Officers of the Bay State Charitable Foundation, Inc. are Treasurer: Cheri Carty and President: Diane M. Giampa; both of whom are also employees of Bay State Bank.
The Directors are Jay Z. Aframe – Attorney and Managing Partner, Philips, Silver, Talman & Aframe, P.C. and John Graham – Partner, Graham and Sheperd, P.C.
The Bay State Charitable Foundation provides charitable contributions to organizations and worthy programs that enhance the quality of life in our delineated communities.
The Bay State Charitable Foundation provides support only to non-for-profit, tax-exempt organizations as defined by Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service Code.
The Foundation does not support: Individuals Political Organizations/Candidates, Religious Institutions, Fraternal Organizations, Employment Unions, Fully Tax Supported Entities (schools, libraries, etc.)
Funding requests ranging in size from $1,000 to $2,000 will be considered. The Foundation discourages repeat requests for funding of the same programs/projects as well as requests submitted in consecutive years by the same organization. The Foundation is open to receiving requests from the same organization as long as there is a lapse of one year in approval, i.e., a request submitted and approved in 2020; not submitted in 2021; eligible for submission in 2022.
The Board of Directors considers funding proposals at their meetings which are held on a schedule determined annually (in 2023 the Foundation will hold meetings in April and October). Deadlines for submission of completed applications are the 15th day of the month prior to the meeting. Applications submitted after the stated deadline will not be considered. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applications more than 4 pages plus requested documentation will not be considered. Please do not send any documentation that is not specifically requested. Notification of awards will be made by mail within 30 days of the respective Board meeting.
