Ion Bank Foundation Inc
Naugatuck, CT · EIN 06-1513293. Reported 1,931 grants totalling $5,170,098 to 637 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$550median grant
$5,170,098granted, 2021-2025
637recipients, as named on its returns
68%of grantees funded again the next year
$15.3Massets, 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. Ion 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.
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 $550. Half of everything it gave fell between $200 and $2,500; the smallest was $39 and the largest $119,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
637 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of Greater Waterbury | Waterbury, CT | $600,038 | 32 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Way of Naugatuck & Beacon Falls | Naugatuck, CT | $541,730 | 18 | 5 | 2025 |
| Connecticut Community Foundation | Waterbury, CT | $256,961 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Waterbury Promise Inc | Waterbury, CT | $77,500 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Operation Fuel | Hartford, CT | $75,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Griffin Hospital Development Fund Inc | Derby, CT | $73,525 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Saint Mary's Hospital Foundation | Waterbury, CT | $65,875 | 14 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Palace Theater Group Inc | Waterbury, CT | $64,050 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Valley United Way | Shelton, CT | $62,500 | 10 | 5 | 2025 |
| Naugatuck YMCA | Naugatuck, CT | $61,775 | 11 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hands on Hartford Inc | Hartford, CT | $57,700 | 12 | 4 | 2025 |
| Naugatuck Ambulance Inc | Naugatuck, CT | $57,225 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Farmington Land Trust Inc | Farmington, CT | $57,175 | 11 | 5 | 2025 |
| Greater Waterbury Interfaith Ministries Inc | Waterbury, CT | $53,975 | 10 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ecumenical Food Bank Inc | Naugatuck, CT | $52,550 | 10 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Vincent Depaul Mission of Waterbury | Waterbury, CT | $50,325 | 11 | 4 | 2025 |
| United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut | Hartford, CT | $47,800 | 11 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mattatuck Museum | Waterbury, CT | $47,750 | 12 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hidden Acres | Naugatuck, CT | $46,750 | 14 | 5 | 2025 |
| Elim Park Baptist Home Inc | Cheshire, CT | $45,525 | 6 | 4 | 2025 |
| United Way of Greater New Haven | New Haven, CT | $44,876 | 13 | 5 | 2025 |
| Womens Business Development Council Inc | Stamford, CT | $41,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Abilities Without Boundaries | Cheshire, CT | $39,475 | 12 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Waterbury | Waterbury, CT | $38,800 | 13 | 5 | 2025 |
| Griffin Hospital | Derby, CT | $36,125 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Salvation Army | Waterbury, CT | $33,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Columbus House Inc | New Haven, CT | $32,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Naugatuck Economic Development Corp | Naugatuck, CT | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Greater Waterbury Campership Fund | Waterbury, CT | $32,375 | 10 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ccs Children's Community School | Waterbury, CT | $31,100 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ct Partnership for Children Inc | Naugatuck, CT | $30,875 | 13 | 5 | 2025 |
| Madre Latina Organization Inc | Waterbury, CT | $30,075 | 10 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jane Doe No More Inc | Naugatuck, CT | $28,075 | 11 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Way of Northern New Jersey | Bridgewater, NJ | $26,500 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| New Horizons Inc | Unionville, CT | $25,825 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Greater Waterbury | Waterbury, CT | $25,250 | 11 | 5 | 2025 |
| New Opportunities | Waterbury, CT | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Police Activity League of Waterbury Inc | Waterbury, CT | $24,550 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Way of Southington Inc | Southington, CT | $24,500 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Team Inc | Derby, CT | $24,350 | 12 | 5 | 2025 |
| Wellmore Inc | Waterbury, CT | $23,250 | 10 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kelly's Kids Inc | Prospect, CT | $22,520 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Children in Placement | New Haven, CT | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Neighborhood Housing Serv of Wtby Inc | Waterbury, CT | $22,250 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ball & Socket Arts Inc | Cheshire, CT | $21,725 | 10 | 5 | 2025 |
| Naugtuck Economic Development Corp | Naugatuck, CT | $21,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Prudence Crandall Center Inc | New Britain, CT | $21,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Meriden | Meriden, CT | $21,450 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Midwest Food Bank New England | Manchester, CT | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Brian Gibbons Homeless Outreach Inc | Waterbury, CT | $20,750 | 5 | 3 | 2025 |
| University of Connecticut Foundation Inc | Storrs, CT | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Franciscan Life Center | Meriden, CT | $19,700 | 11 | 5 | 2025 |
| Safe Haven of Greater Waterbury Inc | Waterbury, CT | $19,535 | 11 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Way of Meriden & Wallingford Inc | Meriden, CT | $19,248 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Waterbury Youth Services Inc | Waterbury, CT | $18,500 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Camp Courant Inc | Farmington, CT | $18,300 | 6 | 4 | 2025 |
| Acts 4 Ministry | Waterbury, CT | $18,105 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| After School Arts Program Inc | Washington Depot, CT | $18,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Police Athletic League of Parsippany-Troy Hills | Parsippany, NJ | $17,900 | 5 | 3 | 2025 |
| Seymour Pink Inc | Seymour, CT | $16,225 | 7 | 4 | 2025 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Greater New Haven | New Haven, CT | $16,053 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Save Girls on Fyer Inc | Waterbury, CT | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Midstate Medical Center | Meriden, CT | $15,600 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bread for Life Inc | Southbury, CT | $15,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Farmington Village Green & Library Assoc Inc | Farmington, CT | $15,250 | 5 | 3 | 2025 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ct Inc | Hartford, CT | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Community Mental Health Affiliates Inc | New Britain, CT | $15,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fair Haven Community Health Clinic Inc | New Haven, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Police Athletic League of Parsippany-Troy I | Parsippany, NJ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chrysalis Center Inc | Hartford, CT | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Naugatuck Senior Center | Naugatuck, CT | $13,800 | 10 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport Hospital Foundation Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $13,750 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Project Purple Inc | Seymour, CT | $13,650 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Malta House of Care Inc | Hartford, CT | $13,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Diaper Bank of Connecticut Inc | North Haven, CT | $13,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Montville Township First Aid Squad Inc | Montville, NJ | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Reach Out and Read Inc | Boston, MA | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army | West Nyack, NY | $13,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| United Way of Central and Northeastern C | Hartford, CT | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 50CAN Inc | Washington, DC | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Latinas & Power Corp | Essex, CT | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Neighborhood Housing Serv of Waterbury | Waterbury, CT | $12,500 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Horizons Inc | South Windham, CT | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Francis of Assisi Church | Naugatuck, CT | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Volunteer Fire Department of Prospect Inc | Prospect, CT | $11,775 | 5 | 3 | 2025 |
| Easter Seals | Waterbury, CT | $11,675 | 10 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kellys Kids Inc | Prospect, CT | $11,575 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Midstate Arc Inc | Meriden, CT | $11,525 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| Healing Meals Foundation Corporation | Bloomfield, CT | $11,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New Britain Museum of American Art | New Britain, CT | $11,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| YWCA Hartford Region Inc | Hartford, CT | $11,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Seven Angels Theatre Hamilton Park Pavilion | Waterbury, CT | $11,125 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Brass City Harvest | Waterbury, CT | $10,911 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Shakesperience Productions Inc | Waterbury, CT | $10,750 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Gaylord Hospital Inc | Wallingford, CT | $10,550 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Stvincent Depaul Mission of Waterbury | Waterbury, CT | $10,475 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Naugatuck High School | Naugatuck, CT | $10,350 | 10 | 4 | 2025 |
| Healing Meals Foundation Corporation Dba Healing Meals Community Project | Bloomfield, CT | $10,300 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Malta House of Care - Waterbury Inc | Middlebury, CT | $10,300 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bethany Historical Society Inc | Bethany, CT | $10,230 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Family Promise of Morris County Inc | Morristown, NJ | $10,200 | 4 | 2 | 2025 |
| Whiskers Pet Rescue Inc | Woodbury, CT | $10,150 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Career Resources Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Association for Human Services Inc | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Family Leadership Center | Watertown, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ht Ct Inc | Branford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Summer Campership Fund | Meriden, CT | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Salvation Army of Greater Waterbury | Waterbury, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Unionville Museum Inc | Unionville, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts of Connecticut Inc | Hartford, CT | $9,700 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| The YMCA of Wallingford | Wallingford, CT | $9,600 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Seven Angels Theatre | Waterbury, CT | $9,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Winning Ways | Branford, CT | $9,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arts for Learning Connecticut | Hamden, CT | $9,100 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| Family & Childrens Aid | Waterbury, CT | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Greater Hartford | Hartford, CT | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Statewide Legal Services of Ct Inc | Wetherfield, CT | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Sun Scholars Inc | Plainville, CT | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Montville Township 4TH July Inc | Montville, NJ | $8,600 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| In a Heartbeat Inc | Wallingford, CT | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Naugatuck Valley Soup Kitchen | Naugatuck, CT | $8,500 | 6 | 4 | 2025 |
| Naugatuck Campership Fund | Naugatuck, CT | $8,100 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys and Girls Club of New Britain Inc | New Britain, CT | $8,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| In Gods Hands Inc | Wolcott, CT | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jersey Battered Womes Services Inc | Morristown, NJ | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Bridge Family Center Inc | West Hartford, CT | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Women and Families Center | Meriden, CT | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Baby Bundle Inc | Hackensack, NJ | $7,700 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Howard Whittemore Memorial Library | Naugatuck, CT | $7,675 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Adam Wysota Foundation Dba Adam's House | Shelton, CT | $7,650 | 7 | 4 | 2025 |
| New Jersey Angels | Jackson Township, NJ | $7,600 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford | Hartford, CT | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| City Hill Middle School | Naugatuck, CT | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ct Parternship for Children Inc | Naugatuck, CT | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hispanic Coalition of Greater Waterbury Inc | Waterbury, CT | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Woman's Choice Charitable Association | Prospect, CT | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Borough of Naugatuck | Naugatuck, CT | $7,225 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Brass City Rescue Alliance | Middlebury, CT | $7,100 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Capital Region Education Council Foundation | Hartford, CT | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Covenant to Care for Children | Hartford, CT | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Theresa's Battleship Foundation Inc | West Hartford, CT | $7,000 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Farmington Rotary Club Foundation | Farmington, CT | $6,800 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Special Olympics of Connecticut Inc | Hamden, CT | $6,725 | 7 | 4 | 2025 |
| St Anthony's Church | Prospect, CT | $6,600 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Middlebury Police Department | Middlebury, CT | $6,542 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bridgeport Islamic Community Center | Bridgeport, CT | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Read to Grow Inc | Branford, CT | $6,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Waterbury Arc Inc | Waterbury, CT | $6,500 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Ct Community Empowerment Foundation Inc Dba Reread Books & More | Cheshire, CT | $6,225 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Park Central Inc | Waterbury, CT | $6,175 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Club of New Haven | New Haven, CT | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Goodspeed Opera House Foundation Inc | East Haddam, CT | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Southwest New England Inc | Hartford, CT | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Seymour Oxford Food Bank Inc | Seymour, CT | $5,850 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Animals for Life Inc | Naugatuck, CT | $5,800 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Family Intervention Center | Waterbury, CT | $5,775 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Southington Cheshire Community YMCA | Southington, CT | $5,600 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Connecticut Foundation for Dental Outreach | Southington, CT | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Greater Valley Salvation Army | Ansonia, CT | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater New Haven | New Haven, CT | $5,500 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Child Guidance Clinic of Central Ct Inc | Meriden, CT | $5,475 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Farmington Village Green & Library Association Inc | Farmington, CT | $5,400 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Klingberg Family Center | New Britain, CT | $5,400 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Naugatuck Valley Community College Foundation | Waterbury, CT | $5,300 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Saint Vincent Ferrer Church | Naugatuck, CT | $5,175 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Julia Day Nursery | Ansonia, CT | $5,125 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Advancing Connecticut Together Inc | Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| America's Grow-a-Row | Pittstown, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| America's Grow-a-Row | Pittstown, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| American Cancer Society | East Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ann's Place Inc | Danbury, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Financial Training International | Naugatuck, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Childrens Law Center | Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Childrens' Community School Inc | Waterbury, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Solutions Inc | Waterbury, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ct Alliance of City Police Rubber | Naugatuck, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ct Assoc of School Based Health Centers | Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Farmington Village Green & Library Assoc 1 | Farmington, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Wood Memorial Library | South Windsor, CT | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Granville Academy of Waterbury | Waterbury, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hartford Promise Inc | Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hartford Promise Inc Bulkeley High School | Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Housing Collective Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Interfaith Volunteer Care Givers of Grt Ni | Hamden, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Legacy Foundation of Hartford Inc | Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lincoln Park Pal | Lincoln Park, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Manchester Area Conference of Churches | Manchester, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Neighborhood Housing Serv of New Haven Inc | New Haven, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Real Food Ct Inc | Newtown, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Scouting America Connecticut Rivers Council | Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Seven Angels Theatre Hamilton Park Pavillion | Waterbury, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Statewide Leagl Services of Ct Inc | Wetherfield, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Ct Community Empowerment Foundation Inc | Cheshire, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Town of Farmington | Farmington, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Town of Hamden Dba Hamden Fire Department | Hamden, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Town of Seymour Board of Education | Seymour, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Bergen County | Paramus, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| United Way of Naugatuck and Beacon Falls | Naugatuck, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ur Community Cares Inc | Manchester, CT | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Urban League of Greater Hartford | Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Valley Community Foundation | Derby, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Waterbury Bridge to Success Partnership | Waterbury, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Women and Familes Center | Meriden, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| YWCA New Britain | New Britain, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Susie Foundation | West Hartford, CT | $4,575 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Team Beta - Nonnewaug High School | Woodbury, CT | $4,525 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Council of Neighborhoods | Meriden, CT | $4,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| End Hunger Ct | East Hartford, CT | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jersey Battered Womens Services Inc | Morristown, NJ | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nourish Nj Inc | Morristown, NJ | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Staywell Healthcare Inc | Waterbury, CT | $4,450 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Girls Inc | Meriden, CT | $4,425 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The YMCA of Wallingford Inc Dba the Wallingford Family YMCA | Wallingford, CT | $4,400 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Woodbury Scholarship Fund | Woodbury, CT | $4,325 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Naugatuck Pop Warner Inc | Naugatuck, CT | $4,200 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rotary Club of Ansonia Seymour and Oxford Ct Inc | Oxford, CT | $4,200 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Crosby High School | Waterbury, CT | $4,150 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Seabury Society for the Preservation of Glebe Hous | Woodbury, CT | $4,125 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cancercares Connecticut Office | New York, NY | $4,100 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ion Bank | Naugatuck, CT | $4,036 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts Connecticut Trails Council | North Haven, CT | $4,026 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Naugatuck United Methodist Church | Naugatuck, CT | $4,025 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Capital for Change Inc | Wallingford, CT | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Center for Childrens Advocacy | Hartford, CT | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Junior Achievement of Greater Fairfield County | Bridgeport, CT | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Central Ct Inc | New Britain, CT | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Middlebury Elderly & Social Services | Middlebury, CT | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Western Connecticut Area Agency on Aging Inc | Waterbury, CT | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Waterbury Symphony Orchestra | Waterbury, CT | $3,950 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| For All Ages Inc | Simsbury, CT | $3,900 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Meriden Public Library | Meriden, CT | $3,850 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Imagine It Consulting Inc | Newington, CT | $3,700 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Country Club of Waterbury Inc | Waterbury, CT | $3,684 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Middlebury Historical Society Inc | Middlebury, CT | $3,675 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Better Days Rescue Fund | Roxbury, CT | $3,625 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Middlebury Vol Fire Dept Ladies Auxiliary | Middlebury, CT | $3,575 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Gil Foundation Inc | Prospect, CT | $3,525 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Bridget School | Cheshire, CT | $3,525 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Connecticut Institute for the Blind Inc | Hartford, CT | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Southington Board of Education | Southington, CT | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Borough of Naugatuck Event Fund | Naugatuck, CT | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kitty Kat Rescue Inc | Naugatuck, CT | $3,450 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Town of Beacon Falls | Beacon Falls, CT | $3,322 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tricircle Corporation | Meriden, CT | $3,150 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Gentle Love Diaper Pantry Inc | Manchester, CT | $3,100 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Peter J Foley Little League | Naugatuck, CT | $3,075 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Foster and Forever Pet Rescue Inc | Naugatuck, CT | $3,050 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| St Francis of Assis Church | Naugatuck, CT | $3,050 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Red Cross | Farmington, CT | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Beat the Street Community Center Inc | Meriden, CT | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
359 of 637 (56%) 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 68%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
Plus 1 grants to individuals totalling $748 -- scholarships, hardship and emergency assistance. We deliberately do not publish the names of people who received them, even though the filings do.
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.
- United Way of Greater Waterbury
"ANNUAL - 2023/2024 CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION" - United Way of Naugatuck & Beacon Falls
"ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS" - Griffin Hospital
"LAUNCH OF THE EMPATH ((EMERGENCY PSYC" - Mattatuck Museum
GRANT & CAPTIAL PMT 5 OF 5 - Saint Mary's Hospital Foundation
TOGETHER EFFECT CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - Operation Fuel
OPERATION FUEL WATERBURY AREA/HARTFORD AREA
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 963 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 | 329 | $979,924 | $675 |
| 2022 | 349 | $980,001 | $600 |
| 2023 | 426 | $1,169,769 | $562 |
| 2024 | 408 | $991,322 | $500 |
| 2025 | 419 | $1,049,082 | $525 |
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
96% 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.
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund130 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc113 shared recipientsThe Connecticut Community Foundation90 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc77 shared recipientsThe Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc64 shared recipientsHartford Foundation for Public Giving61 shared recipients
How to approach this foundation
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Ion 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: 251 Church Street, Naugatuck, CT, 06770. 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 06-1513293 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded.
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