Westbrook Foundation Awarded $123K+ During Spring 2025 Grants Cycle

Press release from the Westbrook Foundation

Twice a year, in the spring and the fall, the Westbrook Foundation provides financial support in the form of grants to nonprofit, non-political organizations whose work promotes and enhances the well-being and safety of the residents of Westbrook.

During the spring 2025 grants cycle, the Foundation awarded $123,392 to ten projects serving Westbrook citizens of all ages.

“It is a privilege to partner with non-profit organizations in Westbrook and elsewhere to deliver much-needed services for the benefit of the Westbrook community,” said Foundation Grants Chair An-Ming Truxes. “The Foundation is proud to be able to provide financial support for such worthwhile projects.”

Spring 2025 grant recipients and their projects include:

  • Camp Hazen YMCA: $4,000 tosupport 35% camperships for 3 Westbrook youngsters to attend a two-week session of Overnight Camp and 9 to attend a two-week session of Day Camp each.
  • The Estuary: $10,000 to support Meals on Wheels which delivers a daily hot meal to about 80 Westbrook seniors. 
  • High Hopes Therapeutic Riding: $5,000 to provide financial assistance for Westbrook residents to participate in High Hopes’ equine-assisted activities. 
  • Incarnation Center, Bushy Hill Nature Center: $7,000 to provide full or partial scholarships (including tuition, transportation, lunch, and before/after-care) for 12 Westbrook campers, ages 4-15, to attend one of the two day-camps.
  • St. Paul’s Episcopal Church: $29,025 to support restoration of the church including Signage Display: to mount the new church sign prominently in the church’s front lawn; Building Preservation: complete cleaning of exterior and interior surfaces, and carpenter ant infestation inspection, repair and abatement; Landscape Reclamation: removal of over and under growth along the church property’s rear perimeter.
  • Town of Westbrook, Public Works, Department of: $14,050 to support the construction of a 34′ x 64′ post tension concrete Pickle Ball court at the Fiske/Magna Lane courts [contingent on receipt of a STEAP (Small Town Economic Assistance Program) grant from the State].
  • Town of Westbrook, Visiting Nurses and Public Health: $12,135 to provide 3 days of flu vaccines to Westbrook residents and Westbrook School and Town Hall employees.
  • Traveling Toys: $1,863 to enhance the existing teen toy lending library at the Westbrook Public Library (WPL) by purchasing gaming equipment, audio/video creation tools, board games and outdoor games.
  • Westbrook Congregational Church: $39,647 to replace 21 old leaky windows in the offices and common areas of the church, including fellowship hall and the space that will host a childcare center.
  • Westbrook Garden Club: $672 to support enhancements to the Meadow Walk adjacent to the Tom Odell Memorial Open Space by installing (1) a second library structure with a sign-in book to record visitors’ information, (2) another bench, and (3) identification signage on meadow plants for educational purposes. 

The next grant application deadline is October 1, 2025. Eligible organizations are invited to apply via the Foundation’s online Grant Portal. For more information, visit www.westbrookfoundation.org/grants.