2023's first cycle of grants issued as part of
$20MM philanthropic commitment following transformative
merger with Columbia Bank
LAKE
OSWEGO, Ore., June 12,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In its first community grants
cycle of 2023, the Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation, a 501(c)(3)
organization of Umpqua Bank, under the parent company Columbia
Banking System, Inc. (Nasdaq: COLB), has awarded 78 grants to
local nonprofits across its footprint totaling $417,000.
Umpqua's community grants this
cycle support nonprofit organizations across Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho and Nevada, and are part of the Bank's overall
foundation and corporate giving program that has invested
$17.4 million in communities since
the foundation was formed in 2014.
"Each of the nonprofits selected displays an exemplary service
mindset and a deep commitment to improving economic prosperity for
under-resourced individuals, families and small businesses," says
Randy Choy, vice president of
philanthropy programs and managing director of the Umpqua Bank
Charitable Foundation. "We're honored to partner with them by
investing in their critical work, and we look forward to supporting
many more organizations in 2023 through our giving and volunteerism
programs."
This is the first of three grant cycles in 2023, and the first
cycle following the close of the merger between Umpqua Bank and
Columbia Bank in March of this year. Following the completion of
the merger, Umpqua Bank and parent company Columbia Banking System
disbursed $20 million to the
charitable foundation to sustain the foundation's historic
charitable giving levels and activate millions more each year.
"The Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation is central to how we will
continue to show up in support of each and every community we
serve," says Umpqua Bank Chief Marketing Officer David Moore Devine. "We issued this initial
$20 million disbursement to the
foundation at the outset of our future together to strengthen our
commitment and ensure we will continue investing in our communities
with greater impact and scale in the years ahead."
This cycle's recipient organizations were selected from among
hundreds of applicants, with a demonstrated commitment to improving
economic prosperity for under-resourced individuals, families, and
small businesses in at least one of the following areas: college,
career and technical readiness; financial competency; housing
stability and homeownership; entrepreneurship and business
expansion; small business support and financial guidance; family
engagement and resiliency; vibrant and equitable neighborhoods; and
technical and digital connectivity.
Learn more, including application deadlines and guidelines for
our next community grant cycles, at
www.umpquabank.com/our-impact/partnerships/
The following recipients received grants between $5,000-10,000:
OREGON
|
Organization
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Adelante
Mujeres
|
Arts Council of
Pendleton
|
Assistance League of
Klamath Basin
|
CASA of Douglas
County
|
Childrens Healing Art
Project, Inc.
|
Community
LendingWorks
|
Connected Lane
County
|
Corvallis Neighborhood
Housing Services, Inc.
|
Free Geek
|
Girls Inc of the
Pacific Northwest
|
Housing Northwest,
Inc.
|
Kor Community Land
Trust
|
Neighborhood Nonprofit
Platform (No One Left Offline)
|
Northeast Oregon
Economic Development District
|
Portland Community
Reinvestment Initiatives, Inc.
|
Portland Housing
Center
|
Reach Community
Development, Inc.
|
Reedsport Church of
God
|
Schoolhouse Supplies,
Inc.
|
SE Works, Inc.
(BankWork$)
|
SMART
Reading
|
Wallowa County Business
Facilitation
|
WASHINGTON
|
Organization
|
Asia Pacific Cultural
Center
|
Communities in Schools
of Benton-Franklin
|
Communities
Rise
|
Ellensburg Downtown
Association
|
Habitat for Humanity
International, Inc. (Seattle)
|
Habitat for Humanity
International, Inc. (Tacoma)
|
Homesight
|
Homestead Community
Land Trust
|
Interfaith Hospital
Network (Family Promise of Spokane)
|
Junior Achievement of
Washington (Franklin County)
|
Junior Achievement of
Washington (King and Spokane Counties)
|
Pizza Klatch
|
SNAP Financial
Services
|
South Sound Outreach
Services
|
Swan Vocational
Enterprises
|
Tacoma Urban
League
|
United Way of Benton
& Franklin Counties
|
United Way of Lewis
County
|
Urban League of
Metropolitan Seattle
|
Vanessa
Behan
|
Ventures
|
Wing Luke Memorial
Foundation
|
Youth Eastside
Services
|
YouthCare
|
CALIFORNIA
|
Organization
|
Boys & Girls Clubs
of Contra Costa
|
College
Track
|
Diablo Valley College
Foundation
|
Financial Beginnings
(California)
|
Friends of the
Children-Los Angeles
|
Jacobs & Cushman
San Diego Food Bank
|
JVS-SoCal
(BankWork$)
|
Mission Bit
|
Mutual Housing
California
|
North Marin Community
Services
|
Opportunity Junction,
Inc.
|
Orange County Community
Housing Corp
|
Petaluma Ecumenical
Properties
|
Richmond Neighborhood
Housing Services
|
Shelter Providers of
Orange County, Inc.
|
Stand Up for
Kids
|
The Tower Foundation of
San Jose State University
|
TMC Community
Capital
|
United Way of the Bay
Area
|
Up Valley Family
Centers of NAPA County
|
Valley Contractors
Workforce Foundation
|
West Enterprise Center,
Inc.
|
Womens
Empowerment
|
Working Solutions
CDFI
|
Yuba Sutter Economic
Development Corporation
|
Zero 8Hundred,
Inc.
|
IDAHO
|
Organization
|
Boise Rescue
Mission
|
Habitat For Humanity
International, Inc. (North Idaho)
|
NEVADA
|
Organization
|
Arts for All
Nevada
|
Big Brothers Big
Sisters of Northern Nevada
|
About Umpqua Bank
Umpqua Bank is a subsidiary of
Columbia Banking System Inc., and a premier regional bank in the
Western U.S., operating in Oregon,
Washington, California, Idaho, Nevada, Utah,
Arizona and Colorado. With over $50
billion of assets, Umpqua
combines the resources, sophistication and expertise of a national
bank with a commitment to deliver personalized service at scale.
The bank consistently ranks as one of America's Best Banks (ranked
by Forbes) and supports consumers and businesses through a full
suite of services, including retail and commercial banking; Small
Business Administration lending; institutional and corporate
banking; equipment leasing; and wealth management. The company is
headquartered in Lake Oswego,
Oregon, and trades under the ticker symbol COLB on
the Nasdaq. Learn more at https://www.umpquabank.com.
About the Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation
The Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization of
Umpqua Bank, recognizes the importance of building healthier,
more resilient, better connected and inclusive communities
throughout the eight-state footprint. It works to strengthen the
communities Umpqua Bank serves by investing in organizations and
initiatives that expand access to education and create economic
opportunity for individuals, families and small businesses. The
foundation was formed in 2014 to demonstrate Umpqua's deep
commitment to the communities it serves and has distributed more
than $17 million across the bank's footprint.
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