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Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation Inc

Thomaston, CT · EIN 06-1483909. Reported 1,079 grants totalling $3,139,754 to 381 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$2,360median grant
$3,139,754granted, 2021-2024
381organizations funded
72%of grantees funded again the next year
$9,062,923assets, 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. Thomaston 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.

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 $2,360. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,500 and $3,000; the smallest was $150 and the largest $150,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
141 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
815 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
92 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
22 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
7 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
1 grant
$100,000 and Up
1 grant

Every organization it funded

All 381 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Friends of the Thomaston Opera HouseThomaston, CT$161,097422024
Environmental Learning Centers of ConnecticutBristol, CT$122,6501042024
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Waterbury IncWaterbury, CT$92,800942024
Landmark Community TheatreThomaston, CT$79,150942024
Boys & Girls Club of BristolBristol, CT$78,750742024
Bristol Hospital FoundationBristol, CT$70,300742024
United Way of Greater Waterbury IncWaterbury, CT$62,1001142024
Warner TheatreTorrington, CT$59,645842024
Children's Community SchoolWaterbury, CT$50,818942024
The Salvation ArmyBristol, CT$48,9001742024
St Marys Hospital Foundation IncWaterbury, CT$47,500542024
Susan B Anthony Project IncTorrington, CT$35,3001242024
Safe Haven of Greater Waterbury IncWaterbury, CT$34,7561042024
Mattatuck MuseumWaterbury, CT$33,875742024
St Vincent Depaul Mission of Waterbury IncWaterbury, CT$29,1001042024
The Arc of Litchfield County IncTorrington, CT$27,548842024
Five Points Center for the Visual Arts IncTorrington, CT$27,500742024
Holy Cross High SchoolWaterbury, CT$26,464742024
The Palace TheaterWaterbury, CT$26,000842024
City of BristolBristol, CT$25,200942024
Ecg Acquisition LLC (emily's Catering Group)Danielson, CT$23,120312021
Boys & Girls Club of New Britain IncNew Britain, CT$23,000212024
Greater Waterbury Interfaith Ministries IncWaterbury, CT$21,650542024
Rotary Club of TerryvilleTerryville, CT$21,4501042024
Waterbury Regional ChamberWaterbury, CT$20,500742024
Caring for Bethlehem IncBethlehem, CT$20,400842024
St Vincent Depaul Mission of Bristol IncBristol, CT$20,150842024
Fishfriends in Service to Humanity of Northwestern Ct IncTorrington, CT$19,300542024
Brian's Angels Homeless Outreach IncBristol, CT$19,283642024
Neighborhood Housing Services of WaterburyWaterbury, CT$19,000722022
Town of WolcottWolcott, CT$19,000842024
Terryville Fire DepartmentTerryville, CT$18,829442024
Town of HarwintonHarwinton, CT$18,5001042024
East Farmington Volunteer Fire Department IncFarmington, CT$18,450332023
NestWaterbury, CT$18,300522024
Human Resources Agency of New Britain IncNew Britain, CT$18,150722024
Prudence Crandall Center IncNew Britain, CT$18,000542024
The Family CenterBristol, CT$18,000442024
Our Lady of Mount Carmel SchoolWaterbury, CT$17,968442024
Literacy Volunteers of Greater Waterbury IncWaterbury, CT$17,550432024
Plymouth Community Food PantryTerryville, CT$17,550542024
United Way of West Central ConnecticutBristol, CT$17,065632023
Mccall Behavioral Health NetworkTorrington, CT$16,600632024
Easterseals Rehabilitation Center of Greater Waterbury IncWaterbury, CT$16,150942024
Greater Waterbury Campership FundWaterbury, CT$16,150642024
The New England Carousel Museum IncBristol, CT$15,490642024
Nutmeg Symphony OrchestraBristol, CT$15,480742024
Watertown Area Association for Special CitizensOakville, CT$15,450542024
Thomaston Volunteer Ambulance Corps IncThomaston, CT$15,150432024
Thomaston Volunteer Fire DepartmentThomaston, CT$15,030442024
Central Connecticut Chambers of CommerceBristol, CT$15,000332024
Chamber of Commerce of Northwest Connecticut IncTorrington, CT$15,000332024
Women's Business Development CouncilStamford, CT$15,000112021
Harwinton Volunteer Fire Department IncHarwinton, CT$14,675442024
Middlebury Volunteer Fire DepartmentMiddlebury, CT$14,600332023
Middlebury Elderly & Social ServicesMiddlebury, CT$14,447642024
Town of Watertown Parks and Recreation DepartmentWatertown, CT$14,300732024
West End AssociationBristol, CT$14,000442024
The Woodhall SchoolBethlehem, CT$13,177442024
Bronc Callahan Community FundHarwinton, CT$13,000542024
Farmington Food Pantry IncFarmington, CT$13,000542024
The Arc of Waterbury IncWaterbury, CT$13,000432024
YWCA New Britain CtNew Britain, CT$13,000212024
United Way of West Central CtBristol, CT$12,800422024
Bethlehem Ambulance AssociationBethlehem, CT$12,737442024
Harwinton West Side Volunteer Fire Company IncHarwinton, CT$12,673442024
Town of Plymouth Human Services DepartmentTerryville, CT$12,500532023
Waterbury Youth Services IncWaterbury, CT$12,450542024
Harwinton Agricultural Society IncHarwinton, CT$12,000442024
Railroad Museum of New EnglandThomaston, CT$12,000332024
New Opportunities IncWaterbury, CT$11,800632024
Region 5 Dive TeamMiddlebury, CT$11,792642024
Farmington Community ChestFarmington, CT$11,500442024
Hill-Stead MuseumFarmington, CT$11,500532024
Rotary Club of Thomaston Ct IncThomaston, CT$11,500442024
The Community Kitchen of TorringtonTorrington, CT$11,500442024
Veterans Strong Community CenterBristol, CT$11,300642024
Girl Scouts of Connecticut IncHartford, CT$10,500942024
Harwinton Land TrustHarwinton, CT$10,500442024
Harwinton Ambulance AssociationHarwinton, CT$10,400432024
Brass City Harvest IncWaterbury, CT$10,250442024
United Methodist Church of WatertownWatertown, CT$10,200442024
Fine Arts Connection of Thomaston IncThomaston, CT$10,150542024
Main Street Community Foundation IncBristol, CT$10,150212024
American Red Cross Connecticut ChapterFarmington, CT$10,000442024
New Horizons IncUnionville, CT$10,000222024
Our Lady of Mount Carmel ChurchWaterbury, CT$10,000442024
Tunxis Community College Foundation IncFarmington, CT$10,000742024
Shepard Meadows Therapeutic Riding Center IncBristol, CT$9,650432024
St Paul Catholic High SchoolBristol, CT$9,500442024
Supportive Environmental Living Facility IncWaterbury, CT$9,483442024
Evangelical Christian ChurchWaterbury, CT$9,300442024
EdadvanceLitchfield, CT$9,100332023
Terryville Youth Soccer ClubTerryville, CT$8,880442024
American Legion Post 195Watertown, CT$8,600442024
Acts 4 Ministry IncWaterbury, CT$8,500332024
Bristol Veterans Council IncBristol, CT$8,500442024
Bristol Works IncBristol, CT$8,500222024
Naugatuck Valley Community College FoundationWaterbury, CT$8,500432024
Bristol Adult Resource Center IncBristol, CT$8,433542024
American Clock & Watch MuseumBristol, CT$8,413442024
Bristol Recovery Club IncBristol, CT$8,380332023
WellspringBethlehem, CT$8,266222024
Thomaston Soccer Club IncThomaston, CT$8,150542024
The Salvation Army - Litchfield Hills Service UnitHartford, CT$8,100542024
Diane Burr Memorial 5K Flag RunwalkThomaston Ct, CT$8,000442024
Woodbury Bethlehem Community Music FoundationWoodbury, CT$8,000442024
Zion Evangelical Lutheran ChurchBristol, CT$8,000222023
Thy Eagle's NestWolcott, CT$7,870332024
Greater Waterbury YMCAWaterbury, CT$7,800442024
First Congregational Church of PlymouthPlymouth, CT$7,600332024
Grace PantryBristol, CT$7,500442024
Rivera Memorial Foundation IncWaterbury, CT$7,500222024
Watertown History MuseumWatertown, CT$7,500442024
Greater Torrington Family Development CenterTorrington, CT$7,252442024
Hospital for Special CareNew Britain, CT$7,239332024
Bethlehem Land Trust IncBethlehem, CT$7,200332023
Our Savior Lutheran ChurchThomaston, CT$7,150532024
Police Activity League of Waterbury Inc (pal)Waterbury, CT$7,100432024
American Legion Post 22Thomaston, CT$7,000332023
Litchfield Montessori SchoolNorthfield, CT$7,000222022
Middlebury Police DepartmentMiddlebury, CT$6,984332024
Quilts That Care IncWatertown, CT$6,950432024
South Congregational Church Aka Hopeville ChurchWaterbury, CT$6,948442024
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7330 AuxiliaryOakville, CT$6,849442024
Waterbury PromiseWaterbury, CT$6,800322024
New Foundations IncWolcott, CT$6,650442024
Light Up ThomastonThomaston, CT$6,450332023
Litchfield Hills Northwest Elderly Nutrition ProgramTorrington, CT$6,416332023
Brian O'connell Homeless Project IncOakville, CT$6,300542024
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Trumbull-PorteWatertown, CT$6,200442024
Bristol Little LeagueBristol, CT$6,150322024
St John the Evangelist SchoolWatertown, CT$6,137332023
Bristol Child Development CenterBristol, CT$6,000222024
Bristol Preschool Child Care Center IncBristol, CT$6,000222022
Kidsplay Children's MuseumTorrington, CT$6,000332023
Safe Families for Children AllianceSouthbury, CT$6,000332023
Terryville Congregational ChurchTerryville, CT$6,000442024
The Agape House IncBristol, CT$6,000222022
Thomaston Christmas CommitteeThomaston, CT$6,000442024
Thomaston Police ExplorersThomaston, CT$6,000332023
United Way of Northwest Connecticut IncTorrington, CT$6,000222024
Wolcott Volunteer Fire Department Company 1Wolcott, CT$6,000442024
Plainville Community Food Pantry IncPlainville, CT$5,950332024
The Waterbury Worship Center ChurchWaterbury, CT$5,929222024
Christmas Town Festival - Town of BethlehemBethlehem, CT$5,922442024
Thomaston Community PantryThomaston, CT$5,906542024
Plymouth Volunteer Ambulance Corps - Board of DirectorsTerryville, CT$5,880332024
Brass City Rescue Alliance IncMiddlebury, CT$5,750212024
Beacon Baptist Fellowship ChurchThomaston, CT$5,667442024
Bags Foundation Ct IncWaterbury, CT$5,650432024
Theodore a Hungerford Memorial MuseumHarwinton, CT$5,650332024
Human Resources Agency of New BritainincNew Britain, CT$5,500222022
Harwinton Historical SocietyHarwinton, CT$5,500332024
Waterbury Symphony Orchestra IncWatertown, CT$5,500222022
Wisdom HouseLitchfield, CT$5,350222022
The Goose & GanderDanielson, CT$5,200212021
Polish American Foundation of Connecticut IncNew Britain, CT$5,150212024
Town of Thomaston Social ServicesThomaston, CT$5,150432024
Camp Mattatuck BSAPlymouth, CT$5,080222024
Beautiful Lives ProjectNew Britain, CT$5,000222024
Ccarc IncNew Britain, CT$5,000212024
Friendship Service Center IncNew Britain, CT$5,000112024
Harwinton Congregational ChurchHarwinton, CT$5,000222022
Meriden-New Britain-Berlin YMCANew Britain, CT$5,000112024
Northwest Ct ChamberTorrington, CT$5,000112022
Prime Time HouseTorrington, CT$5,000332024
St Michael Ukrainian Catholic ChurchTerryville, CT$5,000222024
Watertown Fire DepartmentWatertown, CT$5,000112021
Wolcott Volunteer Fire Department Company 2Wolcott, CT$5,000332024
Terryville Public LibraryTerryville, CT$4,975222023
Wolcott Volunteer Fire Dept Company 3Wolcott, CT$4,860442024
Catholic Academy of WaterburyWaterbury, CT$4,840322024
Gfwc Harwinton Womans ClubHarwinton, CT$4,779442024
Northwestern Connecticut YMCATorrington, CT$4,650432024
Greenwoods Counseling & ReferralsLitchfield, CT$4,600222022
Bristol Historical SocietyBristol, CT$4,500332024
Connecticut Bar FoundationHartford, CT$4,500332024
Healing Meals Foundation CorporationBloomfield, CT$4,500222024
New BeginningsThomaston, CT$4,500332023
Operation Peacce (practicing Engineering and Competitive Cooperative EBristol, CT$4,500222024
Special Olympics of CtSouthbury, CT$4,500332024
Wolcott Volunteer Ambulance Association IncWolcott, CT$4,500332023
Thomaston Historical SocietyThomaston, CT$4,450222024
Plymouth Police DepartmentTerryville, CT$4,327222024
Opportunities Industrialization Center of New Britain IncNew Britain, CT$4,250112024
Family & Children's Aid IncDanbury, CT$4,150332024
Bantam Fire CompanyBantam, CT$4,056222022
Community Mental Health Affiliates (cmha)New Britain, CT$4,000112024
Connecticut Counseling Centers IncWaterbury, CT$4,000112024
Farmington Land TrustFarmington, CT$4,000112023
Greater New Britain Chamber of CommerceNew Britain, CT$4,000322024
Hand to Hand Direct Care Ministry IncBristol, CT$4,000222023
Holy Disciples ParishWatertown, CT$4,000112024
Junior Achievement of Southwest New England IncHartford, CT$4,000442024
Lions Club of New BritainNew Britain, CT$4,000112024
Northwest Connecticut Arts CouncilTorrington, CT$4,000442024
Watertownoakville Veterans CouncilOakville, CT$4,000332023
St Paul Lutheran ChurchTerryville, CT$3,987332023
St Mary Magdalen SchoolOakville, CT$3,800222023
Flanders Nature Center & Land TrustWoodbury, CT$3,750432024
Gilbert LibraryNorthfield, CT$3,700222022
Morgan Weir Post #27 the American Legion Memorial Home IncLitchfield, CT$3,577222022
Troop 75 Boy Scouts TerryvilleThomaston, CT$3,570332023
Seth Thomas Park Revitalization CommitteeThomaston, CT$3,500112022
The Learning CenterTerryville, CT$3,500222022
Friends of the Thomaston Public LibraryThomaston, CT$3,460212024
The Kids of Summer FoundationWinsted, CT$3,400222022
The Morris Fire CompanyMorris, CT$3,363112021
Morris Public LibraryMorris, CT$3,333222022
Wolcott Citizens Against Substance Abuse Inc (casa)Wolcott, CT$3,250442024
Thomaston Council of Senior CitizensThomaston, CT$3,200222022
Carolyn's Place IncWatertown, CT$3,149322024
New Britain Museum of American ArtNew Britain, CT$3,100212024
One Fifty Central LLCDanielson, CT$3,100212021
Boy Scouts of American Troop 303 WarcWaterbury, CT$3,050222024
The Hospital of Central ConnecticutNew Britain, CT$3,031112024
Bristol Connecticut Little LeagueBristol, CT$3,000112022
Ct Partnership for Children IncNaugatuck, CT$3,000112022
First Congregational ChurchThomaston, CT$3,000112022
Holy Disciples Parish St Mary Magdal &st John the EvangelistWatertown, CT$3,000222024
Literacy Volunteers of Central ConnecticutNew Britain, CT$3,000112024
Mccall Center for Behavioral HealthTorrington, CT$3,000112021
Morris Historical Society IncMorris, CT$3,000112024
New Life IINew Britain, CT$3,000112024
Parc IncPlainville, CT$3,000112023
Saint Peter's - Trinity ChurchThomaston, CT$3,000112023
Seth Thomas Bradstreet House SocietyThomaston, CT$3,000112021
The Bristol Farmers Market IncBristol, CT$3,000112024
Thomaston High SchoolThomaston, CT$3,000112021
Thomaston Public LibraryThomaston, CT$3,000222023
Thomaston Public SchoolsThomaston, CT$3,000222023
Union Congregation Church of OakvilleOakville, CT$3,000112023
Water-Oak VFW Post 5157Watertown, CT$3,000112021
Wheeler Regional Family YMCAPlainville, CT$3,000112021
Center for Financial Training InternationalMiami, FL$2,950112022
Fire Marshal's Office Town of WolcottWolcott, CT$2,837222022
Town of MorrisMorris, CT$2,750222022
Litchfield Volunteer Ambulance AssociationLitchfield, CT$2,676112021
American Legion Sal Squadron 22Thomaston, CT$2,650212024
Brian Gibbons Homeless Outreach ProgramMiddlebury, CT$2,650222024
Bristol Lions ClubBristol, CT$2,650222024
Holy Disciples Catholic SchoolWatertown, CT$2,650212024
White Memorial Conservation CenterLitchfield, CT$2,570332024
Thomaston Senior CenterThomaston, CT$2,550222024
Afro Caribbean Cultural Center IncWaterbury, CT$2,500112022
Bristol Firefighters Iaff Local 773Bristol, CT$2,500112021
Bristol Public Library Children's DepartmentBristol, CT$2,500112021
Gloria Dei Lutheran ChurchBristol, CT$2,500222024
Memorial Military Museum IncBristol, CT$2,500222024

221 of 381 (58%) 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.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 453 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Human Services
105 grants
Arts & Culture
79 grants
Youth Development
30 grants
Education
28 grants
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
26 grants
Housing & Shelter
22 grants
Food & Nutrition
20 grants
Recreation & Sports
19 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2021243$651,359$2,100
2022252$735,371$2,500
2023232$742,849$2,500
2024352$1,010,175$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.

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 100% 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.

Connecticut
$3.1M
Florida
$5K

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Funders that support the same organizations

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How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,360. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Connecticut.
  3. 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.
  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 Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation Inc'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: Po Box 907, Thomaston, CT, 06787. 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 06-1483909 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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