Community Grants - American Savings Foundation
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American Savings Foundation’s Community Grants support local nonprofits and public libraries with education, human services, and arts programs addressing community needs across 64 Connecticut towns.
This grant was recently updated
Applicants must now demonstrate organizational capacity to administer grant requirements, including an independent board of directors. The funding exclusions now explicitly include home schools and independent nonprofits providing teacher training, booster activities, or school-based health clinics.
Funder: American Savings Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $5,000 per request; funding reviewed year by year
Summary: Supports local direct-service programs in education, human services, and arts and culture across 64 Connecticut towns.
Key Information: Agencies with budgets above $250,000 must use Program Grants for programs in or primarily serving New Britain or Waterbury.
Description
American Savings Foundation’s Community Grants support local programs and direct services addressing needs across its 64-town Connecticut service area. The program offers a streamlined application process for agencies of any size serving towns outside New Britain and Waterbury, and for small nonprofits serving those two cities. Funding spans education, human services, and arts and culture, with particular emphasis on children, youth, families, and people with the highest need.
The Foundation prioritizes programs where its support can make a direct, measurable impact rather than unrestricted operating support. Grants primarily cover service-delivery expenses, although essential capital equipment may be considered through a separate request. Arts organizations may seek support for a full performance season; support for individual events is generally excluded, with rare exceptions for programmatic learning activities.
