Donate!

100% of your contribution goes directly to the support of campers.

 

Give Through United Way
If you give to the United Way, please consider donating part of your gift to Camp Courant by writing in our Agency Code: 5318 on your donation form. 
 
If you donate using the United Way's website, you will need to write us in.  To do so, go to the "Donation Distribution" page, and scroll down.  On the left-hand side, towards the bottom of the form, you will see "Find an Agency".  Click on that, then scroll down and select "Provide Agency Information".  This will take you to a form where you can type in the following information:
 
Agency Name: Hartford's Camp Courant
Address: 285 Broad Street
City: Hartford
State: CT
Zip: 06115
Contact: Beth Gibbs
Phone: (860) 241-6320
 
Click "Submit", then select "Yes, use this agency".  Then, you can proceed with your donation.
Campers' Corner

Visit the Campers' Corner and see winning photographs taken by the campers, artwork and more!

Our Wish List

Camperships

It costs approximately $25 per day, $125 per week and $750 per season to send one child to Camp Courant.  Cost per child justification is as follows:

 Program supplies/materials         $  5

Counselors and medical staff       $12

Transportation                            $  5

Utilities and insurance                  $  3

TOTAL = $25/day x 30 days x 1= $750.

 Camp Equipment 

  • 10 recycled plastic, maintenance-free tables for our picnic area, which are used by nearly 1,000 children and staff daily.
  • Riding lawn mower: used or new.

 

Program Equipment & Games

  • Baseball gloves, basketballs, playground balls and volleyballs.
  • Board Games: For ages 5 – 12.
  • Table games: 3 foosball tables and 2 air hockey tables. 
  • DVD’s (entertaining and educational): for children ages 5-12.
  • Ping Pong paddles and balls: these items get maximum use all day long, primarily by the older campers.
  • Sand toys: for children of all ages.

 

Clothes, Shoes and Household Goods

  • Children’s T-shirts and/or shorts: new or gently used (and clean).
  • New underwear for boys and girls in small and medium sizes (for the health center).
  • Shoes for ages 5 – 9:  Crocs, sneakers and/or sandals with straps.
  • Towels and washcloths: for the swimming pool and the health center.
  • Food: Staples such as soup, tuna fish, beans etc. Some of our campers do deal with hunger.

 

To make a donation, please contact Lisa M. Curran at (860) 241-3750 or  lcurran@campcourant.org

Who Supports the Camp?

Quarterly Thank You Ads

In an effort to fully acknowledge our appreciation of our donors, a quarterly thank you ad runs in The Hartford Courant.  Click here for the thank you ad acknowledging gifts received April 1 - June 30, 2010

 

 

Direct Financial Support

Camp Courant appreciates every donor that has contributed direct financial support to our program.  The  Camp Courant Family Tree was established to recognize those individuals, families and organizations that demonstrate their commitment to the children of Hartford's Camp Courant through their annual giving.  These generous individuals are helping to create a summer sanctuary for thousands of Hartford children each year.

 

 

Matching Gifts

Many thanks to those companies that are multiplying the impact of their employee's gifts through matching gift programs.  The following companies matched gifts to Hartford's Camp Courant this past fiscal year (10/1/08 - 9/30/09):

  • Aetna Foundation
  • Babson Capital Management, LLC
  • Bank of America
  • GE Foundation
  • The Hartford Courant
  • MassMutual Foundation
  • Travelers
  • UTC Political Action Committee

Gifts In-Kind

More than $100,000 of in-kind contributions are made to the camp annually.  Office supplies, arts & crafts, sports equipment, medical supplies, food, or gifts to raffle or auction are greatly appreciated.  Click here to see a list of in-kind donors from this past fiscal year (10/1/08 - 9/30/09).