Bristol County Savings Bank's Foundation Awards $2.8 million in Grants in 2025
Bank employees volunteered 8,821 hours throughout the community.
Bristol County Savings Bank announces that its Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation awarded $2,862,888 in grants in 2025, including $245,745 directly supporting basic human needs through food and nutrition initiatives and emergency assistance programs. The Bank distributed the millions in funds to a record 282 different non-profits within the communities it serves, including Taunton, Attleboro, Raynham, Rehoboth, New Bedford, Dartmouth and Fall River, Massachusetts and Providence, Pawtucket, Cumberland and Greenville, Rhode Island. It was the sixth consecutive year that the Bank awarded grants totaling more than $2 million. In addition, the Bank’s employees gave 8,821 hours of their time and talents in 2025 through involvement on non-profit boards and committees, at community events and during the Bank’s BCSB CARES: Employee Volunteer Day.
The Foundation’s purpose is to support the needs that contribute to the economic and the social well-being of the people and institutions located in the greater Taunton/Attleboro Region, the SouthCoast Region and the 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. In recognition of the fulfillment of its objective, the Bank was recently named one of the Top Charitable Contributors in Massachusetts by Boston Business Journal for the ninth consecutive year, ranking #32 on the BBJ list of 99 companies that granted at least $100,000 to Massachusetts non-profits during the 2024 calendar year.
“We have been a community bank since our founding 180 years ago and are proud to consistently be one of the most philanthropic financial institutions in the region. This, in turn, has given our communities the confidence to know that they can count on us when in need,” said John Silva, President & CEO at Bristol County Savings Bank and President of the Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation. “Our community focus is realized each year by the awarding grants through our Foundation and sharing the time and expertise of our staff with local non-profits.” Silva added that, since the Foundation’s inception in 1996, more than $36.4 million in grants have been committed to hundreds of local non-profit and community organizations.
Bristol County Savings Bank Background Information: Bristol County Savings Bank, a Massachusetts chartered bank and wholly-owned subsidiary of Beacon Bancorp, is a full-service banking institution with approximately $3.1 billion in assets. Founded in 1846, the Bank serves individuals, businesses, municipalities, and non-profit organizations throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The Bank’s Main Office and Corporate Headquarters are located on Broadway in Taunton, Massachusetts. For more information on Bristol County Savings Bank, visit www.bristolcountysavings.com.
