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Community Giving, Guided by You!
Banking for the Community is built around a simple idea: our community should have a voice in how we give back.
Each year, customers and community members vote for the local organizations they want to support. The organizations receiving the most votes earn the largest awards, with funding distributed among this year’s recipients.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote and help direct this year’s giving. Your participation is what makes this program special.
Meet This Year’s Winners
Congratulations to the 21 organizations selected through this year’s program! Each plays a valuable role in our community, from supporting local families and veterans to strengthening education, protecting the environment, and helping our neighbors in need.
1st Place | $5,000 ~ Cape Ann Animal Aid
2nd Place | $4,000 ~ The Open Door
3rd Place | $3,000 ~ Generous Gardeners
4th Place | $3,000 ~ Ipswich Humane Group
5th Place | $2,000 ~ Cape Ann Veterans Services
6th Place | $2,000 ~ Backyard Growers
7th Place | $2,000 ~ Pathways For Children
8th - 21st Place | $1,000 (Alpha order):
Chorus North Shore (write-in winner)
We’re proud to support these organizations and are grateful for the time, care, and dedication they bring to their work every day.
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Recognizing Our Write-In Organizations
Banking for the Community gives voters the opportunity to nominate organizations that aren’t included on the original ballot. Thank you to all the community members who took the time to support dozens of write-in organizations. Every nomination is a reminder of the many organizations and causes that matter to our neighbors.
Art Works, Boston’s Forgotten Felines, Broken Tail Rescue, Cape Air Plein Air, Cape Ann Amateur Radio Association, Cape Ann Art Haven, Cape Ann Museum, Cape Ann Plein Air, Cape Ann Symphony, Cape Ann Trail Stewards, Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team, Cape Anncestry , CCB foundation, Chris Dailey Memorial Fund, CORE Peer Recovery & Resource Center, Cornerstone Creative, Cuvilly Arts & Earth Center, Dalia's, Day by Day Adult Day Health, Essex County Animal Food Pantry, Essex County Food Pantry, Essex County Greenbelt Association, Essex County Habitat for Humanity, Essex County Pet Pantry, Essex County Trail Association, Essex Senior Center, Fish City Studios, Friends For Friends, Friends of Gloucester Dog Park, Friends of Manchester Trees, Friends of Seacoast, Gloucester Biotechnology Academy, Gloucester High School Band, Gloucester Music Works, Gloucester Police Relief Association, Gloucester Schooner Festival, Gloucester Stage Company, GratefulFriends.org, IMADA (Ipswich Music Art and Drama Association), Ipswich Aware, Ipswich Caring, Learn to Cope, MAGMA (Movement Arts Gloucester Mass), Manchester Woman's Club, Maritime Gloucester, Newhouse Wildlife Rescue, North Shore Health Project, Radical Love Resource Center, Rockport Council on Aging, Rockport Exchange, Rockport Farmers Market, Rockport Firemen's Association, Rockport New Year’s Eve, St. Peter’s Fiesta, St. Vincent de Paul Society, Sweet Paws Rescue, The Cornerstone Creative, The Town Common, Three Sisters Garden Project in Ipswich, Twin Lights Recovery Homes, Wags to Riches Animal Rescue, Wildly Rooted, Wolf Hollow, YMCA of the North Shore, Young Legends Ball Hockey
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Giving Back Since 2008
Since its launch in 2008, Banking for the Community has helped direct $415,000 to local organizations. It’s one of the ways BankGloucester continues to invest in the communities we serve.
As a mutual community bank, we believe banking is about more than financial services. It’s about building relationships, supporting our neighbors, and helping our communities thrive.
To all of this year’s recipients, thank you for the work you do. And to everyone who voted, submitted a write-in nomination, or helped spread the word, thank you for making this year’s program a success.
Together, we make a difference!