Dime Bank Foundation Inc
Norwich, CT · EIN 06-1507800. Reported 261 grants totalling $1,399,974 to 155 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Dime Bank Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $3,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $5,000; the smallest was $994 and the largest $339,608. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions Paid | Norwich, CT | $339,608 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Operation Fuel | Hartford, CT | $50,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Operation Warm | Philadelphia, PA | $36,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Hockanum Valley Community Council | Vernon, CT | $27,500 | 5 | 3 | 2025 |
| New London Youth Affairs | New London, CT | $24,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Martin House Inc | Norwich, CT | $23,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Rebuilding Together of Manchester | Manchester, CT | $23,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| New London Community Meal Center | New London, CT | $22,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army | New London, CT | $20,500 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Jonnycake Center of Westerly | Westerly, RI | $20,000 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Chrysalis Center | Hartford, CT | $17,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| New London Homeless Hospitality Center | New London, CT | $17,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Frank Olean Center Inc | Westerly, RI | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Furniture Bank of Se Ct Inc | Gales Ferry, CT | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Safe Futures Inc | New London, CT | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Always Home Inc | Mystic, CT | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Eastern Ct Workforce Investment Board | Franklin, CT | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Madonna Place | Norwich, CT | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Gentle Love Diaper Pantry | Manchester, CT | $14,200 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Riverfront Children's Center | Groton, CT | $14,200 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Higher Edge | New London, CT | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Connecticut Food Share | Wallingford, CT | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| New London Area Food Coalition | New London, CT | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Way of Se Ct | Gales Ferry, CT | $12,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Connecticut College Child Development Lab School | New London, CT | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Salvation Army (norwich) | Norwich, CT | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Lighthouse Voc-Ed Center | New London, CT | $11,400 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Thames River Community Service Inc | Norwich, CT | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Thames Valley Council for Community Action Inc | Jewett City, CT | $10,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Artreach Inc | Norwich, CT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Foundation of Eastern Ct | New London, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Health Resources Inc | Windsor, CT | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Bridge Family Center Inc | West Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Westerly Area Meals Center Inc | Westerly, RI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Covenant Shelter of New London Inc | New London, CT | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Covenant to Care for Children | Hartford, CT | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Southern Rhode Island Volunteers | Charlestown, RI | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Steps Inc | Groton, CT | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| High Hopes Therapeutic Riding Inc | Old Lyme, CT | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Reliance Health | Norwich, CT | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Vincent De Paul Place Norwich Inc | Norwich, CT | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Furniture Bank of Southeastern Ct Inc | Gales Ferry, CT | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Cerebral Palsy Association of Eastern Ct Inc | Quaker Hill, CT | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities | Norwich, CT | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Eastern Ct | New London, CT | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Horizons Inc | South Windham, CT | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Westerly Education Center | Westerly, RI | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| East Lyme Giving Garden | East Lyme, CT | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Salvation Army (new London) | New London, CT | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tides Family Services | West Warwick, RI | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Alliance for Living | New London, CT | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New London Area Food Pantry | New London, CT | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New London County Historical Society | New London, CT | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Norwich Housing Authority | Norwich, CT | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Ocean Community YMCA | Westerly, RI | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Community & Family Services | Norwich, CT | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Children First Groton | New London, CT | $5,816 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Sails Up 4 Cancer | Mystic, CT | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Shoreline Soup Kitchens & Pantries Inc | Essex, CT | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Yellow Farmhouse Education Center | Stonington, CT | $5,430 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Child and Family Agency Sect | New London, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| East Lyme Public Trust Foundation | Niantic, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Eastern Ct Community Gardens Association | New London, CT | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Eastern Ct Workforce Investment Board (ewib) | Franklin, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Glenbrooke Outdoor Sports Center Inc | Manchester, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hebron Interfaith Human Services | Hebron, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hope Inc | New London, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Housing Collective Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hygienic Art | New London, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Journey Found Inc | Manchester, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Manchester Area Conference of Churches (macc) | Manchester, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Miracle League of Northern Connecticut Inc | Vernon, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rebuilding Together Manchester | Manchester, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shoreline Soup Kitchens | Essex, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southeastern Ct Robotics Inc | Groton, CT | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Special Olympics Connecticut | Hamden, CT | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Special Olympics Ct | Hamden, CT | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Vincent De Paul Place | Norwich, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thames River Community Place | Norwich, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Third Secter New England Inc Dba Fresh New London | New London, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Third Sector New England Inc Dba Fresh New London | New London, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Way of Central and Northeastern Ct | Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Southeastern Connecticut | Gales Ferry, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| United Way of Southeastern Ct | Gales Ferry, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Warm | Westerly, RI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Westerly Area Meals Center Inc (warm) | Westerly, RI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Westerly Area Rest Meals (warm) Center | Westerly, RI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Whalers Helping Whalers | Canton, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Women's Business Development Council | Norwalk, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| South East Ct Community Center of the Blind Inc | New London, CT | $4,400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Jude Common | Norwich, CT | $4,247 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Care and Share of East Lyme Inc | Niantic, CT | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Connecticut College | New London, CT | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Eastern Ct Ballet | East Lyme, CT | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Eastern Ct Symphony Orchestra | New London, CT | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hispanic Alliance of Se Ct | New London, CT | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Cerebral Palsy Association of Eastern Ct LLC (ucp) | Quaker Hill, CT | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Cerebral Palsy of Eastern Ct | Quaker Hill, CT | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Advancing Connecticut Together Inc | Hartfortd, CT | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Connecticut Veterans Legal Center | West Haven, CT | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jewish Federation of Eastern Ct | New London, CT | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thames Valley Council for Community Action Inc Tvcca | Jewett City, CT | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Collaborative for Colchester's Children | Colchester, CT | $3,335 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Girl Scouts of Ct Inc | Hartford, CT | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| High Hopes | Old Lyme, CT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lyman Allyn Art Museum | New London, CT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mystic Museum of Art | Mystic, CT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Norwich Community Backpack Program | Norwich, CT | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rhode Island Center Assisting Those in Need | Carolina, RI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rhode Island Center Assisting Those in Need (rican) | Charlestown, RI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rose City Learning Center | Preston, CT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Arts for Learning Connecticut | Hamden, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Community Outreach Center | Norwich, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Connecticut Science Center Inc | Hartford, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Crossroads Rhode Island | Providence, RI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Garde Arts Center | New London, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Girls on the Run | Waterford, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lumibility | Westbrook, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Montville Animal Welfare Initiative Inc | Oakdale, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Niantic Children's Museum | Niantic, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Our Piece of the Pie | Hartford, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center | Pawcatuck, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South County Health | Wakefield, RI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Center a Drop-in Community Learning and Resource Center Inc | New London, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Children's Museum Inc | West Hartford, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Children's Museum Inc (west Hartford) | West Hartford, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Riseup Group Inc | Manchester, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Tvcca | Jewett City, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vision to Learn (ct Chapter) | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Winning Ways Inc | Branford, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Writer's Block | New London, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wood River Health | Hope Valley, RI | $2,275 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Preston Public Library | Preston, CT | $2,063 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Children in Placement | New Haven, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Connecticut Radio Information System | Windsor, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Connecticut Radio Information System (cris) | Windsor, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cris Radio | Windsor, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ct Storytelling Center | New London, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Franklin Cemetary Association Inc | North Franklin, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Outside Perspectives | New Hartford, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Read to Grow Inc | Branford, CT | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Southeastern Regional Action Council (serac) | Norwich, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Spark Makerspace | New London, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Connecticut Storytelling Center Inc | New London, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Uncas Health District | Norwich, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Eastern Connecticut Ballet | East Lyme, CT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Janet Carlson Calvert Library | Franklin, CT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Norwich Youth Family and Recreation | Norwich, CT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Salt Marsh Opera | Stonington, CT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southeastern Ct Housing Alliance | Norwich, CT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wood River Health Services Inc | Hope Valley, RI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bikes for Kids | Centerbrook, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Immigration Advocacy & Support Center | New London, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Als Association Ct Chapter | Milford, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Traveling Toys Inc | Guilford, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
62 of 155 (40%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 41%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Rebuilding Together of Manchester
CRITICAL HOME REPAIRS, ACCESSIBILITY MODIFICATIONS, AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS FOR LOW-INCOME HOMEOWNERS IN MANCHESTER. - Operation Warm
COAT AND SHOE DISTRIBUTION TO CHILDREN IN DIME'S SERVICE AREA. - Salvation Army
SUPPORT FOR THE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. - Connecticut Food Share
FUNDING TO SUPPORT MOBILE FOOD PANTRY OPERATIONS IN DIME'S SERVICE AREA. - Hockanum Valley Community Council
FUNDING IS REQUESTED IN SUPPORT OF THE OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE CLINIC. - Martin House Inc
MEAL EXPENSES FOR CLIENTS.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 133 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58 | $239,769 | $4,900 |
| 2022 | 72 | $278,729 | $3,417 |
| 2023 | 59 | $259,662 | $4,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | $339,608 | $339,608 |
| 2025 | 71 | $282,206 | $3,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
90% of its giving went to organizations in Connecticut. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $3,500. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Connecticut.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Dime Bank Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 290 Salem Turnpike, Norwich, CT, 06360. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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