Nonprofit Organizations

A non-profit and 100% managed and staffed by volunteers committed to its valued shoppers and to its mission of donating proceeds to youth-related charitable concerns.

Arts for Learning Connecticut's mission is to inspire young people and expand their learning through the arts. Each year our roster of 80+ teaching and performing artists serve in over 60% of towns across CT (including Madison!); we regularly reach at least 150,000 students in schools, libraries, and community centers. AFLCT was founded over 40 years ago with the belief that every child deserves the right to an education that fosters their creativity and allows them to experience and explore the arts.

BHcare provides behavioral health, prevention & dom. violence services to improve the lives & health of the individuals, families & communities we serve.

Camp Rising Sun welcomes any child aged 5-17 who has faced a diagnosis of cancer and their siblings (8-14 years old) to a week of fun and friendship. Campers can be in treatment, in remission, or anywhere in between. Camp is held in the beautiful hills of Colebrook, CT at the facilities of Camp Jewell, a YMCA campground. Campers stay in heated cabins with other children in their age group along with a dedicated staff. Thanks to our generous supporters there is no cost to attend camp

Our archives are filled with several extensive databases that house nearly 90,000 entries that document the history of Madison, Connecticut.

Continuously updated collection of books and audiovisual materials, free computer access, wifi, early-literacy and discovery classes for children, lecture series, musical performances, art exhibits, and free meeting space for community organizations.

A not for profit 501(c)(3) volunteer organization, enriching the experience of Hammonasset Beach State Park

Founded in 1924 with an objective to advance the fine art of gardening, the study of horticulture, landscape design and artistic design.

Something for every age, all abilities, and every interest. Classes! Programs! Unique work by American artisans are sold in our shop.

Dedicated to the promotion of the arts: annual members show, a juried show and numerous exhibiting opportunities for artists.

A 100% volunteer diverse group of people who work to encourage the creative and performing arts in Madison.

An all volunteer civic club of dedicated men and women working together to make our Connecticut shoreline a better place to live and to prevent child abuse.

Collect, preserve, and interpret artifacts and information that illustrate Madison’s rich cultural history.

The Land Trust is a nonprofit organization with an all-volunteer board of directors. Throughout the town of Madison, the Land Trust protects close to 1700 acres of woodlands and wetlands, fragile and vital habitats that might otherwise have been consumed by development.

MLL offers youth baseball and softball programs for boys and girls ages 5-12 and Buddy Baseball for boys and girls ages 6-16. Teaching America's pastime to the youth of Madison, Connecticut for over 60 years.

Founded in 1968 as a way for women new to Madison to come together for fun, friendship, support, and civic involvement.

Madison Youth Football and Cheer provides kids from Madison, CT in grades K-8 with a fun, positive. learning experience in football and cheer.

Committed to providing quality fire, rescue, and emergency medical services to residents of North Madison and to our neighboring communities when called upon to provide mutual aid emergency services.

The SARAH Foundation is responsible for raising funds, managing the investments and coordinating all donations in accordance with the wishes of the donors and the mission of SARAH Inc.,

Guided by love, the Shoreline Unitarian Universalist congregation nourishes spiritual growth,
works for justice and promotes peace.

Vista Life offers programs and pathways to independence for young adults with a range of neurologically related disabilities. Each member of the Vista community is supported as a person on their own journey toward greater self-reliance and personal achievement.

Founded in 1989, Vista Life Innovations is a full-service organization accredited by the National Commission for the Accreditation of Special Education Services (NCASES). We offer structured, highly personalized services through which the people we serve gain necessary skills to work, navigate change, and experience the joy, satisfaction, and pride of personal independence and friendship through every stage of life.

We are not known so much by what we keep, but what we share.