Our Impact
The Connecticut REALTORS® Foundation works hard year-round organizing a wide variety of charitable efforts that have a positive affect on communities across the state.
be homeful for the holidays
The 10th annual (2025) be homeful for the holidays campaign was our best year yet! Each year, we partner with the CT Coalition to End Homelessness to raise emergency assistance funding to keep children and families safe at home and from having to enter a homeless shelter. This year, thanks to our extremely generous donors, we were able to raise $65,379! We are so grateful to our “village” of members, local Boards, local Board Foundations, MLSs, real estate firms and members of the public. And with the constant support of Daley Moving & Storage donating a truck/driver and the assistance our local Boards, we delivered more than 1,900 plush Paddington bears, Paddington chime balls, backpacks and Paddington books to 31 homeless organizations/shelters across the state with the Foundation’s sponsorship of these gifts. CT REALTORS Care!
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Check back in October 2026 for our 11th annual campaign!
CTR's Hometown Heroes
The CT REALTORS® Hometown Heroes grant program provides immediate mortgage, rent, property tax or other housing-related expense relief to those who exemplify extraordinary service to the communities where we live and work.
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2024 Recipient: The Cornerstone Foundation - press release
2022 Recipients: Families of Bristol Police Officers - press release
Dog Days of Summer
The Foundation is proud to coordinate the annual Dog Days of Summer drive each summer to collect funds and items to donate to animal shelters and other animal welfare organizations around the state.
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The 10th Annual campaign (summer 2025) was a success once again! We collected much-needed supplies at the July CTR Board of Directors meeting and thanks to all of our generous donors, we were able to raise $3,410 which will be split this year between Army's Legacy Rescue and Sanctuary and Hands Helping Paws Project. THANK YOU!!!​
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Stay tuned for our next campaign launching in Summer 2026!
Scholarship Program
Past...
The Raymond F. Gates, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 1976 in memory of Raymond F. Gates, Jr. following his tragic death in an automobile accident. Mr. Gates was the Executive Vice President of the Connecticut REALTORS®.
Originally the fund was intended to assist Mr. Gates' children through college. Once this objective was met, the fund was expanded to benefit the children of Connecticut REALTORS®, REALTOR-ASSOCIATES® and local Board-Association/CTR staff.
Over the past 48 years, children of REALTORS® have been awarded scholarships totaling more than $1,000,000!
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Present...
Students can apply for ONE of two scholarship categories: academic excellence, based primarily on academic factors or scholastic achievement, based on academic factors, extracurricular activities and an essay.
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Future...
With the ever-rising costs of college today, our goal is to strengthen this program to increase the number of scholarships awarded and expand our ability to "Invest in America's Future".
VIDEO: Watch a special interview (2020) with Raymond F. Gates, Jr.'s daughter and two sons who talk about their father's legacy.
Opioid Awareness
CT REALTORS® Foundation partnered with iHeartMedia and WTNH News 8 to combat the opioid crisis in Connecticut and help end the stigma surrounding Opioid Use Disorder. Our award-winning campaign included public service announcements, news stories and "A Concert for Recovery" with Grammy Award winner Keith Urban. Proceeds from the concert were used to provide 21 organizations more than $600,000 in grants.
Other Drives
The Foundation holds various drives throughout the year that support shelters and other organizations across Connecticut.
Each drive collects specific items based on needs at the time. Past drives included toiletries, razors, "care kits", paper products, bed and bath items, diapers, and even mattresses.
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Visit our Past Efforts page for details on drives held by the Foundation.
