Salem Five Philanthrophy

Salem Five Bank has two philathropic outlets: The Salem Five Charitable Foundation and The Heritage Salem Five Charitable Foundation. The former makes small donations (usually $50 to $1000) and considers requests on a rolling basis.

"The Heritage Grant Program will award grants with a minimum value of $5,000, to non-profit organizations that support education, health and human services, youth programs, affordable housing, and community development. To qualify for a Heritage Grant, the non-profit organization must be located in the communities of Salem, Marblehead, Beverly, Peabody, or Danvers, Massachusetts." There are two deadlines a year for this program. The application deadline is March 19, 2010 for spring awards and September 17, 2010 for fall grants.

Field Trip Grants

Target will take Field Trip Grant applications starting on August 1, 2010.

According to their site, $4 million was awarded this school year to educators nationwide to fund 5,000 field trips. Peabody, Salem and many cities in Massachusetts were among the recipients.

Verizon Foundation Gives Out Grants

Came across the Verizon Foundation today - they award grants in the areas of education, literacy, and Internet safety. Note that they specifically state that they do not sponsor field trips.