Donations total $345,000 given to twenty-five
organizations
HARTFORD, Conn., Dec. 21,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- KeyBank announces (25)
twenty-five charitable donations made by KeyBank Foundation, the
bank's charitable foundation to nonprofit organizations throughout
its Connecticut and Western Massachusetts market. The gifts
focus support to address homelessness, financial literacy,
education, job creation and workforce development, and more.
The charitable donations total $345,000 and are part of KeyBank's community
philanthropic efforts targeted toward education, workforce
development, and safe, vital neighborhoods.
"KeyBank's community investments include philanthropic support
to nonprofit partners who are dedicated to meeting the needs of the
communities we serve," said KeyBank Market President Matthew Hummel. "We value these community
partners and the work they do, and we are proud to support
them."
The charitable donations range from $7,500 to $39,000
and have been made to the following community organizations:
Education
- The New Haven Community Reads Community Book Bank Inc.
to support their Summer Internship program.
- Springfield Boys and Girls Club for their Brain Gain reading comprehension and retention
program
- CT Science Center to support the museum's education
enrichment offerings to underserved teens
- ECSU Foundation Inc. to support the Summer Transition to
Eastern Program
- Hartford Promise for its Integrated College Success
Model
- The WorkPlace in Bridgeport for their mobile education bus
- The Gray House in Springfield for its Adult Education and
Support Program
- Youth Entrepreneurs in Hamden to support their Genius Generation
program for greater New Haven
middle school students
Workforce Development
- Connecticut Center for Arts & Technology in
New Haven for its Innovative
Workforce Development program
- Follow My Steps Foundation, Springfield to support its Thrive over Survive
program targeted to under-resourced youth and young adults
- New Haven Promise for its Back New Haven job
placement and career development program
- New Opportunities Inc. in Waterbury to acquire upgraded technology for
CARES mobile job portal
- Springfield Rescue Mission for its Learning Center
workforce development program
- Urban League of Greater Hartford to support Project Ready
college access program
- Clifford Beers Guidance Center Inc for its Lifeguard
Program
Safe, Vital Neighborhoods (includes affordable housing,
minority-owned small businesses, health and wellness, basic needs,
and social equity)
- New Reach, New Haven
for their Emergency Shelter Plan for women and children
- International Hartford to support programs for
immigrants, refugees, and other minority groups
- Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven Inc. for its
I Heart My Home financial literacy and homeownership counseling
program
- NeighborWorks New Horizons/Mutual Housing of Southern
CT supporting its new affordable housing rehab projects in
Newhallville and the Hill neighborhoods.
- Wayfinders of Holyoke
for its Digital Equity Initiative
- Worcester Housing Community Services to expand
affordable housing initiatives
- Holy Family Home and Shelter in Willimantic for financial literacy and
self-sufficiency resources for the homeless
- CT Community Economic Develop Fund Foundation support
small business development
- Habitat for Humanity of Greater
Springfield for their green building practices
supporting affordable housing initiatives
- Habitat for Humanity of Greater
Hartford supporting their affordable housing projects
for Hartford families
This list does not include KeyBank Foundation multi-year
community impact commitments made to Connecticut Center for Arts
& Technology, Connecticut FoodShare, and Food Bank of Western
MA announced earlier in the year, as well as Foundation-matched
donations to United Way agencies throughout the market through the
bank's annual employee giving campaign.
About KeyCorp/KeyBank:
KeyCorp's (NYSE: KEY) roots trace back nearly 200 years to
Albany, New York. Headquartered in
Cleveland, Ohio, Key is one of the
nation's largest bank-based financial services companies, with
assets of approximately $188 billion
at September 30, 2023. Key provides
deposit, lending, cash management, and investment services to
individuals and businesses in 15 states under the name KeyBank
National Association through a network of approximately 1,000
branches and approximately 1,300 ATMs. Key also provides a broad
range of sophisticated corporate and investment banking products,
such as merger and acquisition advice, public and private debt and
equity, syndications, and derivatives to middle market companies in
selected industries throughout the United
States under the KeyBanc Capital Markets trade name. For
more information, visit https://www.key.com/. KeyBank is Member
FDIC.
About KeyBank Foundation:
KeyBank Foundation serves to fulfill KeyBank's purpose to help
clients and communities thrive, and its mission is to support
organizations and programs that prepare people for thriving
futures. The Foundation's mission is advanced through three
funding priorities – neighbors, education, and workforce – and
through community service. To provide meaningful philanthropy that
transforms lives, KeyBank Foundation listens carefully to
understand the unique characteristics and needs of its communities
and then backs solutions with targeted philanthropic investments.
KeyBank Foundation is a nonprofit charitable foundation, funded by
KeyCorp.
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