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About Hartford's Charitable Contributions Committee

The Lincoln Financial Foundation established its Hartford-based Charitable Contributions Committee in July, 1998. Since that time, the committee has dedicated itself to improving the quality of life in those communities throughout the Greater Hartford area where Lincoln Financial employees live and work.

In keeping with the Foundation's mission, the Hartford committee focuses its efforts on funding arts, education/workforce development, and human services programs. Since its inception, it has awarded more than $12 million to a wide range of non-profit organizations from Riverfront Recapture and Habitat for Humanity to the Hartford Public Library and the Boys & Girls Club.

Contact Information

Any questions regarding Lincoln Financial Group's philanthropic giving in the Hartford area should be directed to:

Lisa Curran
Program Officer
Lincoln Financial Group
350 Church Street MSI1
Hartford, CT 06103-1106
860 466-2964 phone
860 466-1529 fax
Lisa.Curran@LFG.com

Grantee Spotlight

Connecticut Opera Association
Lincoln Financial Foundation has partnered with Connecticut Opera Association to underwrite Opera Express, a touring ensemble that brings live Opera to classrooms throughout Connecticut and western Massachusetts. As Presenting Sponsor of Opera Express for the 2007–2008 school year, Lincoln Foundation aims to help expand arts education opportunities for the school children of the region.

"We're thrilled that Lincoln Financial has made such a generous commitment to maintaining and developing Opera Express," said Christopher Devlin, Opera Express music director. "With each of our operatic performances, I'm able to see the enthusiasm of children and adults alike, as they enjoy one of the great art forms. That is truly rewarding, and equally so is the fact that Lincoln Financial has made a contribution which will help ensure the future of this wonderful outreach and educational program."

The Opera Express ensemble consists of four resident artists who are young professionals at the start of their opera careers. Together with Devlin, they travel to as many as 100 schools each academic year — as well as to senior centers, nursing homes and other community sites — bringing age-appropriate operatic productions to thousands of children and adults.

The program has been designed in compliance with Connecticut Board of Education guidelines to supplement the arts education curriculum. Before the performance, the schools receive a study guide to help teachers prepare their students for the performance. These guides contain a synopsis of the story, warm-up and follow-up activities, a glossary of opera terms, and other exercises designed to stimulate creative thinking. Each Opera Express performance ends with a question and answer period with the music director acting as the "teacher" of the ensemble, answering questions about opera.

Learn more about Connecticut Opera Association and Opera Express.

2006 Grant Recipients

The following grants have been awarded in 2006:

• American Heart Association, Greater Hartford
• American National Red Cross, Charter Oak Chapter of Connecticut
• American National Red Cross, Middlesex Central CT Chapter
• Antiquarian & Landmarks Society
• Artists Collective, Inc.
• Artworks Gallery, Inc.
• Aurora Women & Girls Foundation, Inc.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford
• Bridge Family Center, Inc.
• Bristol Community Organization, Inc.
• Bushnell Park Foundation, Inc.
• Camp Courant, Inc.
• Camp Horizons, Inc.
• Capitol Region Education Council Foundation, Inc.
• Center City Churches, Inc.
• Center for Children's Advocacy, Inc.
• Chamber Music Plus, Inc.
• Charter Oak Temple Restoration Association, Inc.
• Chrysalis Center, Inc.
• Coalition to Strengthen the Sheldon/Charter Oak Neighborhood, Inc.
• Community Health Services, Inc.
• Compass Youth Collaborative, Inc.
• Connecticut Aeronautical Historical Association, Inc.
• Connecticut Center for Science and Exploration, Inc.
• Connecticut Choral Artists, Inc.
• Connecticut Classical Guitar Association, Inc.
• Connecticut Forum
• Connecticut Institute for the Blind
• Connecticut Invention Convention, Inc.
• Connecticut Radio Information Service, Inc.
• Connecticut Valley Girl Scout Council
• Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame, Inc.
• Connecticut Youth Leadership Project, Inc.
• Easter Seals Greater Hartford Rehabilitation Center, Inc.
• Ebony Horsewomen, Inc.
• Foodshare Commission of Greater Hartford, Inc.
• Footlights, Inc.
• Greater Hartford Arts Council, Inc.
• Greater Hartford Association for Retarded Citizens, Inc.
• Greater Hartford Consortium for Higher Education
• Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
• Hartford Children's Theatre, Inc.
• Hartford Interval House, Inc.
• Hartford Jazz Society, Inc.
• Hartford Stage Company, Inc.
• Hartford Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
• Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall
• Immaculate Conception Shelter and Housing Corporation
• Intensive Education Academy, Inc.
• Knox Parks Foundation, Inc.
• Leadership Greater Hartford, Inc.
• Learning Corridor Corporation
• Literacy Volunteers of Greater Hartford, Inc.
• Little Theatre of Manchester, Inc.
• Loaves & Fishes Ministries, Inc.
• Manchester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale, Inc.
• Mark Twain House
• My Sister's Place, Inc.
• Nutmeg Big Brothers–Big Sisters, Inc.
• Open Hearth Association
• Operation Fuel, Inc.
• Organized Parents Make a Difference, Inc.
• Our Piece of the Pie, Inc.
• Pilobolus, Inc.
• Real Art Ways, Inc.
• Riverfront Recapture, Inc.
• Saint Joseph College
• Salvation Army, Greater Hartford
• South Arsenal Neighborhood Development Corporation
• Special Olympics Connecticut, Inc.
• TheaterWorks
• Trust House, Inc.
• United Way of the Capital Area, Inc.
• University of Hartford
• Urban League of Greater Hartford, Inc.
• Urban Suburban Affordables, Inc.
• Village for Families & Children, Inc.
• VNA Health Care
• We Are the Children, Inc.
• West Hartford Seniors Job Bank, Inc.
• Womens League Inc.
• Work Bank, Inc.
• World Affairs Council of Connecticut, Inc.
• Y-US, Inc.
• YWCA of the Hartford Region, Inc.

To see a list of previous grantees, click here.

News

• Lincoln Financial Foundation Helps Expand Literacy and Opportunity — September 24, 2007
• Lincoln Financial Foundation Helps Expand Access to the Arts — April 16, 2007
• Centennial Gift Keeps on Giving to Key City Children — April 10, 2007
• Lincoln Financial Foundation Helps Hartford Human Services Agencies Fight Winter — February 22, 2007
• Lincoln Financial Group Foundation Supports Nature's Classroom and Low Ropes Program at Saint Joseph College's The Gengras Center — November 14, 2006
• Science Center Sculpture is Centerpiece of Lincoln Financial Group Foundation's 2006 Education Grants — October 31, 2006
• Lincoln Financial Group Foundation contributes $797,125 through grants to 19 programs in first quarter — May 4, 2006