Community Involvement

If you are interested in having Merrimack County Savings Bank support your non-profit organization, please contact your local office. For a listing, click here.

We are always happy to help local non-profits share information about their organizations and special events:

• Each office has a community board to display flyers and posters
• We can post messages and event information on digital signs in most of our office lobbies
• Agencies can provide inserts to distribute in lobbies and cash envelopes

Please Note: that we cannot promote lotteries or religious or political messages.  Other restrictions may apply.

The Merrimack recently designed a checking account with non-profits in mind.  Click here or contact your nearest branch office to learn more about this account and the benefits available to you.

The Merrimack County Savings Bank Dr. Robert E. Boucher Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually to one graduating senior from Merrimack Valley High School.  Information and applications for this scholarship are available at the guidance office at Merrimack Valley High School.

The Merrimack County Savings Bank in Honor of Dudley W. Orr is awarded annually and managed through the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation.   Interested students should contact the Foundation for more information.

The William H. Hilton Community Service Award is awarded annually to one graduating senior from Bow High School.  Information and applications for this scholarship are available at the guidance office at Bow High School.

The Merrimack County Savings Bank Scholarship is awarded annually to one graduating senior from each of the following public high schools:

• Concord High School
• Hopkinton High School
• Nashua High School North
• Nashua High School South
• Windham High School
• John Stark Regional High School
• Hillsboro-Deering High School

Information and applications for this scholarship are available at guidance offices at the schools listed above. You can also access the application here.

The IOLTA program was created in 1982 when a NH Supreme Court ruling began requiring attorneys to maintain a pooled interest-bearing trust account for clients’ funds which were nominal in amount or to be held for a short period of time. Under Supreme Court Rule 50, the interest generated in those accounts was required to be transferred to the New Hampshire Bar Foundation for charitable purposes. Since its inception, the IOLTA program has raised tens of millions of dollars to help provide legal services to New Hampshire citizens who are struggling to overcome poverty.

The Merrimack is proud of our designation as a Leadership Bank by the NH Bar Foundation.

The Merrimack Foundation is pleased to announce the 23 non-profits that were awarded $57,170 in grant funding in 2024. Since 1997, our Foundation remains committed to providing financial support to organizations that enrich and improve the quality of life of Granite Staters.

“It’s our mission to better the communities where we work and live, but we can’t do it alone!” said Linda Lorden, President of The Merrimack. “We’re grateful for the Foundation’s support which allows us to support local organizations that help strengthen our communities.”

Boys and Girls Club of Greater Nashua
Awarded $1,500 to support their Academic Success Initiative to provide equitable access to academic support for all young people.

Circle Program
Awarded $2,500 to support the Teen Adventure Program for girls aged 14-18.

Concord Hospital Trust
Awarded $2,200 to secure infant safety by providing car seats for low-income maternity patients of Concord Hospital who are unable to purchase their own.

Connor’s Climb Foundation
Awarded $2,000 to fund the SOS (Signs of Suicide) Module with qualified instructors to two schools in Merrimack County for the 2024-2025 school year.

Daniel Webster Council, Boy Scouts of America
Awarded $1,500 to fund camp scholarships for youth in the communities served by The Merrimack.

Family Promise of Greater Concord
Awarded $1,500 to support the “Wheels up, Barriers Down” Program that will provide financial assistance to families with children who are housing instable and at imminent risk of becoming homeless.

Family Promise of Southern New Hampshire
Awarded $2,000 for their Diversion Program to assist families and individuals who are experiencing housing insecurities.

Families in Transition
Awarded $2,000 to increase the accessibility to affordable, culturally appropriate, healthy and local foods for children and their families experiencing food insecurity.

Friends of NH Drug Courts
Awarded $5,000 to support as many as 20 drug court participants to access housing, transportation, child care, and other critical services.

Friends of Tucker Free Library
Awarded $2,500 for shared cooking experiences and education materials to enhance understanding of diverse cultures.

Friends of Concord Crew
Awarded $2,250 to fund Concord Crew registration fees for qualifying youth families.

Friends Program
Awarded $2,000 to provide 8 high-impact mentoring sessions to 35-40 at-risk high school youth with their Cooking For Confidence program.

The Front Door Agency
Awarded $3,000 to provide supportive services and housing to mothers and their children living at the Front Door Agency’s Transformational Housing Program who are at 200% of the poverty level and experiencing homelessness.

Girls Inc. of New Hampshire
Awarded $3,500 to fund evidence-based prevention programs for girls in the Hopkinton and Concord School Districts.

The Granite YMCA
Awarded $3,720 to purchase 12 new shade structures for The Granite YMCA of Concord’s day camp.

Marguerite’s Place
Awarded $1,500 to support their Financial Resiliency Program, which offers financial coaching, savings programs, and emergency support for single mothers and their children in their transitional housing program.

Future In Sight
Awarded $2,500 to support low-income individuals living with a severe vision disability.

Overcomers Refugee Services
Awarded $2,500 to fund the cost of monthly meetings for refugee and immigrant women.

The Pittsfield Youth Workshop
Awarded $3,500 to help provide quality and effective year-round programming for free to youth in grades 6 – 12 from Pittsfield and surrounding communities.

Riverbend Community Mental Health
Awarded $2,500 for furnishings at their new 12-bed residence for individuals with severe mental illness.

SEE Science Center
Awarded $1,500 to provide free science enrichment programming to underserved communities through direct partnerships with schools and community non-profits.

Waypoint
Awarded $4,000 to support services for youth experiencing homelessness or at risk in Merrimack County.

YMCA of Greater Nashua
Awarded $2,000 to support the Y’s Power Scholars Academy program to help up to 400 under-resourced Nashua youth who are behind in grade level.

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