Newtown Savings Bank Foundation Inc
Newtown, CT · EIN 06-1514980. Reported 267 grants totalling $787,500 to 116 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. Newtown 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 $2,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,500 and $3,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $20,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building Neighborhoods Together | Bridgeport, CT | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lifebridge Community Services | Bridgeport, CT | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Team Inc | Derby, CT | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Women's Business Development Council Inc | Stamford, CT | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Center for Empowerment and Education | Danbury, CT | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities of Fairfield County | Bridgeport, CT | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Newtown Scholarship Association | Newtown, CT | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Wcsu Foundation | Danbury, CT | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way of Western Connecticut | Danbury, CT | $19,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Horizons of Notre Dame | Fairfield, CT | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Housatonic Habitat for Humanity | Danbury, CT | $17,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Connecticut Institute for Communities | Danbury, CT | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sandy Hook Organization for Prosperity | Sandy Hook, CT | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Excellence in Bridgeport Public Schools | Bridgeport, CT | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jericho Partnership | Danbury, CT | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Kennedy Center | Trumbull, CT | $12,500 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Valley United Way | Shelton, CT | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| YMCA | Chicago, IL | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ct Institute for Communities | Danbury, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County | Bridgeport, CT | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mercy Learning Center | Bridgeport, CT | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Thomas Merton Center | Bridgeport, CT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bridgeport Rescue Mission | Bridgeport, CT | $9,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Danbury Youth Services | Danbury, CT | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Homes for the Brave | Bridgeport, CT | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Spooner House | Shelton, CT | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Immaculate High School | Danbury, CT | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Seymouroxford Food Bank | Seymour, CT | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way of Wct | Danbury, CT | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Danbury High School | Danbury, CT | $7,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Horizons at Sacred Heart University | Fairfield, CT | $7,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Amos House | Danbury, CT | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Connecticut Housing Partners | Trumbull, CT | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Danbury Vita | Danbury, CT | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Foundations in Education Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven | New Haven, CT | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Renewal House | Danbury, CT | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way of Greater New Haven | New Haven, CT | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Brookfield Social Services | Brookfield, CT | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Housatonic Community College Foundation | Bridgeport, CT | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tbico | Danbury, CT | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Latino Scholarship Fund | Danbury, CT | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Hord Foundation | Danbury, CT | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bethel High School | Bethel, CT | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bethel Social Services | Bethel, CT | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boy Scouts - Connecticut Yankee Council | Milford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brookfield High School | Brookfield, CT | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Community Services Council of Woodbury | Woodbury, CT | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Dorothy Day Hospitality House | Danbury, CT | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Monroe Scholarship Fund | Monroe, CT | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Oxford High School | Oxford, CT | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Pomperaug High School | Southbury, CT | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Real Food Ct | Newtown, CT | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Regional Hospice | Danbury, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Regonial Hospice | Danbury, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shelton Economic Development Corporation | Shelton, CT | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Southbury Food Bank | Southbury, CT | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| The New American Dream Foundation | Danbury, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trumbull High School | Trumbull, CT | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Womens of Greater Danbury | Danbury, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hillside Food Outreach | Danbury, CT | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Reach Western Connecticut | Brookfield, CT | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Score Western Ct | Danbury, CT | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Faith Food Pantry of Newtown Inc | Newtown, CT | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kevin's Community Center | Danbury, CT | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Newtown Community Center | Newtown, CT | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nunnawauk Meadows | Newtown, CT | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sacred Heart University's Discovery Science Center | Bridgeport, CT | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Shelton High School | Shelton, CT | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Shepherds Inc | Darien, CT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Community Action Agency of Western Ct | Danbury, CT | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Trumbull Department of Social Services | Trumbull, CT | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Woodbury Scholarship Fund | Woodbury, CT | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Danbury Grass Roots Academy | Danbury, CT | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mishkan Israel Day Camp | Trumbull, CT | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Regional YMCA of Western Connecticut | Danbury, CT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Diaper Bank of Connecticut | North Haven, CT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Town of Monroe Social Services | Monroe, CT | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| West Indian American Assocaition of Greater Bridgeport | Bridgeport, CT | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ac Connecticut | Newtown, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Economic Development Fund | Meriden, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Easton Volunteer Emergency Medical Services | Easton, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Newtown Youth & Family Services | Sandy Hook, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The New American Dream | Danbury, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Workplace | Bridgeport, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Women's Center of Greater Danbury | Danbury, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Amerivan Manufacturing Harrl of Fame Housa | Bridgeport, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bedrock Credit America | Southbury, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys and Girls Village | Milford, CT | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Daily Bread Food Pantry | Danbury, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Keefe Community Center | Hamden, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mcgivney Community Center | Bridgeport, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Monroe Social Services | Monroe, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Regional YMCA of Western Ct | Danbury, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ruth's House | Trumbull, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Newtown Fund Inc | Newtown, CT | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Laundry Love of Greater Danbury | Danbury, CT | $1,750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bridgeport Caribe Youth Leaders | Bridgeport, CT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sterling House Community Center | Stratford, CT | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Way of Greater Waterbury | Waterbury, CT | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wallingford Family YMCA | Wallingford, CT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Abrihomes for the Brave | Bridgeport, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Faith Food Pantry of Netown Inc | Newtown, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Family & Children's Aid | Danbury, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hall Neighborhood House | Bridgeport, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Regional YMCA of Wct | Danbury, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Seymour Oxford Food Bank | Seymour, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Shelton High Shool | Shelton, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Community Action Agency of Wct | Danbury, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Community Action Agency of Western Connecticut | Danbury, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Trumbull Business Initiative | Trumbull, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trumbull Dept of Social Services | Trumbull, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Woodbury Scholarship Fund Dollars for Scholars | Woodbury, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Off the Streets - Bridgeport | Trumbull, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Off the Streets - Danbury | Bethel, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shelton Edc | Shelton, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
74 of 116 (64%) 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 79%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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 112 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 46 | $105,500 | $1,000 |
| 2021 | 73 | $252,000 | $2,000 |
| 2022 | 75 | $199,500 | $2,000 |
| 2023 | 73 | $230,500 | $2,000 |
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. Newtown Savings Bank Foundation Inc has 78 of them, worth $283,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Building Neighborhoods Together | Bridgeport, CT | $20,000 |
| Team Inc | Derby, CT | $15,000 |
| Building Neighborhoods Together | Bridgeport, CT | $13,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County | Bridgeport, CT | $12,500 |
| Housatonic Habitat for Humanity | Danbury, CT | $12,500 |
| United Way of Central and Western Connecticut | Danbury, CT | $12,000 |
| Horizons at Sacred Heart University | Fairfield, CT | $10,000 |
| Lifebridge Community Services | Bridgeport, CT | $10,000 |
| Connecticut Institute for Communities | Danbury, CT | $7,500 |
| Newtown Youth & Family Services | Sandy Hook, CT | $7,500 |
| Bedrock Credit America | Collinsville, CT | $5,000 |
| Boy Scouts - Connecticut Yankee Council | Milford, CT | $5,000 |
| Catholic Charities of Fairfield County | Bridgeport, CT | $5,000 |
| Jericho Partnership | Danbury, CT | $5,000 |
| Newtown Community Center | Newtown, CT | $5,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 98% of this one's giving went to organizations in Connecticut. 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 $2,000. 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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Newtown 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: 39 Main Street, Newtown, CT, 06470. 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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