Dime Bank Foundation Inc
Historical FunderNorwich, Connecticut · EIN 06-1507800 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2025)$282K
Organizations funded71
Typical grant$3,000
Total assets$7.5M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $2,500 and $5,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2025):
| Contact | DEIRDRE SULLIVAN SECRETARY |
|---|---|
| Address | 290 SALEM TURNPIKE, NORWICH CT 06360 |
| Phone | 8608594300 |
| DSULLIVAN@DIME-BANK.COM | |
| Form and materials | WRITTEN GRANT APPLICATION |
| Deadlines | SEE APPLICATION DEADLINE ON OUR WEBSITE |
| Restrictions | GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERVED BY THE DIME BANK |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
9% of grants went outside Connecticut.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rebuilding Together of Manchester | Manchester, CT | Critical home repairs, accessibility modifications, and safety improvements for low-income homeowners in manchester. | $15,000 |
| Operation Warm | Philadelphia, PA | Coat and shoe distribution to children in dime's service area. | $9,000 |
| Salvation Army | New London, CT | Support for the emergency assistance program. | $7,500 |
| Connecticut Food Share | Wallingford, CT | Funding to support mobile food pantry operations in dime's service area. | $7,500 |
| Hockanum Valley Community Council | Vernon, CT | Funding is requested in support of the outpatient mental health and substance abuse clinic. | $7,500 |
| Martin House Inc | Norwich, CT | Meal expenses for clients. | $7,500 |
| New London Youth Affairs | New London, CT | Early childhood family center which addresses school readiness by supporting families' basic needs and facilitating preschool placements. | $7,500 |
| Operation Fuel | Hartford, CT | Funds will provide emergency energy assistance grants to low-moderate income families living in new london county. | $7,500 |
| Covenant Shelter of New London Inc | New London, CT | Essential shelter services for homeless individuals and families in se ct. | $6,000 |
| Salvation Army | New London, CT | Support for the emergency assistance program. | $6,000 |
| Thames River Community Service Inc | Norwich, CT | Economic security and housing stability program. | $6,000 |
| Always Home Inc | Mystic, CT | Case management to secure housing and prevent homelessness and shelter stays. | $5,000 |
| Eastern Ct Workforce Investment Board | Franklin, CT | Summer youth employment program. | $5,000 |
| Gentle Love Diaper Pantry Inc | Manchester, CT | Diapers and baby essentials for marginalized, low-income families. | $5,000 |
| Glenbrooke Outdoor Sports Center Inc | Manchester, CT | Free swim lessons to 50 children from low-income households, to foster safety skills, physical fitness, and confidence. | $5,000 |
| Hope Inc | New London, CT | The 377 broad st project, which seeks to transform a deteriorated property into high quality, safe, affordable housing for extremely low to… | $5,000 |
| High Hopes Therapeutic Riding Inc | Old Lyme, CT | Support for hh wellness programs. | $5,000 |
| Housing Collective Inc | Bridgeport, CT | Operations support for the eastern ct center for housing equity and opportunity (cheo). | $5,000 |
| Hygienic Art | New London, CT | Summer enrichment program in collaboration with the drop in learning center. | $5,000 |
| Jonnycake Center of Westerly | Westerly, RI | Support for the food pantry. | $5,000 |
| Journey Found Inc | Manchester, CT | People first fund which is reserved for health and safety as well as access to community programs for clients. | $5,000 |
| Madonna Place | Norwich, CT | Critical programs that support children and families in eastern ct. | $5,000 |
| United Way of Southeastern Connecticut | Gales Ferry, CT | Gemma moran food center's emergency food programs. | $5,000 |
| Westerly Area Rest Meals (Warm) Center | Westerly, RI | Funding for all vital programs and services. | $5,000 |
| Hockanum Valley Community Council | Vernon, CT | Funding is requested in support of the outpatient mental health and substance abuse clinic. | $5,000 |
| Riverfront Children's Center | Groton, CT | Tuition assistance program. | $4,200 |
| Care and Share of East Lyme Inc | Niantic, CT | Purchase of food for the food pantry. | $4,000 |
| Community Health Resources | Windsor, CT | Personalized services for children, families, and adults whose lives have been touched by mental illness, trauma, and homelessness. | $4,000 |
| Connecticut College | New London, CT | Grants funds would support the lab school's kindergarten readiness family initiative. | $4,000 |
| Safe Futures Inc | New London, CT | Victim advocate law enforcement (vale) advocate for the 2025-26 program year. | $4,000 |
| United Cerebral Palsy of Eastern Ct | Quaker Hill, CT | Ucp's inclusion & advocacy program. | $4,000 |
| Advancing Connecticut Together Inc | Hartfortd, CT | Financial empowerment initiatives in new london and east hartford. | $3,500 |
| Connecticut Veterans Legal Center | West Haven, CT | Removing legal barriers for veterans program. | $3,500 |
| East Lyme Giving Garden | East Lyme, CT | Distribution of fresh nutritious food to se ct neighbors in need. | $3,500 |
| Thames Valley Council for Community Action Inc | Jewett City, CT | Emergency client assistance fund. | $3,500 |
| Higher Edge | New London, CT | College access program and the success program. | $3,000 |
| Horizons Inc | South Windham, CT | Support for weekends in the country and summer camp. | $3,000 |
| Lyman Allyn Art Museum | New London, CT | First free saturday program with the goal to elimiate financial barriers to arts participation and provide inclusive, high-quality art… | $3,000 |
| Rhode Island Center Assisting Those in Need (Rican) | Charlestown, RI | General operating support. | $3,000 |
| Rose City Learning Center | Preston, CT | Evening career-aligned english language programming to adult learners in the norwich area. | $3,000 |
| Steps Inc | New London, CT | Summer leadership and enrichment program. | $3,000 |
| Sails Up 4 Cancer | Mystic, CT | Monetary assistance for families who are experiencing loss of income. | $3,000 |
| Shoreline Soup Kitchens & Pantries Inc | Essex, CT | Purchase of wholesale food for distribution to residents in new london county. | $3,000 |
| Southern Rhode Island Volunteers | Charlestown, RI | Independent aging services program. | $3,000 |
| The Lighthouse Voc-Ed Center | Niantic, CT | 3D printer, laptop, and essential accessories to support the development and creation of customized assistive technology tools. | $3,000 |
| Tides Family Services | West Warwick, RI | Basic needs support for low income families. | $3,000 |
| Children First Groton | Old Lyme, CT | Assistance for families facing economic challenges in addressing needs related to the health, safety and education of children. | $2,816 |
| Yellow Farmhouse Education Center | Stonington, CT | After school culinary education to elementary and middle school students in stonington, ct and westerly, ri. | $2,690 |
| Arts for Learning Connecticut | Hamden, CT | Implementation of higher order thinking (hot) at the rmms school in new london. | $2,500 |
| Connecticut Science Center Inc | Hartford, CT | Student programs, including field trips and science in motion (sim) traveling programs, to public school students in k-8th grade in groton… | $2,500 |
| Crossroads Rhode Island | Providence, RI | Grant funds will provide struggling residents of dime's service area with access to affordable housing and supportive services. | $2,500 |
| Lumibility | Westbrook, CT | Support for the kidstep program. | $2,500 |
| Montville Animal Welfare Initiative Inc | Oakdale, CT | Grant funding will help ensure that the families who use the food banks have pet food and supplies | $2,500 |
| Niantic Children's Museum | Niantic, CT | Grant funding will provide approximately 318 subsidized admissions for low income families. | $2,500 |
| Special Olympics Connecticut | Hamden, CT | 2025 fall sports festival/sailing regatta. | $2,500 |
| The Center a Drop-In Community Learning and Resource Center Inc | New London, CT | 2025 summer enrichment program. | $2,500 |
| The Children's Museum Inc | West Hartford, CT | Science achievement for all programs to schools in manchester and east hartford. | $2,500 |
| The Riseup Group Inc | Manchester, CT | The creative & service leadership program. | $2,500 |
| Winning Ways Inc | Branford, CT | Financial literacy sessions. | $2,500 |
| Connecticut Radio Information System | Windsor, CT | Audio recording services for the blind or print-challenged. | $2,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 71 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $282,206 | 71 |
| 2024 | $339,608 | 1 |
| 2023 | $259,662 | 59 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Apr 22, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202601129349100605
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 06-1507800
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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