Northern Bank Charitable Foundation: Community Giving Grant

The Northern Bank Charitable Foundation has been dedicated to community giving for over 60 years, focusing on providing essential support in food, shelter, and housing to families. Through strategic partnerships, volunteering, and funding initiatives in Middlesex County, the foundation aims to uplift local communities. Key areas of focus include housing assistance, hunger relief, and financial literacy services for low-income residents. Their commitment to community development fosters sustainable growth and well-being for all.

For over 60 years, community giving has been part of Northern Bank.
Northern Bank Charitable Giving
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.
The foundation focuses its efforts on three key areas:
Assisting members of our community with housing and shelter needsEnding hunger by raising awareness and supporting our local food banks in Middlesex CountyProviding a variety of services, including financial literacy for children, low income residents and seniors in our community.

Eligibility

Charitable FoundationRequests are larger contributions made to 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations and are reviewed quarterly. Request should have a CRA community development component*.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.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 type: Affordable Housing, Community Services, Financial Literacy, Community Development.Community SponsorshipsCommunity 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.Organization should service Middlesex County.Organization type: Youth sports, education, town celebrations, community events, local chambers.Corporate GivingCorporate Giving contributions are smaller contributions made as donations to 501(c)(3) organizations. These do not require placement of marketing or advertising materials.Organization should service Middlesex County.Organization type: Youth, education, community/town celebrations, local chambers.

Ineligibility

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.