JOLIDON FUND

The purpose of grants through the Jolidon Fund is to bring new audiences to the pipe organ and to deepen appreciation of the instrument in the general public. 

Application Process

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The 2026 Jolidon Application can be found here. 

Submissions are due on May 1, 2026. 

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Applicants will receive responses by June 1, 2026. 

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New Users:

If your organization has never received or explored funding from the Foundation, you can create a new account using the "Create New Account.”

Existing Users:

Please enter your credentials and log in. If you forgot your password, please use the “Forgot your Password” link to the left to reset your password.

Not Sure? 

If you believe your organization already has a profile, or previously received/explored funding with the Foundation, but are unsure of the login information, do not create a new profile. Doing so could result in loss of historical information for your organization. Instead, please contact Grants Administration at GrantsAdministration@greaterhartfordgives.orgto receive your username. Be sure to include your tax ID number (EIN) in the message.

 

To learn more about the Greater Hartford Gives Foundation Grant Portal, click here.

 

 

Questions?

 

Eligibility Criteria:
Preference is given to projects which:

• demonstrate innovation

• enable events that would otherwise not be possible

• initiate projects where there is currently little awareness of musical potential of the organ

• are hosted by small-to mid-size organizations that may not have other additional resources

• have not been funded in past years by the Marjorie Jolidon Fund 

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Grants through the Marjorie Jolidon Fund are only awarded to projects that prominently feature the pipe organ. The total amount available for grants varies from year to year as determined by the Greater Hartford Chapter American Guild of Organists (GHAGO) Executive Board, and organizations are encouraged to re-apply for subsequent years, even if previously granted funding.

Grants are primarily given to Connecticut projects with preference for events in the Greater Hartford region, with occasional consideration expanded to AGO Region I. Grant proposals are submitted to the GHAGO Board who reviews applications and makes recommendations to the Hartford Foundation for final approval. The Hartford Foundation provides oversight and administrative support to the Marjorie Jolidon Fund.

 

Funded events/projects must involve organ. 

Examples of grant projects could include AGO regional convention sponsorship, organ recitals, silent movie accompaniment, AGO Pipe Organ Encounter, competition prizes, CD recordings, organ accompaniments for choral concerts, organ commissions, etc.

 

 

Examples of Previous Grant Recipients

Collaborative programs

• Hartford Symphony Orchestra and the Albert Schweitzer Organ Festival Hartford

• “Dances of Life” Asylum Hill Congregational Church, Hartford

• Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, Hartford

• Innovative choral and organ collaborations

• "Birdsong: An Avian Offering of Choral and Organ Music” Trinity Episcopal Church, Hartford

• “King of Instruments: Music for Choir & Organ” Hartford Chorale, Hartford

• “Mirrored” featuring historically underperformed works, Consonare Choral Community, Mansfield

 

Commissions of new music 

• Church of Christ, Newington, celebrating 300th Anniversary

• Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, for the historic Jarvis/Colt parlor organ

 

Competition prizes

• Cameron Johnson Memorial Organ Competition, Northeastern CT AGO

 

Solo Organ Recitals 

• Monthly series, Music at the Red Door, West Hartford

• Organ Sounds series, Congregation Beth Israel, West Hartford

• Lunchtime series featuring Connecticut organists, Trinity College, Hartford

 

Application Questions?
If you have questions regarding the Marjorie Jolidon Fund funding priorities and guidelines or the content of your request, please contact Morgan Pope, Administrative Director, Greater Hartford Chapter American Guild of Organists at HartfordAGO@Gmail.com.


Technical Questions?
If you are having technical issues with the online application or any of the templates, please contact Grants Administration at GrantsAdministration@greaterhartfordgives.org

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