Your vote mattered. Thank you!
The Bangor Savings Bank Foundation believes in giving back to our communities, and we believe that by focusing on the needs that matter most to our neighbors and friends, we matter more in the daily lives of our fellow community members. Congratulations to the 2024 Community Matters More winners!
$5,000 Grant Recipients
Community Concepts, Lewiston, ME
Androscoggin/Franklin/Oxford Counties
Pine Tree Hospice, Dover-Foxcroft, ME
Aroostook/Northern Penobscot/Piscataquis Counties
Through These Doors, Bridgton, ME
Cumberland County
The Ark Pope Memorial Animal Shelter, Cherryfield, ME
Hancock/Washington Counties
NAMI Maine, Hallowell, ME
Kennebec/Somerset Counties
Pine Tree Camp, Bath, ME
Knox/Lincoln/Sagadahoc/Waldo Counties
Old Town Animal Orphanage, Old Town, ME
Southern Penobscot County
Saco Meals Program, Saco, ME
York County
Communities for Alcohol and Drug-Free Youth, Plymouth, NH
Coos/Carroll/Grafton Counties
Live and Let Live Farm, Chichester, NH
Belknap/Cheshire/Hillsborough/Merrimack/Sullivan Counties
Cross Roads House, Portsmouth, NH
Rockingham/Strafford Counties
$4,000 Grant Recipients
Literacy Volunteers-Androscoggin, Lewiston, ME
Androscoggin/Franklin/Oxford Counties
Hope and Justice Project, Presque Isle, ME
Aroostook/Northern Penobscot/Piscataquis Counties
My Place Teen Center, Westbrook, ME
Cumberland County
Down East Hospice Volunteers, Calais, ME
Hancock/Washington Counties
Kennebec Behavioral Health, Augusta, ME
Kennebec/Somerset Counties
Waldoboro Food Pantry, Waldoboro, ME
Knox/Lincoln/Sagadahoc/Waldo Counties
Adoptive & Foster Families of Maine, Bangor, ME
Southern Penobscot County
Special Surfers, Saco, ME
York County
David’s House, Lebanon, NH
Coos/Carroll/Grafton Counties
Granite State Dog Recovery, Hooksett, NH *Write-In Winner
Belknap/Cheshire/Hillsborough/Merrimack/Sullivan Counties
Austin17 House, Brentwood, NH
Rockingham/Strafford Counties
$3,000 Grant Recipients
Western Maine Play Museum, Wilton, ME
Androscoggin/Franklin/Oxford Counties
Moosehead Outdoor Alliance, Greenville, ME
Aroostook/Northern Penobscot/Piscataquis Counties
Girl Scouts of Maine, South Portland, ME
Cumberland County
Bar Harbor Food Pantry, Bar Harbor, ME
Hancock/Washington Counties
Crisis and Counseling Centers, Augusta, ME
Kennebec/Somerset Counties
Pay It Forward For Kids, Searsport, ME
Knox/Lincoln/Sagadahoc/Waldo Counties
The Courageous Steps Project, Milford, ME *Write-In Winner
Southern Penobscot County
York Community Service Association, York, ME
York County
The Family Resource Center of Coos & Northern Grafton, Gorham, NH
Coos/Carroll/Grafton Counties
Family Promise of Southern New Hampshire, Nashua, NH
Belknap/Cheshire/Hillsborough/Merrimack/Sullivan Counties
Our Place NH, Dover, NH *Write-In Winner
Rockingham/Strafford Counties
$1,000 Grant Recipients
Greater Androscoggin Humane Society, Lewiston, ME *Write-In Winner
Androscoggin/Franklin/Oxford Counties
Burlington Food Pantry, Burlington, ME *Write-In Winner
Aroostook/Northern Penobscot/Piscataquis Counties
Maine State Music Theatre, Brunswick, ME *Write-In Winner
Cumberland County
SPCA of Hancock County, Trenton, ME *Write-In Winner
Hancock/Washington Counties
Winslow Community Cupboard, Winslow, ME *Write-In Winner
Kennebec/Somerset Counties
Avian Haven, Freedom, ME *Write-In Winner
Knox/Lincoln/Sagadahoc/Waldo Counties
Some Theatre Company, Bangor, ME
Southern Penobscot County
Animal Welfare Society, Kennebunk, ME *Write-In Winner
York County
Weathervane Theatre, Whitefield, NH *Write-In Winner
Coos/Carroll/Grafton Counties
Kimball Jenkins, Concord, NH
Belknap/Cheshire/Hillsborough/Merrimack/Sullivan Counties
Greater Seacoast Community Health, Somersworth, NH
Rockingham/Strafford Counties
Special Thanks
The Bangor Savings Bank Foundation acknowledges the generous contributions of promotional support to the Community Matters More program from:
