Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation Rewards Grants for Litchfield County

The Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation has awarded 111 grants totaling $228,908.19 during Phase II of its annual grant cycle. This second phase of giving included the following towns in Litchfield County: Bantam, Bethlehem, Harwinton, Litchfield, Morris, Northfield, Oakville, Plymouth, Terryville, Thomaston, Torrington, Watertown and Woodbury.

“We are proud to contribute to a variety of non-profit organizations who are dedicated to making the community a better place. We are grateful for the support from our community and look forward to giving back to these wonderful organizations. This Foundation could not have been established without loyal Thomaston Savings Bank customers allowing us to be in a position to give back.” – Stephen L. Lewis, President & CEO, Thomaston Savings Bank

The Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation was created in 1997 to distribute funds annually to a variety of local programs. Each year, the Foundation hosts a grant cycle to provide funding to organizations that are assisting the community in their respective counties. The funds are used to benefit local organizations to ensure that charitable needs are met throughout the towns which the Bank serves.

 “The Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation is an ideal channel to further propel the Bank’s mission to give back and fulfill the needs of those we serve. The Foundation, fully funded by the Bank, has awarded an incredible 7.5 million dollars since its inception. I consider it a privilege to represent both the Bank and the Foundation’s continuing work to ensure the charitable needs of our neighbors are met year after year.” – Cheryl Lindstrom, Community Outreach Officer, Thomaston Savings Bank

To best serve the community the Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation hosts its grant cycle in three phases: Hartford County, Litchfield County, and New Haven County. All three phases of the 2021 Grant Cycle considers applications from local nonprofit and government agencies in support of the following focus areas: arts & culture, community development, education and youth services, health and human services, and public safety. Applications from religious organizations will be considered for grant purposes which support programming that assists in meeting the needs of the community and/or falls under the scope of the above priority areas.

Litchfield County Grant Recipients:

• American Legion Post 195
• American Legion Post 22
•  American Legion Women's Auxiliary Post 195
• American Red Cross Connecticut Chapter
• Bantam Fire Company
• Beacon Baptist Fellowship Church
• Bethlehem Ambulance Association
• Bethlehem Land Trust, Inc.
• Brian O'Connell Homeless Project Inc.
• Caring for Bethlehem, Inc.
• Chime In! Music with a Mission, Inc. and (We Sing! Children's Choir of Connecticut)
• Christmas Town Festival - Town of Bethlehem
• CSP Litchfield Police Cadets Post 074 Inc.
• East Litchfield Volunteer Fire Company
• EdAdvance
• First Congregational Church of Plymouth
• First Congregational Church of Watertown
• FISH/Friends in Service to Humanity of Northwestern CT, Inc.
• Five Points Center for the Visual Arts Inc.
• Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust
• Forbes Flyers Jump Rope Team
• GFWC Harwinton Woman’s Club
• Gilbert Library
• Girl Scouts of Connecticut
• Greater Torrington Family Development Center
• Greenwoods Counseling & Referrals
• Harwinton Agricultural Society, Inc.
• Harwinton Ambulance Association
• Harwinton Congregational Church
• Harwinton Historical Society
• Harwinton Land Trust
• Harwinton Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
• Harwinton West Side Volunteer Fire Company, Inc.
• Joyful Noise, Inc.
• KidsPlay Children's Museum
• Landmark Community Theatre
• Light Up Thomaston
• Litchfield County Creating Hope Corp.
• Litchfield Hills Northwest Elderly Nutrition Program
• Litchfield Montessori School
• Litchfield Volunteer Ambulance Association
• McCall Center for Behavioral Health
• Morgan Weir Post #27 The American Legion Memorial Home Inc.
• Morris Public Library
• Morris Senior Center
• National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Trumbull-Porter Chapter
• New Beginnings
• North Congregational Church
• Northwestern Connecticut YMCA
• Nutmeg Symphony Orchestra
• Old Bethlehem Historical Society, Inc.
• Our Culture is Beautiful
• Our Savior Lutheran Church Becky's Cupboard
• Plymouth Community Food Pantry
• Plymouth Volunteer Ambulance Corps Executive Board of Directors
• Power Surge 4-H Robotics/CT 4-H Foundation
• Prime Time House
• Railroad Museum of New England
• Rotary Club of Terryville
• Seth Thomas Bradstreet House Society
• St. John the Evangelist School
• St. Mary Magdalen Parish
• St. Paul Lutheran Church
• Susan B. Anthony Project, Inc.
• Terryville Congregational Church
• Terryville Fire Department
• Terryville High School (Health & Science)
• Terryville Plymouth Little League
• Terryville Youth Soccer Club
• The Arc of Litchfield County, Inc.
• The Bridge Family Center, Inc.
• The Community Kitchen Of Torrington
• The Learning Center
• The Morris Fire Company
• The Salvation Army
• The Salvation Army - Litchfield Hills Service Unit
• The Woodhall School
• Theodore A. Hungerford Memorial Museum
• Thomaston Christmas Committee
• Thomaston Community Pantry
• Thomaston Council of Senior Citizens
• Thomaston High School
• Thomaston Police Explorers
• Thomaston Public Library
• Thomaston Soccer Club
• Thomaston Town Hall Social Services
• Thomaston Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Inc.
• Thomaston Volunteer Fire Department
• Torrington Area Parkinson's Support Group Inc.
• Harwinton Public Library
• Town of Harwinton
• Town of Morris
• Town of Plymouth Human Services
• Town of Plymouth Human Services Department
• Town of Thomaston Hillside Cemetery Committee
• Town of Watertown Parks and Recreation Department
• Tri-Town Youth Baseball & Softball
• Troop 75 Boy Scouts Terryville
• United Methodist Church of Watertown
• Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7330 Auxiliary
• Warner Theatre
• Water-Oak VFW Post 5157
• Watertown Area Assoc. For Special Citizens
• Watertown Fire Department
• Watertown First Robot, Inc.
• Watertown History Museum
• Watertown Police Department
• Watertown/Oakville Veterans Council
• White Memorial Conservation Center
• Wisdom House
• Woodbury Bethlehem Community Music Foundation

The Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation is accepting applications for Phase III of the grant cycle for New Haven County starting October 1st through October 31st, 2021. Grant applications will be considered to assist local nonprofit and government agencies who are addressing community needs in the following towns: Middlebury, Waterbury and Wolcott. To apply and for more information visit ThomastonSB.com/Foundation.