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Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation Awards $398,700 In Grants To 44 Non-Profits In Communities The Bank Serves

TAUNTON, MA, January 22, 2025 — Bristol County Savings Bank’s Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation (BCSCF) awarded grants totaling $398,700 to 44 non-profit organizations in the Taunton/Attleboro, New Bedford-Dartmouth/Fall River and the greater Providence, Rhode Island regions during a ceremony today at White’s of Westport in Westport, Massachusetts.  Since the Foundation was formed in 1996, more than $33.6 million has been committed to hundreds of different non-profits in the communities the Bank serves.  In 2024, the Foundation awarded a record $2.9 million to various 501(c)(3) organizations.

The organizations that received grants from the Foundation are as follows:
Taunton/Attleboro area, $111,500 – Associates for Human Services ($20,000), Beta Community Partnerships, Inc. ($15,000), Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South ($20,000), Newman YMCA ($10,000), Our Daily Bread Soup Kitchen ($10,000), Sisters at Heart ($7,500), The Halcyon Center ($9,000), The Literacy Center ($10,000) and The South Coast LGBTQ+ Network ($10,000).

New Bedford-Dartmouth/Fall River area, $124,500 – Atlantis Charter School ($10,000), Boys & Girls Club of Fall River ($10,000), CASA of Bristol County ($10,000), Children’s Advocacy Center of Bristol County ($15,000), Coastal Foodshed ($8,500), Community Boating Center ($5,000), Fall River Arts & Culture Coalition ($10,000), Fall River Deaconess Home ($10,000), Katie Brown Educational Program ($6,000), Mercy Meals & More ($5,000), Raising Multicultural Kids ($5,000), St. Vincent’s Services ($5,000), Steppingstone, Inc. ($7,500), The S.E.A.L. Foundation ($10,000), Veterans Association of Bristol County ($5,000) and Youth Opportunities Unlimited (Y.O.U.) ($2,500).

Greater, Providence, Rhode Island area, $162,700 – Ballet Rhode Island (5,000), Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island ($10,000), Day One ($20,000), Feed RI ($5,000), Girls on the Run Rhode Island ($2.500), Habitat For Humanity West Bay & Northern Rhode Island ($5,000), HopeHealth Hospice & Palliative Care ($10,000), KyleCares ($10,000), LISC ($15,000), Mini Entrepreneurs of Rhode Island ($2,500), One Neighborhood Builders ($10,000), Pawtucket Central Falls Development ($25,000), Providence Children’s Museum ($5,000), RAMP (Real Access Motivates Progress ($2,700), Reach Out and Read Rhode Island ($4,000),The Arc of Bristol County ($10,000), The Empowerment Factory ($6,000), The Learning Community Charter School ($5,000) and YMCA of Pawtucket ($10,000).

John Silva, President of the Foundation and President & CEO of Bristol County Savings Bank, awarded the grants to the organizations. Also participating in the event were: Paul Coogan, Mayor, City of Fall River; Cathleen DeSimone, Mayor, City of Attleboro; Shaunna O’Connell, Mayor, City of Taunton; Mary Rapoza, Director of Parks, Recreation & Beaches, Mayor Jon Mitchell’s office, City of New Bedford; Amelia Boivin, Constituent Liaison, Mayor Don Grebien’s office, City of Pawtucket; and representatives from the BCSCF advisory boards and the Bank’s area branches.

“We gravitate toward people and organizations that the community can count on and what better example of that than the non-profits we are supporting today,” said Silva.  “We look forward to seeing the positive impact of these grants as we continue to realize our mission of making the communities we serve a better place to live and work.”

Bristol County Savings Bank is an active supporter in the communities in which it serves. The Foundation was established in 1996 as part of the Bank’s 150th Anniversary celebration.  Its purpose is to fund needs that contribute to the economic and the social well-being of the people and institutions located in the greater Taunton/Attleboro region, the greater New Bedford/Dartmouth region, the greater Fall River region and greater Providence, Rhode Island region, with particular emphasis in the areas of education and literacy, economic development and housing for the low- to moderate-income population.