Give Where You Live: Fairfield County Giving Day Returns March 5, 2015

Last year, Fairfield County Giving Day took Connecticut by storm. Non-profits across the county shared with their friends, followers, and fans all about what makes them great and asked for donations to help fund their missions. And, you could say it was a wee-bit successful (being sarcastic) with over 9,200 donors who dug into their pockets and raised more than $750,000! 

This year’s Giving Day will prove to be bigger, better, and raise even more vital funds than last year, too. It starts at midnight on Thursday, March 5 and goes all the way until 11:59 and 59 seconds. The goal this year is to raise at least $1,000,000 and with 400 non-profits participating, that shouldn’t be too tough.

All you need to do is visit FCGives.org and donate at least $10. If you have an organization that you love like Wholesome Wave, Community Plates, Stamford Museum & Nature Center, PAWS, or the Ferguson Library, you could donate all to just one of them or split up your donations to share the wealth. In addition to your donations, non-profits can win cash prizes:

💰 Most Unique Donors 1st place = $25,000 and 2nd place – $15,000

💰 Most Dollars Raised 1st place = $20,000 and 2nd place = $10,000

💰 Power Hours $1,000 prizes will be awarded to the organizations with the most unique donors in the following hours: Rise and Shine Power Hour: 6am-7am, Lunch Special Power Hour: 12pm-1pm, Quitting Time Power Hour: 4pm-5pm, Super Power Hour: 7pm-8pm

Two random $1,000 prize drawings will take place for all nonprofits that receive donations during the following hours: Coffee

💰 Break Power Hour: 10am-11am, Night Owl Power Hour: 11pm-11:59pm

💰 Launch Prizes The first 12 nonprofits to receive 25 unique gifts of $25 or more will receive a $1,000 prize.

Here are just some of the non-profits that have registered for Fairfield County Giving Day. Ranked from highest to lowest, Stamford, Bridgeport, Norwalk, Westport, then Greenwich have the most registrations in the county. Hopefully you can “Give Where You Live” and, when you do, make sure to use the #FairfieldCountyGives

Organized by City/Town (note that some are CT non-profits based somewhere else)

Ben’s Bells Project	Tucson	AZ
Ability Beyond	Bethel	CT
Bethel Land Trust	Bethel	CT
Bethel Visiting Nurse Association	Bethel	CT
Danbury Animal Welfare Society (DAWS)	Bethel	CT
Housatonic Valley Coalition Against Substance Abuse, Inc.	Bethel	CT
ACCESS Educational Service, Inc.	Bridgeport	CT
All Stars Project, Inc.	Bridgeport	CT
Applied Behavioral Rehabilitation Institute, Inc	Bridgeport	CT
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern CT	Bridgeport	CT
Bridgeport Child Advocacy Coalition	Bridgeport	CT
Bridgeport Neighborhood Trust	Bridgeport	CT
Bridgeport Public Education Fund, Inc.	Bridgeport	CT
Burroughs Community Center	Bridgeport	CT
Cardinal Shehan Center	Bridgeport	CT
Catholic Charities of Fairfield County, Inc.	Bridgeport	CT
Central Connecticut Coast YMCA	Bridgeport	CT
Connecticut Renaissance	Bridgeport	CT
Connecticut Zoological Society	Bridgeport	CT
Daniel Trust Foundation	Bridgeport	CT
Excel Bridgeport	Bridgeport	CT
Family ReEntry, Inc.	Bridgeport	CT
Frank Habansky Food Pantry Inc.	Bridgeport	CT
Greater Bridgeport Latino Network	Bridgeport	CT
Greater Bridgeport Symphony Society	Bridgeport	CT
Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County	Bridgeport	CT
Hall Neighborhood House	Bridgeport	CT
Housatonic Community College Foundation	Bridgeport	CT
IDEAS For Us	Bridgeport	CT
International Institute of Connecticut	Bridgeport	CT
Junior Achievement of Western CT	Bridgeport	CT
LifeBridge Community Services (formerly FSW, Inc.)	Bridgeport	CT
Literacy Volunteers Program of Friends of Bridgeport Library	Bridgeport	CT
McGivney Community Center	Bridgeport	CT
Mercy Learning Center of Bridgeport	Bridgeport	CT
Neighborhood Studios of Fairfield County	Bridgeport	CT
New England Ballet Company	Bridgeport	CT
Norma F. Pfriem Urban Outreach Initiatives	Bridgeport	CT
Optimus Health Care, Inc.	Bridgeport	CT
Regional Youth Adult Social Action Partnership	Bridgeport	CT
School Volunteer Association of Bridgeport, Inc.	Bridgeport	CT
Shepherds, Inc.	Bridgeport	CT
Southwest Community Health Center	Bridgeport	CT
Supportive Housing Works	Bridgeport	CT
The Bijou Film Society, Inc.	Bridgeport	CT
THE CENTER FOR FAMILY JUSTICE INC	Bridgeport	CT
The Council of Churches of Greater Bridgeport	Bridgeport	CT
The Discovery Museum and Planetarium	Bridgeport	CT
The Klein Memorial Auditorium Foundation	Bridgeport	CT
The WorkPlace, Inc	Bridgeport	CT
Wholesome Wave Charitable Ventures, Inc.	Bridgeport	CT
Dandelion Productions	Bridgeport	CT
WPKN Inc.	Bridgeport	CT
Brookfield Craft Center	Brookfield	CT
Brookfield Open Space Legacy Inc.	Brookfield	CT
Regional YMCA of Western CT	Brookfield	CT
Housatonic Valley Associaton	(Cornwall) Cornwall Bridge	CT
Amos House, Inc.	Danbury	CT
Ann’s Place	Danbury	CT
CityCenter Danbury Events Inc.	Danbury	CT
Connecticut Master Chorale, Inc.	Danbury	CT
Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut	Danbury	CT
Danbury Children First	Danbury	CT
Danbury Music Centre	Danbury	CT
Danbury Promise for Children Partnership	Danbury	CT
Danbury Railway Museum	Danbury	CT
Danbury Schools and Business Collaborative (DSABC)	Danbury	CT
Danbury Youth Services, Inc.	Danbury	CT
Danbury-VITA, Inc	Danbury	CT
Dream Come True of Western Ct. Inc	Danbury	CT
Families Network of Western CT, Inc.	Danbury	CT
Family & Children’s Aid	Danbury	CT
Friends of the Danbury Museum & Historical Society Authority	Danbury	CT
Friends of the Ives, Inc.	Danbury	CT
Hopeline Women’s Center Inc	Danbury	CT
Housatonic Habitat for Humanity	Danbury	CT
Musicals at Richter	Danbury	CT
Regional Hospice and Home Care	Danbury	CT
Shelter of the Cross, Inc.	Danbury	CT
Tails of Courage, Inc.	Danbury	CT
The Bridge to Independence & Career Opportunities	Danbury	CT
The Land Trust of Danbury	Danbury	CT
WHEELpassion, Inc.	Danbury	CT
Women’s Center of Greater Danbury, Inc.	Danbury	CT
A Better Chance in Darien	Darien	CT
At Home In Darien	Darien	CT
Darien Arts Center	Darien	CT
Darien Community Young Men’s Christian Association Inc.	Darien	CT
Darien Nature Center	Darien	CT
Person-to-Person	Darien	CT
The Depot Darien Youth Center	Darien	CT
The Tiny Miracles Foundation	Darien	CT
Troupers Light Opera Company, Inc	Darien	CT
YWCA Darien/Norwalk	Darien	CT
Junior League of Stamford-Norwalk, Inc.	Darien	CT
Bridgeport Humane Society	Fairfield	CT
Connecticut Alliance for Music, Inc.	Fairfield	CT
Fairfield Museum and History Center	Fairfield	CT
Fairfield Theatre Company	Fairfield	CT
Fairfield YMCA	Fairfield	CT
FEILE, Inc	Fairfield	CT
Friends of the Fairfield Public Library	Fairfield	CT
Greater Bridgeport Youth Orchestras	Fairfield	CT
Harbor Light Foundation, Inc.	Fairfield	CT
Horizons at Sacred Heart University	Fairfield	CT
ITNCoastalCT, Inc.	Fairfield	CT
Jewish Home for the Elderly of Fairfield County, Inc.	Fairfield	CT
Junior League of Eastern Fairfield County	Fairfield	CT
Mill River Wetland Committee, Inc	Fairfield	CT
Operation Hope of Fairfield, Inc	Fairfield	CT
The Building Hope Foundation, Inc	Fairfield	CT
The Connecticut Audubon Society Incorporated	Fairfield	CT
The Fairfield County Chorale	Fairfield	CT
The Yoga Cooperative	Fairfield	CT
Wags 4 Hope	Fairfield	CT
WSHU Public Radio	Fairfield	CT
Chad A. Jacobs Memorial Foundation	Fairfield (Southport)	CT
Pequot Library	Fairfield (Southport)	CT
Wakeman Memorial Association, Inc	Fairfield (Southport)	CT
American Red Cross	Farmington	CT
Friends of the Norwalk River Valley Trail	Georgetown	CT
Adopt-A-Dog Inc.	Greenwich	CT
At Home in Greenwich Inc	Greenwich	CT
Audubon Connecticut	Greenwich	CT
BackCountry Jazz	Greenwich	CT
Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich	Greenwich	CT
Breast Cancer Alliance	Greenwich	CT
Bruce Museum	Greenwich	CT
Community Answers	Greenwich	CT
Community Centers, Inc.	Greenwich	CT
Dana’s Angels Research Trust	Greenwich	CT
Family Centers	Greenwich	CT
Friends of Autistic People (FAP)	Greenwich	CT
Friends of Nathaniel Witherell, Inc.	Greenwich	CT
Greenwich Alliance for Education	Greenwich	CT
Greenwich Art Society	Greenwich	CT
Greenwich Arts Council	Greenwich	CT
Greenwich Ballet Academy	Greenwich	CT
Greenwich Choral Society	Greenwich	CT
Greenwich Community Gardens	Greenwich	CT
Greenwich Library	Greenwich	CT
Neighbor to Neighbor	Greenwich	CT
Pathways, Inc.	Greenwich	CT
The Junior League of Greenwich	Greenwich	CT
YWCA Greenwich	Greenwich	CT
The Greenwich Preservation Trust	Greenwich	CT
Garden Education Center	Greenwich (Cos Cob)	CT
Greenwich Adult Day Care, Inc.	Greenwich (Cos Cob)	CT
Greenwich Land Trust	Greenwich (Cos Cob)	CT
Kids in Crisis, Inc.	Greenwich (Cos Cob)	CT
Old Greenwich Riverside Community Center	Greenwich (Old Greenwich)	CT
Hill House	Greenwich (Riverside)	CT
Center for Children’s Advocacy	Hartford	CT
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center Foundation	Hartford	CT
NAMI Connecticut	Hartford	CT
National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Connecticut Chapter	Hartford	CT
The Cove Center for Grieving Children	Meriden	CT
Connecticut Legal Services, Inc.	Middletown	CT
March For Education Foundation Inc	Middletown	CT
Boy Scouts of America – Connecticut Yankee Council	Milford	CT
A Better Chance of New Canaan	New Canaan	CT
Filling in the Blanks	New Canaan	CT
Getabout, Inc.	New Canaan	CT
Hungry Kidzz	New Canaan	CT
Kids Empowered by Your Support	New Canaan	CT
New Canaan CARES	New Canaan	CT
New Canaan Historical Society	New Canaan	CT
New Canaan Land Conservation Trust	New Canaan	CT
New Canaan Society for the Arts	New Canaan	CT
Silver Hill Hospital	New Canaan	CT
Silvermine Guild of Artists, Inc.	New Canaan	CT
Southern Connecticut Storm Special Hockey, Inc.	New Canaan	CT
Staying Put in New Canaan, Inc.	New Canaan	CT
Strays & Others, Inc.	New Canaan	CT
Summer Theatre of New Canaan	New Canaan	CT
The New Canaan Outback Teen Center	New Canaan	CT
Voices of September 11th	New Canaan	CT
New Fairfield Land Trust	New Fairfield	CT
Preserve New Fairfield, Inc.	New Fairfield	CT
All Our Kin, Inc.	New Haven	CT
Children In Placement	New Haven	CT
Connecticut Food Bank	New Haven	CT
Connecticut Sponsoring Committee	New Haven	CT
Connecticut Voices for Children	New Haven	CT
Educators 4 Excellence- Connecticut	New Haven	CT
Planned Parenthood of Southern New England	New Haven	CT
Teach For America – Connecticut	New Haven	CT
Community Culinary School of Northwestern Connecticut	New Milford	CT
Ben’s Lighthouse	Newtown	CT
Embrace Hope-Sandy Hook Equine Assisted Therapy Foundation	Newtown	CT
Friends of 2GHG Inc	Newtown	CT
Newtown Forest Association	Newtown	CT
Newtown Historical Society	Newtown	CT
Newtown Kindness	Newtown	CT
Peak Academy Inc.	Newtown	CT
Sandy Hook Promise Foundation, Inc.	Newtown	CT
The Catherine Violet Hubbard Foundation/The Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary	Newtown	CT
The Newtown Foundation	Newtown	CT
Creative Youth Productions Inc.	Newtown (Sandy Hook)	CT
Leaps of Faith Water Ski Club	Newtown (Sandy Hook)	CT
Newtown Youth and Family Services	Newtown (Sandy Hook)	CT
The Avielle Foundation, Inc	Newtown (Sandy Hook)	CT
Newtown Children’s Museum, Inc.	Newtown (Botsford)	CT
American Cancer Society	Norwalk	CT
American Chamber Orchestra	Norwalk	CT
Builders Beyond Borders	Norwalk	CT
Center for Contemporary Printmaking	Norwalk	CT
Child Advocates of Connecticut	Norwalk	CT
All Our Kin, Inc.	Norwalk	CT
Colombian American Family Entertainment (C.A.F.E.)	Norwalk	CT
Community Plates Inc.	Norwalk	CT
Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County	Norwalk	CT
ElderHouse, Inc.	Norwalk	CT
Fairfield County Score 0041	Norwalk	CT
Family & Children’s Agency	Norwalk	CT
Human Services Council of CT	Norwalk	CT
Junior Achievement of Southwest Connecticut	Norwalk	CT
Keystone House, Inc.	Norwalk	CT
Liberation Programs, Inc.	Norwalk	CT
LITERACY VOLUNTEERS AT NORWALK PUBLIC LIBRARY	Norwalk	CT
Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum of Norwalk, Inc.	Norwalk	CT
Mid-Fairfield Child Guidance Ceneter	Norwalk	CT
Music Theatre of Connecticut, Inc.	Norwalk	CT
New Reach, Inc.	Norwalk	CT
Norwalk Community College Foundation	Norwalk	CT
Norwalk Education Foundation	Norwalk	CT
Norwalk Grassroots Tennis	Norwalk	CT
Norwalk Historical Society	Norwalk	CT
Norwalk Housing Foundation	Norwalk	CT
Norwalk Symphony Society	Norwalk	CT
Norwalk Youth Symphony	Norwalk	CT
Open Door Shelter	Norwalk	CT
Pet Animal Welfare Society of Connecticut	Norwalk	CT
Reggie’s Pet Project Inc	Norwalk	CT
Seabury Academy of Music and the Arts, Inc.	Norwalk	CT
Serving All Vessels Equally, Inc.	Norwalk	CT
Shakespeare on the Sound	Norwalk	CT
Soundkeeper, Inc.	Norwalk	CT
STAR, Inc., Lighting the Way…	Norwalk	CT
Stepping Stones Museum for Children	Norwalk	CT
The Courage to Speak Foundation Inc	Norwalk	CT
The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk	Norwalk	CT
The Norwalk Tree Alliance	Norwalk	CT
Under One Roof, Inc. (The Marvin)	Norwalk	CT
Young Astronauts	Norwalk	CT
Carver Foundation of Norwalk	Norwalk	CT
Norwalk Senior Center	Norwalk	CT
Rowayton Arts Center	Norwalk (Rowayton)	CT
Rowayton Library	Norwalk (Rowayton)	CT
Boys and Girls Club of Redding Easton	Redding	CT
Mark Twain Library	Redding	CT
New Pond Farm Education Center	Redding	CT
A Better Chance in Ridgefield, Inc.	Ridgefield	CT
Cornerstone Home & Gardens, Inc.	Ridgefield	CT
Founders Hall Foundation, Inc.	Ridgefield	CT
Friends of Ridgefield Community Programs	Ridgefield	CT
Keeler Tavern Preservation Society	Ridgefield	CT
Land Conservancy of Ridgefield	Ridgefield	CT
Molly Ann Tango Memorial Foundation	Ridgefield	CT
Prospects, Opportunity and Enrichment, Inc.	Ridgefield	CT
Rides For Ridgefield	Ridgefield	CT
Ridgefield Guild of Artists	Ridgefield	CT
Ridgefield Historical Society	Ridgefield	CT
Ridgefield Library	Ridgefield	CT
Ridgefield Operation for Animal Rescue	Ridgefield	CT
Ridgefield Theater Barn	Ridgefield	CT
Ridgefield Visiting Nurse Association	Ridgefield	CT
SPHERE, Inc.	Ridgefield	CT
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum	Ridgefield	CT
The Discovery Center at Ridgefield	Ridgefield	CT
The Ridgefield Chorale	Ridgefield	CT
The Ridgefield Playhouse	Ridgefield	CT
We Will Ride Therapeutic Riding, Inc.	Ridgefield	CT
Ridgefield Veterans Memorial Community Association, Inc.	Ridgefield	CT
Alzheimer’s Association Connecticut Chapter	Rocky Hill	CT
Southwestern Area Health Education Center	Shelton	CT
Center Stage Shelton, Inc.	Shelton	CT
Julia’s WIngs Foundation	Sherman	CT
Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy	Stamford	CT
AmeriCares Free Clinics	Stamford	CT
ARI of Connecticut, Inc.	Stamford	CT
Bartlett Arboretum Association, Inc.	Stamford	CT
Boys and Girls Club of Stamford	Stamford	CT
buildOn	Stamford	CT
Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut, Inc.	Stamford	CT
Childcare Learning Centers	Stamford	CT
Connecticut Ballet	Stamford	CT
Curtain Call	Stamford	CT
Domestic Violence Crisis Center	Stamford	CT
Domus Kids, Inc.	Stamford	CT
Fairfield County Hospice House	Stamford	CT
Fairfield County Sports Commission Inc	Stamford	CT
Franklin Street Gallery, Inc.	Stamford	CT
Friendship Circle of CT	Stamford	CT
Future 5	Stamford	CT
Highland Green Foundation: Creative Learning @FPC	Stamford	CT
HomeFront, Inc.	Stamford	CT
Housing Development Fund	Stamford	CT
Inspirica, Inc.	Stamford	CT
Intake Organization, Inc.	Stamford	CT
Jewish Family Service	Stamford	CT
Kids Helping Kids	Stamford	CT
Laurel House	Stamford	CT
Merritt Parkway Conservancy	Stamford	CT
Mill River Park Collaborative	Stamford	CT
Mutual Housing Association of Southwestern Connecticut (MHA)	Stamford	CT
Namaskaar Foundation	Stamford	CT
National Society for the Gifted and Talented	Stamford	CT
Neighbors Link Stamford	Stamford	CT
New Covenant House	Stamford	CT
New Neighborhoods, Inc.	Stamford	CT
Northeast Community Cycles	Stamford	CT
REACH Prep	Stamford	CT
RF YOUTH BOXING INC	Stamford	CT
Saint Joseph Parenting Center	Stamford	CT
Scholarship America	Stamford	CT
Shelter for the Homeless	Stamford	CT
SilverSource, Inc.	Stamford	CT
SoundWaters	Stamford	CT
Stamford Art Association	Stamford	CT
Stamford Center for the Arts/The Palace Theatre	Stamford	CT
Stamford Garden Club	Stamford	CT
Stamford Historical Society, Inc.	Stamford	CT
Stamford Jewish Community Center	Stamford	CT
Stamford Museum & Nature Center, Inc.	Stamford	CT
Stamford Public Education Foundation	Stamford	CT
Stamford Senior Center	Stamford	CT
The Center for Sexual Assault Crisis Counseling & Education	Stamford	CT
The Ferguson Library	Stamford	CT
THE STAMFORD CHORALE, INC.	Stamford	CT
The Stamford Counseling Center, Inc.	Stamford	CT
Urban League of Southern Connecticut	Stamford	CT
Women’s Business Development Council	Stamford	CT
World Affairs Forum	Stamford	CT
Young Mariners Foundation, Inc.	Stamford	CT
PROJECT MUSIC	Stamford	CT
Avon Theatre Film Center	Stamford	CT
Stamford Symphony Orchestra	Stamford	CT
The Ballet School of Stamford	Stamford	CT
Access Independence, Inc	Stratford	CT
Quinn Rooney Foundation, Inc.	Stratford	CT
Sterling House Community Center	Stratford	CT
Stratford YMCA	Stratford	CT
Connecticut Chamber Choir, Inc	Trumbull	CT
Cooperative Educational Services Foundation, Inc.	Trumbull	CT
EMPOWERING THROUGH BEAUTY	Trumbull	CT
Fairfield County Children’s Choir	Trumbull	CT
Friends of the Trumbull High School Choirs, Inc.	Trumbull	CT
The Kennedy Center, Inc.	Trumbull	CT
Music on the Hill	Weston	CT
Weston Historical Society	Weston	CT
Wildlife In Crisis	Weston	CT
A Better Chance of Westport	Westport	CT
Al’s Angels Inc.	Westport	CT
Beechwood Arts, Inc	Westport	CT
CLASP Homes, Inc	Westport	CT
CT Association for the Gifted	Westport	CT
Culture of Respect	Westport	CT
Earthplace, The Nature Discovery Center	Westport	CT
GVI (Green Village Initiative)	Westport	CT
Homes with Hope	Westport	CT
JIB Productions, Inc.	Westport	CT
Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts	Westport	CT
Music for Youth	Westport	CT
Positive Directions	Westport	CT
Project Return	Westport	CT
Remarkable STEAM Inc	Westport	CT
Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities	Westport	CT
Staples Tuition Grants Committee, Inc	Westport	CT
Suzuki Music School of Westport	Westport	CT
TAILS – The Alliance In Limiting Strays	Westport	CT
Westport Animal Shelter Advocates (WASA)	Westport	CT
Westport Arts Center	Westport	CT
Westport Astronomical Society, Inc.	Westport	CT
Westport Cinema Initiative, Inc.	Westport	CT
Westport Country Playhouse	Westport	CT
Westport Farmers’ Market	Westport	CT
Westport Historical Society	Westport	CT
Westport Library	Westport	CT
Westport School of Music, Inc.	Westport	CT
Westport Uniformed Firefighters Charitable Foundation	Westport	CT
Westport Weston Family YMCA	Westport	CT
Westport Volunteer Emergency Medical Service	Westport	CT
A Better Chance of Wilton, Inc.	Wilton	CT
Center For Coastal Preservation, Inc	Wilton	CT
Circle of Care for Families of Children with Cancer, Inc.	Wilton	CT
Connecticut Appleseed Center for Law & Justice, Inc.	Wilton	CT
Friends of Ambler Farm	Wilton	CT
Meals on Wheels of Wilton, Inc.	Wilton	CT
Mianus Chapter of Trout Unlimited	Wilton	CT
Stay at Home in Wilton, Inc.	Wilton	CT
Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Fairfield County	Wilton	CT
WILTON FAMILY YMCA	Wilton	CT
Wilton Go Green	Wilton	CT
Wilton Historical Society	Wilton	CT
Wilton Volunteer Ambulance Corps	Wilton	CT
Woodcock Nature Center	Wilton	CT
American Heart Association	Purchase	NY
Pro Bono Partnership	White Plains	NY
Regional Plan Association	New York	NY
Today’s Students, Tomorrow’s Teachers	White Plains	NY