Newburyport, MA – The Institution for Savings, through its Charitable Foundation, awarded and pledged $753,000 in the first quarter of 2026, announced President and Chief Executive Officer Michael J. Jones.
The largest grants included four payments as part of multi-year pledges including $100,000 to Seacoast Regional Food Hub, $100,000 to Sawyer Library Foundation, $50,000 to Change is Simple and $30,000 to Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center. Additional major grants included $45,000 to The Salem Pantry, $25,000 to the Newburyport Education Foundation, $25,000 to The Firehouse Center for the Arts, $20,000 to Wellspring House, Inc. and $10,000 to Gloucester Fishing Community Preservation’s F/V Lily Jean Fund and a $50,000 pledge to Rockport Music.
“Our vision is to positively affect the lives of every person, business and organization in the communities we serve,” said Mr. Jones. “With more than 165 applications received this quarter alone, the need is clear. We are proud to share our financial successes through our Charitable Foundation to support essential offerings like food access, social services and health care, while also uplifting programs in the arts, education and outdoor spaces that help our communities thrive.”
Other nonprofit organizations that received first-quarter grants from the Bank include: 1st Lt. Derek Hines Soldier Assistance Fund, 44/14 Fund the Jeff Stone Foundation, Actors Studio of Newburyport, AHS Grad Night, Alliance of Climate & Environmental Stewards, Inc., AltaMar Foundation, Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, Amirah Inc., Anna Jaques Hospital, Annisquam Village Players Inc., Ascension Memorial Church, Beverly 400, Beverly Citywide PTO
Beverly High School PTO, Beverly Middle School PTO, Beverly Rotary Club Foundation, Boxford Athletic Association Inc., Bread & Roses Inc., Bridgewell Inc., Cantemus Chamber Chorus, Change is Simple, Children's Center for Communication, Citizens Inn, Inc., Citizens of the World Inc., City Improvement Society of Newburyport, Colleen E Ritzer Memorial Fund Inc., Community Giving Tree, Dirty Hands Project, Educational Foundation for Rockport Inc., Essex County Trail Association, Essex National Heritage Commission Inc., Firehouse Center for the Arts, Food Project Inc., Friends of Buker Elementary School, Friends of Newbury Town Library Inc., Friends of Newburyport Youth Services Inc., Friends of Rockport Athletics, Friends of Veasey Park Inc., Georgetown Historical Society, Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, Gloucester Fishing Community Preservation Fund Inc., Gloucester High School, Greater Lynn Senior Services, Inc., Hamilton-Wenham High School, Hannah Elementary School PTO, House of the Seven Gables Settlement Association, Housing Support Inc., Ipswich High School, Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center, John Ashford Link House Inc., La Vida Inc., Lawrence Community Works Inc., Leap for Education Inc., Lucy's Love Bus Charitable Trust Inc., Lynn Shelter Association Inc., Masconomet Regional High School, Merrimack Valley Housing Partnership Inc., Merrohawke Nature School Inc., Middleton Council on Aging, Montserrat College of Art Inc., My Brother's Table and My Lifeline.
Also: Newbury Elementary School PTA, Newburyport Choral Society Inc., Newburyport Education Foundation, Newburyport Horticultural Society, Newburyport Maritime Society Inc., Newburyport Pride Coalition, North of Boston Cancer Resource, North Shore Community College Foundation Inc., Northeast Arc Inc., Nourishing the North Shore, On Stage Inc., Opportunity Works Inc., Our Neighbors' Table, Pathways for Children, Pawsitively 4 Pink, Pentucket Regional High School, Pentucket Youth Football, Pine Grove School PTA, Plummer Youth Promise Inc., Project Adventure, Inc., Resolution Center Inc., Rest-Stop-Ranch Inc., Rockport Art Association, Rockport Exchange Corporation, Rockport Garden Club Inc., Rockport High School, Rockport Illumination Fund Inc.,, Rocky Neck Art Colony, Rotary Club of Newburyport, Rowley Youth Baseball & Softball League, Runway for Recovery, Rupert A. Nock Middle School PTO, Ruth's House, Salem Academy Charter School Foundation Inc., Salem High School, Salem Pantry Inc., Salem State University Alumni Association, Salisbury Beach Betterment Association, Salisbury Historical Society, Salisbury Parks and Recreation Commission, Sawyer Free Library, SeniorCare Inc., SGT Jordan M. Shay Memorial Foundation, Si, Se Puede, Inc., SPUR, Swampscott Tides Inc., Symphony by the Sea, Team Red White & Blue Inc., Three Sisters Garden Project, Topsfield Community Partnership, LLC., Topsfield Historical Society, Tough Warrior Princess, Travis Eliot Landreth Foundation, Triton Viking Gradventure, Triton Youth Basketball, Tri-Town Council, Turning Point Inc., UMass Amherst Bursar's Office, VNA Care Network Inc., Wellspring House Inc., West Newbury PTO, West Newbury Youth League and YWCA Northeastern Massachusetts Inc.
The Institution for Savings Charitable Foundation, established in 1997, provides a vehicle for the Bank to share its success with the communities that are responsible for that success. Through the Grant Committee, the Foundation awards funds to organizations in Amesbury, Beverly, Byfield, Gloucester, Groveland, Hamilton, Ipswich, Middleton, Newburyport, Newbury, Rockport, Rowley, Salem, Salisbury, Topsfield, Wenham, West Newbury and the surrounding communities designated as charities under IRS section 501(c)(3). For more information, visit institutionforsavings/charitable-giving.com.