United Way of Southeastern Connecticut Inc

Dime Bank Foundation Inc

Norwich, CT

Dime Bank Foundation supports programs that improve community well-being, including affordable housing, basic needs, education and job training, and services for at-risk children, families, and older adults. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $15,000, with a median of $3,000, mainly for organizations serving New London County and specified towns in Connecticut and Rhode Island. It accepts written grant applications, with three annual deadlines.

R S Gernon Trust

Dallas, TX

The R S Gernon Trust funds educational, health care, and human services programs for underserved people in Norwich, Connecticut, with grants typically ranging from $3,000 to $8,000 and a median of $5,000. It requires applicants to be 501(c)(3) organizations serving Norwich residents; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Eastern CT Savings Bank Foundation Inc

Norwich, CT

The foundation’s 2025 grants supported basic needs and community programs, including food assistance, housing, family and children’s services, senior mobility, and cancer-patient support in the area served by Eastern Savings Bank in Connecticut. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $2,260, with a median of $1,500. Although the 2025 filing mentioned an application, the foundation dissolved on December 31, 2025, and appears to have stopped grantmaking.

Olga Sipolin Children's Fund

Dallas, TX

The fund supports charitable organizations serving underserved children, with priority for basic needs such as housing, food, clothing, and medical care, as well as human services, education, health, arts, and environmental work. Recent grants were $3,000–$5,000, and all listed 2026 recipients were in Connecticut. Its filing says it does not limit giving to preselected organizations and provides application guidelines on its website; the stated deadline is November 1.

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.

Liberty Bank Foundation Inc

Middletown, CT

Liberty Bank Foundation funds education, workforce readiness, small-business support, affordable housing, and food security, primarily in communities served by Liberty Bank, especially Connecticut and Greater Springfield, Massachusetts. In 2025, grants ranged from $1,000 to $200,000, with a median of $10,000; its Local Impact Grants typically provide $2,500–$5,000. The foundation’s filing says it funds preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Elsie a Brown Fund Inc

Fairfield, CT

Elsie A Brown Fund supports scholarships and organizations including museums, community and family services, food assistance, and medical research, with most of its giving in Connecticut. In 2024, grants ranged from $500 to $15,000, with a median award of $2,000. The fund says it does not limit grants to preselected organizations, but the application information provided is for scholarships only; forms are available upon request, and scholarships are restricted to New London County residents.

Chelsea Groton Foundation

Groton, CT

Shea Mary E Est Tr Uw

Dallas, TX

The foundation supports charitable organizations serving New London, Connecticut, including groups working in homelessness, education, housing, and abuse prevention; its 2025 grants totaled $175,000, ranging from $4,000 to $50,000. It accepts applications from New London-based charities or organizations serving a high percentage of New London residents, using the attached application; the filing lists February 28 as the deadline.

The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut Inc

New London, CT

The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut funds nonprofits and public agencies addressing regional needs, including early childhood, youth, housing, health care, women and girls, environmental resilience, basic needs, and animal welfare across 42 towns in New London, Windham, and Tolland Counties. Requests typically range from $5,000 to $50,000 depending on the program, though some mini-grants are smaller; unsolicited requests are not addressed in the information provided.

Centreville Savings Bank Charitable Foundation

West Warwick, RI

The foundation supports education, economic security, and capacity building, primarily for communities in Rhode Island and eastern Connecticut. Its 2025 grants ranged from $895 to $150,000, with a median grant of $5,000. It does not limit giving to preselected organizations; no application form or deadline is specified.

Connecticut Association for Community Action Inc

Middletown, CT

CAFCA supports Connecticut’s Community Action Agencies and anti-poverty work, including services related to housing, energy, health, nutrition, childcare, and economic security. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,300 to $417,431, with a median of about $118,500, and went primarily to Connecticut organizations; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.