Please contact the Bank’s Community Outreach Officer, Cheryl Lindstrom at 860-283-3449 or clindstrom@thomastonsb.com or you may contact the Foundation directly at Foundation@Thomastonsb.com.

Yes. Your organization must be exempt from federal income taxation as an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), other acceptable 501(c) status, or be a governmental unit referred to in Section 170(c)(1) of the Code.

Yes. Although the nonprofit does not need to be located in the Bank’s communities, the funds must be used to improve the quality of life in the communities where Thomaston Savings Bank has a physical presence.

Thomaston Savings Bank has physical locations in the following Connecticut towns:
Bethlehem, Bristol, Farmington/Unionville, Harwinton, Middlebury, Plymouth/Terryville, Thomaston, Torrington, Waterbury, Watertown/Oakville, Wolcott. 

While there no cap on funding request amounts, the average grant award is made between $2,000 and $3,000. The Foundation Trustees may approve partially funding requests.

Please provide your organization’s income and expenses for the year prior.

The total project budget is a breakdown showing the detailed costs of the project for which funding is requested.  

Organizations may be considered to receive funding from the Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation more than once annually, but will generally be limited to one time per calendar year. 

All applications must be submitted online. No emailed or USPS mailed applications will be accepted. During an open grant phase, applications are available through the Foundation page of the Bank’s website or here.

Applicants will be prompted to log in with their username and password if they have previously created an account. If new to the Foundation’s online application system, applicants may create an account.

Go to the Account Login page and click on the “forgot password” prompt. Upon entering your email address and clicking the “Send Reset Link” a link to reset your password will be emailed to your address.

Yes. Please be sure to write down your password just as you created it.

Yes, you may print a copy of your application by clicking on the gray “Application Packet” button located on the right just above the application and downloading the packet as a pdf to your computer.

Yes. Click the “Save Application” button located at the bottom right corner beneath the application and the information that you have entered will be stored for later retrieval.

Yes, all of the narrative questions have a spell check feature.

Please contact Cheryl Lindstrom at 860-283-3449 or clindstrom@thomastonsb.com.

When you click “Submit” you will receive an e-mail confirming receipt of your application with a copy of your submitted application. This is why it is very important to enter your email address accurately when creating your account. 

You may view your application in your Account History. If you need to make edits before the grant phase deadline please contact Cheryl Lindstrom 860-283-3449 or clindstrom@thomastonsb.com.

The Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation takes your privacy seriously. We do not rent, sell or share personal information about grant applications with other people or with nonaffiliated companies or organizations without your prior permission.

Upon request approval grantees will be notified via email and asked to submit two follow up forms online prior to funds disbursement. Grantees will receive a second follow up request to submit a report on the Foundation funds used approximately three months after grant funds are disbursed.