N.C.B. Foundation Opens 13th Grant A Wish Season
14 Dec 2025
Kingston, Jamaica – December 14, 2025: From helping families rebuild after house fires to providing essential medical care for those who could not afford it, N.C.B. Foundation is opening its thirteenth Grant a Wish season with J$8.5 million set aside to help uplift Jamaicans once again.
This year marks an important shift for N.C.B. Foundation’s annual Grant a Wish. The programme has moved away from its traditional structure of nominations, voting and preset categories. Instead, applicants can submit one heartfelt wish for themselves, someone else or an organisation, along with a simple explanation of why fulfilling it would make a meaningful difference.
“Life doesn’t always fit into categories,” said Perrin Gayle, CEO of N.C.B. Foundation. “That’s why, we’ve removed them entirely. N.C.B. Foundation’s Grant a Wish is about meeting people where they are, listening to their stories and offering meaningful support without unnecessary hurdles. We want this process to feel easy, open and human because the needs are real and so are the people behind them.”
Gayle added that this redesign reflects the spirit of the programme and the Foundation’s commitment to fairness and access. He noted that the aim is to widen the opportunity for Jamaicans who may never have submitted a wish under the previous format or may still be having issues with connectivity. “Some people simply do not have the time or comfort level to navigate voting links or categories. We want everyone to feel welcome to step forward and ask for help if they need it in a way that is easy and convenient.”
While the programme supports a wide range of needs, N.C.B. Foundation continues to focus on wishes where its support can create positive and lasting change. Requests that involve cash only, overseas travel or anything that cannot be fulfilled safely will not be considered.
Wishes may be submitted online at www.jncb.com/grantawish or in person at participating NCB branches, where applicants can complete a form and place it in the Grant a Wish box. The participating locations include Mandeville, Christiana, Junction, Santa Cruz, Fairview, Savanna la Mar, Lucea, Falmouth, St Ann’s Bay and Port Maria.
N.C.B. Foundation’s Grant a Wish is open to all Jamaicans and residents across the island, not only NCB customers. Nominations close at midnight on December 31, 2025.
This initiative runs alongside the recently launched Building a Better Jamaica Fund 2.0, created in response to Hurricane Melissa to support long-term recovery and resilience. This effort continues alongside the Grant a Wish season, which remains focused on providing direct, personal support to individuals, families and organisations who need it. Together, these efforts reflect N.C.B. Foundation’s commitment to rebuilding communities and transforming lives.
Caption - (l-r) Jenny Jenny sets the stage for Perrin Gayle, CEO, N.C.B. Foundation and Kaysia Vaughn, Head, Group Marketing and Communications Unit to select the first Grant a Wish Wishing Wall recipient. The recipient will receive $100,000.00 towards the wish they made on wishing wall at the launch.
Caption - Mava Dee Stewart winner of $10,000 voucher courtesy of N.C.B. Foundation is inspired to make a wish on behalf of someone else.
Caption - Grant a Wish 2025 is open, and we have our first Grant a Wish recipient! (l-r) Andrew Pairman, Deputy Chairman NCB Foundation, Perrin Gayle, CEO NCB Foundation, and Emprezz Golding, NCB Foundation celebrate with Kemesha Black, of Bethel Town at the Grant a Wish Launch.
