Meserve Grants Available For Area Nonprofits

HARTFORD — The Meserve Memorial Fund is accepting applications from Danbury area nonprofits for grants in the areas of human services, education, environment, arts and culture, and nonprofit capacity building.

All applications must be received by Thursday, April 15. Nonprofit organizations in the towns of Bethel, Brookfield, Danbury, New Fairfield, New Milford, Newtown, Redding, Ridgefield, Sherman, and Bridgewater may apply.

Nonprofits applying for grants should use the Common Grant Application Form available on the Greater Danbury Nonprofit Resource Center website (www.gdnrc.org) under the Grants navigation option.

All applications and questions should be directed to Wendy W. Miller, vice president and regional lead philanthropic specialist, Nonprofit and Philanthropic Services, Wachovia — A Wells Fargo Company, 10 State House Square — second floor/MAC: J4002-020, Hartford CT 06103, or contact Ms Miller at wendy.miller@wachovia.com or 860-692-7202.

The Meserve Memorial Fund was established in 1983, a legacy of the late Mr and Mrs Albert W. Meserve, to support charitable organizations that benefit the greater Danbury region. The fund has provided more than $3 million in grants to more than 100 community organizations over the last 25 years.