For Business angle-down icon For Life angle-down icon Success Stories OUR COMMUNITY GIVING Giving back moves communities forward. Community giving has been a part of Northern Bank for over 60 years. We believe helping our communities grow, helps us all. COMMUNITY We invest in our communities by supporting the people who live and work here and helping them achieve their goals and dreams. VOLUNTEERING Our team members dedicate many hours to volunteering and supporting organizations in our communities. PARTNERSHIPS We partner with many schools, non-profits and other charitable organizations to help them advance their mission. FOUNDATION We also invest in communities in Middlesex County through the Northern Bank Charitable Foundation. Supporting organizations and causes vital to our communities. Over the past few years Northern Bank has partnered with Heading Home, a non-profit that works to end homelessness in the Greater Boston area, to provide shelter and food for families in need. In 2019, Northern Bank teamed up with New England Running Back, Sony Michel, to welcome a homeless family into their new home. The Foundation focuses its efforts on four key areas: Financial literacy for children, low income residents and seniors in our community Ending hunger by raising awareness and supporting our local food banks in Middlesex County Assisting members of our community with housing and shelter needs Providing a variety of services for children, low income residents and seniors in our community The Foundation has awarded over $2 million to support our communities. James E. McGarry Jr. Scholarship Fund The Northern Bank Foundation also administers the James E. McGarry Jr. Scholarship Fund. The $5,000 scholarship, established in 2014, honors the late “Jim” McGarry of Woburn for his 50 years of service to Northern Bank. It also pays tribute to his lifelong affinity for the fire and police departments in his city. Congratulations to Luke Witherell of Littleton, the winner of the 2021 James E. McGarry Jr. Scholarship. Good luck to all of the 2021 graduates! The 2022 scholarship application will be available in the late fall. Interested in applying for charitable funding? Select which type of giving best applies to your group. Charitable Foundation Community Sponsorship Corporate Giving General Description Requests are larger contributions made to 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations and are reviewed quarterly. Request should have a CRA community development component*. Community sponsorships are contributions made to community-based organizations who then place an ad or logo on their materials, display a banner at an event, or provide some other type of advertising or recognition. Corporate Giving contributions are smaller contributions made as donations to 501(c)(3) organizations. These do not require placement of marketing or advertising materials. Dollar Amount Over $2,500.00 Under $2,500.00 Under $2,500.00 Eligibility Applicant must be nonprofit 501(c)(3), with programs that serve low to moderate income individuals, or affordable housing initiatives. Organization should service Middlesex County. Organization should service Middlesex County. Organization should service Middlesex County. Organization Type Affordable Housing, Community Services, Financial Literacy, Community Development. Youth sports, education, town celebrations, community events, local chambers. Youth, education, community/town celebrations, local chambers. Application Process Apply using the link below. Once the application is submitted, they are reviewed on a quarterly basis. If approved you will be contacted. Apply with the link below. Once application is submitted, they are reviewed on a monthly basis. Please allow 4-6 weeks for review. If approved you will be contacted. Apply with the link below. Once application is submitted, they are reviewed on a monthly basis. Please allow 4-6 weeks for review. If approved you will be contacted. APPLY APPLY APPLY Please note: Northern Bank does not make contributions of any kind to individuals, or individual fundraising efforts, organizations which are religious or political in nature, organizations which are discriminatory in their practice or in-kind donations. *Community development is affordable housing for low and moderate income individuals; community services targeted to low and moderate income individuals; activities that promote economic development by financing small businesses (gross annual revenues of $1 million or less); and activities that revitalize or stabilize low and moderate income geographies. Community Spotlight GIVING Scholarship Winner In memory of Jim McGarry, the Northern Bank Charitable Foundation would like to extend a big congratulations to the 2021 James E. McGarry Jr. Scholarship recipient Luke Witherell of Littleton. The $5,000 scholarship was established in 2014 to honor the late Jim McGarry of Woburn, a long-time employee. LEARN MORE EMPLOYEE Claire Pappas After several years volunteering and coordinating volunteers, and 8+ years serving as a board member at the Council for Social Concern, Northern Bank team member, Claire Pappas, was honored when the Council dedicated their food distribution center to her. Well done, Claire! CAUSES Fighting Hunger COVID-19 has had a significant impact on the homeless families in our communities, with many going hungry. Northern Bank wanted to find a way to help feed more families in need. Recently, we awarded a grant to Heading Home to provide meals for individuals with families in the Heading Home shelters in Cambridge and Medford. READ MORE Learn more about our Community Giving. 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