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Hometown Bank Community Foundation Inc

Oxford, MA · EIN 81-2018493. Reported 361 grants totalling $786,140 to 219 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$700median grant
$786,140granted, 2021-2025
219recipients, as named on its returns
50%of grantees funded again the next year
$1,129,445assets, latest filing

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. Hometown Bank Community 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.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $700. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $1,650; the smallest was $75 and the largest $161,300. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
194 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
126 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
30 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
9 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
1 grant
$100,000 and Up
1 grant

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.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Grants and Contributions PaidOxford, MA$161,300112024
Friends of the Gladys E Kelly Public Library Inc (webster Library)Webster, MA$50,000332023
Worcester Regional Strategic Opportunities Foundation IncWorcester, MA$25,000222025
Newvue CommunitiesFitchburg, MA$22,500332025
North Star Family Services IncLeominster, MA$15,000332025
United Way of Central MassachusettsWorcester, MA$14,989542025
Thompson Ecumenical Empowerment GroupNorth Grosvendale, CT$13,800112025
Friends of the Gladys E Kelly Public Library IncWebster, MA$12,500112025
Quinebaug Valley Community College Foundation IncDanielson, CT$12,500432023
Oxford Little League Baseball IncOxford, MA$12,100442025
The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing ArtsWorcester, MA$11,500222025
Day Kimball Health CarePutnam, CT$10,500112025
YWCA Central MassachusettsWorcester, MA$10,000222022
Make a Wish Foundation of Ma & RiWestborough, MA$9,800332025
Auburn Youth and Family Services Food PantryAuburn, MA$8,800112025
Community Kitchens of Northeastern CtDanielson, CT$8,800112025
Food Share Southbridge Charlton & SturbridgeSouthbridge, MA$8,800112025
Friendly House PantryWorcester, MA$8,800112025
Friends of Assisi Food PantryDanielson, CT$8,800112025
Ginnys Helping Hand IncLeominster, MA$8,800112025
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute IncBoston, MA$8,500642025
Boys & Girls Club of Fitchburg & LeominsterLeominster, MA$8,000222025
Day Kimball Healthcare FoundationPutnam, CT$7,750222025
Entrepreneurship for All (eforall)Lowell, MA$7,500322022
Millbury Historical SocietyMillbury, MA$7,500112025
The Hanover TheatreWorcester, MA$7,500112025
Millbury Little LeagueMillbury, MA$6,900332025
Day Kimball Healthcare IncPutnam, CT$6,750432023
The Trinity Foundation Dba Marianapolis Prep SchoolThompson, CT$6,500332025
Abby Kelley Foster House IncWorcester, MA$6,138542025
Waters Farm Preservation IncSutton, MA$6,000332025
Worcester Community Action Council IncWorcester, MA$5,200222023
Ascentria Care AllianceWorcester, MA$5,000112025
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage CorridorWhitinsville, MA$5,000112025
Giving Trees for Life IncSouthbridge, MA$5,000432025
Heywood Healthcare IncGardner, MA$5,000112021
March of Dimes MassachusettsWestboro, MA$5,000112021
Mary R Fisher Elementary School PTONorth Grosvenordale, CT$5,000112023
Millbury Fourth of July CommitteeMillbury, MA$5,000112025
Old Sturbridge VillageSturbridge, MA$5,000222023
Trustees of Roseland ParkWoodstock, CT$5,000112025
Woodstock AcademyWoodstock, CT$4,800332025
Interfaith Human Services Daily BreadPutnam, CT$4,500112025
The Arc Eastern ConnecticutNorwich, CT$4,350442025
Brooklyn Cares Community CenterBrooklyn, CT$4,300112025
Daily BreadPutnam, CT$4,300112025
Oxford Ecumenical Food ShelfOxford, MA$4,300112025
Webster-Dudley Food ShareWebster, MA$4,300112025
Woodstock Agricultural Society IncSouth Woodstock, CT$4,000442025
Worcester Regional Research Bureau IncWorcester, MA$4,000332025
The Last Green Valley IncDanielson, CT$3,995332025
Luk IncFitchburg, MA$3,500222025
United Way of South Central MaSouthbridge, MA$3,471112025
Northeast Opportunities for Wellness IncPutnam, CT$3,250332023
Community Harvest Project IncNorth Grafton, MA$3,100542025
Friends of the Millbury SeniorsMillbury, MA$3,000112025
Northeast Connecticut Education FoundationPutnam, CT$3,000112025
Woodstock Education Foundation IncWoodstock, CT$3,000222025
Millbury Lions Foundation IncMillbury, MA$2,800442025
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Mass & MetrowestWorcester, MA$2,750222025
Asa Waters MansionMillbury, MA$2,500112021
Entrepreneurship for AllLowell, MA$2,500112025
Operation MordechaiNeedham, MA$2,500112022
Putnam Rotary ClubPutnam, CT$2,500222025
Riseup for ArtsHartford, CT$2,500112022
The Barton Center for Diabetes Education IncNorth Oxford, MA$2,500222022
Unity Street SoccerWorcester, MA$2,500112025
Veteran's IncWorcester, MA$2,500112025
Wendell Good Neighbors IncAthol, MA$2,500112025
Worcester Center for CraftsWorcester, MA$2,500112022
Worcester Community Housing ResourcesWorcester, MA$2,500112025
Athol-Orange Community Television IncAthol, MA$2,300442025
United Way of Southbridge Sturbridge and Charlton (south Central MassachuseSouthbridge, MA$2,200332023
United Way of North Central MaFitchburg, MA$2,107222025
Apple Tree Arts IncWorcester, MA$2,100432025
Alzheimer's Support Network of South Central MaSouthbridge, MA$2,000112022
Dudley Little LeagueDudley, MA$2,000442025
Friendly House IncWorcester, MA$2,000112023
Healthalliance-Clinton HospitalLeominster, MA$2,000112021
Killingly-Brooklyn Rotary ClubDanielson, CT$2,000222025
Manchaug Pond Foundation IncSutton, MA$2,000332025
Second Chance Animal ServicesEast Brookfield, MA$2,000442025
Thompson Ecumenical Empowerment Group Inc (teeg)North Grosvenordale, CT$2,000222023
Umass Memorial Healthalliance-Clinton Hospital-Leominster, MA$2,000112023
United Services IncDayville, CT$2,000442025
Worcester Public Library FoundationWorcester, MA$2,000432023
Webster Lake Association IncWebster, MA$1,725222022
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY$1,600112025
Adam Bullen Memorial FoundationOxford, MA$1,500222022
American Youth Football IncFiskdale, MA$1,500112025
Boys & Girls Club of Webster-DudleyDudley, MA$1,500222022
CASA Project IncWorcester, MA$1,500222025
Danielson Veterans Coffehouse IncDanielson, CT$1,500112025
Habitat for Humanity Metro WestWorcester, MA$1,500112025
Sturbridge Girls Softball League IncFiskdale, MA$1,500332025
Tantasqua Education FoundationFiskdale, MA$1,500332025
Town of MillburyMillbury, MA$1,500112025
Venture Community Services IncSturbridge, MA$1,500332025
Worcester Historical MuseumWorcester, MA$1,500112021
Townsend-Ashby Youth Soccer Association (taysa)West Townsend, MA$1,400222023
Woman's Board Day Kimball HospitalPutnam, CT$1,300442025
Sutton Lions Club FoundationSutton, MA$1,250112025
Dudley PTODudley, MA$1,200332025
Friends of Sholan Farms IncLeominster, MA$1,200222025
Tri-Community Family Branch YMCASouthbridge, MA$1,200442025
Killingly Little LeagueDanielson, CT$1,150222023
Windham-Tolland 4-H CampPomfret Center, CT$1,065222023
508 Forever Young IncWorcester, MA$1,000112025
Audio Journal IncWorcester, MA$1,000112025
Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund IncNorton, MA$1,000222023
Millbury Chain of LightsMillbury, MA$1,000112025
Mortlake Fire CompanyBrooklyn, CT$1,000112021
Oxford Webster Youth Football & CheerOxford, MA$1,000112025
Parent Booster USA IncWorcester, MA$1,000112025
Putnam Little LeaguePutnam, MA$1,000222023
Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities IncWoodstock, CT$1,000222022
South Lancaster AcademyLancaster, MA$1,000112025
Stephen Siller Tunner to Towers FoundationPutnam, CT$1,000112023
Sutton Athletic Booster ClubSutton, MA$1,000112025
Teamsters Union 170 Scholarship FundWorcester, MA$1,000112025
The Arc of Opportunity in North Central MassachusettsFitchburg, MA$1,000112025
The Theatre of Northeastern Connecticut IncPutnam, CT$1,000112021
Thompson Little LeagueNorth Grosvenordale, CT$1,000222023
United Way of Central MaWorcester, MA$1,000112021
United Way of North Central MassFitchburg, MA$1,000112021
United Way of South Central MassSouthbridge, MA$1,000112021
United Way- Tommy Toy FundNorwich, CT$1,000112022
US Taekwondo Foundation IncLeominster, MA$1,000112025
Vernon Hill Post 435 American Legion Scholarship FoundationWorcester, MA$1,000112025
Wheat Community ConnectionsClinton, MA$1,000112023
Wheat Community Connectionsunited Way of Tri-CountyClinton, MA$1,000112021
Wicn Public RadioWorcester, MA$1,000112023
Worcester Chamber Music Society IncWorcester, MA$1,000222022
Worcester County Mechanics AssociationWorcester, MA$1,000112023
Worcester Educational Development Foundation IncWorcester, MA$1,000112022
Worcester State UniversityWorcester, MA$1,000222022
Historic New EnglandWoodstock, CT$900112025
Millbury Girls Softball LeagueMillbury, MA$900332025
Athol Booster AssociationAthol, MA$800112025
Webster Youth Soccer IncWebster, MA$800432023
Burgess Elementary School PTOSturbridge, MA$750112025
Center of Hope Foundation IncSouthbridge, MA$750332025
Tantasqua Music Association IncGrafton, MA$750222023
Woodstock Little League Baseball IncWoodstock, CT$750332025
Clinton Gaels Athletic BoostersClinton, MA$700112025
Cystic Fibrosis FoundationPutnam, CT$700112025
Webster Little League BaseballWebster, MA$700222023
American Cancer SocietyWorcester, MA$500112025
American Heart Association IncDallas, TX$500112022
An Officer and Two GentlemanNorthbridge, MA$500112025
Aqua Riders of Holland IncHolland, MA$500222025
Athol Area YMCAAthol, MA$500112022
Boys & Girls Club of LunenburgLunenburg, MA$500112023
Childrens Advocacy Center of Franklin and North Quabbin IncGreenfield, MA$500112025
Clinton Area Little LeagueClinton, MA$500112021
Cornelia De Lange Syndrome Foundation IncAvon, CT$500112021
Dana Farber Dr James Cleary MD Phd Research FundraiserThompson, CT$500112022
Dudley Charlton Education FoundationDudley, MA$500112025
Family Health Center of Worcester IncWorcester, MA$500112021
First Concern Pregnancy Resource CenterClinton, MA$500112025
Frog Rock Youth BasketballPomfret, CT$500112025
Manchaug FirstSutton, MA$500112025
Nipmuc Waterski ClubWebster, MA$500112025
Notre Dame Health CareWorcester, MA$500112025
Our Fathers House IncFitchburg, MA$500112021
Oxford Lassie LeagueNorth Oxford, MA$500112025
Pan Massachusetts ChallengeNeedham, MA$500112023
Putnam Lions ClubPutnam, CT$500112023
Putnam Little LeaguePutnam, CT$500112025
Quiet Corner Veterans Support CoalitionDayville, CT$500112025
Shepherd Hill Music Parents AssociationDudley, MA$500112023
Southbridge Youth Football and CheerSouthbridge, MA$500112025
Tantasqua Foundation IncFiskdale, MA$500112021
The Club Lunenburg Teen CenterLunenburg, MA$500112025
The Salvation ArmyFitchburg, MA$500112021
The Society of St Vincent De PaulFiskdale, MA$500112025
United Way of Southeastern ConnecticutNorwich, CT$500112025
Veterans IncWorcester, MA$500112022
Windham County 4 H Foundation IncPomfret Center, CT$500112025
Worcester Children's ChorusWorcester, MA$500112023
Worcester Earn a Bike IncWorcester, MA$500112025
Worcester State University FoundationWorcester, MA$500112023
YMCA of Central MassachusettsWorcester, MA$500112025
Harbor Classic HomesLeominster, MA$425112022
National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyWaltham, MA$400222023
Quinsigamond Village Community CenterWorcester, MA$400222022
Webster Little LeagueWebster, MA$400112025
Beacon of Hope Community Services IncLeominster, MA$350222022
Brimfield Elementary School PTOBrimfield, MA$350112025
Brooklyn Schools PTOBrooklyn, CT$300112023
Access Community Action AgencyWillimantic, CT$250112025
Alzheimer's Association ManhWorcester, MA$250112023
Cruisin' for Chris IncNorth Grosvenordale, CT$250112023
Dress for Success WorcesterWorcester, MA$250112025
Fitchburg Art MuseumFitchburg, MA$250112022
Fitchburg Public LibraryFitchburg, MA$250112023
Gardner Community Action Committee IncGardner, MA$250112022
Girls Inc of WorcesterWorcester, MA$250112025
Harvard Lions FoundationHarvard, MA$250112025
Millbury Music Parents AssociationMillbury, MA$250112025
Northeast Opportunities for Wellness IncPutnam, CO$250112021
Opera New England Nectdba Performing Arts of Northeast Ct (parts)Pomfret, CT$250112022
Pan Massachusetts ChallengeWoodstock, CT$250112025
Rectory SchoolPomfret, CT$250112025
Saint Joseph SchoolWebster, MA$250112025
Woodstock Little LeagueWoodstock, CT$250112021
Capen Hill Nature SanctuaryCharlton City, MA$200112021
Doctor Franklin Perkins School (aka Rfk Community Alliance)Lancaster, MA$200112022
Friends of Sutton PTOSutton, MA$200112025
Laid Back Competitive Baseball LeagueSturbridge, MA$200112025
Literacy Volunteers of the Montachusett Area IncFitchburg, MA$200112021
Rh White ConstructionAuburn, MA$200112023
Worcester Youth OrchestrasWorcester, MA$200112025
Grafton Lions Charities IncGrafton, MA$100112021
Lancaster PTOLancaster, MA$100112023
The Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyWellesley, MA$100112023
Why Me & Sherry's House IncWorcester, MA$100112022
Woman's Board of Day Kimball HospitalWoodstock, CT$100112021
Charlton PTOCharlton, MA$75112023

76 of 219 (35%) 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 50%, 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 kind of organizations it funds

By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 213 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.

Education
31 grants
Human Services
30 grants
Arts & Culture
29 grants
Recreation & Sports
28 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
22 grants
Youth Development
13 grants
Food & Nutrition
10 grants
Housing & Shelter
8 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202182$118,550$500
202273$105,025$500
202377$108,760$565
20241$161,300$161,300
2025128$292,505$1,000

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.

Already committed for future years

Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Hometown Bank Community Foundation Inc has 15 of them, worth $435,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.

OrganizationLocationApproved
Webster Public LibraryWebster, MA$125,000
Webster Public LibraryWebster, MA$100,000
Worcester Regional Strategic Opportunities Foundation IncWorcester, MA$50,000
Webster Public Librarynew Library Capital CampaignWebster, MA$37,500
Worcester Regional Strategic Opportunities Foundation IncWorcester, MA$25,000
Waters Farm Preservation IncSutton, MA$20,000
North Star Family Servicesjourney HomeLeominster, MA$15,000
Trustees of Roseland PARK2024 Legacy CampaignWoodstock, CT$15,000
Webster Public LibraryWebster, NY$12,500
Newvue COMMUNITIES2023 Cit Home CampaignFitchburg, MA$10,000
Millbury Historical SocietyMillbury, MA$7,500
Mary R Fisher Elementary School PTONorth Grafton, MA$5,000
YWCA of Central MaWorcester, MA$5,000
North Star Family Servicesjourney HomeLeominster, MA$5,000
Entrepreneurship for AllLowell, MA$2,500

Where its money goes

80% of its giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.

Massachusetts
$629K
Connecticut
$155K
New York
$2K
Texas
$500
Colorado
$250

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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.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund52 shared recipientsGreater Worcester Community Foundation42 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc33 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc24 shared recipientsWebster Five Foundation Inc23 shared recipientsUnited Way of Central Massachusetts Inc23 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $700. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 Hometown Bank Community 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: 31 Sutton Avenue, Oxford, MA, 01540. 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.

EIN 81-2018493 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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