Grants totaling $515,000 are to be donated to more than 100 Fairfield County nonprofits by First County Bank”™s annual CommunityFirst Grant Program.
The focus of the First County Bank Foundation in Stamford is to support Fairfield County nonprofits based within the bank”™s footprint, which focus on supporting such critical issues as affordable housing, economic development and educational enrichment for families and children.
“As local nonprofits continue to be challenged to help address the basic needs of their constituents such as access to affordable housing, nutritious food and a quality education during these tough economic times, First County Bank Foundation is proud to provide annual funding in support of important programs and initiatives,” stated Robert J. Granata, chairman and CEO of First County Bank and president of First County Bank Foundation. “The bank”™s board of directors, corporators and employees applaud the resilience and determination of local nonprofit leaders and their teams as they focus on this critical work.”
Established in 2001 in honor of the bank”™s 150th anniversary, First County Bank Foundation was created to distribute funds annually to nonprofit organizations that support community and economic development. As a mutual bank with no shareholders, First County Bank considers grants made by its foundation as a means of paying dividends back to the local communities it serves.
Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, for over 170 years, First County Bank is an independent mutual community bank with 14 branches in Stamford, Norwalk, Darien, Greenwich, Fairfield, New Canaan, and Westport offering deposit products, mortgages, wealth management, business banking services and a full array of digital banking.
