Thomaston Savings Bank Awards $190K in Grants

More than 80 nonprofit and government agencies in Litchfield County are receiving grants from Thomaston Savings Bank. 

The $190,497 in funding is part of the Phase II of the bank’s Foundation Grant Cycle.

The goal is to help agencies that are addressing the needs of the local community. 

Applications for this round of funding were considered for organizations in Bethlehem, Harwinton, Plymouth, Terryville, Thomaston, Torrington, Watertown, and Oakville. 

Plymouth Community Food Pantry received one of the grants, which director Larry Chiucarello said “will be used to further our mission and help our neighbors throughout the community.”

“Our mission is to reduce food insecurity by providing healthy and nutritious food, wellness programs, and referrals to those in need,” he said.

Statewide Support

Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation’s annual grant cycle has three phases, each focusing on a different region of the state.

During Phase I, 50 grants totaling nearly $150,000 were awarded to organizations in Hartford County. 

Applications for Phase III in New Haven County open Oct. 1.

Phase III will focus on New Haven County, with a focus on arts and culture, community development, education and youth services, health & human services, and public safety.  

Applications will be accepted starting Oct. 1. for organizations in Middlebury, Waterbury, and Wolcott. The deadline to apply is Oct. 31.

Since it was founded in 1997, the Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation has awarded over $8.2 million in grant funding. 

Grant Recipients

The Phase II recipients in Litchfield County include:

• American Legion Post 195
• American Legion SAL Squadron 22
• Animal Rescue Foundation CT
• Beacon Baptist Fellowship Church
• Becky’s Cupboard
• Bethlehem Ambulance Association
• Brian O’Connell Homeless Project, Inc.
• Camp Mattatuck, BSA
• 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
• Falls Avenue Senior Center
• First Congregational Church of Plymouth
• FISH/Friends in Service to Humanity of Northwestern CT, Inc.
• Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust
• Friendly Hands Food Bank, Inc.
• Friends of the Thomaston Opera House
• Friends of the Thomaston Public Library
• GFWC Harwinton Woman’s Club
• Greater Torrington Family Development Center
• Harwinton Agricultural Society, Inc.
• Harwinton Ambulance Association
• Harwinton Fire Marshal’s Office
• Harwinton Historical Society
• Harwinton Land Trust
• Harwinton Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
• Harwinton West Side Volunteer Fire Department
• Holy Disciples Catholic School
• Holy Disciples Parish
• Holy Disciples Parish St. Mary Magdalen & St John the Evangelist
• Human Resources Agency of New Britain, Inc.
• Landmark Community Theatre
• Lewis Mills Football Boosters
• Lions Club of Harwinton
• Litchfield Hills Church
• McCall Behavioral Health Network
• National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Trumbull-Porter Chapter
• New Beginnings
• New Opportunities, Inc.
• Nutmeg Symphony Orchestra
• Plymouth Community Food Pantry
• Plymouth Police Department
• Plymouth Public Schools / Terryville High School Music Department
• Plymouth Volunteer Ambulance Corps – Board of Directors
• Prime Time House
• Railroad Museum of New England
• Rotary Club of Terryville
• Safe Haven of Greater Waterbury, Inc.
• St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church
• Susan B. Anthony Project, Inc.
• Terryville Congregational Church
• Terryville Fire Department
• Terryville Youth Soccer Club
• The Arc of Litchfield County, Inc.
• The Community Kitchen of Torrington
• The Salvation Army
• The Woodhall School
• Theodore A. Hungerford Memorial Museum
• Thomaston Christmas Committee
• Thomaston Community Pantry
• Thomaston Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary
• Thomaston Historical Society
• Thomaston Ladies Choral Club
• Thomaston Little League
• Thomaston Senior Center
• Thomaston Soccer Club, Inc.
• Thomaston Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Inc.
• Thomaston Volunteer Fire Department
• Town of Bethlehem Municipal Office
• Town of Harwinton
• Town of Thomaston, Hillside Cemetery
• United Methodist Church of Watertown
• Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7330 Auxiliary
• Warner Theatre
• Watertown Area Association for Special Citizens
• Watertown History Museum
• Watertown Lacrosse Association
• Watertown Public Schools
• Watertown Student Lunch
• Wellspring
• Woodbury Bethlehem Community Music Foundation