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Northwest Community Bank Foundation Inc

Winsted, CT · EIN 87-2625371. Reported 394 grants totalling $1,185,080 to 241 recipients across tax years 2022-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$2,000median grant
$1,185,080granted, 2022-2025
241recipients, as named on its returns
47%of grantees funded again the next year
$1,204,684assets, latest filing

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. Northwest Community 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.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $2,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $3,000; the smallest was $800 and the largest $50,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
1 grant
$1,000 - $5,000
327 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
43 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
19 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
3 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
1 grant

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Northwestern Connecticut YMCATorrington, CT$62,250542025
Kidsplay Children's Museum IncTorrington, CT$32,000332025
Healing Meals Foundation CorporationBloomfield, CT$29,100442025
Habitat for Humanity of Northwestern ConnecticutSalisbury, CT$25,000112022
Supporters of Wamogo Agricultural ScienceLitchfield, CT$25,000112023
Susan B Anthony ProjectTorrington, CT$25,000442025
Talcott Mountain Science CenterAvon, CT$25,000222023
Prime Time House IncTorrington, CT$20,188442025
Vna Valley Care IncSimsbury, CT$20,000112023
Greenwoods Counseling & ReferralsLitchfield, CT$19,500442025
Focus Center for Autism IncCanton, CT$18,500442025
The Arc of the Farmington Valley IncCanton, CT$18,500332025
Friendly Hands Food Bank IncTorrington, CT$17,500332024
Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Litchfield County IncWinsted, CT$17,000332025
Holcomb Farm IncWest Granby, CT$16,500332024
YMCA Camp Mohawk IncLitchfield, CT$15,500442025
Mccall Center for Behavioral HealthTorrington, CT$15,000112022
Hill-Stead MuseumFarmington, CT$14,000442025
Litchfield Land TrustLitchfield, CT$14,000332025
New Hartford Ambulance AssociationNew Hartford, CT$13,000222023
Mccall Behavioral Health NetworkTorrington, CT$12,500222024
Rebuilding Together in Litchfield County IncBantam, CT$12,500222023
Friend to Friend IncEast Granby, CT$12,100442025
Focus on Canton IncCanton, CT$12,000112022
The Community Kitchen of Torrington IncTorrington, CT$12,000442025
Klingberg Family Centers IncNew Britain, CT$10,500332025
Litchfield Historical SocietyLitchfield, CT$10,500442025
Catholic CharitiesHartford, CT$10,000112022
Ecad Educated Canines Assisting With DisabilitiesTorrington, CT$10,000112022
Fish NwctTorrington, CT$10,000112022
Falls Village Community Development CorpFalls Village, CT$10,000112022
Gifts of Love IncAvon, CT$10,000332025
Winchester Land TrustWinchester Center, CT$9,100332025
Avon Land Trust IncAvon, CT$9,090442025
Falls Village Housing Trust IncLakeville, CT$9,000332025
Canaan Child Care CenterCanaan, CT$8,500222023
Litchfield Ambulance Association IncLitchfield, CT$8,207222025
Explorations IncWinsted, CT$8,200222025
Helping Hands Chore ServiceWinsted, CT$8,000332025
Town of WinchesterWinsted, CT$8,000222025
Farmington Village Green and Library AssociationFarmington, CT$7,500222023
Friends of the Litchfield Community GreenwayLitchfield, CT$7,500332025
The Salvation ArmyHartford, CT$7,000222025
Winchester Center Historical Association IncWinchester Center, CT$7,000332025
American Mural ProjectWinsted, CT$6,900332025
Town of MorrisMorris, CT$6,666222023
Brooker MemorialTorrington, CT$6,500332025
Girl Scouts of Connecticut IncHartford, CT$6,500222025
Fishfriends in Service to Humanity of Northwestern ConnecticutTorrington, CT$6,471222025
Farmington Land TrustFarmington, CT$6,250332025
Create Independence IncWeatogue, CT$6,000112023
Girls on the Run Greater HartfordWest Hartford, CT$6,000222023
Litchfield Performing ArtsLitchfield, CT$6,000332025
Northwestern Regional School District No 7Winsted, CT$6,000332025
Salisbury Housing Committee IncSalisbury, CT$6,000222024
Talcott Mountain Science Center for Student Involvement IncAvon, CT$6,000222025
The Equus EffectSharon, CT$6,000332025
Winchester Housing PartnersWinsted, CT$6,000222025
Bantam Civic AssociationBantam, CT$5,500222024
Burlington Volunteer Fire DepartmentBurlington, CT$5,500332025
Covenant to Care for Children IncHartford, CT$5,500222025
Mental Health ConnecticutFarmington, CT$5,500222025
Beardsley & Memorial LibraryWinsted, CT$5,000112023
Habitat for Humanity of NwctSalisbury, CT$5,000112025
New Horizons Living Center IncBristol, CT$5,000222025
Oliver Wolcott LibraryLitchfield, CT$5,000112024
Simsbury Volunteer Ambulance Association IncSimsbury, CT$5,000222025
The Childrens Museum IncWest Hartford, CT$5,000222025
The Robert C Geer Memorial HospitalNorth Canaan, CT$5,000112023
Watertown Historical SocietyWatertown, CT$5,000222025
Wisdom House Retreat and Conference CenterLitchfield, CT$5,000112023
American Museum of Tort LawWinsted, CT$4,900332025
Young Women's Christian Association New BritainNew Britain, CT$4,620222025
Northwest Conservation DistrictTorrington, CT$4,615222025
Canton Historical SocietyCollinsville, CT$4,500332025
Caring for Bethlehem IncBethlehem, CT$4,500332025
Chore ServiceLakeville, CT$4,500222025
Falls Village Day Care CenterFalls Village, CT$4,500332025
Healing Hoofbeats of CtBethlehem, CT$4,500332025
Rebuilding Together Litchfield County IncBantam, CT$4,500222025
Roaring Brook Nature CenterWest Hartford, CT$4,500112022
Nafi Connecticut IncHartford, CT$4,400222025
West Hartland Volunteer Fire DepartmentWest Hartland, CT$4,300222025
Goshen Housing TrustGoshen, CT$4,000112022
New Beginnings of Northwest Hills Litchfield County IncTorrington, CT$4,000112024
Open Door IncWinsted, CT$4,000222025
Pvumc Community Food BankBarkhamsted, CT$4,000112024
Spirithorse Therapeutic Riding CenterCanton, CT$4,000112023
Thrive Farm IncSimsbury, CT$4,000222025
Morris Public LibraryMorris, CT$3,823332025
Canton Main Street IncCollinsville, CT$3,500222024
McleanSimsbury, CT$3,500222024
Steep Rock Association IncWashington Depot, CT$3,500112022
Summit Adaptive Sports IncNew Hartford, CT$3,500222025
The Kids of Summer FoundationAvon, CT$3,500332025
Torrington Police Activities LeagueTorrington, CT$3,500222024
Warren Volunteer Fire CompanyWarren, CT$3,500222024
Goshen Volunteer Fire Company IncGoshen, CT$3,400112023
Camp Courant IncFarmington, CT$3,000112025
Civic Family Services IncBantam, CT$3,000112023
Connecticut Democracy CenterHartford, CT$3,000222025
Litchfield Hills Adult Day CareLitchfield, CT$3,000112023
Little Britches Therapeutic Riding IncWoodbury, CT$3,000332025
Northwest Connecticut Association for the Arts Inc (dba Warner Theatre)Torrington, CT$3,000222025
Plumb Hill Playing Fields IncLitchfield, CT$3,000112025
The City of Torrington Sullivan Senior CenterTorrington, CT$3,000112025
The Housing CollectiveBridgeport, CT$3,000112025
Trustees of Westminster School (fbo Horizons Program)Simsbury, CT$3,000112024
Waterbury Baptist MinistriesWaterbury, CT$3,000112025
Winsted Senior CenterWinsted, CT$3,000112023
ArtgarageSalisbury, CT$2,500222025
Connecticut News ConsortiumCos Cob, CT$2,500112023
Elderly Nutrition ProgramTorrington, CT$2,500112023
Greater New Britain Teen Pregnancy Prevention IncNew Britain, CT$2,500222025
Hands on HartfordHartford, CT$2,500112025
Harbor House of Litchfield CountyTorrington, CT$2,500112025
Hartford Interval House IncHartford, CT$2,500112025
Morris Historical SocietyMorris, CT$2,500112023
Nwct Adult Day CenterLitchfield, CT$2,500112025
New Hartford Women's ClubNew Hartford, CT$2,500222023
Northwest Ct Association for the Arts IncTorrington, CT$2,500112022
Soar Education Enrichment IncSalisbury, CT$2,500112022
Salisbury Housing TrustSalisbury, CT$2,500222025
Sharon Historical Society and MuseumSharon, CT$2,500222025
Simsbury Main Street PartnershipSimsbury, CT$2,500112023
Simsbury Performing Arts CenterSimsbury, CT$2,500112023
The Bridge Family Center IncWest Hartford, CT$2,500222025
The W L Gilbert Trust CorporationWinsted, CT$2,500112025
Theatre Guild of SimsburySimsbury, CT$2,500112022
Town of Canton Fire and Ems DepartmentCanton, CT$2,500112023
Westley's Wish K9 RescueColebrook, CT$2,500112023
Winsted Health Center Foundation IncWinsted, CT$2,500112024
Winsted Health Center IncWinsted, CT$2,500112025
After School Arts Program Inc (asap)Washington Depot, CT$2,400222025
YMCA of Greater HartfordHartford, CT$2,400112025
New Hartford Volunteer Fire DepartmentNew Hartford, CT$2,200222025
Northwestern Connecticut YMCA - Winsted BranchWinsted, CT$2,200112025
Torrington Area Families for AutismHarwinton, CT$2,200222024
Amy's AngelsSimsbury, CT$2,000112024
Aton Forest IncNorfolk, CT$2,000112025
Barkhamsted Housing Trust IncBarkhamsted, CT$2,000112024
Beacon of Light Animal Rescue IncNew Hartford, CT$2,000222025
Bristol Symphony Orchestra IncBristol, CT$2,000222025
Colebrook Fire Department Forge Company IncColebrook, CT$2,000222025
Connecticut SpokebendersMeriden, CT$2,000112023
East Granby Library Association IncEast Granby, CT$2,000112025
Farmington Academy IncAvon, CT$2,000112025
First Congregational Church of East WindsorEast Windsor, CT$2,000112025
Granby Congregational ChurchGranby, CT$2,000112023
Granby Homes for Senior Citizens IncGranby, CT$2,000222025
Housatonic Youth Service BureauFalls Village, CT$2,000112025
Jewish Family ServicesWest Hartford, CT$2,000112023
Morris Fire CompanyMorris, CT$2,000222024
Muddy Moose Mutts RescueWinsted, CT$2,000222024
New Hartford Volunteer Ambulance Association IncNew Hartford, CT$2,000112025
Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department IncNorfolk, CT$2,000222025
North Canaan Education Foundation IncCanaan, CT$2,000222025
Region 5 Dive TeamMiddlebury, CT$2,000112025
Rivers Alliance of ConnecticutLitchfield, CT$2,000112023
Riverton Theatre IncRiverton, CT$2,000222025
Simsbury Historical SocietySimsbury, CT$2,000222024
Soar Educational EnrichmentSalisbury, CT$2,000222025
Tails of Hope Foundation IncLitchfield, CT$2,000112022
The Little Red School House Association of Winchester IncWinchester Center, CT$2,000112022
Town of East Granby - Social ServicesEast Granby, CT$2,000112025
Town of Hartland Commission on AgingEast Hartland, CT$2,000112024
Winchester Grange #74 (dba Connecticut State Grange Foundation Inc)Winchester Center, CT$2,000112024
Winsted Area Volunteer Ambulance AssociationWinsted, CT$2,000112025
Pleasant Valley Children's CenterNew Hartford, CT$1,800222024
Mccall Foundation IncTorrington, CT$1,750112025
The Underground NeBloomfield, CT$1,750112025
Bantam Lake Protective AssociationMorris, CT$1,500112025
Colebrook Consolidated SchoolColebrook, CT$1,500112024
Goshen Community CareGoshen, CT$1,500112025
Gunn Memorial LibraryWashington, CT$1,500112025
Habitat for Humanity of Nw ConnecticutSalisbury, CT$1,500112024
Holy Disciples Catholic SchoolWatertown, CT$1,500112025
Northwestern Connecticut YMCA (fbo Winchester Youth Service Bureau)Torrington, CT$1,500112024
Read to Grow IncBranford, CT$1,500112025
Salisbury Rotary Club FoundationSalisbury, CT$1,500112025
Sharon Housing Trust IncSharon, CT$1,500112024
Simsbury Free LibrarySimsbury, CT$1,500112025
The Falls Village Children's TheaterFalls Village, CT$1,500112022
The Nutmeg Ballet ConservatoryTorrington, CT$1,500112025
Traprock Ridge Land ConservancyBloomfield, CT$1,500112023
Winning Ways IncBranford, CT$1,500112024
Connecticut Yankee Chorale IncLitchfield, CT$1,400112024
Connecticut Rivers Council Scouting America - Camp WorkcoemanNew Hartford, CT$1,300112025
Northwest Connecticut Arts CouncilTorrington, CT$1,200112024
Pleasant Valley United Methodist ChurchPleasant Valley, CT$1,200112025
Warren Volunteer Fire Co IncWarren, CT$1,200112025
Arts for Learning ConnecticutHamden, CT$1,000112025
Avon Congregational ChurchAvon, CT$1,000112024
Avon Historical SocietyAvon, CT$1,000112023
Bantam Fire CompanyBantam, CT$1,000112024
Boy Scout Troop 2019New Hartford, CT$1,000112024
Ct Alive (aka Ct Alliance for Victims of Violence and Their Families)West Hartford, CT$1,000112024
Camp Sloane YMCA IncLakeville, CT$1,000112024
Canaan Kids ArtspaceCanaan, CT$1,000112025
Canton Youth Soccer AssociationCanton, CT$1,000112024
Civic Family Services (aka the Clothes Tree)Bantam, CT$1,000112024
Clockwork Repertory Theatre IncOakville, CT$1,000112024
Community Health and Wellness CenterTorrington, CT$1,000112024
Connecticut Institute for the Blind (dba Oak Hill)Hartford, CT$1,000112025
Cornelia De Lange Syndrome (cdls) FoundationAvon, CT$1,000112025
Dress for Success Hartford County IncHartford, CT$1,000112024
Dress for Success Hartford County Inc (dress for Success Hartford)Hartford, CT$1,000112025
East Litchfield Volunteer Fire CompanyLitchfield, CT$1,000112025
EdadvanceLitchfield, CT$1,000112023
Falls Village Volunteer Fire DepartmentFalls Village, CT$1,000112025
Friends of American Legion and Peoples State ForestsPleasant Valley, CT$1,000112024
Goshen PlayersGoshen, CT$1,000112024
Granby Land TrustGranby, CT$1,000112024
Habitat for Humanity North Central ConnecticutHartford, CT$1,000112024
Highland Lake Watershed AssociationWinsted, CT$1,000112024
Litchfield Fire CompanyLitchfield, CT$1,000112024
Litchfield Hills Rowing ClubLitchfield, CT$1,000112025
Mattatuck Historical Society (dba Mattatuck Museum)Waterbury, CT$1,000112025
Morris Senior CenterMorris, CT$1,000112024
Northwest Connecticut Community FoundationTorrington, CT$1,000112024
Open Cupboard at Granby Congregational ChurchGranby, CT$1,000112024
Outside PerspectivesNew Hartford, CT$1,000112024
Partners for Sustainable Healthy Communities IncLitchfield, CT$1,000112024
Salisbury Central School - Extras Childcare and Summer ProgramSalisbury, CT$1,000112025
Salisbury Winter Sports AssociationSalisbury, CT$1,000112024
Spirithorse Therapeutic Riding Center of Canton IncCanton, CT$1,000112024
Sundown Ski PatrolNew Hartford, CT$1,000112023
The Ct Association of School Based Health Centers IncHartford, CT$1,000112025
The Lions Club of Norfolk Connecticut IncNorfolk, CT$1,000112024
The Police Activities League (pal) of Hartford IncHartford, CT$1,000112025
The Wheels Program of Greater New MilfordNew Milford, CT$1,000112024
Torrington Area Parkinson's Support GroupTorrington, CT$1,000112024
Torrington Civic SymphonyTorrington, CT$1,000112025
Torrington Fire DepartmentTorrington, CT$1,000112024
Town of HartlandEast Hartland, CT$1,000112025
Vie for the KidsAvon, CT$1,000112024
Watertown Area Association for Special CitizensOakville, CT$1,000112025
Watertown History MuseumWatertown, CT$1,000112024
Winsted Area Child Care CenterWinsted, CT$1,000112024
Winsted Fire DepartmentWinsted, CT$1,000112024
Winsted Youth Baseball AssociationWinsted, CT$1,000112025

100 of 241 (41%) 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 47%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.

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.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 229 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.

Human Services
52 grants
Arts & Culture
35 grants
Environment
20 grants
Education
19 grants
Food & Nutrition
15 grants
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
14 grants
Mental Health
14 grants
Housing & Shelter
14 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202260$397,888$5,000
202378$329,600$3,000
2024125$204,491$1,000
2025131$253,101$1,600

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

Torrington, CT
$266K
Litchfield, CT
$135K
Winsted, CT
$80K
Avon, CT
$59K
Canton, CT
$58K
Salisbury, CT
$52K
Hartford, CT
$50K
Simsbury, CT
$48K

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Funders that support the same organizations

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Northwest Connecticut Community63 shared recipientsFidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund63 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc40 shared recipientsThe Connecticut Community Foundation39 shared recipientsHartford Foundation for Public Giving38 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc37 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

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  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Connecticut.
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  4. 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 Northwest Community Bank Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.

Address of record on the latest return: 86 Main Street, Winsted, CT, 06098. 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.

EIN 87-2625371 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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