First County Bank Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 06-1604469 · since 2001firstcountybank.com/community·Bridgeport, Darien, Fairfield, Greenwich, New Canaan, Norwalk, Stamford, Westport·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$622k

Annual giving, 2025 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

Open to applications

Fixed application deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

The filing shows $621,900 paid, and the foundation's geographic focus is Stamford, Norwalk, Darien, Greenwich, New Canaan, Westport, Fairfield and Bridgeport, so a charity working in those places on community development, affordable housing or educational enrichment for families and children is a plausible fit.
The stated grant range is not given, so keep a request modest and tie it to a specific programme, since the foundation prioritises programme-specific requests over general operating support.
Apply through its online grant process during the window for the Annual CommunityFirst Grant, which accepts applications from January 1 to March 31 each year, and show community need, measurable outcomes, community support and fiscal and administrative responsibility.
Under that grant, do not seek funds for individuals, capital or endowment campaigns, fundraising events, sponsorships, trips, tours or conferences, deficit spending or debt, political causes, or private or parochial schools, and religious organisations qualify only where the programme benefits the wider community.
If you are applying to the FirstClass Grant Program for Teachers, do not request books, magazine subscriptions, school trips, or electronics such as computers, tablets or mice.

Overview

First County Bank Foundation is a US private foundation based in Stamford, CT.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The foundation supports nonprofit organisations in Fairfield County whose work advances community and economic development, affordable housing, and educational enrichment for families and children. Its community-development interests include job-skills training and placement, self-sufficiency, food, clothing, health and shelter needs, senior services and family support. Housing support includes affordable, supportive and transitional housing, rehabilitation and first-time homebuyer initiatives; education includes mentoring, summer camps and parenting classes. It gives to organisations addressing community needs and emphasises measurable outcomes and fiscal and administrative responsibility. Awards are based on need, with special consideration for agencies and programmes benefiting low- to moderate-income populations. It gives priority to programme-specific requests over general operating support.

Themes

Community development
Affordable housing
Educational enrichment

Geographic Focus

Stamford; Norwalk; Darien; Greenwich; New Canaan; Westport; Fairfield; Bridgeport.

What They Don't Fund

Annual CommunityFirst Grant only: Individuals; Capital/Endowment Campaigns; Fundraising Events; Sponsorship Opportunities; Trips/Tours/Conferences; Deficit Spending/Debt Liquidation; Religious organizations, unless stated program is for the benefit of the community; Private/Parochial Schools; Organizations that illegally discriminate; Organizations not open to the public; Political causes
FirstClass Grant Program for Teachers only: Requests for books, magazine subscriptions, school trips and electronics such as computers, tablets or mice

How to apply

Organisations submit applications through the Foundation's online grant process; applications are accepted online only.

Deadlines: Annual CommunityFirst Grant applications are accepted from January 1st to March 31st each year.

Application success factors

What the foundation says:

The Foundation gives special consideration to agencies and programmes benefiting low-to-moderate income populations in its market.
The Foundation gives priority to requests supporting specific programmes over requests for general operating support.
Applicants must have community support.
Applicants must address community needs.
Applicants must have measurable outcomes.
Applicants must demonstrate fiscal and administrative responsibility.

Officers and directors

Noah Lapine — Director
John C Polera — Director
Gerald A Nielsen JR — Director
David W Hopper — Director
Jevera Kaye Hennessey — Director
Juanita James — Director
Mary Franco — Director
Denise C Doria — Director
Anderson Livingston — Director
Jennifer Dasilva — Secretary
John Bonora — Treasuer
Karen M Kelly — VP
Willard M Miley — VP
Robert Granata — President

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2023 tax year	$614,821	$611,486	$8,754,148	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$632,228	$615,310	$9,255,211	Filing for 2024 tax year
2025 tax year	$644,250	$621,900	$9,811,958	Filing for 2025 tax year

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.