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Fresh off the tenth annual #StandTogetherWeek that generated more than 1,000 hours of community service, we just want to say THANK YOU! Thank you to the Portland Timbers & Portland Thorns FC for hosting such an inspiring event. It's an honor to participate and to see so many coming together for the greater good. We're also proud to be an official sponsor of the Portland Thorns! Thank you to the 18 different organizations who welcomed volunteers and shared their respective missions to help make Stand Together Week the strong showing of community spirit that it was this year. Thank you to the other sponsoring organizations; we’re grateful support Stand Together Week alongside you. And thank you to our amazing associates who participated this year by coming #togetherforbetter for such an awesome cause. We appreciate you!
Portland, OR. In its latest round of community grant funding, the Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation awarded 77 community grants to local nonprofits across its five-state footprint totaling $305,500. Employees also work “hands-on” like those seen above during the tenth annual #StandTogetherWeek.
“We’re honored to invest in the important work of local nonprofits who have continued to provide critical community services and programs during challenging times,” shared Randy Choy, Managing Director of the Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation. “Our gratitude goes out to these nonprofits who are essential partners with us to improve access to economic opportunity for all community members.”
In total, the three rounds of community grants contributed $1M to community organizations across Ore., Wash., Idaho, Calif. and Nev. and are part of Umpqua Bank’s overall foundation and corporate giving program that has invested $12.8 million since the Foundation was formed in 2014.These nonprofits were selected from hundreds of applicants who demonstrated a steadfast commitment to serving low-to-moderate income populations in at least one of eight categories: family engagement and resiliency; financial competency; housing stability and homeownership; college, career or technical readiness; entrepreneurship and business expansion; vibrant and equitable neighborhoods; technical and digital connectivity; and small business support and financial guidance.Third-round community grant recipients received between $3,000-10,000 and are listed below. The next deadline for community grant applications will be announced soon. Learn more at www.UmpquaBank.com/Community.OREGONBoys & Girls Club of CorvallisTurning Point Community Service CenterKor Community Land TrustBoys & Girls Club of the Umpqua ValleyPhoenix School of RoseburgUmpqua Community Development Corporation (Neighborworks Umpqua)Boys & Girls Clubs of the Rogue ValleyWildlife Images Rehabilitation and Education CenterBoys & Girls Club of AlbanyACE Mentor Program of OregonBridge MeadowsCatholic Charities of OregonFinancial Beginnings OregonGirls, Inc.Sarah Bellums Bakery & WorkshopSaturday AcademyUnited Negro College FundYouth Rights & JusticeGilbert Children’s MuseumDesert Rose MinistriesImpact PendletonJosephy Center for Arts and CultureWallowa BusinessAngels for AngelsCentro Cultural De Condado De WashingtonCommunity Action OrganizationCommunity Partners for Affordable HousingEvergreen Aviation and Space MuseumWASHINGTONSecond Harvest Inland NorthwestBoys & Girls Clubs of Southwest WashingtonNorthwest Association for Blind AthletesVancouver School District No. 37 FoundationFamily Promise of Cowlitz CountyYWCA North Central WashingtonHabitat for Humanity Inc. (Tri-County Partners)College Possible-WAFinancial Beginnings WashingtonPowerful VoicesMaryhill Museum of ArtNext Door, Inc.United Way of Lewis CountyOkanogan County Community Action CouncilCollaborative Effort, Inc. (RAIN Incubator)Pierce County AIDS FoundationPierce County Library FoundationEconomic Development Alliance of Skagit County FoundationStevenson Downtown AssociationFoundation for Edmonds School DistrictHousing HopeSenior Services of Snohomish CountyWashington Kids in TransitionLatinos En SpokaneTransitional Programs for WomenCommunity Action CenterCALIFORNIAIndian Dispute Resolution ServicesOperation CareCalaveras Mentoring FoundationFamily Action Centers of Colusa CountyBoys & Girls Clubs of Contra CostaValley Small Business Development Corp.Community for Innovation Entrepreneurship Leadership & OpportunityGreater Sacramento Urban LeagueHabitat for Humanity, Inc.Operation InnovateTeach for America, Inc.HISCEC Foundation, Inc.Centers for Equity and SuccessKarat School ProjectWest Valley Community Services of Santa Clara CountyImprove Your TomorrowBridges to HousingEmpower TehamaSierra Repertory Theatre Inc.IDAHOSecond Harvest Inland NorthwestTesh, Inc.NEVADANew West Community Capital, Inc.Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation, Inc.About Umpqua BankUmpqua Bank, headquartered in Roseburg, Ore., is a subsidiary of Umpqua Holdings Corporation, and has locations across Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California and Nevada. Umpqua Bank has been recognized for its innovative customer experience and banking strategy by national publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, BusinessWeek, Fast Company and CNBC. The company has been recognized for eight years in a row on FORTUNE magazine’s list of the country’s “100 Best Companies to Work For,” and was recently named by The Portland Business Journal the Most Admired Financial Services Company in Oregon for the sixteenth consecutive year. In addition to its retail banking presence, Umpqua Bank also owns Financial Pacific Leasing, Inc., a nationally recognized commercial finance company that provides equipment leases to businesses.
| Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation Awards 77 Grants to Nonprofits Across Five States | |
| Write-up of the event, if available. You may also upload below.: | In its latest round of community grant funding, the Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation, a 501(c)(3) of Umpqua Bank, a subsidiary of Umpqua Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: UMPQ), awarded 77 community grants to local nonprofits across its five-state footprint totaling $305,500.In total, the three rounds of community grants contributed $1M to community organizations across Ore., Wash., Idaho, Calif. and Nev. and are part of Umpqua Bank’s overall foundation and corporate giving program that has invested $12.8 million since the Foundation was formed in 2014.“We’re honored to invest in the important work of local nonprofits who have continued to provide critical community services and programs during challenging times,” shared Randy Choy, Managing Director of the Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation. “Our gratitude goes out to these nonprofits who are essential partners with us to improve access to economic opportunity for all community members.”These nonprofits were selected from hundreds of applicants who demonstrated a steadfast commitment to serving low-to-moderate income populations in at least one of eight categories: family engagement and resiliency; financial competency; housing stability and home ownership; college, career or technical readiness; entrepreneurship and business expansion; vibrant and equitable neighborhoods; technical and digital connectivity; and small business support and financial guidance.Third round community grant recipients received between $3,000-10,000 and are listed below. The next deadline for community grant applications will be announced soon. Learn more at www.UmpquaBank.com/Community.OREGONBoys & Girls Club of CorvallisTurning Point Community Service CenterKor Community Land TrustBoys & Girls Club of the Umpqua ValleyPhoenix School of RoseburgUmpqua Community Development Corporation (Neighborworks Umpqua)Boys & Girls Clubs of the Rogue ValleyWildlife Images Rehabilitation and Education CenterBoys & Girls Club of AlbanyACE Mentor Program of OregonBridge MeadowsCatholic Charities of OregonChildren’s Healing Art Project, Inc.Financial Beginnings OregonGirls, Inc.Sarah Bellums Bakery & WorkshopSaturday AcademyUnited Negro College FundYouth Rights & JusticeGilbert Children’s MuseumDesert Rose MinistriesImpact PendletonJosephy Center for Arts and CultureWallowa BusinessAngels for AngelsCentro Cultural De Condado De WashingtonCommunity Action OrganizationCommunity Partners for Affordable HousingEvergreen Aviation and Space MuseumWASHINGTONSecond Harvest Inland NorthwestBoys & Girls Clubs of Southwest WashingtonNorthwest Association for Blind AthletesVancouver School District No. 37 FoundationFamily Promise of Cowlitz CountyYWCA North Central WashingtonHabitat for Humanity Inc. (Tri-County Partners)College Possible-WAFinancial Beginnings WashingtonPowerful VoicesMaryhill Museum of ArtNext Door, Inc.United Way of Lewis CountyOkanogan County Community Action CouncilCollaborative Effort, Inc. (RAIN Incubator)Pierce County AIDS FoundationPierce County Library FoundationEconomic Development Alliance of Skagit County FoundationStevenson Downtown AssociationFoundation for Edmonds School DistrictHousing HopeSenior Services of Snohomish CountyWashington Kids in TransitionLatinos En SpokaneTransitional Programs for WomenCommunity Action CenterCALIFORNIAIndian Dispute Resolution ServicesOperation CareCalaveras Mentoring FoundationFamily Action Centers of Colusa CountyBoys & Girls Clubs of Contra CostaValley Small Business Development Corp.Community for Innovation Entrepreneurship Leadership & OpportunityGreater Sacramento Urban LeagueHabitat for Humanity, Inc.Operation InnovateTeach for America, Inc.HISCEC Foundation, Inc.Centers for Equity and SuccessKarat School ProjectWest Valley Community Services of Santa Clara CountyImprove Your TomorrowBridges to HousingEmpower TehamaSierra Repertory Theatre Inc.IDAHOSecond Harvest Inland NorthwestTesh, Inc.NEVADANew West Community Capital, Inc.Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation, Inc.About Umpqua BankUmpqua Bank, headquartered in Roseburg, Ore., is a subsidiary of Umpqua Holdings Corporation, and has locations across Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California and Nevada. Umpqua Bank has been recognized for its innovative customer experience and banking strategy by national publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, BusinessWeek, Fast Company and CNBC. The company has been recognized for eight years in a row on FORTUNE magazine’s list of the country’s “100 Best Companies to Work For,” and was recently named by The Portland Business Journal the Most Admired Financial Services Company in Oregon for the sixteenth consecutive year. In addition to its retail banking presence, Umpqua Bank also owns Financial Pacific Leasing, Inc., a nationally recognized commercial finance company that provides equipment leases to businesses. |
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