The Torrington Savings Foundation is dedicated to revitalizing the communities that it serves and improving the quality of life for low to moderate income individuals and families.
Donor Name: Torrington Savings Foundation
State: Connecticut
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/30/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Focus Areas
The Foundation supports grants in the following areas of focus:
- Affordable Housing
- Community development projects
- Development of low/moderate-income housing
- no pre-development requests
- Maintenance and renovation projects.
- Education
- Education programs that supplement K-12 classroom activities
- pre-literacy, math, science, arts, and social skills programs that are critical to the childhood experience
- Financial literacy, counseling & training for individuals of all ages
- Business educational programs which support family-run or small business development serving the local community.
- Human Services & Basic Needs
- Childcare Services
- Access to affordable childcare, after-school enrichment programs, summer camp programs
- Food Security
- Access to local meals, food supplies, nutrition education and awareness programs, school/community gardening programs, agricultural programs
- Health Equity
- Aging, home care, mental health, senior services, transportation
- Homelessness
- Upgrades to/replacements of facilities or equipment that offer education services, employment assistance and wellbeing programs.
Funding Information
Most requests supported by the Torrington Savings Foundation fall in the $2,500 – $50,000 range.
Types of Grants
The Torrington Savings Foundation awards both designated and competitive grants.
- Designated grants will be made to organizations selected by the Torrington Savings Foundation and will not be required to submit an application for this funding. The Torrington Savings Foundation will notify the organization of the award and distribution of funding.
Competitive grants are made for programs and projects that align with the Torrington Savings Foundation focus areas.
Eligibility Criteria
Grantees are invited to apply if they meet the following eligibility criteria:
- Must be located in, or operate in the communities within the Foundation’s defined assessment area as follows:
- Avon, Barkhamsted, Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Bristol, Burlington, Canaan, Canton, Colebrook, Cornwall, East Granby, Farmington, Goshen, Granby, Hartland, Harwinton, Kent, Litchfield, Morris, New Hartford, New Milford, Norfolk, North Canaan, Plymouth, Roxbury, Salisbury, Sharon, Simsbury, Thomaston, Torrington, Warren, Washington, Watertown, Winchester and Woodbury.
- Registered as a 501(c)(3) organization or have a 501(c)(3) fiscal agent/sponsor
- Aligned with the mission and areas of focus
- An active 501(c)(3) organization (min 1 year) that can demonstrate impact to its community.
Guidelines
In addition to the eligibility requirements, the following guidelines are as follows:
- Only one application per 12-month period may be submitted
- Requests for multi-year commitments will not be considered
- Returning grantees must submit a report on the progress and impact of previous grant
- Grant requests will only be accepted electronically via the online application system.
For more informaton, visit Torrington Savings Foundation.
