The Farmington Community Chest Inc

American Savings Foundation Inc

New Britain, CT

The foundation funds education, human services, and arts and culture, especially programs serving children, youth, and families, with a primary focus on New Britain and Waterbury and grants across 64 Connecticut towns. In 2025, its grants ranged from $238 to $150,000, with a median of $1,750; it also offers Community Grants of up to $5,000.

The John G Martin Foundation

West Hartford, CT

The John G Martin Foundation supports nonprofits across education, arts, public service, and religious activities, with most funding going to Connecticut and some grants in Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Its 2024 grants ranged from $100 to $120,000, with a median of $2,500. It accepts requests from qualified nonprofit organizations by letter with a federal determination letter; there is no stated deadline, and applications are reviewed quarterly.

The Highland Park Families Foundation

Manchester, CT

The Highland Park Families Foundation supports charitable organizations working in areas such as food assistance, recreation and education, community health, scholarships, and the arts, primarily in Connecticut, with some giving in Illinois. In 2025, it awarded 36 grants totaling $70,500; grants ranged from $150 to $5,000, with a median of $1,125. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Wilson Wilde Family Foundation Inc

Palm Beach Gardens, FL

The foundation supports charitable organizations working in education, food assistance, history and culture, health care, and animal services, with most 2025 grant dollars going to Maine and additional giving across several states. Its 27 grants ranged from $2,000 to $32,000, with a median of $5,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

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.

Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation Inc

Thomaston, CT

The foundation supports arts and culture, community development, education and youth services, health and human services, and public safety, including qualifying programs run by religious organizations. It funds communities where Thomaston Savings Bank has a physical presence in Connecticut; awards typically average $2,000–$3,000, though amounts vary. It accepts applications through annual grant cycles.

Ion Bank Foundation Inc

Naugatuck, CT

Webster Bank Charitable Foundation

Wilmington, DE

Webster Bank Charitable Foundation funds established 501(c)(3) nonprofits serving low- to moderate-income communities in Webster’s footprint, supporting workforce and community development, financial empowerment, and basic needs. Its 2024 grants had a median of $5,000 and ranged from $50 to $346,732. It accepts applications through an online process on a rolling basis and does not restrict giving to preselected organizations.

Marks Family Foundation

West Hartford, CT

The Marks Family Foundation supports youth development, animal welfare, hunger relief, health, and other charitable causes, with most 2025 funding going to Connecticut organizations. Its 12 grants in 2025 totaled $19,130 and ranged from $750 to $2,416, with a median of $1,500. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Hartford Foundation for Public Giving

Hartford, CT

The Greater Hartford Gives Foundation funds nonprofits, agencies, and scholarships, with priorities including equity, social and economic mobility, community wellbeing, civic engagement, and arts and culture. Its 2024 itemized grants had a median of about $21,600, with awards ranging from about $5,000 to $2.48 million, and it primarily serves 29 towns in Greater Hartford. It offers annual, priority-aligned grant opportunities; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Eversource Energy Foundation Inc

Hartford, CT

The Eversource Energy Foundation funds U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofits working on basic needs, education, environmental stewardship, community engagement, and economic or workforce development. It gives in Eversource’s service territory in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire; its 2024 median grant was $2,000, though awards ranged from $250 to $700,000.

Americares Foundation Inc

Stamford, CT

Americares funds health care organizations and programs focused on disaster preparedness and recovery, access to medicines and medical supplies, and community health services. In 2025, its grants ranged from $5,073 to $3.86 million, with a median of about $58,700; it works in the United States and internationally, reaching an average of 80 countries each year. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.