The People’s United Community Foundation, the philanthropic arm of People’s United Bank, announced today that it awarded $50,650 in grants to nonprofit organizations throughout the communities it serves in Vermont. Six organizations received funding in support of activities ranging from job training and financial literacy to education and afterschool programs. Recipients included Stern Center for Language and Learning, Umbrella of St. Johnsbury, Windham Child Care Association, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, Sara M Holbrook Community Center, and Vermont Community Loan Fund.
In total, People’s United Community Foundation awarded $733,850 in grants to 115 nonprofit organizations in the communities it serves in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine during its second grant cycle this year. The funding was distributed within the foundation’s three areas of focus, with 47 percent allocated to community development, 32 percent to youth development, and 21 percent to affordable housing initiatives.
For a detailed list of organizations that People’s United Community Foundation supported in Vermont during the second grant cycle of 2015, please refer to the chart provided or visit www.pucf.org.
Established in 2007, People’s United Community Foundation was formed to help support programs and activities that enhance the quality of life for citizens in the communities that People’s United Bank serves. People’s United Bank, founded in 1842 and serving customers from New York to Maine through a network of more than 400 branches, is the largest independent bank headquartered in New England. The Foundation places special emphasis on programs designed to promote economic self-sufficiency, education and improved conditions for low-income families and neighborhoods. The funding priorities of the Foundation include affordable housing, community development, and youth development.
People's United Community Foundation
Grant Recipients - 2nd Grant Cycle of 2015
Organization Name
Grant Amount
City
CHAMPLAIN VALLEY OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY INC
$15,000.00
Burlington
SARA M HOLBROOK COMMUNITY CENTER
$10,000.00
Burlington
STERN CENTER FOR LANGUAGE & LEARNING
$5,650.00
Williston
UMBRELLA OF ST JOHNSBURY INC
$5,000.00
St. Johnsbury
VERMONT COMMUNITY LOAN FUND INC
$12,000.00
Montpelier
WINDHAM CHILD CARE ASSOCIATION INC
$3,000.00
Brattleboro
Total
$50,650.00
Source: BURLINGTON, VT – The People’s United Community Foundation 6.11.2015