Eastern Ct Savings Bank Foundation Inc
Norwich, CT · EIN 06-1539443. Reported 57 grants totalling $58,322 to 24 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. 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. Eastern Ct Savings Bank Foundation Inc 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 $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $750 and $1,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $2,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madonna Place Inc | Norwich, CT | $5,250 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Norwich Rotary Foundation Inc | Bozrah, CT | $4,750 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Operation Fuel | Hartford, CT | $4,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities Diocese of Norwich | Morwich, CT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| St Mary Food Pantry | Jewett City, CT | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Safe Futures | New London, CT | $3,750 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Norwich Community Backpack Program | Norwich, CT | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Martin House | Norwich, CT | $3,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Vincent De Paul Place | Norwich, CT | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Thames River Community Service Inc | Norwich, CT | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Thames Valley Council for Community Action | Jewett City, CT | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Arc Eastern Ct | Norwich, CT | $2,472 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Slater Library | Jewett City, CT | $2,100 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Eastern Ct Workforce Investment Board | Franklin, CT | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Malta Inc | Groton, CT | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Reliance Health | Norwich, CT | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Covenant to Care for Children | Hartford, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity Inc | New London, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Thames Valley Council for Cummunity Action (tvcca) | Jewett City, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Town of Plainfield- Veterans Coffee House | Plainfield, CT | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Ucfs Healthcare | Norwich, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Community and Family Services Inc | Norwich, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Norwich Human Services Safety Net Team | Norwich, CT | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Eastern Ct Community Gardens Association | New London, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
17 of 24 (71%) 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 72%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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 the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- St Mary Food Pantry
TO PURCHASE FOOD FOR THE PANTRY PROGRAM TO HELP FAMILIES NEEDING FOOD ASSISTANCE. DUE TO INFLATION, THE COST TO PURCHASE FOOD FOR THE PANTRY HAS INCREASED AS WELL AS THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES NEEDING ASSISTANCE. - St Vincent De Paul Place
TO PURCHASE FOOD FOR THE FOOD PANTRY PROGRAM WHICH SERVES THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN NORWICH AND SURROUNDING TOWNS. - Madonna Place Inc
TO FUND A PORTION OF AGENCY PROGRAMS (FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER, COPE, GREAT BEGINNINGS AND FATHERHOOD INITIATIVE). PROGRAMS FOCUS ON PROVIDING BASIC NEEDS, PARENTING EDUCATION, CHILD DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES, REFERRAL TO EMERGENCY SERVICES AND MENTAL HEALTH. - Norwich Community Backpack Program
TO PURCHASE BACKPACKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR LOW-INCOME YOUTH (PRE-K THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL) FOR THE 2023 -2024 SCHOOL YEAR. - Norwich Rotary Foundation Inc
TO HELP THE ROTARY COAT FUND WHICH PROVIDES WINTER COATS TO CHILDREN FROM LOW INCOME FAMILIES IN THE NORWICH AREA. - Martin House
TO SUPPORT THE FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES HEALTHY MEALS TO RESIDENTS WHO MIGHT NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO SHOP/COOK/CLEANUP AND ALLOWS THEM TO FOCUS THEIR EFFORTS ON SOBRIETY, MENTAL/PHYSICAL HEALTH, AND EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 34 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 18 | $16,000 | $1,000 |
| 2021 | 16 | $14,852 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 11 | $14,200 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 12 | $13,270 | $1,000 |
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.
Where its money goes
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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 $1,000. 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 Connecticut.
- 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.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Eastern Ct Savings Bank Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 257 Main Street, Norwich, CT, 06360. 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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