Newtown Savings Bank Foundation Inc

Historical Funder

Newtown, Connecticut · EIN 06-1514980 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$334K

Organizations funded91

Typical grant$2,000

Total assets$8M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $2,000 and $4,000.

From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):

Contact	LINDSEY B KOPP
Address	NEWTOWN SAVINGS BANK 39 MAIN STREET, NEWTOWN CT 06470
Phone	2034264440
Form and materials	APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE MADE IN WRITING
Deadlines	NONE
Restrictions	GRANTS ARE LIMITED TO APPLICANTS IN THE NEWTOWN AND SURROUNDING AREA AND COMMUNITIES WITH NEWTOWN SAVINGS BANK BRANCHES

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.

Human Services12
Education6
Housing5
Community Development4
Arts & Culture1
Children & Youth1

Where it gives

1% of grants went outside Connecticut.

Connecticut90
Illinois1

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Team Inc	Derby, CT	Exempt purpose	$25,000
Building Neighborhoods Together	Bridgeport, CT	Exempt purpose	$21,000
Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County	Bridgeport, CT	Exempt purpose	$18,500
United Way of Western Connecticut	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$17,000
Housatonic Habitat for Humanity	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$12,500
Horizons at Sacred Heart University	Fairfield, CT	Exempt purpose	$10,000
Lifebridge Community Services	Bridgeport, CT	Exempt purpose	$10,000
Connecticut Institute for Communities	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$7,500
Real Food Ct	Newtown, CT	Exempt purpose	$7,000
Sacred Heart University's Discovery Science Center	Bridgeport, CT	Exempt purpose	$7,000
Newtown Youth & Family Services	Sandy Hook, CT	Exempt purpose	$5,500
Boy Scouts - Connecticut Yankee Council	Milford, CT	Exempt purpose	$5,000
Catholic Charities of Fairfield County	Bridgeport, CT	Exempt purpose	$5,000
Jericho Partnership	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$5,000
New American Dream Foundation	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$5,000
Newtown Community Center	Newtown, CT	Exempt purpose	$5,000
Newtown Scholarship Association	Newtown, CT	Exempt purpose	$5,000
The Center for Empowerment and Education	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$5,000
Wcsu Foundation	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$5,000
Women's Business Development Council Inc	Stamford, CT	Exempt purpose	$5,000
Bedrock Credit America	Collinsville, CT	Exempt purpose	$4,500
Community Action Agency of Western Connecticut	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$4,000
Danbury Youth Services	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$4,000
Dorothy Day Hospitality House	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$4,000
Foundation for Excellence in Bridgeport Public Schools	Bridgeport, CT	Exempt purpose	$4,000
Off the Streets - Bridgeport	Bridgeport, CT	Exempt purpose	$4,000
Southbury Food Bank	Southbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$4,000
Sterling House Community Center	Stratford, CT	Exempt purpose	$4,000
Bridgeport Rescue Mission	Bridgeport, CT	Exempt purpose	$3,000
Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven	New Haven, CT	Exempt purpose	$3,000
Nunnawauk Meadows	Newtown, CT	Exempt purpose	$3,000
Spooner House	Shelton, CT	Exempt purpose	$3,000
Adam's House	Shelton, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,500
Cora's Kids - United Way of Coastal & Western Connecticut	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,500
Junior Achievement Fairfield County	Shelton, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,500
Score Western Ct	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,500
Shelton Economic Development Corp	Shelton, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,500
The Kennedy Center	Trumbull, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,500
The Workplace	Bridgeport, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,500
Valley United Way	Shelton, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,500
Amos House	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Bethel Social Services	Bethel, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Boy Scouts - Housatonic Council	Derby, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Boys and Girls Village	Milford, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Brookfield Social Services	Brookfield, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Community Services Council of Woodbury	Woodbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Connecticut Housing Partners	Trumbull, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Danbury High School	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Danbury Vita	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Family & Children's Aid	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Faith Food Pantry of Newtown Inc	Newtown, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Foundations in Education Inc	Bridgeport, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Homes for the Brave	Bridgeport, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Housatonic Community College Foundation	Bridgeport, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Immaculate High School	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Mercy Learning Center	Bridgeport, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Newtown Social Services	Newtown, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Nuvance ( Danbury & New Milford Hospital Foundation)	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Regional YMCA of Western Ct	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Renewal House	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000

Showing the 60 largest of 91 grants to organizations.

Grants approved for future payment

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Building Neighborhoods Together	Bridgeport, CT	Exempt purpose	$25,000
Horizons at Sacred Heart University	Fairfield, CT	Exempt purpose	$20,000
Team Inc	Derby, CT	Exempt purpose	$20,000
Housatonic Habitat for Humanity	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$15,000
United Way of Coastal and Western Connecticut	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$13,000
Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County	Bridgeport, CT	Exempt purpose	$12,500
Connecticut Institute for Communities	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$10,000
Lifebridge Community Services	Bridgeport, CT	Exempt purpose	$10,000
Newtown Youth & Family Services	Sandy Hook, CT	Exempt purpose	$7,500
Wcsu Foundation	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$7,500
Women's Business Development Council Inc	Stamford, CT	Exempt purpose	$7,500
Bedrock Credit America	Collinsville, CT	Exempt purpose	$5,000
Boy Scouts - Connecticut Yankee Council	Milford, CT	Exempt purpose	$5,000
Catholic Charities of Fairfield County	Bridgeport, CT	Exempt purpose	$5,000
Jericho Partnership	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$5,000
New American Dream Foundation	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$5,000
Newtown Community Center	Newtown, CT	Exempt purpose	$5,000
Newtown Scholarship Association	Newtown, CT	Exempt purpose	$5,000
Nunnawauk Meadows	Newtown, CT	Exempt purpose	$5,000
Real Food Ct	Newtown, CT	Exempt purpose	$5,000
Sacred Heart University's Discovery Science Center	Bridgeport, CT	Exempt purpose	$5,000
The Center for Empowerment and Education	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$5,000
Danbury Youth Services	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$4,000
Foundation for Excellence in Bridgeport Public Schools	Bridgeport, CT	Exempt purpose	$4,000
Bridgeport Rescue Mission	Bridgeport, CT	Exempt purpose	$3,000
Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven	New Haven, CT	Exempt purpose	$3,000
Spooner House	Shelton, CT	Exempt purpose	$3,000
Junior Achievement Fairfield County	Shelton, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,500
Latino Scholarship Fund	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,500
Score Western Ct	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,500
Shelton Economic Development Corp	Shelton, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,500
The Kennedy Center	Trumbull, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,500
Valley United Way	Shelton, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,500
West Indian American Assocaition of Greater Bridgeport	Bridgeport, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,500
Amos House	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Bethel Social Services	Bethel, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Boy Scouts - Housatonic Council	Derby, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Brookfield Social Services	Brookfield, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Community Action Agency of Western Connecticut	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Community Services Council of Woodbury	Woodbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Connecticut Housing Partners	Trumbull, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Daily Bread Food Pantry	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Danbury High School	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Danbury Vita	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Dorothy Day Hospitality House	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Family & Children's Aid	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Foundations in Education Inc	Bridgeport, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Homes for the Brave	Bridgeport, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Housatonic Community College Foundation	Bridgeport, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Immaculate High School	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Mercy Learning Center	Bridgeport, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Monroe Social Services	Monroe, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Newtown Social Services	Newtown, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Nuvance ( Danbury & New Milford Hospital Foundation)	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Regional YMCA of Western Ct	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Renewal House	Danbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Ruth's House	Trumbull, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Salvation Army of Newtown	Newtown, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Seymouroxford Food Bank	Seymour, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000
Southbury Food Bank	Southbury, CT	Exempt purpose	$2,000

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$334,000	174
2023	$230,500	149
2022	$199,500	75

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Feb 6, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202630379349100203
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 06-1514980
Profile updated Nov 4, 2026

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