Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation Awards $486,562 to Local Nonprofits
From left to right The Medway Food Pantry Community Solutions Working Group: Kathie Olson, Client Services Manager Michelle Reed, Director of Operations Jen Tomasetti, Kathy Gaudreau, Treasurer Jodie Garzon, Client Support Services Manager Tom Anderson, and Executive Director Susan Dietrich touring the new unified food pantry space in this spring in Medway, Mass, which was made possible in part by funding from the Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation. (Courtesy of The Medway Food Pantry)
Middlesex Savings Bank was founded with the purpose of supporting the community, a commitment that we continue to uphold over 190 years later. One of the ways we show this support is through the Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation, our nonprofit, private charitable foundation which awards grants to local nonprofit organizations twice a year.
This spring, the Foundation awarded $486,562 to 37 local nonprofits that are providing essential human services. The nonprofits represent a variety of services, including improving food access, providing educational opportunities, and raising the standard of living for vulnerable individuals and families right here in eastern Massachusetts.
The Medway Food Pantry was one of this spring’s grant recipients, and they plan to use the funding to convert their two separate pantries into one permanent location, according to Susan Dietrich, the executive director.
“This funding will help us create a single, dedicated home for the Medway Food Pantry, bringing together Medway’s two pantry operations in one market-style location where people can choose the groceries and other items that best meet their needs. For the individuals and families who rely on us, this new space will mean more reliable access to nutritious food, fresh produce, household essentials, and compassionate support in a welcoming environment,” said Dietrich. “We are proud to have the Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation as a partner in making this vision possible."
The full list of grant recipients can be seen below. To learn more about these organizations and the invaluable work they are doing, click on the names.
2026 Spring Grant Recipients:
- Baypath Humane Society, Hopkinton
- Boys & Girls Club of Assabet Valley, Maynard
- Boys & Girls Club of Greater Billerica, Billerica
- Caritas Communities, Braintree
- Center for Women and Enterprise, Worcester
- Chelmsford Friends of the Library, Chelmsford
- Circle of Hope, Needham
- Communities for Restorative Justice, Boston
- Crossroads Continuum, Hudson
- Dignity Matters, Westborough
- Edwards Church - Framingham Community Farm, Framingham
- Friendly House, Worcester
- Gaining Ground, Concord
- Genesis Club House, Worcester
- Greater Framingham Community Church, Framingham
- Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell, Westford
- Hoops and Homework, Framingham
- Hospitality Common, Framingham
- Household Goods, Acton
- Human Relations Service, Wellesley
- Jewish Family Service of MetroWest, Framingham
- Jewish Federation of Central Massachusetts Inc dba Rachel’s Table, Worcester
- Mass Insight Education and Research Institute, Boston
- Medway Food Pantry, Medway
- MetroWest Legal Services, Framingham
- MetroWest Mediation Services, Natick
- Natick Service Council, Natick
- Needham Community Farm, Needham
- One Family, South Boston
- Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester, Worcester
- Pernet Family Health Service, Worcester
- Regional Environmental Council, Worcester
- Rise Above Foundation, Northbridge
- Springwell, Waltham
- Straight Ahead Ministries, Worcester
- The Guild for Human Services, Concord
- Wayside Youth & Family Support Network, Framingham