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Peoplesbank Charitable Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Holyoke, Massachusetts · EIN 820954751

Peoplesbank Charitable Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Holyoke, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $640,761 in 67 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $59,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $605,800 the year before.

64% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2021$300,00012$7.2 million
2023$479,80052$6.9 million
2024$605,800102$6.9 million
2025$640,76167$17.3 million

How to apply

ContactMatthew Bannister
330 Whitney Ave, Holyoke, MA 01040
Phone or email(413) 493-8704
What to submitSee application
DeadlinesNo particular deadlines
Restrictions501(c)(3) public charities qualified under irc section 170(c) to receive tax deductible donations and are located in or contribute to the communiites served by peoples bank.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Peoplesbank Charitable Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts53$507,764
Connecticut12$117,997
New York2$15,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 67 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
St Patrick's Committee of Holyoke Inc
Holyoke, MA
Exempt purpose$59,000
Springfield Day Nursery DBA Square One
Springfield, MA
Exempt purpose$35,000
Bay Path University
Longmeadow, MA
Exempt purpose$25,000
Behavioral Health Network
Springfield, MA
Exempt purpose$25,000
Jewish Foundation of Greater Hartford
West Hartford, CT
Exempt purpose$25,000
Springfield Jewish Community Center
Springfield, MA
Exempt purpose$21,429
Boys & Girls Club of Chicopee Inc
Chicopee, MA
Exempt purpose$20,000
Dress for Success
Boston, MA
Exempt purpose$20,000
The Care Center
Holyoke, MA
Exempt purpose$20,000
Spirit of Springfield
Springfield, MA
Exempt purpose$19,000
The Iquilt Partnership
Hartford, CT
Exempt purpose$16,997
Center for Human Development
Springfield, MA
Exempt purpose$11,000
Children's Museum at Holyoke
Holyoke, MA
Exempt purpose$10,800
The Salvation Army
Boston, MA
Exempt purpose$10,500
Boys & Girls Club of Hartford Inc
Hartford, CT
Exempt purpose$10,000
Center for Ecotechnology Inc
Pittsfield, MA
Exempt purpose$10,000
Connecticut Foodshare
Bloomfield, CT
Exempt purpose$10,000
Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Northhampton, MA
Exempt purpose$10,000
Friends of the Jones Library
Amherst, MA
Exempt purpose$10,000
Girls Inc of the Valley
Holyoke, MA
Exempt purpose$10,000
Habitat for Humanity Central CT
Hartford, CT
Exempt purpose$10,000
Hampshire Regional YMCA
Northhampton, MA
Exempt purpose$10,000
Hands on Hartford Inc
Hartford, CT
Exempt purpose$10,000
Happier Valley Comedy
Hadley, MA
Exempt purpose$10,000
Hilltown Community Health Centers Inc
Amherst, MA
Exempt purpose$10,000
Home City Development
Springfield, MA
Exempt purpose$10,000
Libertas Academy Charter School
Springfield, MA
Exempt purpose$10,000
Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society
West Hartford, CT
Exempt purpose$10,000
Springfield Library Foundation Inc
Springfield, MA
Exempt purpose$10,000
Springfield Public Forum
Springfield, MA
Exempt purpose$10,000
Tech Foundry Inc
Sprinfield, MA
Exempt purpose$10,000
The Connecticut Democracy Center
Hartford, CT
Exempt purpose$10,000
Trustees of Mount Holyoke College
New York, NY
Exempt purpose$10,000
Wellspring Community Harvest
Indian Orch, MA
Exempt purpose$10,000
YMCA of Greater Springfield
Springfield, MA
Exempt purpose$10,000
Boys & Girls Club of West Springfield
West Springfield, MA
Exempt purpose$7,500
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
Exempt purpose$7,500
Our Lady of Fatima Parish
Ludlow, MA
Exempt purpose$7,500
Spark Eforall Holyoke
Holyoke, MA
Exempt purpose$7,500
Safe Passage Inc
Northhampton, MA
Exempt purpose$7,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Peoplesbank Charitable Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: No particular deadlines.

How much does Peoplesbank Charitable Foundation Inc give?

$640,761 in tax year 2025, across 67 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Peoplesbank Charitable Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Todd Tallman (Ceo/Chairman), Brian Canina (President/Coo/Director), Hayes Murray (Cfo/Treasurer/Clerk/Director) and Aleda Demaria (Director) among 8 officers and trustees.

What does Peoplesbank Charitable Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, youth programs and health.

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