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American Savings Foundation Inc

New Britain, CT · EIN 30-0308972. Reported 596 grants totalling $10.3M to 224 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$6,789median grant
$10.3Mgranted, 2021-2024
224organizations funded
62%of grantees funded again the next year
$98.1Massets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. American Savings Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $6,789. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,104 and $20,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $200,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
18 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
175 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
140 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
140 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
55 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
57 grants
$100,000 and Up
11 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Human Resources Agency of New BritainNew Britain, CT$884,7311642024
Pathwayssenderos CenterNew Britain, CT$572,0071142024
YWCA of New BritainNew Britain, CT$536,1641642024
Opportunities Industrialization Center of New BritainNew Britain, CT$498,8481242024
Boys & Girls Club of New BritainNew Britain, CT$397,223932024
Prudence Crandall CenterNew Britain, CT$395,000542024
City of New BritainNew Britain, CT$367,201732024
Friendship Service CenterNew Britain, CT$288,950642024
Children's Law Center of ConnecticutHartford, CT$256,850942024
Coram Deo RecoveryNew Britain, CT$240,000542024
New Britain Museum of American ArtNew Britain, CT$228,319842024
Consolidated School District of New BritainNew Britain, CT$212,2041042024
Mattatuck MuseumWaterbury, CT$185,850842024
Waterbury Youth ServicesWaterbury, CT$177,790642024
Junior Achievement of Southwest New EnglandHartford, CT$170,450842024
Connecticut FoodshareWallingford, CT$169,310732024
Boys & Girls Club of Greater WaterburyWaterbury, CT$165,000432024
New Britain Youth MuseumsNew Britain, CT$154,850742024
Ccarc IncNew Britain, CT$153,000542024
New Britain RootsNew Britain, CT$146,6101142024
Connecticut Food Bank IncWallingford, CT$140,000422022
Shakesperience Productions IncWaterbury, CT$129,800842024
Local Initiatives Support CorporationHartford, CT$122,520642024
Hospital of Central ConnecticutNew Britain, CT$116,3591142024
LOVE146New Haven, CT$100,000442024
Brass City HarvestWaterbury, CT$94,868332023
Safe Haven of Greater WaterburyWaterbury, CT$85,000322024
Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber OrchestraNew Britain, CT$83,200542024
Pro Bono PartnershipWhite Plains, NY$80,000442024
St Vincent Depaul Mission of WaterburyWaterbury, CT$75,000332024
Connecticut Junior Republic AssociationLitchfield, CT$74,000332024
United Way of Central and Northeastern ConnecticutHartford, CT$72,500742024
Boys & Girls Clubs of New BritainNew Britain, CT$70,000112022
Literacy Volunteers of Central CtNew Britain, CT$69,000442024
New Britain Public LibraryNew Britain, CT$66,902332024
YMCA of Greater WaterburyWaterbury, CT$65,500432023
Center for Children's AdvocacyHartford, CT$64,000442024
Gilead Community ServicesMiddletown, CT$63,489432024
New Britain Parks Recreation and Community Services DepartmentNew Britain, CT$63,286112021
New Britain Symphony OrchestraNew Britain, CT$60,000442024
Nutmeg Big Brothers-Big SistersHartford, CT$60,000332023
The Salvation Army - New BritainNew Britain, CT$60,000222023
The Meriden-New Britain-Berlin YMCAMeriden, CT$58,600112024
Queen Ann Nzinga CenterPlainville, CT$58,000442024
Community Mental Health Affiliates IncNew Britain, CT$50,000112022
Junior Achievement of Sw New England IncHartford, CT$50,000212022
Police Activity League of WaterburyWaterbury, CT$50,000112021
The Connecticut Golf Foundation IncCromwell, CT$50,000442024
World Wide Youth NetworksNew Britain, CT$50,000332024
Bridge to SuccessWaterbury, CT$47,500222023
United Way of Greater WaterburyWaterbury, CT$45,807942024
Boys & Girls Club of WaterburyWaterbury, CT$45,000112022
Circle of Care for Families With CancerWilton, CT$45,000332024
YMCA - Meriden-New Britain-BerlinMeriden, CT$45,000332023
Polish American Foundation of ConnecticutNew Britain, CT$44,000442024
Neighborhood Housing Services of WaterburyWaterbury, CT$43,271422022
Greater Waterbury Interfaith MinistriesWaterbury, CT$42,000332024
Reach Out and ReadBoston, MA$40,000442024
Senior Transportation ServicesNew Britain, CT$40,000442024
Susan B Anthony ProjectTorrington, CT$40,000442024
Connecticut Choral Artists IncNew Britain, CT$39,500442024
Palace TheaterWaterbury, CT$36,025332024
Oddfellows Playhouse Youth TheaterMiddletown, CT$32,310642024
Jumpstart for Young Children IncBoston, MA$32,000332024
The Salvation ArmyNew Britain, CT$30,000112021
Waterbury SymphonyWaterbury, CT$28,500222023
Community Partners in Action IncHartford, CT$27,500222023
Connecticut Junior RepublicLitchfield, CT$25,000112022
New Britain Emergency Medical ServicesNew Britain, CT$25,000112024
Plainville Community Food PantryPlainville, CT$25,000442024
Police Athletic League of New BritainNew Britain, CT$25,000112021
Klingberg Family CentersNew Britain, CT$22,612542024
Journey HomeHartford, CT$22,500222024
Shoreline Soup Kitchens & PantriesEssex, CT$20,500442024
Big Brothers Big Sisters of ConnecticutHartford, CT$20,000112024
Connecticut Network for Children and YouthHartford, CT$20,000222024
Neighborhood Housing Services of New BritainNew Britain, CT$20,000112021
ReadyctHartford, CT$20,000112024
Community Health CenterMiddletown, CT$19,000112023
Circle of CareWilton, CT$15,000112022
Connecticut Council for PhilanthropyHartford, CT$15,000332023
Staywell Health Care IncWaterbury, CT$15,000112024
Staywell Health Care Inc Obo Greater Waterbury Health PartnershipWaterbury, CT$15,000112023
Volunteers in PsychotherapyWest Hartford, CT$15,000332024
Waterbury Symphony OrchestraWaterbury, CT$15,000112024
Arts for Learning ConnecticutHamden, CT$14,500332024
United Way of West Central CtBristol, CT$14,020332023
Connecticut Storytelling CenterNew London, CT$14,000332024
Hospital for Special CareNew Britain, CT$13,329332023
Kidsplay Children's MuseumTorrington, CT$13,000332024
A Little Compassion IncDeep River, CT$12,620332023
Covenant Soup KitchenWillimantic, CT$12,500222024
Food Rescue USStamford, CT$12,500222022
Music Series at South ChurchNew Britain, CT$12,000332023
Paradym Academy IncNew Britain, CT$12,000112021
The Palace Theater Group IncWaterbury, CT$11,525112022
Autism Families ConnecticutWest Hartford, CT$11,000332024
Community Health ResourcesWindsor, CT$11,000332023
St Vincent Depaul Mission of Bristol IncBristol, CT$11,000222022
Access Community Action AgencyWillimantic, CT$10,500332023
YMCA of NaugatuckNaugatuck, CT$10,453112022
Afro Caribbean Cultural Center IncWaterbury, CT$10,000222024
American Red Cross - Connecticut ChapterFarmington, CT$10,000222023
Center for Human Development IncWaterbury, CT$10,000112024
Clicc IncHamden, CT$10,000112021
Connecticut Foundation for Dental OutreachSouthington, CT$10,000112024
Connecticut Network for Children & YouthHartford, CT$10,000112022
Covenant to Care for Children IncHartford, CT$10,000222024
Diaper Bank of ConnecticutNorth Haven, CT$10,000222023
Easter Seal Rehabilitation Center of Greater WaterburyWaterbury, CT$10,000112021
Literacy Volunteers of Greater New HavenNew Haven, CT$10,000332024
New Britain Youth TheaterNew Britain, CT$10,000322024
Salvation Army - WaterburyWaterbury, CT$10,000222024
Seven Angels TheatreWaterbury, CT$10,000222024
Southington-Cheshire Community YMCASouthington, CT$10,000112022
St Vincent De Paul MiddletownMiddletown, CT$10,000222024
The Arc of the Farmington Valley IncCanton, CT$10,000222024
Focus Center for AutismCanton, CT$9,500222022
American Mural ProjectWinsted, CT$9,000332023
Farmington Food PantryFarmington, CT$9,000222023
Healing Meals Community ProjectBloomfield, CT$9,000332024
Newington Children's Theatre CompanyNewington, CT$9,000222024
Voice of Art IncSalisbury, CT$9,000332024
Adelbrook Behavioral & Developmental ServicesCromwell, CT$8,000332024
Bare Necessities IncClinton, CT$8,000222022
Boys & Girls Club of MeridenMeriden, CT$8,000332024
Connecticut Invention ConventionHartford, CT$8,000112023
Parc IncPlainville, CT$8,000332024
The Housing CollectiveBridgeport, CT$7,500112022
Bridge Family CenterWest Hartford, CT$7,000332024
Connecticut Association for Human ServicesHartford, CT$7,000222022
Read to Grow IncBranford, CT$7,000222024
The Spott UnlimitedNew Britain, CT$7,000332024
The University of Bridgeport IncBridgeport, CT$7,000222024
Wethersfield Historical SocietyWethersfield, CT$7,000222023
Literacy Volunteers of Central ConnecticutNew Britain, CT$6,790112024
Girls With VoicesNew Britain, CT$6,500332024
LayavinyasaGlastonbury, CT$6,500332024
Veterans Strong Community CenterBristol, CT$6,500332024
Literacy Volunteers of Greater Waterbury IncWaterbury, CT$6,000222022
Mental Health Association of ConnecticutWest Hartford, CT$6,000222022
YWCA Hartford Region IncHartford, CT$6,000222023
United Way of West Central ConnecticutBristol, CT$5,799112024
FoodshareBloomfield, CT$5,540112021
Farmington Valley Symphony OrchestraFarmington, CT$5,500332024
Advancing Connecticut Together IncHartford, CT$5,000112024
Boys & Girls Club of BristolBristol, CT$5,000112024
Brian Gibbons Homeless Outreach IncMiddlebury, CT$5,000112023
Chrysalis Center IncHartford, CT$5,000112022
Connecticut Alliance for Victims of Violence and Their Families IncWest Hartford, CT$5,000112021
Connecticut Breast Health InitiativeNew Britain, CT$5,000112024
Connecticut Community FoundationWaterbury, CT$5,000112024
Connecticut Radio Information SystemWindsor, CT$5,000112021
Cuatro PuntosHartford, CT$5,000112022
Greenwoods Counseling Referrals IncLitchfield, CT$5,000112021
Healing Hoofbeats of CtBethlehem, CT$5,000222023
Horizons IncSouth Windham, CT$5,000112021
New Britain Local Prevention CouncilNew Britain, CT$5,000112021
New England Chamber ChoirCromwell, CT$5,000222023
New Life Ministries IINew Britain, CT$5,000112021
Northwest Regional Workforce Investment BoardWaterbury, CT$5,000112023
Rebuilding Together New BritainNew Britain, CT$5,000112021
Sun Scholars IncWest Hartford, CT$5,000112022
The Arc of Litchfield CountyTorrington, CT$5,000112022
Tri-Town Youth Services Bureau IncDeep River, CT$5,000112024
Futures IncWest Hartford, CT$4,800112022
Main Street Children's ChoirNew Britain, CT$4,750112021
Bristol Symphony OrchestraFarmington, CT$4,500222024
New Haven Symphony OrchestraNew Haven, CT$4,500222024
Riba Aspira Career AcademyWaterbury, CT$4,250112024
Camp Courant IncorporatedFarmington, CT$4,000112024
Cove Center for Grieving ChildrentheCheshire, CT$4,000112024
Mud Multi Media IncNew Britain, CT$4,000222024
Naugatuck Valley Soup KitchenNaugatuck, CT$4,000112024
Literacy Volunteers of Greater HartfordHartford, CT$3,500112021
Marc Community ResourcesMiddletown, CT$3,500112021
Regional Data Cooperative for Greater New HavenNew Haven, CT$3,500112024
Windham Region Chamber of Commerce FoundationWillimantic, CT$3,500112024
Creative Living Community of CtManchester, CT$3,300222022
Jordan Porco FoundationWethersfield, CT$3,146112021
Berlin UpbeatBerlin, CT$3,000112022
Brass City Gamers TournamentWaterbury, CT$3,000112023
End Hunger CtEast Hartford, CT$3,000112023
Girl Scouts of Connecticut IncHartford, CT$3,000222024
Girls With ImpactGreenwich, CT$3,000112021
LivegirlNew Canaan, CT$3,000112024
Meriden Children FirstMeriden, CT$3,000112022
Park Central IncWaterbury, CT$3,000222024
Save Girls on Fyer IncWaterbury, CT$3,000112023
Shine Your Light CtEast Hartford, CT$3,000112024
Southbury Junior Women's Club IncSouthbury, CT$3,000112022
Wethersfield Academy for the ArtsWethersfield, CT$3,000222022
Women Composers Festival HartfordWest Hartford, CT$3,000112024
Sarah IncWestbrook, CT$2,739112023
Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain, CT$2,500112023
Girls on the Run Greater HartfordWest Hartford, CT$2,500112022
Hill-Stead MuseumFarmington, CT$2,500112024
Judy Dworin Performance ProjectHartford, CT$2,500112021
Windham Historical SocietyWillimantic, CT$2,500112024
YMCA - Greater HartfordHartford, CT$2,500112021
American Clock and Watch MuseumBristol, CT$2,310112021
After School Arts ProgramWashington Depot, CT$2,000112024
Best Buddies in ConnecticutEast Berlin, CT$2,000112021
Cyberknights Robotics IncSouthington, CT$2,000112024
Fermata Arts Foundation IncAvon, CT$2,000222024
National Society of the Colonial Dames of American in ConnecticutWethersfield, CT$2,000112024
New Britain Downtown DistrictNew Britain, CT$2,000222024
Plainville Wind EnsemblePlainville, CT$2,000222023
Richard M Keane FoundationWethersfield, CT$2,000112024
Ur Community CaresManchester, CT$2,000112023
Urban AllianceEast Hartford, CT$2,000112022
Main Street Community FoundationBristol, CT$1,500112024
The Friends of Kycia Farm IncWethersfield, CT$1,500112024
Connecticut Children's Medical CenterHartford, CT$1,000112023
Connecticut Forest and Park AssociationRockfall, CT$1,000112023
Coventry Lake Community RowingCoventry, CT$1,000112024
EdadvanceLitchfield, CT$1,000112022
Vision New Britain IncNew Britain, CT$1,000112022
Wethersfield Art League IncWethersfield, CT$809112024
League of Women Voters of Connecticut Education Fund IncHamden, CT$681332024
Central Connecticut State University FoundationNew Britain, CT$500112024
Hartford Chapter Barbershop Harmony SocietyUnionville, CT$500112021
Ryan T Lee Memorial Foundation IncBerlin, CT$500112021
League of Women VotersNew Britain, CT$210112021

125 of 224 (56%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 62%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

Plus 1,810 grants to individuals totalling $2,974,091 -- scholarships, hardship and emergency assistance. We deliberately do not publish the names of people who received them, even though the filings do.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 328 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Arts & Culture
80 grants
Human Services
56 grants
Youth Development
37 grants
Education
32 grants
Food & Nutrition
23 grants
Health Care
17 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
14 grants
Housing & Shelter
13 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2021151$2,598,567$7,500
2022144$2,635,155$7,500
2023147$2,564,459$6,789
2024154$2,452,796$5,399

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Already committed for future years

Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. American Savings Foundation Inc has 3 of them, worth $57,920. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.

OrganizationLocationApproved
Opportunities Industrialization Center of New BritainNew Britain, CT$35,000
New Britain Police Athletic LeagueNew Britain, CT$19,920
Berlin High SchoolBerlin, CT$3,000

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 99% of this one's giving went to organizations in Connecticut. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

Connecticut
$10.1M
New York
$80K
Massachusetts
$72K

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Funders that support the same organizations

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How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $6,789. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Connecticut.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from American Savings Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: One Liberty Square 1ST Floor, New Britain, CT, 06051. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 30-0308972 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.

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