Greater Providence RI Non-Profits Awarded $142,500 by Bristol County Savings Bank
Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation Awards $142,500 in Grants to Eighteen Non-Profits in Greater Providence, Rhode Island Region
Bristol County Savings Bank’s Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation (BCSCF) awarded grants totaling $142,500 to eighteen non-profit organizations in the greater Providence, Rhode Island region during a ceremony held recently at White’s of Westport in Westport, Massachusetts. All total, including the Taunton/Attleboro and SouthCoast regions, the Foundation donated $322,400 to 40 charitable organizations. Since the Foundation was formed in 1996, more than $37 million has been committed to hundreds of different non-profits in the communities the Bank serves. In 2025, the Foundation awarded $2.9 million to various 501(c)(3) organizations.
The local organizations that received grants from the Foundation are as follows:
Rhode Island Community $142,500 – Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy ($20,000), Books Are Wings ($7,500), Boys & Girls Club of Pawtucket ($12,500), Boys & Girls Clubs of Northern Rhode Island ($10,000), College Visions ($5,000), Family Service of Rhode Island ($10,000), Federal Hill House Association ($10,000), Generation Citizen ($5,000), Haus of Codec ($5,000), Junior Achievement of Rhode Island ($7,500), Rhode Island Free Clinic ($10,000), Rhode Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce ($5,000), Rhode Island Tutorial & Educational Services ($5,000), San Miguel School of Providence ($5,000), Sojourner House ($10,000), The Empowerment Factory ($5,000), The Learning Community Charter School ($5,000) and Trinity Repertory Company ($5,000).
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 representatives from the BCSCF board and the Bank’s area branches. “As a community bank, we embrace a corporate culture of ‘putting people first’ in everything we do and what better example of that than supporting the good work of all the non-profits we recognized today,” said Silva. “The initiatives we are facilitating with these grants will help local organizations and the residents they serve in a myriad of ways which will continue to strengthen the overall fabric of our local community.”
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.
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.
