To support local non-profit organizations through recycling, re-purposing, and reselling generously donated goods and to provide the opportunity to purchase affordable merchandise at our shop.
Ridgefield Thrift Shop Inc channels thrift-store revenue into a tightly local pattern of grantmaking, with 97% of grants going to recipients in Connecticut. The strongest signals in the record are the recurring awards to Ridgefield organizations and the mix of community services, public-safety, cultural, and enrichment groups that appear in the recent grants list. In 2025, the Town of Ridgefield received $58,500 for organization programming, while Ridgefield Veterans Memorial Community Center received $35,000. Other large awards show a similar local emphasis: Ridgefield Social Services received $80,000 in 2024, and the Ridgefield Volunteer Nurses Assoc received $70,000 that same year. The foundation also supports a scholarship program for Ridgefield high school students continuing to post-secondary education, alongside annual grants for local nonprofits. Across the record, the grants read as operating and program support for organizations serving Ridgefield residents rather than issue-specific, multi-state philanthropy.
Local community services are a central part of the portfolio. Ridgefield Social Services received $32,000 in 2023 for general support and $80,000 in 2024 for organization programming, showing repeated support for core operations. Public safety and civic infrastructure also appear regularly: Ridgefield Volunteer Fire Department received $35,000 in 2024, and Ridgefield Fire Department received $28,500 that same year. Cultural and community-enrichment organizations are part of the same pattern. Ridgefield Playhouse received $32,500 in 2024 and $20,000 in 2025, while Keeler Tavern Museum received $22,000 in 2024. Education support is present through the scholarship program for Ridgefield residents graduating high school and pursuing trade school, two-year college, or four-year college.
Typical grants cluster at a local mid-five-figure level, with a p25 of $10,000, median of $15,000, and p75 of $21,100. The recent record shows repeat support to the same organizations across multiple years, including Ridgefield Social Services, Ridgefield Volunteer Nurses Assoc, Ridgefield Playhouse, and Founder's Hall. The foundation operates through annual grant programs and a scholarship program, and its published grant portal accepts unsolicited applications. The grants are presented as general support or support for organization programming, which points to operating and project support rather than restricted topical initiatives.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $21K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$21K
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Grantmaking is overwhelmingly concentrated in Ridgefield and nearby Connecticut communities. CT accounts for 97% of grants, and the recent awards include Ridgefield, Danbury, Norwalk, and South Salem, NY. Ridgefield itself appears repeatedly through organizations such as the Town of Ridgefield, Ridgefield Veterans Memorial Community Center, Ridgefield Playhouse, and Ridgefield Historical Society. Outside Ridgefield, Danbury recipients include Center for Empowerment, Daily Bread Food Pantry, Anns Place, and Regional Hospice of Western Ct. All recorded recipient countries are in the US.
The grant record is built around annual programs for local nonprofits and scholarships for Ridgefield students. Recent awards are typically described as general support or support for organization programming, and the foundation also runs annual community grant and scholarship programs that accept unsolicited applications.
Typical awards are in the mid-five-figure range: p25 is $10,000, median is $15,000, and p75 is $21,100. The recent grants list includes a wide range around that center, from smaller community awards to larger operating grants.
Yes. The foundation’s Senior High School Scholarship Program awards scholarships to Ridgefield residents graduating high school and pursuing trade school, a two-year college, or a four-year college. In 2025, it awarded thirteen scholarships of $7,500 each.
Yes. The annual community grant and annual grants programs open a grant portal each year, and the program descriptions state that they accept unsolicited applications. The scholarship program also lists annual application windows for eligible students.
Recent grants go to a mix of local service, public-safety, cultural, and community organizations, including groups serving Ridgefield residents and nearby Connecticut communities. The awards are framed as support for organization programming or general support rather than narrow project categories.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Ridgefield Thrift Shop that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Local nonprofit organizations that serve Ridgefield residents. (The site states RTS donates all revenue to local charities and that grants are awarded to non-profits.)
Deadline: Application window annually: December 1 through January 31 (example: window for 2026 closed Jan 31, 2026).
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOWN OF RIDGEFIELD | — | $58,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| RIDGEFIELD VOLUNTEER NURSES ASSOC | RIDGEFILED, CT | $45,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| RIDGEFIELD VETERANS MEMORIAL COMMUNITY CENTER | RIDGEFIELD, CT | $35,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| FOUNDER'S HALL | RIDGEFILED, CT | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB | RIDGEFILED, CT | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| PET ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY OF CT | NORWALK, CT | $20,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| ROCK N' RESCUE | SOUTH SALEM, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE | RIDGEFILED, CT | $20,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| PROSPECT OPPPORTUNITY AND ENRICHMENT INC (THE PROSPECTOR) | RIDGEFILED, CT | $20,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| CENTER FOR EMPOWERMENT | DANBURY, CT | $20,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| RIDGEFIELD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT | RIDGEFILED, CT | $17,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| REGIONAL HOSPICE OF WESTERN CT | DANBURY, CT | $16,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| ANNS PLACE | DANBURY, CT | $15,600 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| MEALS ON WHEELS OF RIDGEFIELD | RIDGEFILED, CT | $15,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| ACT | RIDGEFILED, CT | $15,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| RIDGEFIELD LIBRARY | RIDGEFILED, CT | $15,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| DOROTHY DAY HOSPITALITY HOUSE INC | DANBURY, CT | $15,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| ALDRICH CONTEMPORARY MUSEUM | RIDGEFILED, CT | $15,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| ASSOCIATION OF RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES INC | DANBURY, CT | $15,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| KEELER TAVERN MUSEUM | RIGDEFIELD, CT | $15,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| KIDS IN CRISIS | COS COBB, CT | $15,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| SPHERE | RIDGEFILED, CT | $15,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| CHIRP | RIDGEFILED, CT | $12,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| RIDGEFILED CONSERVATION COMMISSION | RIDGEFILED, CT | $11,400 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| RIDGEFIELD THEATER BARN | RIDGEFILED, CT | $11,020 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| RIDGEFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT FUND | RIDGEFIELD, CT | $11,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| MOLLY ANN TANGO FOUNDATION | RIDGEFIELD, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S AID INC | DANBURY, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| BUILDING ONE COMMUNITY | STAMFORD, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| ABILITY BEYOND | BETHEL, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| A BETTER CHANCE | RIDGEFILED, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| AMOS HOUSE | DANBURY, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| RIDGEFIELD HISTORICAL SOCIETY | RIDGEFIELD, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| HOME FRONT | STAMFORD, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| RIDGEFIELD FIRE DEPARTMENT | RIDGEFIELD, CT | $9,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| RENEWAL HOUSE INC | DANBURY, CT | $9,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| RIDGEFIELD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | RIDGEFILED, CT | $8,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| RIDGEFIELD YOUTH SERVICES BUREAU INC | RIDGEFILED, CT | $8,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| GLOBAL PEHT CORP DBA PARTNERSHIP TO END HUMAN TRAFFICKING | COS COBB, CT | $7,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| RIDES FOR RIDGEFIELD | RIDGEFILED, CT | $7,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| RIDGEFIELD SPECIAL OLYMPICS | RIDGEFIELD, CT | $7,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| LAND CONSERVANCY OF RIDGEFIELD INC | RIDGEFIELD, CT | $7,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| THOMAS MERTON CENTER | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $6,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| RIDGEFIELD INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVALS INCORPORATED | REDDING, CT | $6,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| OFF THE STREETS | BETHEL, CT | $6,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| NEWTOWN UNDERWATER SEARCH AND RESCUE | SANDY HOOK, CT | $6,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| INTERFAITH AIDS MINISTRY | DANBURY, CT | $5,100 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| RIDGEFIELD SOCIAL SERVICES | RIDGEFILED, CT | $80,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| RIDGEFIELD VOLUNTEER NURSES ASSOC | RIDGEFILED, CT | $70,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
| RIDGEFIELD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT | RIDGEFILED, CT | $35,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING |
TOWN OF RIDGEFIELD
$58,500SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
RIDGEFIELD VOLUNTEER NURSES ASSOC
$45,000SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
RIDGEFIELD VETERANS MEMORIAL COMMUNITY CENTER
$35,000SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
FOUNDER'S HALL
$25,000SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
PET ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY OF CT
$20,000SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
ROCK N' RESCUE
$20,000SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
CENTER FOR EMPOWERMENT
$20,000SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
RIDGEFIELD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
$17,000SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
REGIONAL HOSPICE OF WESTERN CT
$16,000SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
MEALS ON WHEELS OF RIDGEFIELD
$15,000SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
RIDGEFIELD LIBRARY
$15,000SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
DOROTHY DAY HOSPITALITY HOUSE INC
$15,000SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
ALDRICH CONTEMPORARY MUSEUM
$15,000SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
ASSOCIATION OF RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES INC
$15,000SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
KEELER TAVERN MUSEUM
$15,000SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
KIDS IN CRISIS
$15,000SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
SPHERE
$15,000SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
CHIRP
$12,000SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
RIDGEFILED CONSERVATION COMMISSION
$11,400SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
RIDGEFIELD THEATER BARN
$11,020SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
RIDGEFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT FUND
$11,000SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
MOLLY ANN TANGO FOUNDATION
$10,000SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S AID INC
$10,000SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
ABILITY BEYOND
$10,000SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
A BETTER CHANCE
$10,000SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
AMOS HOUSE
$10,000SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
RIDGEFIELD HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$10,000SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
RIDGEFIELD FIRE DEPARTMENT
$9,500SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
RENEWAL HOUSE INC
$9,000SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
RIDGEFIELD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$8,000SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
RIDGEFIELD YOUTH SERVICES BUREAU INC
$8,000SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
RIDES FOR RIDGEFIELD
$7,500SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
RIDGEFIELD SPECIAL OLYMPICS
$7,500SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
LAND CONSERVANCY OF RIDGEFIELD INC
$7,000SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
RIDGEFIELD INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVALS INCORPORATED
$6,000SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
OFF THE STREETS
$6,000SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
NEWTOWN UNDERWATER SEARCH AND RESCUE
$6,000SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
INTERFAITH AIDS MINISTRY
$5,100SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
RIDGEFIELD SOCIAL SERVICES
$80,000SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
RIDGEFIELD VOLUNTEER NURSES ASSOC
$70,000SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
RIDGEFIELD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
$35,000SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMMING
