OUR MISSION

Our mission is to support and nourish outreach programs from the urban campus of The First Presbyterian Church in Stamford.

The Highland Green Foundation was founded in 2011 as an independent 501(c)3 organization to raise funds focused on three areas of outreach to the community:

Education through Creative Learning @ FPC
Music and the Arts throughout the year in a variety of venues on the FPC campus including its large open green space.
Architectural Preservation of the exquisite Sanctuary and Carillon Tower designed by noted architect Wallace K. Harrison

The Foundation’s Accomplishments

Receiving multiple grants to support programs and resources for Creative Learning @ FPC
Ongoing recipient of grants from the City of Stamford to support music programs including Christmas Brass and Organ Concert, Drozdoff Society classical music recitals, and Summer Concerts on the Green
Re-starting tour programs and gaining inclusion in the database of Docomomo (International Committee for Documentation and Conservation of Buildings, Sites and Neighborhoods of the Modern Movement) an international architectural organization
Developed a Conservation Management Plan, supported by planning grants from the Getty Foundation Keeping It Modern program and the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation
Embarking on multi-year, multi-phase preservation project to conserve, repair, stabilize and in some places, replace dalle de verre glass in the Sanctuary Recipient of preservation and implementation grants from Partners for Sacred Places and the Getty Foundation Keeping It Modern program
Received National Historic Landmark recognition in January of 2021

Highland Green Foundation continues to support the community outreach programs of The First Presbyterian Church of Stamford. A recent economic impact study found that FPC contributes an estimated 2.9 million annually to the City of Stamford through its community-serving activities. Click here to read the Halo study.

Interested in learning more about our plans and programs? All of us on the Board would like to share our vision for community outreach and architectural restoration with you. There are many ways to get involved. Please join us!