CT
(860) 242-2274
http://www.ciboakhill.org

Connecticut Opera
Development Department
Connecticut Opera
226 Farmington Avenue
Hartford, CT 06105
(860) 527-0713
http://www.ctopera.org/

Connecticut Public Television (CPTV)
1049 Asylum Avenue
Hartford, CT 06105
(860) 278-5310
http://www.cpbi.org/

Connecticut Valley Girl Scout Council
340 Washington St.
Hartford, CT
(860) 522-0163
http://www.girlscouts-ct.org

Covenant to Care for Children
120 Mountain Avenue, Suite 212
Bloomfield, CT 06002
(860)243-1806
http://www.covenanttocare.org/

Cystic Fibrosis
185 Silas Deane Hwy.
Wethersfield, CT
(860) 257-6907
http://www.cff.org

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
675 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10017

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
44 Binney Street
Boston, MA 02115


Doc Hurley Scholarship Foundation, Inc.
103 Woodland St.
Hartford, CT
(860) 549-5012 
http://www.docscholar.org/

Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism

P.O. Box 767
Framingham, MA 01701


Easter Seals Greater Hartford Rehabilitation Center
100 Deerfield Road
Windsor, CT  06095
(860) 714-9511
http://ct.easter-seals.org

Epilepsy Foundation of Connecticut
386 Main Street
Middletown, CT 06457


Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation
P.O. Box 142
Bloomfield, CT
(860) 243-4050
http://www.fidelco.org

Foodshare
101 Reserve Rd.
Hartford, CT
(860) 688-6500
http://www.foodshare.org

For HAITI With Love
P.O. Box 1017
Palm Harbor, FL 34682-1017
Cargo: 4767 Simcoe Street
Palm Harbor, Florida 34683-1311
(727) 938-3245
Fax (727) 942-6945
e-mail: info@forhaitiwithlove.org
http://www.forhaitiwithlove.org/p_news.htm

Greater Hartford Arts Council
45 Pratt St.
Hartford, CT
(860) 525-8629
http://www.connectthedots.org

Greater New Haven Celiac Group
Betsey Powers, Treasurer
7 Justine Drive
North Haven, CT 06473

Great Hartford Association of Retarded Citizens
900 Asylum Ave.
Hartford, CT
(860) 278-1100
http://www.harc-ct.org

Great Hartford Jaycees
One Financial Plaza
Hartford
(860) 522-4171
http://www.greaterhartfordjaycees.org

Habitat for Humanity
780-C Windsor St.
P.O. Box 1933
Hartford, CT
(860) 541-2208
http://www.hartfordhabitat.org


Hartford Children's Theatre
360 Farmington Avenue
Hartford, CT  06105
(860)-249-7970
http://www.hartfordchildrenstheatre.org/

Hartford Hospital
80 Seymour St.
Hartford, CT
(860) 545-5000
http://www.hartfordhospital.com

Hartford Stage
50 Church Street
Hartford, CT 06103
(860) 525-5601
http://www.hartfordstage.org/2005-2006/home/home0506/home.html

Hartford Symphony Orchestra
228 Farmington Avenue
Hartford, Connecticut 06105
(860) 246-8742
http://www.hartfordsymphony.org/

Hartford Youth Dance Initiative
16 Thayer Avenue
Collinsville, CT 06019
(860) 693-3909
http://www.hydi.org/index.html

Hill-Stead Museum
35 Mountain Road
Farmington, CT  06032
(860) 677-4787
http://www.hillstead.org/

Holy Family Passionist Retreat
303 Tunxis Road
West Hartford, CT 06107-3199
(860) 521-0440
http://www.holyfamilyretreat.org/

Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
565 Ashford Center Rd.
Ashford, CT
(860) 429-3444
http://www.holeinthewallgang.org

Interval House of Connecticut
P.O. Box 260207
Hartford CT 06126 
(203) 246-9149

Jewish Community Center of Greater Hartford
333 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford
Connecticut 06117
(860)523-7460
http://www.jcfhartford.org/matriarch/default.asp

Junior Achievement of Southwest New England, Inc.
11 Asylum St., Suite 601
Hartford, CT
(860) 525-4510
http://connecticut.ja.org

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
18 North Main St. , 3rd Floor
West Hartford, CT
(860) 561-1153
http://www.jdrf.org

Lance Armstrong Foundation
National Mail Processing Center
P.O. Box 6003
Albert Lea, MN 56007-6603


Last Chance Ranch Equine Rescue
9 Beck Road
Quakertown, PA 18951
President - Lori Benetz
(215) 538-2510
email - lbenetz@lastchanceranch.org
http://www.lastchanceranch.org/

Lea's Foundation for Leukemia Research, Inc.

150 Trumbull St.
Hartford, CT
(860) 727-8998
http://www.leasfoundation.org

The Learning Corridor
43 Vernon St.
Hartford, CT
860-727-8998
http://www.learningcorridor.org/

Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Connecticut Chapter
300 Research Parkway
Meriden, CT
(203) 379-0445
http://www.leukemia.org

Lupus Foundation, Connecticut Chapter
Connecticut Chapter
97 South St., Suite 110
West Hartford, CT
(800) 699-6967
http://www.lupusct.org

Make a Wish Foundation
940 White Plains Rd.
Trumbull, CT
(203) 261-9044 Judy Campisi
Fax (203) 268-2168
TF (877) 203-9474
http://www.wish-ct.org

Manchester Hospital
71 Haynes St.
Manchester, CT
(860) 646-1222
http://www.echn.org

Manes and Motions
900 High Road
Kensington, CT 06037


March of Dimes
255 Pitkin St.
East Hartford, CT
(860) 290-5440
http://www.marchofdimes.com

Marjorie Moore Memorial Fund
Berlin, CT


Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Avenue
New York, NY 10021


Muscular Dystrophy Association
148 Easter Blvd.
Glastonbury, CT
(860) 633-4466
http://www.mdausa.org

My Sister's Place
102 Pliny Street
Hartford, CT 06120
( 860) 549-1634
http://www.sistersplacect.org/

National Cancer Awareness Foundation
P.O. Box 261
Terryville, CT 06786


National Kidney Foundation
2139 Silas Deane Hwy.
Rocky Hill, CT
(860) 257-3770
http://www.kidneyct.org

National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Greater Connecticut Chapter
705 N. Mountain Rd., Suite G10
Newington, CT
(860) 953-0601
http://www.ctnmss.org

National Theatre of the Deaf
139 North Main St.
West Hartford, CT 06107
(860) 236-4193
http://www.ntd.org/

The Nature Conservancy
4245 North Fairfax Drive
Suite 100
Arlington, VA 22203
(800) 628-6860


New Britain Foundation for Public Giving
74A Vine Street
New Britain, CT 06052-1431
(860) 229-6018
http://www.nbfoundation.org/

New Britain General Hospital
100 Grand St.
New Britain, CT
(860) 224-5-RUN
http://www.nbgh.org

New Britain Museum of American Art
56 Lexington Street
New Britain, CT 06052-1412
(860) 229-0257
http://www.nbmaa.org/

New Britain Symphony Society
P.O. Box 1253
New Britain, CT 06050
(860) 826-6344 
http://www.newbritainsymphony.org/

Nutmeg Big Brothers / Big Sisters
30 Laurel St., Suite 3
Hartford, CT
(800) 237-KIDS
http://www.nutmegbigbrothersbigsisters.com

Oak Hill School for the Blind
120 Holcomb Street Hartford, CT 06112
(860)242-2274 
http://www.ciboakhill.org/

Platelet Disorder Support Association
P.O. Box 61533
Potomac, Maryland 20859
Joan Young
(877) 528-3538 or (301) 294-5967
Fax: (301) 294-3125
http://www.pdsa.org/

Prudence Crandall Center for Women
18 Hart Street
New Britain, CT 06053


Real Art Ways
56 Arbor St
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 232-1006
http://www.realartways.org/

Riverfront Recapture
One Hartford Square West, Suite 100
Hartford, CT
(860) 713-3131
http://www.riverfront.org

Ronald McDonald House
501 George Street
New Haven, CT 06511


Saint Francis Foundation
114 Woodland St.
Hartford, CT
(860) 714-4000
http://www.sfcare.org

Salvation Army 
855 Asylum Ave
Hartford, CT
(860) 543-8400
http://www1.salvationarmy.org/use/www_use.nsf

Save The Children
54 Wilton Road
Westport, CT 06880


Science Center of Connecticut
950 Trout Brook Drive
West Hartford, CT 06119
(860) 231-2830
http://www.sciencecenterct.org/

Shepard Meadows Therapeutic Riding Center
733 Hill Street
Bristol, CT 06010 
(860) 314-0007
http://www.shepardmeadows.org/

Sickle Cell Disease Association, CT Chapter
Hartford Regional Office
Gengras Ambulatory Center
Suite 2101
114 Woodland Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06105-1299
(860) 527-0119
http://www.sicklecellct.org/contact.html

Sons of Thunder Coalition
60 Lorraine St.
Hartford, CT
860-830-3332

Soroptimist International 
370 Linwood St.
New Britain, CT
(860) 224-9113
http://www.soroptimist.org/

Special Olympics of Connecticut Eastern Region

2666 State St., Suite 1
Hamden, CT
(203) 230-1201
http://www.soct.org

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Connecticut Affiliate
Metro Center
350 Church Street
Lobby Level
Hartford, CT 06103
860) 728-4955
http://www.komenct.org/index.html

Tebucky Jones Youth Foundation

c/o Off Season Productions
64 Apple Lane
Middletown, CT
http://www.buck34.com

Trust House
155 Wyllys St.
Hartford, CT
(860) 278-8387
http://www.trusthouse.org

United Way of Capitol Area
30 Laurel St.
Hartford, CT
(860) 493-6800
http://www.uwcact.org

The Village for Families & Children
1680 Albany Ave.
Hartford, CT
(860) 236-0504
http://www.villageforchildren.org

Vin Baker Stand Tall Foundation
P.O. Box 179
Old Saybrook, CT
(860) 395-1383
http://www.vinbaker.com

VNA Health Care
103 Woodland St.
Hartford, CT
(860) 249-4862
http://www.vnahealthcare.org

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
600 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06103
(860) 278-2670
http://www.wadsworthatheneum.org/

Wheeler Clinic
91 Northwest Dr.
Plainville, CT
1-800-259-9038
http://www.wheelerclinic.org

The Whitter Institute for Diabetes
9894 Genesee Avenue
LaJolla, CA 92037

World Vision
P.O. Box 70359
Tacoma, WA 98481-0359


YMCA
160 Jewell St.
Hartford, CT
(860) 522-4183
http://www.ghymca.org

YWCA
135 Broad St.
Hartford, CT
(860) 525-1163
http://www.ywcahartford.org

American Institute of Philanthropy
http://www.charitywatch.org/criteria.html

BBB (Better Business Bureau) Wise Giving Alliance

http://www.give.org/reports/index.asp  

How ethical are the charities?  Find out if any have been reported to the Better Business Bureau's Wise Giving Alliance
Charity Navigator

http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm/bay/content.view/catid/1/cpid/17.htm  

Browse for charities by category and region.  Search under keyword. Find out how many cents out a dollar charities spend on their programs and much more.

Connecticut Council for Philanthropy Holiday Wish List
http://www.ctphilanthropy.org/o/holiday/default.htm

Charity Navigator
http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm/bay/content.view/catid/1/cpid/17.htm

GuideStar:  The National Database of Non-Profit Organizations

http://www.guidestar.org/index.jsp

Rubric for Evaluating the Worthiness of a Charity
Lists of Non-Profit Organizations and Charities
Connecticut Non-Profit Network
http://www.ctnonprofit.org

Charities Guide for Hartford Connecticut Area
 
http://www.charity-charities.org/charities/CT/Hartford.html
 
 
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