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Union Savings Bank Foundation Inc

Danbury, CT · EIN 06-1508286. Reported 238 grants totalling $1,966,859 to 189 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$3,150median grant
$1,966,859granted, 2021-2024
189organizations funded
28%of grantees funded again the next year
$12.3Massets, 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. Union 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 $3,150. Half of everything it gave fell between $150 and $10,000; the smallest was $25 and the largest $581,950. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
76 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
47 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
50 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
56 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
6 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
2 grants
$100,000 and Up
1 grant

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.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Total Grants PaidDanbury, CT$581,950112024
Regional YMCA of Western CtBrookfield, CT$78,500222023
Ann's Place IncDanbury, CT$50,300222023
Nuvance HealthCarmel, NY$50,000112023
Junior Achievement of Greater Fairfield CountyBridgeport, CT$42,050332023
Boys & Girls Club of RidgefieldRidgefield, CT$33,409332023
Susan B Anthony ProjectTorrington, CT$30,075332023
Danbury Police Activities LeagueDanbury, CT$30,000222023
Five Point Center for ArtsTorrington, CT$30,000222022
Village Center for the ArtsNew Milford, CT$25,400222023
Danbury Animal Welfare SocietyBethel, CT$25,250332023
Danbury Youth Services IncDanbury, CT$25,150222023
Danbury Schools and Business CollaborativeDanbury, CT$25,000112022
Women's Business Development CouncilStamford, CT$25,000112021
Danbury Grassroots AcademyDanbury, CT$24,000222023
Wchn Hospital Lyme Disease CenterDanbury, CT$23,750112021
Northwestern Connecticut YMCATorrington, CT$23,250222023
Pratt Nature CenterNew Milford, CT$22,100222023
After School Arts ProgramWashington Depot, CT$22,000222023
Literacy Volunteers on the GreenNew Milford, CT$22,000222023
Association of Religious CommunitiesDanbury, CT$20,000112022
Children's Center of New MilfordNew Milford, CT$20,000222022
Lva SchoolDanbury, CT$20,000222022
Focus Center for AutismCanton, CT$16,500112022
Housatonic Habitat for HumanityBrookfield, CT$15,125222023
Families Network of Western Ct IncDanbury, CT$15,100112023
Family & Children's AidDanbury, CT$15,100222023
Brave Enough to FallNew Millford, CT$15,000112022
Families Network of Western ConnecticutDanbury, CT$15,000112021
Reach NewtownNewton, CT$15,000112022
The Tiny Miracles FoundationDarien, CT$15,000112022
Daily Bread Food PantryDanbury, CT$14,650222023
Apex Community CareDanbury, CT$14,000112021
Oliver Wolcott LibraryLitchfield, CT$12,600332023
The Arc of the Farmington ValleyCanton, CT$12,500222023
The Center for Empowerment and EducationDanbury, CT$12,500112023
The Ridgefield PlayhouseRidgefield, CT$12,500222023
Newtown Youth and Family ServicesSandy Hook, CT$12,000112021
The Kennedy CenterTrumbull, CT$12,000112022
Southbury Food BankSouthbury, CT$11,625222023
Brookfield Craft CenterBrookfield, CT$10,500112022
Ability BeyondBethel, CT$10,100222023
Jericho PartnershipDanbury, CT$10,075222023
The Arc of Litchfield CountyTorrington, CT$10,025222023
Americares Free ClinicsStamford, CT$10,000112021
Community Culinary School of Northwestern ConnecticutNew Milford, CT$10,000112021
Connecticut Junior RepublicLitchfield, CT$10,000112021
Connecticut Junior Republic Assoc IncEast Hartford, CT$10,000112023
Corp for New MilfordNew Milford, CT$10,000112022
EdadvanceLitchfield, CT$10,000112022
Greenwoods Counseling & ReferralsLitchfield, CT$10,000112022
Kidsplay Children's MuseumTorrington, CT$10,000112022
New Milford Affordable HousingNew Milford, CT$10,000112023
Norwalk Housing FoundationNorwalk, CT$10,000112023
Stepping Stones Museum for ChildrenNorwalk, CT$10,000112023
The Center for Family JusticeBoston, MA$10,000112023
Women's Center of Greater DanburyDanbury, CT$10,000112021
Mccall Center for Behavioral HealthTorrington, CT$9,700222022
The New American Dream FoundationDanbury, CT$9,000222023
Prime Time HouseTorrington, CT$8,000212022
Brookfield Education FoundationBrookfield, CT$7,650222023
Brookfield CaresBrookfield, CT$7,500112022
Bus Industry Foundation of Western CtDanbury, CT$7,500112023
Latino Scholarship FundDanbury, CT$7,500332023
Housatonic Resources Recovery AuthorityBrookfield, CT$7,000222023
Walnut Hill Community Food PantryBethel, CT$6,475222023
Camella's CupboardNew Milford, CT$6,225222023
Friendsly Hands Food BankTorrington, CT$6,050222023
Building Neighborhoods TogetherBridgeport, CT$6,000112023
Canton Food BankCanton, CT$6,000112022
Community Action Agency of Western CtDanbury, CT$6,000112022
Community Kitchen of TorringtonTorrington, CT$6,000112022
Friends in Service to HumanityNew Haven, CT$6,000112023
Goshen Food PantryGoshen, CT$6,000112022
Kent Food BankKent, CT$6,000112022
Litchfield Hillsnw Eldery Nutrition ProgramTorrington, CT$6,000112022
Monroe Food PantryMonroe, CT$6,000112022
Rpms Meal TrainDanbury, CT$6,000112022
St Michael's Food PantryLitchfield, CT$6,000112022
Open DoorsNorwalk, CT$5,625112023
Torrington Soup KitchenTorrington, CT$5,625112023
Jane Doe No MoreNaugatuck, CT$5,025222023
4-H Education Center at AuerfarmBloomfield, CT$5,000112022
Advancing Connecticut TogetherHartford, CT$5,000112023
Brave Enough to Fail IncNew Millford, CT$5,000112021
Catholic Charities of DanburyDanbury, CT$5,000112021
Community Action Agency Danbury CtDanbury, CT$5,000112021
Cultural Alliance of Western ConnecticutDanbury, CT$5,000112023
Danbury Music CentreDanbury, CT$5,000112022
Founders HallRidgefield, CT$5,000112022
Old Timers Athletic Association of Greater Danbury IncDanbury, CT$5,000222022
RvnahealthRidgefield, CT$5,000112022
Village Improvement SocietyWashington Depot, CT$5,000112023
Washington Community FundWashington, DC$5,000112023
Western Ct State UniversityDanbury, CT$5,000112022
Danbury WesternersDanbury, CT$4,500332023
New Milford Animal WelfareNew Milford, CT$4,000112022
Robotics and BeyondNew Milford, CT$3,300112022
Animal Welfare SocietyKennebunk, ME$3,000112023
Danbury Old Timers'Danbury, CT$3,000112023
Faith Food PantryWest Greenwich, RI$3,000112023
Gifts of LoveHartford, CT$3,000112023
Hillside Food OutreachDanbury, CT$3,000112022
Loaves & Fishes Hospitatlity House of NmNew Milford, CT$3,000112023
Meals on Wheels of RidgefieldRidgefield, CT$3,000112023
The Salvation ArmyHartford, CT$3,000112022
Friends of the Rockbury LibraryRockbury, CT$2,800112022
Mishkan Israel Day CampHamden, CT$2,800222022
Clark UniversityWorcester, MA$2,500112021
Eastern Connecticut State UniversityWillimantic, CT$2,500112021
Lebanon American Club ScholarshipDanbury, CT$2,500222022
Score Western CtNew Milford, CT$2,500112023
The Institute for American Indian StudiesWashington, CT$2,500112021
WcsuDanbury, CT$2,500112023
Brookfield High SchoolBrookfield, CT$2,000112023
Danbury VitaDanbury, CT$2,000112022
Flanders Nature Center & Land TrustWoodbury, CT$2,000112023
The Newtown Scholarship AssociationNewtown, CT$2,000222022
Candlewood Fishing CampNew Fairfield, CT$1,950112022
Bbb Foundation of CtCromwell, CT$1,500112023
Mishkan Day CampTrumbull, CT$1,400112023
Glen Ayre ApartmentsNew Milford, CT$1,000112022
The Exchange Club of DanburyDanbury, CT$1,000112023
The Exchange Club of WolcottWolcott, CT$1,000112021
Washington Scholarship FundWashington Dt, CT$1,000112022
Western Ct Association for Human RightsDanbury, CT$1,000112022
Edith Wheeler Memorial LibraryMonroe, CT$800112023
Shelton Little LeagueShelton, CT$425112023
Because 4 PawsNew Milford, CT$400112023
Town of Monroe - Project WarmthMonroe, CT$400112023
Rotary International FoundationFairfield, CT$250112023
Ansonia Youth CheerAnsonia, CT$225112023
St Jude Children's Research HospitalNewtown, MA$225112023
The American Foundation for Suicide PreventionNew York, NY$200112023
Life Baptist ChurchDorchester, MA$175112023
Richter Assocation for the ArtsDanbury, CT$175112023
Danbury War MemorialDanbury, CT$150112023
Saint Gregory the Great ChurchBoston, MA$150112023
YWCA of Greater New Britain - Berlin Equity Action TeamNew Britain, CT$150112023
Community Soup Kitchen of TorringtonTorrington, CT$125112023
Connor Sheehan FundRedding, CT$125112023
Dominican Community CenterBoston, MA$125112023
Kent Affordable HousingKent, CT$125112023
New Milford Animal Welfare SocietyNew Milford, CT$125112023
Brookfield Volunteer Fire DepartmentBrookfield, CT$100112023
Cub Scout Pack 31Marlboro, MA$100112023
Educated Canines Assisting With DisabilitiesWinsted, CT$100112023
Town of Litchfield - Social Services for Their Back to School Collection (fBantam, CT$100112023
Birthright of Greater DanburyDanbury, CT$75112023
Boy Scout Troop 29Franklin, MA$75112023
Friends of Danbury Museum & Historical SoDanbury, CT$75112023
Friends of the Danbury Museum and Historical SocietyDanbury, CT$75112023
Happy Life Animal RescuePawling, NY$75112023
Kent Library Assoc IncKent, CT$75112023
Living Beyond Breast CancerBala Cynwyd, PA$75112023
Loaves & Fishes Hospitality House of NmLas Cruces, NM$75112023
New Milford Food BankNew Milford, CT$75112023
Prospector TheaterRidgefield, CT$75112023
Burlington Ct Lions ClubBurlington, CT$50112023
Candlewoof Dog ParkNew Milford, CT$50112023
Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal SanctuaryNewtown, CT$50112023
CjrNew York, NY$50112023
Coco's Animal Rescue Efforts of SeymourSeymour, CT$50112023
Dorothy Day Hospitality HouseDanbury, CT$50112023
Gardner's House IncHartford, CT$50112023
Naugatuck YMCANaugatuck, CT$50112023
New Fairfield -Sherman Animal Welfare SocietyNew Fairfield, CT$50112023
Nyc Second Chance RescueWhitestone, NY$50112023
Ridgefield Workshop for Performing ArtsRidgefield, CT$50112023
The Last Post Cat SanctuaryFalls Village, CT$50112023
The Little GuildWest Cornwall, CT$50112023
Waterbury Police Activity LeagueWaterbury, CT$50112023
Woodbury Lions Club FoundationWoodbury, CT$50112023
American Cancer SocietyAtlanta, GA$25112023
Bedford Audubon SocietyKatonah, NY$25112023
Brookfield Social ServicesBrookfield, CT$25112023
ChaddLanham, MD$25112023
Danbury Student and Business ConnectionDanbury, CT$25112023
FishNew Haven, CT$25112023
Friends of KarenNorth Salem, NY$25112023
Guiding Eyes for the BlindYorktown Heights, NY$25112023
Healing the Children NortheastNew Milford, CT$25112023
Hellenic InitiativeNew York, NY$25112023
League of Women Voters of ConnecticutHamden, CT$25112023
St Vincent De Paul Mission of Waterbury IncWaterbury, CT$25112023
The Kids of Summer FoundationAvon, CT$25112023
The Simon Foundation IncBloomfield, CT$25112023
The Wheels Program of Greater Nm IncNew Milford, CT$25112023
United Way of Western CtDanbury, CT$25112023

41 of 189 (22%) 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 28%, 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 kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 111 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Human Services
22 grants
Education
22 grants
Arts & Culture
12 grants
Food & Nutrition
7 grants
Youth Development
6 grants
Animal Welfare
6 grants
Community Improvement
6 grants
Health Care
5 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202146$450,317$9,500
202265$497,317$6,000
2023126$437,275$175
20241$581,950$581,950

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. Union Savings Bank Foundation Inc has 3 of them, worth $47,666. 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.

OrganizationLocationApproved
Boys & Girls Club of RidgefieldRidgefield, CT$16,666
Danbury Animal Welfare SocietyBethel, CT$16,000
Five Point Center for ArtsTorrington, CT$15,000

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 96% 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
$1.9M
New York
$50K
Massachusetts
$13K
District of Columbia
$5K
Maine
$3K
Rhode Island
$3K
Pennsylvania
$75
New Mexico
$75

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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 $3,150. 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 Union 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: 226 Main Street, Danbury, CT, 06810. 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 06-1508286 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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