The R J Narkis Charitable Trust

The Littman Family Foundation Inc

Bethlehem, CT

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.

American Savings Foundation Inc

New Britain, CT

American Savings Foundation supports education, human services, and arts and culture, especially programs serving children, youth, and families in Connecticut, with a focus on New Britain and Waterbury. Its 2024 grants ranged from $234 to $150,000, with a median of $1,750; Community Grants are capped at $5,000. It provides application forms for Program and Community Grants, but the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Elisha Leavenworth Foundation Inc

Middlebury, CT

The foundation supports organizations benefiting the greater Waterbury community, including education, social services, arts, and environmental work, and also provides financial aid to students accepted to two- or four-year degree programs. Its 2024 grants ranged from $3,000 to $30,259, with a median of $15,000; organizational grants are limited to the greater Waterbury area. The filing describes how students can request an application but does not say whether unsolicited organizational requests are accepted.

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.

TW Marian W Ottley-Watertown

Saint Louis, MO

The foundation supports organizations in the arts, history, education, community health, youth development, and human services, primarily in Connecticut, with some giving in South Carolina and New Jersey. Its 2025 grants ranged from $8,500 to $200,000, with a median of $26,000. It accepts applications by letter, with no stated deadline.

The Leever Foundation

Reston, VA

The Leever Foundation supports equity-focused community initiatives, especially those helping children and addressing systemic barriers, with a primary focus on Waterbury, Connecticut. Its 2025 grants had a median award of $5,000, though amounts ranged from $250 to $203,640; it does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Savings Bank of Danbury Foundation Inc

Danbury, CT

The foundation funds qualifying 501(c)(3) organizations in education, community and economic development, health and human services, and arts and culture, serving listed Connecticut communities including Danbury, Waterbury, Norwalk, and Stamford. Grants generally range from $1,000 to $10,000; in 2024, the median award was $2,500. An application is available upon request, and the foundation says it does not limit giving to preselected organizations.

Rea Charitable Trust

Cincinnati, OH

The trust funds qualifying charitable organizations in charitable, religious, scientific, literary, and educational fields, with priority for arts organizations. Its 2025 grants ranged from $2,000 to $335,000, with a median of $15,000, and most funding went to Texas. It accepts online applications from organizations once every 12 months.

IBM International Foundation

Armonk, NY

The IBM International Foundation funds education and workforce programs that build 21st-century and technology job skills, including initiatives for underserved students and job seekers. Its 2024 grants ranged from $10,000 to $8.48 million, with a median of $100,000, and went to organizations across several U.S. states, especially Delaware and Massachusetts. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

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.

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.