Bradley Henry Barnes & Leila Upson Barnes Memorial Trust Bradley Barnes was a lifelong Southington resident who was completely devoted to the community. He was a trustee of Bradley Memorial Hospital, and served on the boards of the Southington Club, YMCA, and Chamber of Commerce. When he passed away in 1973 - his wife, Leila, had died 21 years earlier - Bradley cemented his legacy in Southington through the charitable Bradley Henry Barnes & Leila Upson Barnes Memoriawl Trust, now worth $22 million. In January of 2004, MSCF became the court appointed trustee of the Trust and since that time has been carrying out the legacy of Bradley Henry Barnes through grants made in the Southington community. Since the time the Trust was transferred, 21 nonprofit organizations serving Southington residents have benefitted from over $10,500,000 in grants. From the establishment of the Trust in 1973 through 2013, funding was directed only to Bradley Memorial Hospital, now The Hospital of Central Connecticut. In 2013, MSCF commissioned a community health needs assessment to better understand health and healthcare needs in the Southington community and to identify areas where support from MSCF might address gaps in services and promote the health and well-being of community members. This study led to the decision to begin a community-based grantmaking program to support capital improvements and programmatic activities that promote the health and healthcare needs of Southington residents. Four priority areas for investment were identified: • Accessibility and Affordability of Healthcare • Substance Use and Mental Health • Health and Healthcare Needs for an Aging Population • Better Integrated Healthcare
2020 BRADLEY HENRY BARNES & LEILA UPSON BARNES MEMORIAL TRUST ADVISORY COMMMITTEE
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In 2020, an update to the original needs assessment was commissioned, with a focus on identifying the progress made to date in the four current priority areas, continuing need in these areas, and any other pressing health or healthcare needs in Southington. To view the full A Study of Community Health and Healthcare Needs | Southington, Connecticut, visit mainstreetfoundation.org/ publications. The Barnes Memorial Trust Advisory Committee will use this analysis to refine its strategy for the next few years, including establishing new priority areas and/or expanding existing ones. While the focus areas identified in the 2013 study were reinforced in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic required the careful assessment of the immediate needs of the Southington community. It was found that the Trust could assist organizations improving the health and wellbeing of Southington residents in ways other than just programmatic and capital grants: Unrestricted operating support grants and grants in direct response to COVID-19 would provide organizations with what they needed most. Of the total $843,578 in grants awarded in 2020 from the Trust, $627,753 was awarded in response to the pandemic; grants ranged from $5,000 to $100,000. An additional $215,825 was awarded in program and capital grants. A full list of the grants awarded from Trust can be found on page 13 of this Annual Report.
William J. Tracy, Jr., Chair Sherwood Anderson Susan Gagnon Ondusko Pamela Higgins Mary Ellen Hobson Janis L. Neri John D. Scarritt George Skarvinko Barry Thompson Marguerite P. Fletcher, ex officio Susan D. Sadecki, ex officio
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A LOOK BACK TO 2013 MSCF commissioned a health needs study for the Southington community, which resulted in a new era of grantmaking for the Bradley Henry Barnes & Leila Upson Barnes Memorial Trust.
A LOOK BACK TO 2004 MSCF was named as the successor trustee for the Bradley Henry Barnes & Leila Upson Barnes Memorial Trust, transforming MSCF and the Southington community.