Friend a Russ Fund Inc

The United Way of Greater Waterbury Inc

Waterbury, CT

The United Way of Greater Waterbury funds programs addressing basic needs, education, and financial stability, including food, housing, health services, early education, youth development, and employment support. It awarded $1.05 million across 32 grants in 2024, but no typical award size is stated; grants support services in its ten-town Connecticut region. Its Community Needs Fund accepts applications from eligible 501(c)(3) organizations, though the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Liberty Bank Foundation Inc

Middletown, CT

Liberty Bank Foundation funds education and workforce readiness, small-business support, affordable housing, and food security, mainly in communities within the bank’s Connecticut footprint and Greater Springfield, Massachusetts. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $200,000, with a median of $10,000; Local Impact Grants are typically $2,500–$5,000. The 2025 filing says it does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

The Own Your Future Foundation Inc

Shelton, CT

Griffin Hospital

Derby, CT

Griffin Hospital is committed to providing personalized, humanistic, consumer-driven health care in a healing environment, to empowering individuals to be actively involved in decisions affecting their care and well-being through access to information and education. (sch. O)Griffin Hospital is also committed to providing leadership to improve the health of the community we serve.

Newtown Savings Bank Foundation Inc

Newtown, CT

Newtown Savings Bank Foundation supports nonprofits serving people and families with financial need, with priorities including affordable housing, economic development, vocational training, financial education, and life skills. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $25,000, with a median of $2,000, and are limited to Newtown, nearby communities, and areas with Newtown Savings Bank branches. It accepts written applications year-round.

Raymond P Lavietes Foundation Inc

Shelton, CT

America's Charities

Chantilly, VA

America’s Charities distributes workplace-giving contributions to member nonprofits working in areas such as education, health, hunger, human rights, and disaster relief; it also manages emergency assistance for eligible employees. In 2024, reported grants ranged from $5,017 to $1,379,226, with a median of $9,674, and recipients were concentrated in California, Virginia, D.C., Maryland, and Pennsylvania. These disbursements are donor-directed contributions rather than competitive grants; the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

The Pitney Bowes Foundation

Stamford, CT

The Pitney Bowes Foundation funds 501(c)(3) organizations, prioritizing education—especially early childhood, literacy, STEM, mentoring, after-school programs and job training—as well as community, health, cultural and environmental work. Its 2023 grants ranged from $39 to $475,000, with a median of $5,510; it supports organizations nationally and in specified communities where Pitney Bowes operates, including locations in Connecticut and several other states. It accepts online applications.

Aetna Foundation Inc

Hartford, CT

Aetna Foundation supported health and wellness, access to health care, and related community needs; its 2021 grants ranged from $5,000 to $1 million, with a median of $40,000, and went to organizations across multiple states, especially in D.C. and Connecticut. Its 2021 filing was marked final, so it appears to have ended or be winding down grantmaking; that filing said there were no restrictions on who could apply and pointed applicants to its website for application materials.

Connecticut Health Foundation Inc

Hartford, CT

The foundation funds efforts to improve health outcomes for people of color and expand affordable, high-quality care in Connecticut, especially projects addressing systemic barriers, policy, and health-care delivery. Program grants are typically $25,000–$150,000, while discretionary grants are up to $25,000; unsolicited requests are not addressed in the information provided.

The HH Peterson & Howard Gcrockey

Farmington, MO

The foundation funds a range of charitable organizations, including health and hospice groups, churches, and community nonprofits. Its grants are typically $500–$2,000, mostly in Missouri, with some funding in Florida. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Ion Bank Foundation Inc

Naugatuck, CT