Torrington Savings Foundation
Wilmington, DE · EIN 83-2495796. Reported 77 grants totalling $744,419 to 48 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. Torrington Savings Foundation 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 $7,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $4,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $50,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Salisbury, CT | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Northwestern Connecticut Young Mens Christian Asso | Torrington, CT | $78,845 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Prime Time House Inc | Torrington, CT | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Womens Business Development Council Inc | Stamford, CT | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Arc of Litchfield County Inc | Torrington, CT | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| After School Arts Program Inc | Washington Dt, CT | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Litchfield Housing Trust Inc | Litchfield, CT | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Torrington Historical Society Incorporated | Torrington, CT | $28,380 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Torrington Library | Torrington, CT | $24,900 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Falls Village Community Development Corporation | Falls Village, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rebuilding Together in Litchfield County Connectic | Bantam, CT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Center Congregational Church | Torrington, CT | $18,704 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bristol Boys & Girls Club Association Inc | Bristol, CT | $18,700 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Torrington Area Families for Autism Inc | Torrington, CT | $17,247 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Equus Effect | Sharon, CT | $16,900 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Southwest New England | Hartford, CT | $15,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kidsplay Childrens Museum Inc | Torrington, CT | $15,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Susan B Anthony Project Inc | Torrington, CT | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friendly Hands Food Bank Inc | Torrington, CT | $14,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Girls With Impact Inc | Greenwich, CT | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greater Bristol Realty Corp | Bristol, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Litchfield Aid of the Connecticut Junior Republic | Litchfield, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Robert C Geer Memorial Hospital Inc | Canaan, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shepard Meadows Equestrian Center Inc | Bristol, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fish Friends in Service to Humanity of Northwester | Torrington, CT | $9,895 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Edadvance | Litchfield, CT | $8,950 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Goshen Housing Trust Inc | Goshen, CT | $8,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Mural Project Inc | Winsted, CT | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Association for Human Services Inc | Hartford, CT | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Northwest Connecticut Association for the Arts Inc | Torrington, CT | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shepard Meadows Therapeutic Riding Center Inc | Bristol, CT | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| White Memorial Conservation Center Inc | Litchfield, CT | $7,100 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Canaan Child Care Center Inc | Canaan, CT | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Summit Adaptive Sports Inc | New Hartford, CT | $6,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Norfolk Living | Norfolk, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maria Seymour Brooker Memorial Inc | Torrington, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Britain Museum of American Art Inc | New Britain, CT | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Salisbury Housing Committee Inc | Salisbury, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| YMCA Camp Mohawk Inc | Litchfield, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bristol Symphony Orchestra Inc | Bristol, CT | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Helping Hands Chore Service Inc | Winsted, CT | $3,100 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Kitchen of Torrington Inc | Torrington, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greenwoods Counseling Referrals Inc | Litchfield, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Veterans Strong Community Center Inc | Bristol, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army | West Nyack, NY | $2,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of West Central Connecticut | Bristol, CT | $2,153 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family Center Incorporated | Bristol, CT | $1,845 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greator Bristol Historical Society Inc | Bristol, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
21 of 48 (44%) 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 30%, 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 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.
- Habitat for Humanity International Inc
Torrington Groundbreaking fund - Northwestern Connecticut Young Mens Christian Asso
Railroad Square Recreation Area - Litchfield Housing Trust Inc
Gagarin Place & Eagle Ridge fund - Torrington Library
Register Citizen Digitization Project - Prime Time House Inc
Financial Empowerment & Mental Wellness - The Arc of Litchfield County Inc
After-School Program for High School Students
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 60 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | $213,875 | $6,700 |
| 2022 | 18 | $174,916 | $6,250 |
| 2023 | 23 | $214,278 | $8,950 |
| 2024 | 16 | $141,350 | $5,000 |
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.
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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 $7,500. 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 Torrington Savings Foundation'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: Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE, 19809. 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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