PEOPLE’S UNITED COMMUNITY FOUNDATION’S $100,000 GRANT TO
DONORSCHOOSE.ORG REACHES MORE THAN 27,000 STUDENTS
BRIDGEPORT, CT – People’s United Community Foundation, the philanthropic arm of People’s United Bank, awarded a $100,000 grant to DonorsChoose.org to provide students in public schools with the resources and materials they need to learn. During the six-month campaign, the $100,000 grant reached more than 27,000 students in public schools throughout the communities the bank serves in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New York, New Hampshire and Maine.
People’s United Community Foundation joined DonorsChoose.org as a “Double Your Impact” matching program partner in support of youth development initiatives that improve the quality of education in school districts that serve low-to moderate-income students. Through the DonorsChoose.org website, teachers submitted project requests for classroom materials and resources, of which eligible classroom projects received 50 percent matching funds from People’s United Community Foundation. The $100,000 grant was allocated toward 442 classroom projects, impacting a total of 27,299 students throughout its footprint.
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