DURING 2022, THE FOUNDATION AWARDED NEARLY $1.8 MILLION AND MORE THAN 550 SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS, INCLUDING TRADITIONAL-AGED STUDENTS, ADULT LEARNERS, AND GRADUATE STUDENTS, WHO ATTENDED COMMUNITY COLLEGES, TWO AND FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. THE WORK OF THE HARTFORD FOUNDATION IS MADE POSSIBLE BY CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN $40 MILLION AND CREATED 41 NEW FUNDS AT THE FOUNDATION DURING 2022. TODAY THERE ARE 1,503 FUNDS AT THE FOUNDATION (AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2022). CONTINUING INTO 2022, THE GLOBAL COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WITH ITS PUBLIC HEALTH AND ECONOMIC CRISIS, WAS OVERLAID UPON GENERATIONS OF STRUCTURAL AND SYSTEMIC RACISM. COVID-19 INTENSIFIED THE URGENCY AND VALIDATED THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES. WE WORKED TOGETHER WITH OUR DONORS AND NON-PROFIT PARTNERS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS WITH PANDEMIC-RELATED GRANTS THAT IMPACTED EACH OF THE 29 TOWNS IN OUR REGION.
