How to apply
Https://www.liberty-bank.com/your-community/libery-bank-foundation Contact: The Liberty Bank Foundation Inc, 245 Long Hill Road, Middletown, Ct, 8603447222 Deadlines: NONE Restrictions: NONE
Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.
Grants paid in 2025
Top 60 of 144 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV. Part XV itemizes $2.3M; Part I reports $2.8M in contributions paid
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Connecticut IncTrumbull, CT | To support granting wishes in connecticut in celebration of liberty bank's 200th anniversary | $200K |
| Middlesex YMCAMiddletown, CT | To support the northern middlesex y south end renovation and expansion | $200K |
| Community Foundation of Middlesex CountyMiddletown, CT | To support the 2025 liberty bank rotary club thanksgiving drive | $145K |
| Covenant Preparatory SchoolHartford, CT | To offset expenses associated with recent move to new location in downtown hartford /to support programming at covenant prep | $60K |
| Middlesex United WayMiddletown, CT | 2024-2025 corporate gift | $57K |
| Green and Blue Foundation IncWindsor, CT | To support community programming in hartford | $50K |
| Hartford Foundation for Public GivingHartford, CT | To support the centennial scholarship program | $50K |
| Junior Achievement of Southwest New England IncHartford, CT | To support jaswne biztown/finance park capstone | $50K |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Massachusetts and Rhode IslandWest Springfield, MA | To support granting wishes in western massachusetts in celebration of liberty bank's 200th anniversary | $50K |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford IncHartford, CT | To support bgch summer teen program and school year programming | $40K |
| St Vincent de Paul MiddletownMiddletown, CT | To support the healthy meals program | $31K |
| United Way of Southeastern CtGales Ferry, CT | To support the gemma e. moran united way/labor food center | $28K |
| American Friends of Jamaica IncNew York, NY | To support relief in jamaica after hurricane melissa | $25K |
| American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Foundation (aicpa)Durham, NC | To support the aicpa legacy program | $25K |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater WaterburyWaterbury, CT | To support academic programming and stem initiatives | $25K |
| Capital for ChangeWallingford, CT | To support affordable housing development | $25K |
| Connecticut Science CenterHartford, CT | To support school year teen programs | $25K |
| Eastern Connecticut State University FoundationWillimantic, CT | To establish the center for business incubation and innovation | $25K |
| Hartford Land BankHartford, CT | To support the gap homeownership investment program | $25K |
| Hartford Yard Goats Charitable FoundationHartford, CT | To support the hartford yard goats young ambassador program (hygyap) | $25K |
| House of Heroes ConnecticutHamden, CT | To support veteran home repair projects | $25K |
| Local Initiatives Support CorporationHartford, CT | To support building capacity for transformative community development | $25K |
| Neighborhood Housing Services of New HavenNew Haven, CT | To support the neighborhood revitalization initiative | $25K |
| Partnership for Strong CommunitiesHartford, CT | To support increasing housing affordability, creation, choice, and stability in connecticut | $25K |
| Sun ScholarsHartford, CT | To support the robert & anthony dudchik memorial fund | $25K |
| The Care CenterHolyoke, MA | To support the to and through college program | $25K |
| The Housing CollectiveBridgeport, CT | To support the center for housing equity and opportunity eastern connecticut | $25K |
| Connecticut Center for Arts and Technology (conncat)New Haven, CT | To support the workforce development training at conncat | $20K |
| Habitat for Humanity of Eastern ConnecticutNew London, CT | To support lake of isles phase ii | $20K |
| United Way of Central and Northeastern CtHartford, CT | 2024- 2025 corporate gift | $18K |
| Click IncWillimantic, CT | To support the windham youth core/to support the give them credit program | $16K |
| 2-4-1 CareHartford, CT | To support the 2-4-1 sports at grace academy in hartford | $15K |
| Arts for Learning CtHamden, CT | To support higher order thinking (hot) schools in hamden, waterbury, hartford, and new london | $15K |
| Holyoke Young Men's Christian AssociationHolyoke, MA | To support the healthy food & nutrition program | $15K |
| Hope Partnership (housing Opportunities for People Everywhere) IncMadison, CT | To support hope partnership and the creation of more affordable housing | $15K |
| Leadership Greater HartfordHartford, CT | To support quest 2025 | $15K |
| New ReachNew Haven, CT | To support new reach: providing stable housing in response to the connecticut crisis of homelessness | $15K |
| Our Piece of the Pie IncHartford, CT | To support opportunities unlocked: guiding youth towards success in education and employment | $15K |
| YMCA of Greater SpringfieldSpringfield, MA | To support the before/after school program | $15K |
| Ct Partnership for Children IncNaugatuck, CT | To support parent and child leadership training | $13K |
| Bedrock Credit AmericaCollinsville, CT | To support the community credit presentations | $12K |
| Lewis Educational Agricultural FarmSouthington, CT | To support the education through agricultural experiences program | $12K |
| Boundless LiteracyHamden, CT | To support turnaround school funding 2025-2026 | $10K |
| Boys & Girls Club of Chicopee IncChicopee, MA | To support haven, the new teen center | $10K |
| Boys & Girls Club of New HavenNew Haven, CT | To support the boys & girls clubs of greater new haven (bgcgnh)columbus ave clubhouse educational enrichment programming | $10K |
| Boys & Girls Club of West SpringfieldWest Springfield, MA | To support out of school time learning | $10K |
| Center for Financial Training InternationalMiami, FL | To support the future bankers & financial professionals camp | $10K |
| Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut IncNew London, CT | To support the regional innovation center - entrepreneur academy | $10K |
| Chrysalis Center IncHartford, CT | To support la cocina, a culinary arts training program | $10K |
| Columbus House IncNew Haven, CT | To support the supportive housing program at the peterson properties | $10K |
| Connecticut FoodshareWallingford, CT | To support the equitable hunger solutions program | $10K |
| Ebony Horsewomen IncHartford, CT | To support the equine assisted therapy - junior mounted patrol unit (jmp) | $10K |
| Elm City Internationals Educational Success Through Soccer (eci)New Haven, CT | To support elm city internationals: educational success through soccer | $10K |
| Fair Haven Community Health Clinic IncNew Haven, CT | To support the "money matters" - a medical / financial partnership | $10K |
| Families FIRSTWatertown, MA | To support the power of parenting and ripple programs - hampden county | $10K |
| Follow My StepsSpringfield, MA | To support the thrive over survive program | $10K |
| Girls Inc of the ValleyHolyoke, MA | To support eureka!: stem & college access program for girls | $10K |
| Girls With ImpactGreenwich, CT | To support the girls with impact: igniting futures program | $10K |
| Goodwin UniversityEast Hartford, CT | To support the welding technology certificate program | $10K |
| Hope IncNew London, CT | To support the 20-22 center street build | $10K |
By state: Connecticut 118 · Massachusetts 21 · New York 2 · North Carolina 1 · Florida 1 · Tennessee 1
About this foundation
Liberty Bank Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Middletown, Connecticut, administered in care of Liberty Trust Company, tax-exempt since 1997. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.
Does Liberty Bank Foundation accept grant applications?
No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.
How much does Liberty Bank Foundation give each year?
In tax year 2025 it paid $2.3M across 144 grants, a median of $10K.
Where does Liberty Bank Foundation give?
Connecticut (118 grants), Massachusetts (21 grants), New York (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.
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