When you ask Martha’s Vineyard Bank CEO James Anthony what becoming a certified B corporation – a designation for firms that work to make the community and the planet better – changed about the bank, the answer may surprise you.
Edgartown-based Martha’s Vineyard Bank has become the first bank in the state to become a certified B corporation, a designation for mission-driven companies that pursue social or environmental goals.
Numerous local bank CEOs tried to allay depositors’ concerns this weekend that the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank could spell trouble for local lenders. They also had some extra help, in the form of Massachusetts’ own Deposit Insurance Fund.
As part of the festivities for the opening of Harvard University Employees Credit Union’s new location in the Longwood Medical Area, the credit union presented Boston Children’s Hospital with a $10,000 donation.
Woburn-based Northern Bank awarded $5,000 in college scholarship to Brigid McCarron, a Melrose High Graduate.
Newburyport-based Institution For Savings has made a charitable donation of $1 million to Sawyer Free 2025.
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Andover’s The Savings Bank recently presented a $3,000 donation to the members of The Rotary Club of Andover as sponsors of the organization’s annual Citizens Who Care recognition gala.
Bedford-based The Northern Bank recently awarded a $40,000 grant to the Nashoba Learning Group, a school for children and adults with autism.
Woburn-based Cummings Properties has pledged $20 million to Roger Williams University in its latest major donation to a local school.
From a van full of tools to endowing scholarships for underrepresented students, architects, banks and developers gave back in some important ways in recent days.
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From hunger to housing, local groups and companies in the real estate and banking industries gave back in a range of ways recently.
From Pan-Mass Challenge riders to recognizing a longtime community volunteer, local lenders and law firms supported their communities in many ways recently.
A second man has pleaded guilty in connection with an ATM skimming scheme on Martha’s Vineyard eight years ago.
A major presence in Boston’s commercial real estate world gave a large donation to help kick off relief efforts in Haiti following a devastating earthquake, and local lenders stepped up to fund efforts to end hunger.
Martha’s Vineyard Bank this month launched Vineyard Sound Insurance, offering personal, commercial and ancillary insurance services to the bank’s customers.
Traveling round trip between Martha’s Vineyard and Falmouth might take three hours, but for Martha’s Vineyard Bank and its president and CEO, James Anthony, the two locations make up one community.
From solar-powered scoreboards to donations to help honor veterans, local banks and credit unions gave back in many ways in recent weeks.
From funds to renovate a key youth resource to a small-but-impactful gift to help young hospital patients, local landlords and lenders helped out their neighbors in many ways recently.
