Provides full-service banking, investment, and insurance services to individuals, families, and businesses across Eastern Massachusetts, Worcester County, Southern New Hampshire, and Rhode Island, with a suite of mobile, online, and telephone banking services.
Rockland Trust - East Boston Savings Bank Foundation Inc gave multiple $5,000 grants in 2023 to organizations serving Boston-area and North Shore communities, including East Boston Social Center, Saugus Family YMCA, and St Francis House. The recent grant list also shows $10,000 awards to Lynn Shelter Association Inc and East Boston Harborside Community School Inc, pointing to a mix of housing, education, and human services support. The foundation’s grantmaking is local and heavily Massachusetts-based, with 98% of grants going to recipients in MA. In the latest 990 year on file, it gave $178,500 across grants, and the distribution of awards is centered on small operating-style awards rather than large outliers. Its recent recipients include community schools, shelters, YMCAs, elder services, and neighborhood organizations, suggesting attention to basic community infrastructure in the bank’s service area. The foundation also supports education and workforce-related organizations such as Friends of Northshore Education Consortium, Cristo Rey Boston High School, Codman Academy Foundation, and Leap for Education. Arts and cultural support appears in the record as well, through grants to Musiconnects Inc and Piers Park Sailing Inc. Several awards went to groups in East Boston, Boston, Salem, and Lynn, showing a strong concentration in eastern Massachusetts communities.
Affordable housing and shelter appear in the grant list through funding to Lynn Shelter Association Inc and Crossroads, both in East Boston-area and North Shore community support work. Basic-needs services also show up in gifts to Mission of Deeds Inc and Citizens Inn, which align with food, clothing, and emergency assistance priorities in the foundation’s community programs. Education is another clear theme. The foundation funded East Boston Harborside Community School Inc, Friends of Northshore Education Consortium, Cristo Rey Boston High School, and Codman Academy Foundation. Workforce and financial-capacity themes are visible in support for Businesses United in Investing Lending and Development, while health and human services are reflected in grants to Care Dimensions and Mystic Valley Elder Services Inc. The record also includes arts and culture support through Musiconnects Inc.
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Most grants fall between $3K and $5K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$5K
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Grant size is tightly clustered: the 25th percentile is $2,500, the median is $5,000, and the 75th percentile is also $5,000. That pattern points to many grants at the same level, with a smaller number of larger awards such as $7,500 and $10,000. The foundation’s recent record is entirely made up of U.S. recipients, and the grants shown are from 2023. It operates through corporate and community giving programs rather than individual giving, and the program pages indicate that some community-grant channels accept unsolicited applications.
The grant record is overwhelmingly Massachusetts-based, with 98% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state’s giving pattern. Boston, East Boston, Salem, Lynn, and Beverly appear repeatedly in the recent grants list, alongside Malden, Dorchester, Brighton, Jamaica Plain, and Danvers. One recent grant went outside Massachusetts to Florence, Kentucky, but the overall footprint remains local and concentrated in eastern Massachusetts.
The recent grants point to community development, education, health and human services, and arts-and-culture organizations. Examples in the record include East Boston Harborside Community School Inc, Care Dimensions, Piers Park Sailing Inc, and Cities Mission Inc. The program descriptions also mention affordable housing, children and youth, financial education, small business support, and workforce development.
The middle of the distribution is $5,000, with a 25th percentile of $2,500 and a 75th percentile of $5,000. That means most awards cluster around $5,000, with some smaller grants and occasional larger ones such as $7,500 or $10,000.
Yes for some community-giving channels. The scholarship program, Community Giving — Grants to 501(c)(3), Community Giving — Community Donations (Basic Needs), and Community Giving — Event Sponsorships all note that they accept unsolicited applications. The corporate/community grantmaking description also indicates direct grants to nonprofit organizations in the service area.
Massachusetts is the primary recipient state, with 98% of grants going to recipients there. The recent list includes repeated grants in Boston, East Boston, Salem, Lynn, and Beverly, showing a strong concentration in eastern Massachusetts communities.
Recent education grants include East Boston Harborside Community School Inc, Friends of Northshore Education Consortium, Cristo Rey Boston High School, Codman Academy Foundation, and Leap for Education. The scholarship program also signals an education-related grantmaking channel.
2023
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2023.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAST BOSTON HARBORSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOL INC | EAST BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| LYNN SHELTER ASSOCIATION INC | LYNN, MA | $10,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| HAWC | SALEM, MA | $7,500 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ST FRANCIS HOUSE | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| SAUGUS FAMILY YMCA | SAUGUS, MA | $5,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| CROSSROADS | EAST BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| PIERS PARK SAILING INC | EAST BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| MISSION OF DEEDS INC | READING, MA | $5,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| CODMAN ACADEMY FOUNDATION | DORCHESTER, MA | $5,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER SALEM | SALEM, MA | $5,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| MYSTIC VALLEY ELDER SERVICES INC | MALDEN, MA | $5,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ALLSTON BRIGHTON COMM DEV CORP | BRIGHTON, MA | $5,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| MUSICONNECTS INC | ROSLINDALE, MA | $5,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| SELF ESTEEM BOSTON EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE INC | JAMAICA PLAIN, MA | $5,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| FRIENDS OF NORTHSHORE EDUCATION CONSORTIUM | BEVERLY, MA | $5,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| EAST BOSTON SOCIAL CENTER | EAST BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| KWONG KOW CHINESE SCHOOL | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| CRISTO REY BOSTON HIGH SCHOOL | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| LEAP FOR EDUCATION | SALEM, MA | $5,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| BUSINESSES UNITED IN INVESTING LENDING AND DEVELOPMENT | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| CARE DIMENSIONS | DANVERS, MA | $5,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| VAN NOY VALOR FOUNDATION | FLORENCE, KY | $5,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| CITIZENS INN | PEABODY, MA | $5,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| YMCA OF EAST BOSTON | EAST BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| CITY MISSION INC | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| YMCA OF GREATER BOSTON DORCHESTER | BOSTON, MA | $3,500 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| THE COMMUNITY FAMILY INC | MEFORD, MA | $3,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| GREATER BOSTON CHINESE GOLDEN AGE CENTER | BOSTON, MA | $3,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| GIRLS INC OF LYNN | LYNN, MA | $3,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| VICTORY PROGRAMS | JAMAICA PLAIN, MA | $3,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| BACKPACKS FOR NEW BEGINNINGS INC | MEDFIELD, MA | $2,500 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| FREEDOM HOUSE INC | DORCHESTER, MA | $2,500 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| EAST BOSTON ECUMENICAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL | EAST BOSTON, MA | $2,500 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ZUMIX INC | EAST BOSTON, MA | $2,500 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| EAST BOSTON YMCA | EAST BOSTON, MA | $2,500 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COALITION | SALEM, MA | $2,500 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| GIRLS ON THE RUN GREATER BOSTON | BOSTON, MA | $2,500 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| WANG YMCA OF CHINATOWN | BOSTON, MA | $2,500 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| YMCA OF METRO NORTH INC | PEABODY, MA | $1,500 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| YMCA OF METRO NORTH INC AKA TORIGIAN FAMILY YMCA | PEABODY, MA | $1,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| BIRCHES SCHOOL INC | LINCOLN, MA | $1,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| WARING SCHOOL | BEVERLY, MA | $1,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ROOT NS INC | SALEM, MA | $1,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
EAST BOSTON HARBORSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOL INC
$10,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
LYNN SHELTER ASSOCIATION INC
$10,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
SAUGUS FAMILY YMCA
$5,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
CROSSROADS
$5,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
CODMAN ACADEMY FOUNDATION
$5,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
MYSTIC VALLEY ELDER SERVICES INC
$5,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
MUSICONNECTS INC
$5,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
SELF ESTEEM BOSTON EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE INC
$5,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
FRIENDS OF NORTHSHORE EDUCATION CONSORTIUM
$5,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
KWONG KOW CHINESE SCHOOL
$5,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
CRISTO REY BOSTON HIGH SCHOOL
$5,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
VAN NOY VALOR FOUNDATION
$5,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
CITIZENS INN
$5,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
YMCA OF EAST BOSTON
$5,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
CITY MISSION INC
$5,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
YMCA OF GREATER BOSTON DORCHESTER
$3,500EXEMPT PURPOSE
THE COMMUNITY FAMILY INC
$3,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
VICTORY PROGRAMS
$3,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
BACKPACKS FOR NEW BEGINNINGS INC
$2,500EXEMPT PURPOSE
ZUMIX INC
$2,500EXEMPT PURPOSE
EAST BOSTON YMCA
$2,500EXEMPT PURPOSE
WANG YMCA OF CHINATOWN
$2,500EXEMPT PURPOSE
BIRCHES SCHOOL INC
$1,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
WARING SCHOOL
$1,000EXEMPT PURPOSE