The Cheney Family Fund

In the 1980s it became apparent that the capitalization of the Cheney Cemetery Association had become larger than needed for its primary objective, the maintenance of the Cemetery. The accretion of modest bequests, donations and substantial growth in investments presented an opportunity to use excess funds for appropriate public purposes.

In 1989, the Cheney Cemetery Association directors took action to establish a donor advised fund with The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving and a Donations Committee was formed to consider proposed grants “to promote and encourage historical research and preservation concerning Cheney Brothers, the Town of Manchester and the State of Connecticut.”

The Fund was established to devote to public purposes excess Cemetery principal that would otherwise accumulate indefinitely. The Fund perpetuates Cheney Family influence in Manchester and Connecticut affairs. As a part of The Hartford Foundation, gifts and bequests to the Fund are deductible for tax purposes. The donations committee carefully considers grants to be made each year and makes recommendations to the HFPG for the allocation of the $21,000–26,000 available for gifting.

Contact Carol Cheney if you would like to make a gift to the Cheney Family Fund

Grant totals over the years to the following organizations include: