Tag: Jack Murphy
BankNewport $200K grant helped fund MLK Center’s new food pantry
NEWPORT – BankNewport awarded a $200,000 grant in 2022 to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center’s Building Hope Campaign, specifically to go...
BankNewport’s 2023 philanthropic efforts exceed $1.6M in giving, 10K service hours
NEWPORT – BankNewport contributed more than $1.6 million in giving and over 10,000 employee service hours as part of its 2023 philanthropic efforts, the...
BankNewport awards $115K in fall 2023 grants to 31 R.I. organizations
NEWPORT – BankNewport recently awarded more than $115,000 in grant funds to 31 organizations throughout Rhode Island that focus on areas of need, including...
BankNewport provides $25K grant for El Centro community center in Central...
NEWPORT – BankNewport has contributed a $25,000 grant toward the establishment of El Centro, a planned multipurpose, full-service community center in Central Falls designed...
BankNewport ranked as one of ‘Best Banks to Work For’ in...
NEWPORT – BankNewport was recently named one of the 2023 “Best Banks to Work For” by American Banker magazine, the bank announced.
The annual list...
Reducing food insecurity a focus of grants from BankNewport
NEWPORT – BankNewport says it has awarded at least $47,000 in 2023 to help support six nonprofit organizations dedicated to serving those facing food...
BankNewport’s ‘Kind Heart Warm Soles’ drive collects 1,800 new pairs of...
NEWPORT – BankNewport’s “Kind Heart Warm Soles” drive to benefit organizations serving Rhode Island’s unhoused population collected more than 1,800 pairs of new adult...
Branching out: In digital age, why are R.I. banks building more...
No one would blame Jack Murphy if he’s feeling a little under siege lately.
As CEO and president of BankNewport, Murphy considers Aquidneck Island his...
R.I. banks still see branches as best path to expansion
Digital banking may one day make brick-and-mortar banks hard to find, but don’t expect that anytime soon in Rhode Island.
The number of bank branches...
BankNewport awards $2,000 grant to South County Museum in support of...
NEWPORT – BankNewport has awarded a $2,000 grant to the South County Museum in Narragansett to support its partnership with Camp Fuller, the summer...

















