Chicopee Savings Bank Charitable
Chicopee, MA · EIN 22-3940271. Reported 118 grants totalling $1,256,150 to 90 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Chicopee Savings Bank Charitable did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $350 and the largest $178,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions Paid | Chicopee, MA | $178,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| College of Our Lady of the Elms | Chicopee, MA | $91,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Our Lady of the Elms College | Chicopee, MA | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Springfield Library Foundation | East Longmeadow, MA | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Westfield | Westfield, MA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Educare Springfield | Springfield, MA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jgs Lifecare | Longmeadow, MA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Multicultural Community Services of Pv | Springfield, MA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chicopee Boys and Girls Club | Chicopee, MA | $37,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame | Springfield, MA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Western New England University | Springfield, MA | $33,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ludlow Community Center | Ludlow, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Way Finders Inc | Springfield, MA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Irish Cultural Community Center | West Springfield, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of the Chicopee Senior Center | Chicopee, MA | $23,100 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Multiculural Community Services | Springfield, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities | New Haven, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Springfield Operations Ecs Inc | Springfield, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sunshine Village Inc | Chicopee, MA | $19,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mercy Medical Center | Cedar Rapids, IA | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fam | Springfield, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YMCA of Greater Springfield | Springfield, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement of Western Mass | Springfield, MA | $13,400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of Chicopee Senior Citizens | Chicopee, MA | $11,550 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clarke Schools for Hearing & Speech | Northampton, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dress for Success | Springfield, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dress for Success of Western Mass | Springfield, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Girls Inc of the Valley | Holyoke, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hcc Foundation | Tampa, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Holyoke Community College | Holyoke, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Holyoke Community College Foundation | Holyoke, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Springfield Operations (dba Educare Springfield) | Chicopee, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Food Bank of Western Mass Inc | Chicopee, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Willie Ross School for the Deaf | Longmeadow, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Baystate Health Foundation Rays of Hope | Springfield, MA | $9,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Western United Pioneers | Chicopee, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lorraine's Soup Kitchen | Chicopee, MA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Westfield Emergency Food Pantry | Westfield, MA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House | New Haven, CT | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Stanislaus School | Chicopee, MA | $5,300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Double Edge Theatre | Ashfield, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mental Health Association | Springfield, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Revitalize Cdc | Springfield, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Roca | Chelsea, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Gray House Inc | Springfield, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Therapeutic Equestrian Center Inc | Holyoke, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Assumption University | Worcester, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Carnegie Mellon University Moira Doolittle Andrew | Pittsburgh, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| College of Information & Computer Science | Amherst, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dickinson College | Carlisle, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| George Washington University | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Harvard | Cambridge, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Isenberg School of Management | Amherst, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lafayette College | Easton, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lasell University | Newton, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mount Holyoke College | South Hadley, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nova Southeastern University | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southern New Hampshire University Jesamei Gutierrez | Manchester, NH | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Springfield College | Springfield, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St John the Baptist School | Smithton, IL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Syracuse University | Syracuse, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Syracuse University Sarah Szalai | Syracuse, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Umass Amherst | Amherst, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Umass Amherst Jaycalee Santos | Amherst, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Umass Amherst Matthew Mendez | Amherst, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Massachusetts at Amherst | Amherst, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth | Dartmouth, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of New Hampshire | Durham, NH | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of New Haven Sophia Pedro | West Haven, CT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Villanova University Callie Orszulak | Villanova, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Western New England University Alexis Torres | Springfield, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Western New England University Nolan Chamberland | Springfield, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Westfield State University | Westfield, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Westfield State University Zuhal Shinwari | Westfield, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Williams College | Williamstown, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Worcester State University Sydney Emond | Worcester, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Majestic Theatre | West Springfield, MA | $2,900 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Best Buddies Challenge | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Springfield | Springfield, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Federation of Western Ma | Springfield, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Luso American Cultural Association | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thomas J O'connor Foundation | Springfield, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Michael J Dias Foundation | Ludlow, MA | $800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of the Chicopee Library | Chicopee, MA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Springfield Habitat for Humanity | W Springfield, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lifepoint Baptist Church of Chicopee | Chicopee, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St John the Baptist School | Ludlow, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Exposition Area Alumni Scholarship Fund | West Springfield, MA | $350 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
22 of 90 (24%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 26%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 46 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38 | $449,400 | $5,500 |
| 2022 | 43 | $344,700 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 36 | $284,050 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | $178,000 | $178,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Chicopee Savings Bank Charitable has 35 of them, worth $1,294,650. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| College of Our Lady of the Elms | Chicopee, MA | $200,000 |
| Our Lady of the Elms College | Chicopee, MA | $80,000 |
| Multiculural Community Services | Springfield, MA | $80,000 |
| Springfield Library Foundation | East Longmeadow, MA | $80,000 |
| Multicultural Community Services | Springfield, MA | $60,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Westfield | West Springfield, MA | $60,000 |
| Springfield Operations Ecs Inc | Springfield, MA | $60,000 |
| Food Bank of Western Ma | Hatfield, MA | $50,000 |
| Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame | Springfield, MA | $45,000 |
| Food Bank of Western Ma | Holyoke, MA | $40,000 |
| Multicultural Community Services of Pv | Chicopee, MA | $40,000 |
| Our Lady of the Elms College | Springfield, MA | $40,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Westfield | West Springfield, MA | $40,000 |
| Springfield Operations Ecs | Springfield, MA | $40,000 |
| Girls Inc of the Pioneer Valley | Holyoke, MA | $30,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 93% of this one's giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Chicopee Savings Bank Charitable's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 70 Center Street, Chicopee, MA, 01013. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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