Community

Where You Bank Matters

 

Why We Give Back. Without you, there would be no ‘US’! Our long term success would NOT be possible without a vibrant community. Did you know Ulster Savings is 1 of 449 remaining mutual savings banks in the United States? In New York State, we are 1 of only 26 remaining mutual savings banks. What does that mean? Unlike big banks, mutual savings banks have no stockholders, therefore our profits stay local and are reinvested back into the community in a variety of ways

Where We Give. We support non-profit organizations in the communities we serve, with an emphasis on helping causes our employees are directly engaged with. The majority of our management team serves on local non-profit and economic development boards and employees donate their time and effort to various causes throughout the Hudson Valley.

Overall Impact. Ulster Savings is a leader in charitable giving year after year. We give back through the bank’s community donations program and our Charitable Foundation. The bank and it's foundation have donated over $15 million since the foundation's formation in 2001 in honor of the bank's 150th anniversary. 

2024 Community Impact:

  • $810,581 given to our community
  • 5,448 hours volunteered by employees
  • $11,844 donated to Jeans for Charity by employees
  • 454 non-profit organizations heped
  • 250 toys collected for Toy-for-Tots
  • 80 bags of coats collected
  • $45,357,179 in loans approved for firts-time homebuyers
  • $2,846,565 in grants funded for homebuyers
  • $45,000 in credits given to homebuyers
 

Community Matters to US.

With deep roots in the Hudson Valley, we understand the value of caring about the communities we serve. Supporting local is at the heart of everything we do and no local community bank does it better than US. Whether it’s through monetary donations, collecting needed items, or volunteering our time.

Teen Financial Literacy Workshops

We had a lot of fun volunteering at two teen life skills workshops in the Ellenville area. Attendees played the Game of Life and used their pretend paycheck to buy gas and pay car insurance.They learned about the difference between wants and needs when deciding if fast food or video games was still worth their money. These financial literacy events were made possible thanks to  the Ulster County Government. Our team members who participated as instructors included Melissa Carlile, Natalie Perry, Jessica Quent, and Maria Alejandra Rojas. They spent one morning at Camp Shawangunk, and another at the Trudy Farber Building in Ellenville. 

Teens at workshop in gym

Annual Veterans' Luncheon

A heartfelt thank you to all the those who joined us at our annual Veterans Luncheon event! Your sacrifices mean the world to us, and we are honored to celebrate you and your service.Thanks as well to our volunteers, co-host, the Ulster County Veteran's Service Agency, and Jen Metzger from Ulster County Executive for joining US!  We're already looking forward to next year!

Veteran receiving award

2025 Black Business Community Celebration

Congratulations to this year’s honorees at the Black Business Community Celebration. Thank you to all of the speakers and guests for joining US at our Kingston headquarters. A big shout out to Black History Month In Kingston and the Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce, for hosting a wonderful evening. We are so grateful to our employee volunteers,  community, and all the businesses and organizations that made this fantastic event possible.

BBCC Awards Community Leaders

Kingston Clean Sweep

We had fun participating with the rest of the "Sweepers" in the 10th Annual Kingston Clean Sweep sponsored by Friends of Historic Kingston. Thank you to everyone who helped  and worked hard to keep Uptown Kingston tidy and make our city sparkle!

Ulster Savings employees outside with cleaning supplies

15th Annual UlsterCorps Service Summit

Thank you to Christopher Rosenbergen, First VP Retail Lending and Financial Services, for representing US at this year's UlsterCorps Service Summit focused on Volunteerism and Affordable Housing. UlsterCorps is a county-wide resource dedicated to promoting a culture of volunteerism, collaborative work and community service. 

UlsterCorps Summit Attendees

iHeart Hudson Valley Book Drive

What an incredible turnout from our branches for the iHeart Hudson Valley Book Drive! The final collection day was at the Poughkeepsie Galleria on March 22. Once all the books were gathered and organized, they were distributed to local Hudson Valley agencies. Thank you to our community for showing up and contributing to this wonderful cause.

USB employees with books

Kingston St. Patrick's Day Parade

We love to be a part of  the Kingston St. Patrick's Day Parade. Our favorite events are the ones that bring our community, families, and businesses together. 

Ulster Savings employees with USB banner at parade

Wrapping Anemones

We appreciate the efforts of our employees who volunteered for the annual wrapping of anemones. Our volunteers complete orders to raise funds for the Mental Health Association in Ulster County. We have such caring employees who give so much of their time for our community.

Employees wrapping anemones

American Red Cross Blood Drive

Thank you to all those who attended the recent blood drive at our headquarters, hosted by the Kingston Rotary Club. We appreciate being able to contribute to the American Red Cross Eastern New York, thanks to the support of our community and team!

Donating blood

Annual Coat Drive

A big thank you to everyone who donated to our annual Coat Drive. We collected over 80 bags of coats! They have been distributed to local charities such as Dutchess Outreach, Family of Woodstock Inc, People's Place, and Mental Health America.

Employees with bags of coats

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