Non Profit Beneficiaries

Since 1953, The Tommy Fund for Childhood Cancer has supported families whose children are undergoing cancer treatments at Smilow Cancer Hospital, Yale-New Haven and its affiliates. We are proud of how we have supported thousands of requests/hundreds of family throughout CT and that anyone treated in the facilities have our resources over time for 71 years. Visit @tommyfund or tommyfund.org/donate for more information on how to make an impact!

Sound View Community Media is a 501c3 Public Access TV facility serving the citizens of the city and towns of Bridgeport, Stratford, Milford, Fairfield, Woodbridge and Orange. Their training and cablecasting are free for adults living, working or going to school in these areas, and they work with schools to produce educational programs for their channels. Sound View Community Media can be seen on Optimum TV Channels 88, 78, 79 and Frontier TV Channel 99, and are streaming 24/7 at soundviewtv.org.

For 105 years, The Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants (CIRI) has built a legacy of leadership, compassionate service and effective advocacy; providing immigrants, refugees and survivors of human trafficking and torture with a compassionate array of high-quality legal, social, and educational programming. Learn more about supporting this important local organization at cirict.org.

Mercy Learning Center provides free literacy and life skills education to low-income women in the greater Bridgeport area using a holistic approach within a compassionate, supportive environment. MLC focuses on empowering and providing dignity, economic self-sufficiency, and hope to their students. By educating women, MLC provides critical learning for students to improve their skills and earning potential, creating a more solid future for themselves, their families, and their community. Find ways to get involved by visiting https://mercylearningcenter.org/volunteer/.

Mill River Wetland Committee has a simple mission: to educate the community about the value of wetlands, to advocate for their continued protection, and to engage all people in the fight to protect our environment. The MRWC believes that people protect the things they love, and love the things they have learned to understand. With the River-Lab program, in its 57th year in Fairfield schools, the MRWC has taught generations of students and parents to value the watersheds that support our lives.

Operation Hope of Fairfield provides individuals and families the opportunity to experience transformative change. By addressing basic needs for food and shelter, as well as offering long-term solutions to hunger and homelessness, including affordable housing, life skills training and personalized clinical support, we help people reach their potential in an environment where compassion inspires dignity and hope.

Fairfield Yabantu is committed to disrupting systems of racism and classism in our local communities. Fairfield Yabantu is a collaborative effort by concerned citizens dedicated to addressing the issue of racism and classism. They seek to achieve social equity and harmony through deliberate action aimed to expose the structures and cultural habits that promote division amongst people. They are committed to disrupting these systems through informative workshops, book discussions, and targeted action steps.

The Tucker Fund was created to remember Tucker, a bright, gifted, and kind friend and to honor his love of Fairfield and the outdoors. It is our mission to protect, to preserve and to revitalize our community’s natural spaces so that they can be enjoyed for generations to come. Through our community event we aim to raise funding for environmental projects throughout Fairfield County.