Welcome to your daily briefing on nonprofit developments in Connecticut. Today we're covering 9 key stories including updates on connecticut nonprofit headlines, connecticut nonprofit updates, background & context. Let's dive in.
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Arts for Learning Connecticut has received a $1,750 grant from the Chelsea Groton Foundation to support arts-integrated programming at the Regional Multicultural Magnet School in New London.
This award highlights active grantmaking opportunities for arts and education nonprofits in Connecticut, offering a model for securing local foundation support.
The Connecticut Community Foundation has released its list of awarded grants for 2025.
CT nonprofit professionals can review these funding decisions to understand current priorities in arts, health, and leadership within the state.
The Department of Consumer Protection is responsible for administering the Connecticut Solicitation of Charitable Funds Act.
This clarifies the regulatory oversight for CT nonprofits soliciting charitable funds, ensuring compliance with state law.
Consumers are advised to contact the Charities Unit to confirm a charity's legitimacy and determine the percentage of donations allocated to programs versus fundraising and administrative costs.
Transparency regarding fund allocation and verification of legitimacy are critical for maintaining donor trust and ensuring compliance within Connecticut's nonprofit sector.
The Public Charities Unit of the Connecticut State Department of Consumer Protection outlines which organizations are required to register under the Solicitation of Contributions Act.
Ensuring compliance with state registration requirements is critical for Connecticut nonprofits to maintain legal standing and avoid penalties.
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The Greater Hartford Gives Foundation has published a page detailing its current grant opportunities for eligible organizations.
Nonprofit professionals in Connecticut can review these specific funding openings to identify potential financial support for their local initiatives.
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The IRS-recommended COI policy requires (1) annual disclosure by all directors and key employees, (2) a process for review of any disclosed conflict, (3) recusal procedures, and (4) documentation in board minutes. Policies that have only the disclosure form without the review and recusal process do not satisfy the recommendation.
A weak COI policy is a Schedule L disclosure waiting to happen, and Schedule L disclosures correlate with future IRS examination selection.
Donor-restricted gifts must be tracked separately and used only for the restricted purpose; using them for general operations — even with intent to "pay back" later — is a fiduciary breach and an audit finding. The most-common fact pattern: cash-flow shortage in operations, restricted-grant balance available, transfer "borrowed" with no formal repayment plan.
State attorneys general have authority over restricted-gift compliance and have pursued individual board members and executives. Auditors are required to disclose restricted-fund violations in the management letter.
Negligent-screening claims arise not from failing to have a screening policy, but from failing to follow the policy that exists. A documented policy with inconsistent enforcement is harder to defend than no policy at all, because the deviation is evidence of negligence.
Insurance carriers tighten coverage on organizations with screening-process gaps. The cost of consistent enforcement is small; the cost of a single uninvestigated incident can close the organization.
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