Northwest CT Community Foundation Trust

Torrington Savings Foundation

Wilmington, DE

The foundation supports community programs including historic preservation, small-business development, housing, food access, student dental care, arts, and camperships, primarily in Connecticut, with some funding in New York. Its 2024 grants ranged from $2,100 to $50,000, with a median of $5,000. The filing says it does not limit giving to preselected organizations and lists an application portal and deadlines of April 29 and October 29.

Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation Inc

Torrington, CT

Northwest Connecticut Community funds nonprofits and scholarships across a broad range of community needs, including health, arts, education, and conservation, primarily in its 20-town Northwest Connecticut service area. In 2025, its grants ranged from $5,700 to $826,112, with a median of $19,350. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Northwest Community Bank Foundation Inc

Winsted, CT

The foundation funds nonprofits working in education, safe and affordable housing, basic human services, and community needs such as disaster relief, the environment, and the arts in communities served by Northwest Community Bank, including Northwest Connecticut. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $5,250, with a median of $1,600; it accepts applications through an online portal.

Crosswicks Foundation Ltd

Goshen, CT

Crosswicks Foundation supports organizations working in areas including the arts, survivor services, food access, and housing, with most 2025 funding going to New York and Connecticut. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $10,000, with a median of $5,000. It accepts written requests by contacting the foundation; the filing lists November 1 as the deadline.

The Connecticut Community Foundation

Waterbury, CT

The Connecticut Community Foundation funds arts and culture, equitable opportunity, grassroots leadership, health and environmental justice, older adults, and nonprofit strengthening in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills, Connecticut. Its 2025 grants had a median of $15,000, with awards ranging from $5,022 to $993,281; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Bobs Discount Furniture Charitable

Oakdale, CT

Bob’s Discount Furniture Charitable supports qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofits, including organizations that provide assistance to individuals; its Bob’s Cares program describes community support nationwide, though its 2025 filing reports a Connecticut recipient. Recent filings show one large operating-support grant of about $823,000, so they do not establish a typical award size. The foundation describes a process for submitting request letters, indicating it accepts unsolicited requests.

LSJ Charitable Corporation

Norfolk, CT

John M Wolff Foundation

Clayton, MO

McFadden Family Foundation

Litchfield, CT

The McFadden Family Foundation supports religious, charitable, scientific, literacy, and educational purposes, with recent grants to community, library, food assistance, mental health, and survivor-support organizations in Connecticut. It awarded 17 grants totaling $4,500 in 2024, typically small awards (median $100; range $100–$2,500). The filing says to submit a letter outlining the request and that giving is not restricted to preselected organizations.

Seherr-Thoss Charitable Trust

Garden City, NY

The Seherr-Thoss Charitable Trust supports cultural, educational, health-related, religious, and civic work, prioritizing large capital projects while also considering smaller projects and start-up seed funding. In 2025, grants ranged from $1,500 to $548,094, with a median of $16,500; it focuses almost exclusively on Litchfield, Connecticut, and nearby communities, including out-of-town groups serving Litchfield residents. Its 2025 filing says it does not accept unsolicited requests.

Francis J and Louisa J Oneglia

Torrington, CT

The foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, including groups focused on abuse survivors, community services, education, conservation, and local history, primarily in Connecticut, with some funding in New York. In 2025, grants ranged from $500 to $5,000, with a median of $2,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

David Wallace Smith and Joan Stowell Smith

Wilmington, DE

The foundation supports medical research, education, arts and culture, and community organizations, with recent grants concentrated in South Carolina, Maryland, North Carolina, Maine, and Massachusetts. In 2025, grants ranged from $500 to $35,000, with a median of $1,750. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.