Rockland Trust - East Boston Savings
Rockland Trust is a Massachusetts-based commercial bank; its Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation (including the former East Boston Savings Bank foundation, EIN 04-3406328) is represented on the bank’s site. The site hosts charitable-giving pages with grant guidelines, eligibility information, and an online application portal. Contact information and team/leadership pages are available on the site.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A Massachusetts-based 501(c)(3) community nonprofit (education, youth services, human services, or local community development) seeking project or program support in the small-to-midsize grant range.
Good Fit
- • Serves residents of East Boston, Winthrop, Revere, Saugus, Lynnfield, Melrose, Peabody or nearby MA communities.
- • Request size aligns with observed grants (roughly $1,000–$10,000, median ~$5,000).
- • Proposal funds a specific project or new initiative rather than individual support or routine annual giving.
- • Can apply through the foundation’s online portal and supply standard nonprofit documents.
- • Work aligns with community development, education, youth services, homelessness prevention, or human services.
Geography
Giving in the latest year was overwhelmingly state-focused: roughly 97% of dollars went to Massachusetts recipients, with only a token share to one other state.
Recipient Variety
In the most recent year the foundation made 43 grants to 43 distinct recipients across community, education, youth and human services organizations, indicating a broad recipient set for the foundation’s size; concentration by dollars is modest.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of turnover across years is unavailable, but the foundation publishes application guidelines, an online portal, and contact instructions and funded a large number of distinct organizations in the latest year, making it plausible that unfamiliar applicants can compete.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
