U.S. Bank awarded more than $95,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations in Columbia, Cowlitz, Clatsop, Tillamook, Lincoln and Coos counties, and $26.2 million in total across the country in 2016, including grants made to U.S. Bank’s national partners, United Way and American Red Cross, as well as employee-giving match programs.
Clatsop County received $35,000, not including marketing and sponsorships in the region. The local agencies receiving grants are as follows: Seaside Museum and Historical Society, $1,000; Liberty Restoration Inc., $3,000; Astor Street Opry Company, $2,000; Assistance League of the Columbia Pacific, $4,000; Helping Hands Re-Entry Outreach Centers, $5,000; Way to Wellville Clatsop County, $5,000; Lower Columbia Hispanic Council, $3,000; Healing Circle, $3,000; Tolovana Arts Colony, $1,000; Friends of the Astoria Armory, $5,000; and Camp Kiwanilong, $3,000.
The grants, made through the U.S. Bank Foundation, support the three core pillars of the “Community Possible” corporate social responsibility platform the bank introduced last year: Work, Home and Play.
“Work, Home and Play are the building blocks that make our country great: a stable job, a home to call your own and a community connected through the arts, recreation and play,” Kevin LaCoste, regional president, for U.S. Bank, said. “We’re proud to help hundreds of organizations strengthen local communities across the country and look forward to continuing to make Community Possible in 2017 and beyond.”
The application period for work grants is April 1 to May 31; home grants July 1 to Aug 31; and play grants Feb. 1 to March 15. For information, go to www.usbank.com
