First County Bank Foundation announced that applications for its annual CommunityFirst grant program are now being accepted. Eligible nonprofit organizations must submit their application online by March 31.
To be eligible for consideration, organizations must serve the communities of Stamford, Norwalk, Darien, Fairfield, Greenwich, New Canaan, Westport or Bridgeport and have nonprofit tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
“Each year, First County Bank Foundation looks forward to receiving grant applications in support of programs that help provide Fairfield County residents with much-needed services,” said 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 take great pride in distributing annual grants to help ensure that local needs are met. As a mutual bank, we are committed to supporting the critical work of local nonprofit organizations in our community,” said Granata.
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, affordable housing and programs that support educational enrichment for children and families. As a mutual bank with no shareholders, First County Bank considers grants made by the foundation a means of paying dividends back to the local communities it serves. To learn more about the annual Cstrong>CommunityFirst grant program and to complete an online grant application, visit the bank’s website at https://firstcountybank.com/community/grant.
Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, for 174 years, First County Bank is an independent mutual community bank with 13 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 products. First County Bank has more than 220 employees, assets in excess of $2 billion and is a winner of the Hearst Connecticut Top WorkPlaces Award 2020-2025.
