Bristol County Savings Bank Named A Top Charitable Contributor In Massachusetts By Boston Business Journal

TAUNTON, MA, September 22, 2026 — Bristol County Savings Bank (BCSB), headquartered in Taunton, Massachusetts, announces that it was named one of the Top Charitable Contributors in Massachusetts by Boston Business Journal for the tenth consecutive year at the publication’s 2026 Corporate Citizenship Awards held last Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at Big Night Live in Boston.  Designed to showcase companies that promote and prioritize giving back to their communities, the Bank ranked #33 on the BBJ list of 95 companies that granted at least $100,000 to Massachusetts non-profits during the 2025 calendar year.  Bristol County Savings Bank, through its Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation, awarded more than $2.1 million to various Massachusetts 501(c)(3) organizations last year.  The Bank’s employees also volunteered a total of 7,143 hours on behalf of Massachusetts non-profits in 2025, ranking #3 on the BBJ list of all companies recognized for average employee hours.

“As a mutual bank, our focus is on our community and, specifically, ‘putting people first’ in each neighborhood we serve.  We certainly appreciate this recognition by Boston Business Journal but what is really gratifying and inspiring is seeing the charitable organizations we have supported make a difference in peoples’ lives every day,” said John Silva, President & CEO at Bristol County Savings Bank and President of the Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation.  Silva added that the Foundation has committed more than $38 million to hundreds of different non-profit organizations since its inception in 1996.

“We are thrilled to recognize our list of the Top Charitable Contributors in Massachusetts – companies who gave $100,000 or more to Massachusetts-based charities in 2025.  Collectively, they gave more than $417 million in cash contributions – a testament to the generosity of our community,” said Carolyn Jones, Market President and Publisher, Boston Business Journal.

The Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation’s purpose is to fund needs that contribute to the economic and the social well-being of the people and institutions located in the greater Taunton/Attleboro Region, the greater New Bedford/Dartmouth Region, the Fall River Region and the greater Providence, Rhode Island Region, with particular emphasis in the areas of education and literacy, economic development and housing for the low- to moderate-income population