Joseph Martin Pratt
ME
Head of the wealth management group at Bar Harbor Bank and Trust, a military veteran, and a board member of the Bangor Public Library. He wants a calmer, more civil council and a broader tax base to ease property taxes.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 17 records
Served as board treasurer of the Bangor YMCA and Maine Philanthropy Center.
October 5, 2026
Source: barharbor.bank
Served on the boards of Bangor Public Library and Bangor Mechanic Association, which supported the library.
September 18, 2026
Source: bangordailynews.com
Served as the founding president of the Maine Planned Giving Council, which trained nonprofit fundraisers in charitable giving. He later served on its board as president-elect.
September 7, 2026
Source: mpgc.org
Served on the board of Bangor Rotary Charities.
September 7, 2026
Source: mpgc.org
Organized Ohio Street residents to oppose changing the street from a minor arterial to a major arterial. The council rejected the change on January 28, 2026.
January 28, 2026
Source: bangordailynews.com
Took part in the Maine Planned Giving Council's 2025 conference panel on adding planned gifts to a broader fundraising program. The council published the panel's handouts for nonprofit fundraisers.
November 5, 2025
Source: mpgc.org
Co-wrote the Maine Planned Giving Council's April 29, 2025 lesson on starting a planned giving program. The materials covered donor records, gift acceptance policies, budgets, and conversations with donors.
April 29, 2025
Source: static1.squarespace.com
Worked at American Express Financial Advisors from 1992, Key Private Bank from 1995, and TD Bank from 1997. He joined Bar Harbor Trust Services in 2000 and became its managing director in 2004.
July 17, 2023
Source: townofbelgrade.com
Served in the U.S. Air Force after receiving an officer's commission. He left the military as a captain in 1992.
July 17, 2023
Source: townofbelgrade.com
Wrote an estate-planning lesson for nonprofit development staff, included in the Maine Planned Giving Council's 2014 conference materials. It explained wills, trusts, and ways to make charitable gifts.
March 24, 2023
Source: mpgc.org
Served on the Lobster Institute's 2019 strategic planning committee as a banking representative. The committee prepared a research and outreach plan that the institute's advisers approved on November 15, 2019.
November 15, 2019
Source: umaine.edu
Published a business succession guide in Central Maine's Business Journal on October 26, 2019. It explained business valuations, ownership transfers, taxes, and plans for an owner's death or disability.
October 26, 2019
Source: centralmaine.com
Served as board chair of United Way of Eastern Maine and later as its past chair. His board term ended on June 30, 2019.
June 30, 2019
Source: homeunitedway.org
Led Bar Harbor Bank & Trust's wealth services group, including Bar Harbor Trust Services and Bar Harbor Financial Services in Maine and Charter Trust Company in New Hampshire. The group provided investment and charitable giving services to individual and nonprofit clients.
June 4, 2019
Source: berrydunn.com
Co-wrote a presentation with BerryDunn's Barb McGuan about the 2018 tax changes and charitable giving. It explained changes to tax deductions and gave nonprofits guidance for conversations with donors.
June 4, 2019
Source: berrydunn.com
Helped Maine nonprofits establish planned giving programs through Bar Harbor Trust Services. In 2012, he reported that the firm had worked with 24 nonprofits on gifts totaling more than $8 million since 2001.
May 11, 2012
Source: bangordailynews.com
Led Bar Harbor Trust Services during its 2002 overhaul of customer service procedures and client information systems. The changes organized client service and expense management.
March 27, 2003
Source: sec.gov
Past race Joseph Martin Pratt ran in:
- City Council Member · November 3, 2026 · Bangor city, Maine