Webster Five Foundation Awards $101,000 in Largest-Ever Quarterly Grant Cycle
Auburn, MA – The Webster Five Foundation is proud to unveil its latest round of charitable giving, awarding $101,000 in grants to 32 nonprofit organizations across Massachusetts. This cycle marks the Foundation’s largest single-quarter distribution, both in total funding and number of recipients, since its founding in 1996.
With 29 of the 32 grant recipients located in Worcester County, this record-setting second-quarter cycle reinforces the Foundation’s deep-rooted commitment to addressing local needs and building stronger communities where Webster Five has long served as both a financial institution and a community partner.
Each quarter, the Foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations or programs that support expanding or improving access to education, culture and the arts, social services, charitable activities and community development.
The following organizations received grants in this cycle:
- African Community Education Program, Inc. –– $1,000
- Apple Tree Arts, Inc. –– $2,000
- The Barton Center for Diabetes Education, Inc. –– $2,500
- Bottom Line, Inc. –– $1,000
- Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance –– $5,000
- H.E.E.R.S. (Community, Health, Equity, Empowerment, Resources, and Service) –– $1,000
- City to Saddle, Inc. –– $1,000
- Crocodile River Music, Inc. –– $2,500
- Dismas House of Massachusetts, Inc. –– $5,000
- Dress for Success Worcester, Inc. –– $3,500
- EcoTarium –– $3,000
- Family Health Center of Worcester –– $10,000
- Girls on the Run Worcester County, Inc. –– $1,000
- Greater Worcester Community Foundation –– $7,000
- Habitat for Humanity MetroWest/Greater Worcester –– $3,000
- Jewish Healthcare Center, Inc. –– $5,000 for 3 years
- Main South Community Development Corporation –– $5,000
- Mustard Seed Catholic Worker Community, Inc. –– $2,500
- Nativity School of Worcester –– $5,000 as the second installment of a $15,000 multi-year grant
- Overlook Food Awareness Resource of Mass, Inc. –– $1,000 with a $1,000 match
- Pathways for Change, Inc. –– $4,000
- Rainbow Child Development Center –– $6,000
- Rawkstars, Inc. –– $1,000
- RCAP Solutions, Inc. –– $1,500
- Reach Out and Read New England –– $2,500
- Senior Connection, Inc. –– $3,000
- Shrewsbury Youth and Family Services, Inc. –– $8,000
- Webster Water Ski Collective –– $2,000
- Worcester Area Mission Society, United Church of Christ –– $3,000
- Worcester Children’s Chorus –– $1,000
- Worcester Education Collaborative –– $1,000
- Worcester Symphony Orchestra –– $1,000
“At Webster Five, we’ve always considered it a privilege to be part of this community – not just as a bank, but as a neighbor,” said Don Doyle, President/CEO, Webster Five. “Through the Foundation, we’re able to celebrate and support the meaningful work happening all around us. This grant cycle, the largest in our history, reflects our deep belief in community organizations and the impact they continue to make.”
Since its inception in 1996, the Foundation has awarded $4,314,070 to 307 organizations. The next round of grant recipients will be awarded in the third quarter of 2025. To learn more about the Webster Five Foundation, click here.
