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Edgartown, MA – Martha’s Vineyard Bank Charitable Foundation invites the community to vote for this year’s Community Impact Grant recipients at local.mvbank.com from March 7th through April 8th. The Community Impact Grant Voting will be “kicking-off” Community Appreciation Week (which runs March 7th through March 12th). The community may cast their vote for which non-profit on Martha’s Vineyard and which non- profit in Falmouth they feel made an impact in 2021. Two $5,000 grants will be awarded on Martha’s Vineyard and two $5,000 grants will be awarded in Falmouth (for a total of $20,000 in Community Impact Grants for 2022). This is the third year of Community Impact Grants. In 2020 $5,000 was awarded to two non- profits, in 2021 $7,500 was awarded to 3 non-profits, and in 2022 $20,000 will be awarded to four non-profits. This year there are 37 nominees on Martha’s Vineyard and 11 nominees in Falmouth. The community nomination period ended February 11th. Nominations consisted of a 500-word essay explaining the extraordinary impact an organization has made to the local community in 2021. Nominated non-profits must be a 501c3 and follow the Martha’s Vineyard Bank Charitable Foundation’s giving guidelines. For more information on Community Impact Grant Voting and Community Appreciation Week please visit local.mvbank.com. About Martha’s Vineyard Bank Charitable Foundation Martha’s Vineyard Bank Charitable Foundation provides philanthropic support to nonprofit community service organizations that enhance the societal and economic sustainability and development in the communities Martha’s Vineyard Bank serves. About Martha’s Vineyard Bank Martha’s Vineyard Bank is a full-service bank headquartered in Edgartown, Massachusetts. Services offered include business and personal banking, trust, investment services, and insurance. The Bank operates 10 locations (plus Martha’s Vineyard Investment Advisors) and 16 ATMs on Martha’s Vineyard and in Falmouth, MA. Martha’s Vineyard Bank reports $191.2 Million in consolidated assets as of December 31, 2021. Bank deposits are fully insured through the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Depositor’s Insurance Fund (DIF). Investment services provided by Martha’s Vineyard Investment Advisors, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Martha’s Vineyard Bank. mvbank.com