Sponsored Events 2025

January 

Jan. 31: Creative Arts Workshop Inc.: ($750) Made Visible: Unveiled Roots, an exhibition by Marquis Brantley Sr., featuring large portraits that explore the stories of Black men and boys in his family. This in-person event at CAW’s gallery will include a DJ, guest performer, and an artist talk.

February

Feb. 01: Yale-China Association: ($750) Lunarfest 2025 Year of the Snake is Connecticut’s largest annual Lunar New Year celebration at 10:00 a.m. in the Whitney-Audubon arts district. 

Feb. 24: CWMP Foundation, Inc.: ($1,000) An Annual Black History Month Empowerment Luncheon. 

Feb. 27: Leadership, Education and Athletics in Partnership, Inc.: ($1,300) LEAP Year Event, 

Feb. 27: Central Connecticut Coast YMCA: ($500) 2025 Volunteer and Staff Celebration. An evening honoring the dedication, passion and hard work that makes the Y thrive! 

March

Mar. 04: New Haven Free Public Library Foundation: ($1,200) Mardi Gras 2025 an unforgettable celebration of community and impact!

Mar. 13: Women and Family Life Center: ($500) EmpowHer Gala- Navigating Through Life Transitions. An unforgettable annual fundraising gala, where every moment is dedicated to making a difference!

Mar. 15: Living United CT Transitional Services Inc.: ($250) Ignite the Future in person youth event will take place in the large conference room #114 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Mar. 21: Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen, Inc.: ($1,000) Breaking Bread 2025, an evening of fine wines and culinary masterpieces from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at The Old Refectory at Yale's School of Divinity, 409 Prospect Street New Haven, CT.

Mar. 22: National Council of Negro Women, Inc.: ($1,000) The 2025 Women's Summit will be the 30th annual event held at the Amistad School in New Haven from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  

Mar. 26: Greater New Haven Cat Project, Inc.: ($700) Purr-oni dinner, 3rd annual in-person fundraising event at the Christ & The Epiphany Church in East Haven, 5:30 p.m. 

Mar. 27: Huneebee Project: ($500) 'Pollinator Haven' will be held at the Dixwell Community House from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. 

April

Apr. 01: Junior Achievement of Southwest New England, Inc.: ($500)  JASWNE's Hall of Fame will begin at 5:30 p.m. with networking and cocktails, followed by dinner and an awards program.

Apr. 02: Horizons at Foote ($500) Raise Every Voice, an in-person event from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Whitneyville Cultural Commons. 

Apr. 03: Saint Martin de Porres Academy: ($2,000) 20th Anniversary Spring Fling gala. Starting at 5:30 p.m. at Woodwinds in Branford. 

Apr. 03: Dwight Hall at Yale: ($500) The New Haven Civic Innovation Prize pitch-off competition will be held at 7:00 p.m. at Hotel Marcel in New Haven.

Apr. 04: New Haven Leon Sister City Project: ($600) Presenting: Sisters! Beginning January 16 - April 04. Hosted at the historic Institute Library 

Apr. 05: Friends of the Milford Public Library: ($500) "The Acts in the Stacks, A Four Course Performance!" in-person fundraiser at the Milford Public Library from 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. 

Apr. 06: New Haven Paint & Clay Club: ($300) An annual Juried Art Exhibition reception 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. at Creative Arts Workshop in New Haven. 

Apr. 06: Jewish Family Service of Greater New Haven: ($720) A Spring Brunch from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center in Woodbridge.

Apr. 06: Wooster Square Conservatory: ($500) The annual Wooster Square Cherry Blossom Festival from 12:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. 

Apr. 12: Monk Bloodline Heritage Connection: ($500) MBHC will commemorate its fourth Roots & Routes Train Ride at the Union Avenue train station in New Haven from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 

Apr. 12: Squash Haven: ($500) The 16th Annual Squash Haven Showdown Reception.

Apr. 17: Newhalville Neighborhood Corporation: ($1500) NNC Black Tie Affair at The VUE 310 West Shepard Ave, Hamden, CT from 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. 

Apr. 19: Elena's Light: ($750) Beauty Amid War, an in person art exhibition featuring the works of Fatimah Hossaini, showcasing the resilience and strength of Afghan women through photography.

Apr. 24: Total Joy Are You: ($500) TJAY 10 year anniversary gala at the Birchwoods Banquet Facility in Woodbridge. 

Apr. 26: Ely Center of Contemporary Art: ($1,000) 10th Anniversary Gala Benefit Auction from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at City Seed in New Haven. 

Apr. 26: James Blackstone Memorial Library: ($1,000) “Mini Golf at Blackstone Library" during the day on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Sunday (27) 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. 

Apr. 26: Central Connecticut Coast YMCA: ($500) Healthy Kids Day, a free, in-person, community based event from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at Goffe Street Park in New Haven.

Apr. 26: Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs, Inc.: ($1,000) Annual Young Legends event honoring graduating high school seniors. In person at Amarante's Sea Cliff from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Apr. 27: New Haven Symphony Orchestra: ($550)  Melodies and Mimosa's Brunch, a gala and brunch celebration beginning at 11:00 a.m. at Anthony's Ocean View. 

Apr. 27: Saint Thomas More: The Catholic Chapel & Center at Yale University: ($250) Songs for Soup annual auction from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Apr. 30: Elena's Light: ($1,000) Second Annual Lighting the Future Awards Ceremony at Cielo Banquet Hall from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Apr. 30: Fellowship Place Inc.: ($800) A Night to Benefit Fellowship Place at the Peabody Museum beginning at 6:00 p.m.

May

May 01: Boys & Girls Club of Milford: ($500) 12th annual gala, Rock on & Shine Bright. Starting at 5:00 p.m. at Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater.

May 01: Read to Grow Inc.: ($550) A Night for the Books: Read to Grow’s 25th Anniversary Celebration & Fundraiser at the Westport Library from 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

May 02: Green Peacock Corporation: ($500) 2nd Annual Wellness Cafe, a free community event from 5:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m at Keefe Community Center in Hamden.

May 02: Milford Council on Aging: ($500) Humor Therapy in person fundraiser at the Milford Senior Center.

May 03: Timely Treasures Charity: ($430) A Fundraising event at the Russian Lady's Club from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

May 03: Build Something Inc.: ($250) Touch A Truck 2025, a fun, family-friendly event at the North Haven Fairgrounds from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 

May 03: Junta for Progressive Action, Inc.: ($750) Fair Haven Day, an in person community celebration. Parade starts at 12:00 p.m. at John S. Martinez school. Festival from 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Fair Haven School/Library.

May 03: Leila Day Nurseries: ($500) An annual fair from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Leila Day, 100 Cold Spring St. New Haven.

May 03: Elm City Wrestling Club ECWC: ($500) The first annual Fair Haven Fallout, a special charity, in person, wrestling event at Fair Haven School from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. 

May 03: Eli's Garden of Healing: ($500) A family friendly in person event to welcome the community to the site of the future healing garden at DeNicola Park in Hamden from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

May 04: Whalley-Edgewood-Beaver Hills Community Management Team: ($750) First Neighborhood Festival will be held from 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. at the Armory Community Garden and 254 Goffe Street parking lot, across from the Goffe Street Armory and Bethel AME Church.

May 10: Sisters Journey: ($500) A Mother/Daughter Scholarship Brunch at Amarante's Sea Cliff, New Haven, CT starting at 11:00 a.m. 

May 10: Westville Village Renaissance Alliance: ($500) The Westville Village Artwalk, a week long neighborhood festival in Edgewood park. This year's highlights will be a presentation of Cirque Kikasse, 6 Square community art show, 50+ art vendor market, Friday street party, duckie races, pet parade and full day of live music and kids activities.

May 15: Sarah Foundation: ($1,000) Annual in person gala from 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. at Woodwinds in Hamden, CT.

May 16: Elim Park Baptist Home Inc.: ($570) Nelson Hall Performing Arts at Elim Park is offering an in-person live music experience at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

May 17: Connecticut Hospice: ($500) The Bloom Gala 3rd annual Connecticut Hospice (CTH) event from 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

May 17: Friends Center for Children: ($1000) The New Haven Family Stroll & Festival, an in-person event taking place at the Quinnipiac River Park (73 Front Street, New Haven, CT 06513) from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

May 17: Music Haven: ($1000) Haven String Quartet's Chamber Series: Recapitulation concert at the Unitarian Society of New Haven, 700 Hartford Turnpike, Hamden CT 06517 beginning at 7:30pm.

May 17: Mental Harmony Foundation: ($500) 5th Annual New Haven Mental Health Awareness Fair at Dixwell Q House. 

May 29: Bridges Healthcare Inc.: ($500) Rock the Dock for Mental Health at Marina at Lisman's Landing, 6:00 p.m. in Milford, CT. 

May 29: Youth Entrepreneurs: ($1,000) The Idea to Pitch: Battle of New Haven, a one day community event. 

June

Jun. 01: The Southington-Cheshire Community YMCA: ($500) Camp Que Barbecue is being held at Cheshire Craft Brewing offering both in person and to-go options. 

Jun. 04: Hamden Transition Academy at SCSU: ($1,000) Annual Graduation Ceremony for the Hamden Transition Academy, from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom of the Michael J. Adanti Center at Southern CT State University.

Jun. 04: New Reach: ($1,500) New Reach Auction will be held in-person at the Woodwinds in Branford from 5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Jun. 06: Connecticut Association for the Performing Arts: ($1000) 110th anniversary gala, starting at 6:00 p.m. at the Shubert in New Haven, CT.

Jun. 07: CMWP Foundation, Inc.: A half-day Kidpreneur Business Expo in partnership with Boys and Girls Club of New Haven. .

Jun. 07: Faith Healing and Deliverance Ministries (FHDM): ($500) A festive in person youth extravaganza themed "Making an Impact" from 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 

Jun. 08: Guided by Goats: ($250) An in-person fundraiser at Cheshire Craft Brewery. (more to come).

Jun. 08: New Haven Scholarship Fund: ($1000) Scholarship Award Ceremony event includes a donor reception prior to the ceremony as well as a reception for recipients and their families after the presentation of scholarship awards to the applicants.

Jun. 09: Marrakech, Inc.: ($500) Marrakech's Academy for Human Service Training (AHST) 30th Anniversary Celebration and Student Graduation in-person at 4:00 p.m. at Anthony's Ocean View in New Haven. 

Jun. 10: A Broken Umbrella Theatre, Inc.: ($1,000) A Slice which is only the seed for the full production in 2025 of Apizza: New Haven’s Family Business.

Jun. 11: Connecticut Court Appointed Special Advocates: ($1000) An in-person series, CASA's for CT CASA - house parties and receptions around the state where CASA volunteers will be featured speaking about their advocacy role for children.

Jun. 11: International Festival of Arts & Ideas: ($750) 15th Annual Visionary Leadership Award in-person event will take place with a moderated talk at Cooperative Arts & Humanities Magnet High School followed by a reception at LoRicco Ballroom. The program will run from 6:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. and the reception will run from 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Jun. 13: APNH: A Place to Nourish your Health: ($1000) The Greater New Haven Visibility Kiki Ball in person event to be held at APNH, 1302 Chapel St., New Haven, CT.

Jun. 14: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: ($1000) Annual Free Market and Health Fair, in-person event.

Jun. 14: APNH: A Place to Nourish your Health: ($1000) New Haven Black Pride marks it's 6th year, celebrating community and inclusion in a way that's vital and empowering.

Jun. 17: Community Healing Network: ($1500) In-person inaugural Ancestral Dinner at the Jazzy Cabaret in New Haven, CT.

Jun. 19: Mary Wade: ($1,500) Beer on the Pier in person fundraising event at Canal Dock Boathouse, New Haven CT from 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Jun. 20: Winning Ways, Inc.: ($500) 3rd annual fundraising in person event, Blossoming Beyond Bars Women's Reentry Wellness Conference from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Raymour and Flanigan's in Orange CT.

Jun. 21: ArtsWestCT: ($500) West Haven Make Music Day celebrates the first day of summer with a free, public, outdoor event as part of the New Haven chapter of Make Music Alliance, an international organization. 

Jun. 21: Arts for Learning Connecticut: ($500) An in person Family Arts Festival at Whitneyville Cultural Commons in Hamden, CT from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 

Jun. 21: The Descendants of the CT 29 Colored Regiment: ($1000) Juneteenth New Haven will take place in person from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Dixwell Community (Q) House, 197 Dixwell Avenue, New Haven.

Jun. 21: Discovering Amistad: ($2000) Discovering Amistad in partnership with the Connecticut Lyric Opera will be presenting  a revival of Pulitzer-prize winning composer Anthony Davis’s opera “Amistad” in New Haven at the United Church on the Green.

Jun. 25: Haven's Harvest: ($1000) An in-person fundraising celebration at the Shoreline Trolley Museum to commemorate reaching 10 million pounds of food recovered. 

Jun. 28: National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc.: ($2000) New Haven Metropolitan Chapter - Black Excellence Awards at the Tyde at Walnut Beach in Milford, CT.

Jun. 28: Peace Love and ACCESSability: ($250) Community Access Awareness Day from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at 1 North St. North Branford, CT.

July

Jul. 17: Academy of Our Lady of Mercy, Lauralton Hall: ($500) Concert on the Lawn in person event beginning at 6:00 p.m. 

August

Aug. 09: Puerto Ricans United, Inc.: ($1,000) Annual all day event at New Haven's historic Downtown Green.

Aug. 16: E. C. Scranton Memorial Library: ($500) Summer of Scranton Block Party from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 

September

Sep. 06: New Haven Pride Center: ($1000) The New Haven Pride Festival.

Sep. 07: Massaro Community Farm: ($1,000) Dinner on the Farm, a unique farm-to-table annual fundraiser, set from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 

Sep. 09: East Haven Arts Commission, Inc.: ($500) The Art Exhibit, a part of the Town of East Haven Fall Festival, held on the Town Green. 

Sep. 13: Feeding Families Foundation Inc.: ($500) Give Back Gala at Peabody Museum to honor the pediatric oncology nurses and providers at Yale Children's Hospital. 

Sep. 13: Cheshire Chamber of Commerce: ($750) The 37th Annual Cheshire Fall Festival at Bartlem Park will take place on the new Great Lawn. 

Sep 14: Belle Sol Inc.: ($500) An in-person event at Savino Vineyards in Woodbridge.

Sep. 18: Connecticut Voices for Children: ($2,000) This in-person celebration will take place at the New Haven Lawn Club. 

Sep. 18: Gaylord Hospital, Inc.: ($500) Corks & Forks from 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Sep. 18: Friends of the James Blackstone Memorial Library: ($500) An in person book sale starting at 5:00 p.m. in Branford. 

Sep. 21: Hungarian Community Club Inc.: ($500) An annual festival with Hungarian music, dancing, and vendors. 

Sep. 21: Edgerton Park Conservancy: ($1000) A day of entertainment for adults and children which will feature nature focused activities, crafts, food and music.

Sep. 24: CitySeed Inc.: ($1,000) The Food Business Accelerator Showcase is an in-person event held to celebrate graduates of the Food Business Accelerator (FBA).  

Sep. 25: Fostering Family Hope: ($250) Fall Fundraising Event at Nuzzo’s Farm in Branford from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. 

October

Oct. 11: Tinaliah "The One Who Perseveres": ($250) Final talk and student fashion show. 

Oct. 24: Shoreline Arts Alliance: ($500) Annual Costumes & Cocktails Adult Halloween Party from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the VFW Hall on 57 Mill Road in Guilford, CT. 

Oct. 25: Elm Shakespeare Company: ($500) 30th Anniversary Masquerade Ball from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at Amarante's Sea Cliff.

November

Nov. 06: Connecticut Veterans Legal Center: ($500) 15th Annual Saluting Service from 6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. at the Canal Dock Boathouse, 475 Long Wharf, New Haven CT.

Nov. 06: Gateway Community College Foundation Inc.: ($500) 27th Annual Hall of Fame, a cornerstone occasion dedicated to raising essential funds for students attending Connecticut State Community College Gateway, 5:00 p.m.

Nov. 06: Congregation Mishkan Israel: ($1,000) A free in person talk event in the sanctuary at 785 Ridge Road, Hamden, CT.

Nov. 07: The New Haven Club of NANBPWC Inc.: ($500) In-person, 10th Veterans Appreciation event.

Nov. 07: Arts Council of Greater New Haven: ($2000) 45th Annual Arts Awards hybrid event 5:00 p.m. at the Canal Dock Boathouse.

December

Dec. 06: Ronald McDonald House Charities of CT and Western MA: ($500) 36th Annual Trees of Hope 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. daily at the Maritime Center in New Haven, CT, located at 555 Long Wharf Drive, from December 6 -14.

Dec. 13: Community Dining Room: ($1,000) HarborLights , a community event where thousands of luminaries illuminate the night, creating a magical atmosphere. 

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