Who We Are

The Valley Community Foundation (VCF) was established in 2004 to serve Ansonia, Derby, Oxford, Seymour and Shelton.  Since then, we have dedicated ourselves to making the Naugatuck Valley a better place to live and work, both now and in the future. We have achieved this by:

• providing leadership on critical community issues 
• encouraging and engaging people to play a role in improving the Valley's quality of life
• increasing philanthropy; which lifts our entire region
• attracting and making grants from permanent endowed funds
• connecting donors with vital non-profit organizations
• managing and growing the endowments of non-profit organizations

And, most importantly, by providing a means for individuals to continue their philanthropy in perpetuity.