The Greenfield Everyday Heroes
Greenfield Everyday Heroes Foundation (founded 1995) is a private foundation that awards scholarships to graduating high school seniors who have overcome significant adversity. The site lists supported high schools in Norwalk and the Northeast, an executive team (including Anne Lantz and founder Andy Greenfield), past winners, and donation information.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A graduating high‑school senior from the Norwalk/Connecticut area who has overcome significant adversity and is nominated or supported by their school’s scholarship coordinator (or a local high school/scholarship program that can nominate students).
Good Fit
- • Student is a graduating senior from Norwalk-area high schools
- • Clear evidence of overcoming significant adversity in the application
- • Nomination or coordination through the school's scholarship coordinator
- • Request is for an individual scholarship award rather than program or operating support
Geography
Observed giving in the latest years is entirely in Connecticut, concentrated in Norwalk; all reported grants in 2024 stayed in‑state.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funds multiple distinct recipients each observed year (12 in 2022, 9 in 2024), but all awards are narrowly missioned scholarships to individual students rather than a broad mix of institutional types.
New Applicants
The website provides an application route and 2024 shows nine new recipients, indicating new entrants (students) are reached; however the funder specifies awards are for preselected/nominee applicants coordinated through schools, which constrains open access for unfamiliar organizational applicants.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
