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Civitans:Register Your Club with the FCIDD HERE

“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give."
Winston Churchill
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The Foundation for Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (FCIDD) is a public charity supporting thousands of individuals

with intellectual and developmental

disabilities (I/DD) and their families

through programmatic grants.

"Making Possibilities Happen"

Our service area includes the 15 states of Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, or West Virginia.  

 

We are a small, grassroots, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization governed by a local volunteer board of directors appointed annually through FCIDD Participating Clubs. 

 

While much of our funding is derived from interest on long-held investments, we receive some funding for the grants we provide from local Civitan clubs and we do seek donations from the general public.

 

Following in the footsteps of our founder, our goal is to support the organizations who are helping people with I/DD feel included, accepted, seen and embraced for who they are.  We support seeing the person instead of the disability, to create a more compassionate, accepting world.

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Make sure to explore our site to learn about our available grant opportunities! 

NOTE: 2024 ​Grant Submission Dates: March 1, July 1,  October 1, 2024 by 5:00 p.m.

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