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Fidelity Bank | February 28, 2020

NewVue Communities has received a $10,000 investment from Fidelity Bank through its Community Investment Tax Credit Program. NewVue Communities is a Fitchburg-based nonprofit dedicated to strengthening communities through home ownership, housing development and small business counseling. “This grant reflects our continuing strong commitment to Fitchburg, which at one time was home to the bank’s only location,” said Fidelity Bank President and COO Christopher McCarthy. “We...

Henson Foundation | April 06, 2020

Lower Shore nonprofits impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak are getting a major boost from the Richard A. Henson Foundation. On Monday, the foundation announced a $250,000 contribution to assist nonprofits during the COVID-19 outbreak. The funding will be split between the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore and United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore who will then distribute between their respective nonprofits....

The Wood River Women’s Foundation | June 22, 2020

The Wood River Women’s Foundation will donate more than $300,000 to 17 local non-profits in 2020, the organization announced. Top recipients include the Ketchum Community Development Corporation’ Sustainability Advisory Committee, which received $75,000, as well as NAMI-Wood River Valley, St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center’s Trauma Prevention Program, and the St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation’s Compassionate Care Program, which were awarded $25,000 each. Every yea...

Humana Foundation | May 26, 2020

The Humana Foundation, philanthropic arm of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) for the past 38 years, is awarding $2.2 million to nonprofit organizations in Louisville as part of its ongoing Community Partners Program. The initiative began in 2018 and has since awarded more than $6 million to local nonprofits addressing social determinants of health and creating greater health equity for all in Humana’s corporate hometown. Initiatives funded by the 2020 Community Partners Program address social deter...