Butterfield Launches Charitable Trust Fund and Opens for Applications

St. Peter Port, Guernsey & St. Helier, Jersey —19 February 2025: Butterfield has established a charitable trust with the aim of providing funding grants to local registered charities and non-profit organisations for special projects and programmes that significantly benefit people in Guernsey and Jersey. 

The Butterfield Charitable Trust– Channel Islands, which is now accepting applications until 25 April 2025, will prioritise projects focused on protecting the environment, supporting the community and promoting a more inclusive society. 

Local registered charities and non-profits can apply for funding through the Major Grant programme, which opens once a year and awards amounts of £10,000 or more, including multi-year grants, or the Small Grant programme, which is open through-out the year and awards amounts of £10,000 or less. 

Richard Saunders, Butterfield’s Managing Director, Channel Islands & UK, said, “Supporting the long-term well-being of our local communities is something we are committed to doing. The Butterfield Charitable Trust– Channel Islands is aligned to our overall sustainability framework, and is a fantastic opportunity for those working to enrich the lives of people in our community to get the funding they need to continue their efforts and leave a lasting impact. We encourage anyone who is eligible to apply before the deadline.”

All applications will be reviewed by the Butterfield Charitable Trust – Channel Islands Committee and assessed according to key criteria, including the ability to measure outcomes and impact, to ensure a fair process. Applicants will be notified of the committee’s decision via email by 15 May 2025. 

For more information on how to submit and submission criteria, and to download an application form, visit www.butterfieldgroup.com/about-us/our-sustainability-framework-esg/giving-back-channel-islands 

Guernsey Charity Registration Number 1117

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About Butterfield  

Butterfield is a full-service bank and wealth manager headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, providing services to clients from our offices in Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and Guernsey and Jersey, where our principal banking operations are located, and The Bahamas, Switzerland, Singapore, and the United Kingdom, where we offer specialised financial services. Banking services comprise deposit, cash management and lending solutions for individual, business and institutional clients. Wealth management services are composed of trust, private banking, and asset management. In Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and Guernsey, we offer both banking and wealth management. In The Bahamas, Singapore and Switzerland, we offer select wealth management services. In the UK, we offer residential property lending. In Jersey, Butterfield Bank Jersey offers select banking and wealth management services. The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: NTB) and the Bermuda Stock Exchange (symbol: NTB.BH). Further details on the Butterfield Group can be obtained from our website at: www.butterfieldgroup.com.
  
Butterfield Bank (Guernsey) Limited ("BBGL") acting through its Jersey branch (Butterfield Bank (Guernsey) Limited, Jersey Branch) under the registered business name 'Butterfield Bank Jersey' ("Butterfield Bank Jersey") is regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission to conduct deposit-taking business under the Banking Business (Jersey) Law 1991 (as amended), and investment business, fund service business and money service business pursuant to the Financial Services (Jersey) Law 1998 (as amended). Butterfield Bank Jersey is registered under the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018 (as amended) and its business name is registered with the Jersey Registrar of Companies (with registration number 35466) under the Registration of Business Names (Jersey) Law 1956 (as amended).Butterfield Bank Jersey's registered office address and principal place of business is at IFC6, IFC Jersey, St Helier, Jersey  JE2 3BZ. Butterfield Bank Jersey is a participant in the Jersey Bank Depositors Compensation Scheme. The Scheme offers protection for eligible deposits of up to £50,000. The maximum total amount of compensation is capped at £100,000,000 in any 5 year period. Full details of the Scheme and banking groups covered are available on the Government of Jersey website www.gov.je/dcs, or on request. 

BBGL is licensed and regulated by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission under The Banking Supervision (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2020, The Protection of Investors (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2020, and The Lending, Credit and Finance (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2022, each as amended from time to time, under registration number 85. BBGL is registered with the Guernsey Registry under registration number 21061. BBGL’s registered office address is P.O. Box 25, Regency Court, Glategny Esplanade, St Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 3AP. 

BBGL is registered under the Data Protection (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 2017, under registration number 11160. BBGL’s products and services are available in Guernsey and only in those other jurisdictions where they may be legally offered or obtained. 

BBGL is a participant in the Guernsey Banking Deposit Compensation Scheme (the “Scheme”) established by The Banking Deposit Compensation Scheme (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Ordinance, 2008 (the “Ordinance”). The Scheme offers protection only in respect of ‘qualifying deposits’ (as that term is used in the Ordinance) of up to £50,000, subject to certain limitations as set out in the Ordinance. The maximum total amount of compensation is capped at £100,000,000 in any 5 year period. Full details are available on the Scheme’s website www.dcs.gg or upon request. Deposits are not covered by the UK Financial Services Compensation Scheme under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, nor are deposits covered by any equivalent scheme outside of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. Terms and Conditions can be obtained from our website and copies of the latest audited accounts are available on request.

Butterfield Trust (Guernsey) Limited (“BTGL”) is licensed and regulated by the GFSC under the Regulation of Fiduciaries, Administration Businesses and Company Directors, etc (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2020, as amended, under registration number 101113. BTGL is registered under the Data Protection (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 2017, under registration number 10959 and with the Guernsey Registry under registration number 31645. BBGL and BTGL both have their Registered Office address at P.O. Box 25, Regency Court, Glategny Esplanade, St Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 3AP.   
  
BBGL and, BTGL are wholly-owned subsidiaries of The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited.