Liberty Bank Foundation Inc
Invitation OnlyMiddletown, Connecticut · EIN 06-1479957 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2025)$2.3M
Organizations funded144
Typical grant$10,000
Total assets$46.8M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $5,000 and $15,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
18% of grants went outside Connecticut.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Connecticut Inc | Trumbull, CT | To support granting wishes in connecticut in celebration of liberty bank's 200th anniversary | $200,000 |
| Middlesex YMCA | Middletown, CT | To support the northern middlesex y south end renovation and expansion | $200,000 |
| Community Foundation of Middlesex County | Middletown, CT | To support the 2025 liberty bank rotary club thanksgiving drive | $145,000 |
| Covenant Preparatory School | Hartford, CT | To offset expenses associated with recent move to new location in downtown hartford /to support programming at covenant prep | $60,000 |
| Middlesex United Way | Middletown, CT | 2024-2025 corporate gift | $57,000 |
| Green and Blue Foundation Inc | Windsor, CT | To support community programming in hartford | $50,000 |
| Hartford Foundation for Public Giving | Hartford, CT | To support the centennial scholarship program | $50,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Southwest New England Inc | Hartford, CT | To support jaswne biztown/finance park capstone | $50,000 |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Massachusetts and Rhode Island | West Springfield, MA | To support granting wishes in western massachusetts in celebration of liberty bank's 200th anniversary | $50,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford Inc | Hartford, CT | To support bgch summer teen program and school year programming | $40,000 |
| St Vincent de Paul Middletown | Middletown, CT | To support the healthy meals program | $31,000 |
| United Way of Southeastern Ct | Gales Ferry, CT | To support the gemma E. moran united way/labor food center | $28,000 |
| American Friends of Jamaica Inc | New York, NY | To support relief in jamaica after hurricane melissa | $25,000 |
| American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Foundation (Aicpa) | Durham, NC | To support the aicpa legacy program | $25,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Waterbury | Waterbury, CT | To support academic programming and STEM initiatives | $25,000 |
| Capital for Change | Wallingford, CT | To support affordable housing development | $25,000 |
| Connecticut Science Center | Hartford, CT | To support school year teen programs | $25,000 |
| Eastern Connecticut State University Foundation | Willimantic, CT | To establish the center for business incubation and innovation | $25,000 |
| Hartford Land Bank | Hartford, CT | To support the gap homeownership investment program | $25,000 |
| Hartford Yard Goats Charitable Foundation | Hartford, CT | To support the hartford yard goats young ambassador program (hygyap) | $25,000 |
| House of Heroes Connecticut | Hamden, CT | To support veteran home repair projects | $25,000 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation | Hartford, CT | To support building capacity for transformative community development | $25,000 |
| Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven | New Haven, CT | To support the neighborhood revitalization initiative | $25,000 |
| Partnership for Strong Communities | Hartford, CT | To support increasing housing affordability, creation, choice, and stability in connecticut | $25,000 |
| Sun Scholars | Hartford, CT | To support the robert & anthony dudchik memorial fund | $25,000 |
| The Care Center | Holyoke, MA | To support the to and through college program | $25,000 |
| The Housing Collective | Bridgeport, CT | To support the center for housing equity and opportunity eastern connecticut | $25,000 |
| Connecticut Center for Arts and Technology (Conncat) | New Haven, CT | To support the workforce development training at conncat | $20,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Eastern Connecticut | New London, CT | To support lake of isles phase II | $20,000 |
| United Way of Central and Northeastern Ct | Hartford, CT | 2024- 2025 corporate gift | $17,700 |
| Click Inc | Willimantic, CT | To support the windham youth core/to support the give them credit program | $15,580 |
| 2-4-1 Care | Hartford, CT | To support the 2-4-1 sports at grace academy in hartford | $15,000 |
| Arts for Learning Ct | Hamden, CT | To support higher order thinking (hot) schools in hamden, waterbury, hartford, and new london | $15,000 |
| Holyoke Young Men's Christian Association | Holyoke, MA | To support the healthy food & nutrition program | $15,000 |
| Hope Partnership (Housing Opportunities for People Everywhere) Inc | Madison, CT | To support hope partnership and the creation of more affordable housing | $15,000 |
| Leadership Greater Hartford | Hartford, CT | To support quest 2025 | $15,000 |
| New Reach | New Haven, CT | To support new reach: providing stable housing in response to the connecticut crisis of homelessness | $15,000 |
| Our Piece of the Pie Inc | Hartford, CT | To support opportunities unlocked: guiding youth towards success in education and employment | $15,000 |
| YMCA of Greater Springfield | Springfield, MA | To support the before/after school program | $15,000 |
| Ct Partnership for Children Inc | Naugatuck, CT | To support parent and child leadership training | $13,000 |
| Bedrock Credit America | Collinsville, CT | To support the community credit presentations | $12,000 |
| Lewis Educational Agricultural Farm | Southington, CT | To support the education through agricultural experiences program | $12,000 |
| Boundless Literacy | Hamden, CT | To support turnaround school funding 2025-2026 | $10,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Chicopee Inc | Chicopee, MA | To support haven, the new teen center | $10,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of New Haven | New Haven, CT | To support the boys & girls clubs of greater new haven (bgcgnh)columbus ave clubhouse educational enrichment programming | $10,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of West Springfield | West Springfield, MA | To support out of school time learning | $10,000 |
| Center for Financial Training International | Miami, FL | To support the future bankers & financial professionals camp | $10,000 |
| Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut Inc | New London, CT | To support the regional innovation center - entrepreneur academy | $10,000 |
| Chrysalis Center Inc | Hartford, CT | To support LA cocina, a culinary arts training program | $10,000 |
| Columbus House Inc | New Haven, CT | To support the supportive housing program at the peterson properties | $10,000 |
| Connecticut Foodshare | Wallingford, CT | To support the equitable hunger solutions program | $10,000 |
| Ebony Horsewomen Inc | Hartford, CT | To support the equine assisted therapy - junior mounted patrol unit (jmp) | $10,000 |
| Elm City Internationals Educational Success Through Soccer (Eci) | New Haven, CT | To support elm city internationals: educational success through soccer | $10,000 |
| Fair Haven Community Health Clinic Inc | New Haven, CT | To support the "money matters" - a medical / financial partnership | $10,000 |
| Families First | Watertown, MA | To support the power of parenting and ripple programs - hampden county | $10,000 |
| Follow My Steps | Springfield, MA | To support the thrive over survive program | $10,000 |
| Girls Inc of the Valley | Holyoke, MA | To support eureka!: STEM & college access program for girls | $10,000 |
| Girls With Impact | Greenwich, CT | To support the girls with impact: igniting futures program | $10,000 |
| Goodwin University | East Hartford, CT | To support the welding technology certificate program | $10,000 |
| Hope Inc | New London, CT | To support the 20-22 center street build | $10,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 144 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford Foundation for Public Giving | Hartford, CT | To support the organization's mission purpose | $200,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Southwest New England Inc | Hartford, CT | To support the organization's mission purpose | $200,000 |
| Hartford Yard Goats Charitable Foundation | Hartford, CT | To support the organization's mission purpose | $50,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,340,080 | 147 |
| 2024 | $2,072,056 | 153 |
| 2023 | $1,453,742 | 127 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Jul 20, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202622009349100002
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 06-1479957
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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