Houston Nonprofits Receive More Than $420,000 from Bank of America Charitable Foundation
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation today announced that it contributed more than $420,000 during the first half of 2011 to 21 area nonprofit and community-based organizations throughout Houston as part of its strategic focus on supporting local organizations. This money helped fund a variety of programs and projects in the areas of education, health and human services, arts and culture, and community development.
"We’re very pleased to be able to give back to the communities and the people we serve by supporting our friends and neighbors through the Bank of America Charitable Foundation," said Kim Ruth, Houston and Texas market president for Bank of America in Houston. “It takes strong partnerships between the public and private sectors to help build better communities and make Houston a great place to live and work.”
The Houston area nonprofit and community groups receiving grants from the Bankof America Charitable Foundation during the months of January through April, 2011include the following:
- Adult Reading Center
- Alley Theatre
- Alliance for Community Assistance Ministries
- Avenue CDC
- Children’s Museum
- El Centro De Corazon
- Eye Care for Kids Foundation
- Family Services of Greater Houston
- Houston A+ Challenge
- Houston Area Women’s Center
- Houston Read Commission
- Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas
- Local Infant Formula For Emergencies
- March of Dimes
- New Hope Housing
- Newspring
- Northwest Assistance Ministries
- Row House CDC
- Teach for AmericaWoods Project
- YMCA of Greater Houston
Bank of America Corporate Philanthropy
Building on a long-standing tradition of investing in the communities it serves, Bank of America is delivering on a 10-year goal to donate $2 billion to nonprofit organizations engaged in improving the health and vitality of their neighborhoods. Funded by Bank of America, the Bank of America Charitable Foundation gave more than $200 million in2010, making the bank one of the largest corporate cash donors in the United States.As a global company doing business in more than 150 countries, Bank of America approaches investing through a national strategy under which it works with local leaders to identify and meet the most pressing needs of individual communities. Reaffirming a commitment to develop and sustain a culture of service, bank associate volunteers contributed more than one million hours in 2010 to enhance the quality of life in their communities worldwide. For more information about Bank of America Corporate Philanthropy, please visit www.bankofamerica.com/foundation.
