• Gifts of $200 or less
  Request these from the Branch Manager in your community.
• Gifts of less than $3,000
  Please review our Community Gift Guidelines and Application. You can mail or fax the application back to us.

• Technology Donations: Tom Hewitt, 802-485-5325
• Office Equipment & Furnishings: Tim Barre, 802-485-5223

• Seaver Fund: This Fund was created in honor of former NSB President Leslie G. Seaver, and his work in helping develop Northfield's community auditorium, the Mary Granai Corrigan Auditorium. The Fund supports artistic, cultural, educational and scientific events within the Northfield community. For more information or a copy of the Grant Proposal Guidelines, please contact the Seaver Fund directly.
  
  The Seaver Fund
  Attn: Carol Seaver Holt
  Northfield Savings Bank
  PO Box 347
  Northfield, VT 05663

• NSB Founders Award: In honor of the founders of Norwich University and Northfield Savings Bank this scholarship was endowed in 1995 with $150,000 to provide assistance each year to an outstanding Central Vermont high school senior entering Norwich University as a freshman. The award is administered by Norwich University and applications can be requested by calling the Admissions Department at 1-800-NORWICH.

• NSB/NU Golf Tournament Scholarships: Each July, NSB and Norwich University organize an invitation-only corporate golf tournament to benefit low-to-moderate income Central Vermont students attending Norwich. The scholarship monies are administered by Norwich University, and more information can be requested by calling the Admissions Department at 1-800-NORWICH.

NSB Community Gift Guidelines

As a community financial institution, Northfield Savings Bank has a responsibility to support organizations and activites contributing to the economic and social well being of the Vermont communities it serves.

NSB's Charitable Giving Policy is designed as a guide for the selection of recipients, and to establish the breadth and scope of contributions. It also provides a framework assuring the fair and objective evaluation of funding candidates.

Northfield Savings Bank will:

1. Contribute to charitable or non-profit organizations with a 501(c)3 designation, not to individuals.
2. Contribute to Vermont-based nonprofit organizations serving the needs of and benefiting people living within its service area of Central Vermont and Chittenden County.
3. Give priority to programs meeting the human service and housing needs of low to moderate income individuals, and programs supporting job development.
4. Consider the severity of need, the level of funding available from other sources and the likelihood the requested donation will help accomplish desired outcomes.

Generally, organizations and activities meeting the established criteria will fall into the following categories:

1. Healthcare and human services
2. Education
3. Job development
4. Housing
5. Programs for at-risk or low to moderate income individuals and families
6. Performing arts and cultural activities
7. Environmental and preservation

NSB generally will not contribute to:

1. Multi year capital facility or endowment campaigns
2. National charities, or their local affiliates
3. Municipalities or subdivisions thereof, such as school districts and recreation departments or organizations receiving the majority of their funding from governmental sources
4. Private schools (pre-school, primary and secondary)
5. Special interest groups such as political, labor, religious, fraternal, veterans lobbying organizations, or service clubs
6. Multiple requests within the same calendar year

Application and Approval Process

Northfield Savings Bank will accept written requests only. Organizations can find a charitable giving request form available on the Bank's website at www.nsbvt.com, or at any NSB branch.

An annual budget approved by NSB's Board of Trustees establishes the maximum level of charitable contributions for the ensuing year. Branch Managers are authorized to approve up to $1,200 in donations annually, in increments of $200 or less. The Marketing Department is authorized to approve requests up to $1,500. Requests greater than $1,500 require the approval of the Bank's President.

Complete applications will be reviewed on a quarterly basis. You will be notified in writing of your approval or denial according to the schedule below.

Applications Received	Date of Review	Response
October 1 - December 31	January 15	January 31
January 1 - March 31	April 15	April 30
April 1 - June 30	July 15	July 30
July 1 - September 30	October 15	October 31

Completed application forms should be mailed to:

Northfield Savings Bank
Attention: Donations
33 South Main Street
P.O. Box 347
Northfield VT 05663-6703




The NSB Foundation

Following an in-depth study of other philanthropic models around the country, the NSB Foundation decided to initiate a multi-year, single issue funding focus in an effort to create more positive long-term results. The NSB Foundation Board has chosen to initially focus on the complex social problem of childhood hunger and food insecurity. The Foundation partnered with The Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger, who will in turn, collaborate with qualified organizations in Chittenden County and Central Vermont. Click here for additional information.

Separate from the NSB Foundation, Northfield Savings Bank will continue donating approximately $150,000 per year to fund a variety of Vermont non-profit organizations. Click here for guidelines and application procedures.