More Than 50 Valley Nonprofits to Participate in The Great Give 2025

Approximately 58 Valley nonprofits — more than ever before — have signed up to participate in the 2025 Great Give on May 7-8.

The 36-hour online fundraising event, created by The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven (CFGNH) in 2010, unites donors with local nonprofits in a fun and engaging way.

The Great Give raises money and awareness for area nonprofits and causes with valuable matching funds and prizes from CFGNH, the Valley Community Foundation (VCF) and other generous sponsors.

Last year, The Great Give raised more than $3.8 million for 550+ nonprofits in the Valley and Greater New Haven area. Approximately 58 Valley-based nonprofits participated, raising more than $507,000 for organizations serving Ansonia, Derby, Oxford, Seymour and Shelton.

To donate to nonprofits during The Great Give, visit TheGreatGive.org between 8 a.m. on May 7 and 8 p.m. on May 8, choose one or more charitable organizations and donate. 

Participating Valley Nonprofits (as of April 8, 2025):

• Adam's House  
• Advancing Heroes Fund in Memory of Jeff Vrlik
• Afrique Prospere Education
• ALS United Connecticut
• Area Congregations Together
• Assumption School
• BHcare
• Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley
• Bunlandia Rabbit Rescue and Rehab  
• cARTie
• Center Stage Theatre
• Coco's Animal Rescue Efforts of Seymour
• Connecticut Hurricanes Drum & Bugle Corps Inc.
• Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center
• Derby Historical Society
• Derby Little League
• Derby Neck Library Association
• Echo Hose Hook & Ladder Ambulance Corps., Inc.
• Friends of Derby Public Library
• Friends of the Ansonia Nature Center
• Griffin Hospital
• Haven's Harvest
• Housatonic Council, Boy Scouts of America
• Housatonic Valley Association
• Junior Achievement of Greater Fairfield County
• Lady D's Scholarship Fund
• Life Health and Wellness Center
• Literacy Volunteers of Greater New Haven
• Massaro Community Farm
• Master's Table Community Meals
• Oxford High School Booster Club, Inc.
• Oxford Historical Society
• Oxford Land Trust
• Pop Warner Football of Derby, Inc. aka Derby Pop Warner Football and Cheer
• Project Purple
• Recreation Camp
• Seymour Food 2 Kids
• Seymour Oxford Food Bank, Inc.
• Seymour Pink, Inc.
• Shelton Clean-Up Project
• Shelton Ct. Gaels Alumni Association
• Shelton Historical Society
• Shelton Land Conservation Trust
• Shelton Robotics
• St. Mary-St. Michael School
• St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Shop & Food Bank
• Storm Ambulance Corps
• TEAM, Inc.  
• The Salvation Army Ansonia
• Traveler On A Mission
• Valley Arts Council
• Valley Community Foundation
• Valley Council for Health & Human Services
• Valley Independent Sentinel (Online Journalism Project)
• Valley Shakespeare Festival
• Valley United Way
• Valley YMCA
• Women In Networking (WIN) Entrepreneurial Grant Fund 

Questions about The Great Give? Email Jackie Downing.