Citigroup Employee Community Fund Awards $400,000 in Grants to 40 New York Tri-State Nonprofit Organizations.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- The Citigroup Citigroup U.S. holding company formed in 1998 from the merger of Citicorp (itself a holding company incorporated in 1967) and Travelers Group, Inc. The $70 billion merger included one of the largest U.S. investment banks, Salomon Smith Barney Inc. Employee Community Fund has awarded grants for 2005 totaling $400,000 to 40 nonprofit organizations Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. with programs that support health and human services Noun 1. Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 Department of Health and Human Services, HHS in the New York Tri-State area There are a number of places in the United States known as tri-state areas where three states or holdings meet at one point (a tripoint), or in proximity to each other. The two most well-known are for the New York and Chicago metropolitan areas. . The grants were presented today to the recipient organizations during a breakfast held at Citigroup Center, 153 East 53rd Street, New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . "Our New York Tri-State Community Fund program aptly reflects our commitment to help make life better in the local communities because we are there," said Eric Eve, Senior Vice President of Community Relations 1. The relationship between military and civilian communities. 2. Those public affairs programs that address issues of interest to the general public, business, academia, veterans, Service organizations, military-related associations, and other non-news media entities. for Citigroup's Global Consumer Group. "We are pleased to have this added opportunity to support very specific needs in our communities and salute the fine work of the nonprofit organizations receiving these funds." Established by Citibank employees in 1998, the Citigroup Employee Community Fund is a charitable giving program that is funded with contributions from employees and the Citigroup Foundation. Recipients of grants from the fund, which in 2005 continues to target organizations supporting health and human services programs, are selected by a review committee made up of Citigroup employees. To date, over $2.3 million has been awarded through the Citigroup Employee Community Fund. In 2005, Citigroup enhanced the Community Fund by hosting a one-day "Hands on Proposal Writing" workshop, led by Alisa Baratta of the Nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. Connection. Over 130 Tri-state community based organizations were invited to participate, including health and human service organizations applying for the program. The workshop guided nonprofits through the step-by-step grant writing process. The Nonprofit Connection is a not-for-profit Not-for-profit An organization established for charitable, humanitarian, or educational purposes that is exempt from some taxes and in which no one in profits or losses. technical assistance organization dedicated to building and strengthening the capacity of the broad range of non-profits that serve New York City's diverse communities. Organizations receiving Citigroup Employee Community Fund grants for 2005 are: New York City-Wide Girls Inc. of New York City The Osborne Association The International Center Inc. The Hope Program New York Asian Women's Center Bronx Angela House Wave Hill Mid-Bronx Senior Citizens Council, Inc. Brooklyn & Staten Island Imani House, Inc. Child Abuse Prevention Program Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council, Inc. Project Hospitality Manhattan & New Jersey Center for Urban Community Services Coalition for Asian American Children and Families The Lower East Side Girls Club NYU Downtown Hospital (NYUDH) Chinese Community STRIVE The Valley, Inc. The Jersey Explorer Children's Museum (JECM) Hope Community Development Center Queens SEMA Program, York College, City University Safe Space, Inc. Assoc. for the Advancement of Blind and Retarded, Inc. (AABR) Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement House Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center Liberty Partnership Program @ LaGCC Long Island Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program Child Abuse Prevention Services Feel Better Kids Inc. Interfaith Nutrition Network (The INN) Wyandanch Homes & Property Dev. Corp United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Suffolk Connecticut The Center for Women and Families Mercy Learning Center Health Care Connection Homes for the Brave/ABRI Westchester & Rockland County Greyston Foundation Dominican Sisters Family Health Services, Inc. The Sharing Community, Inc. Every Person Influences Children (EPIC) For more information about how a New York tri-state area organization can be considered for these grants, please contact Monica Chaves at (toll-free) 866-799-7985. Citigroup (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : C), the leading global financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. company has some 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 100 countries, providing consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, and wealth management. Major brand names under Citigroup's trademark red umbrella include Citibank, CitiFinancial, Primerica, Smith Barney Smith Barney is a division of Citigroup Global Capital Markets Inc., a global, full-service financial firm, that provides brokerage, investment banking and asset management services to corporations, governments and individuals around the world. and Banamex. Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com. The Citigroup Foundation focuses its grants primarily in three areas: financial education, educating the next generation, and building communities and entrepreneurs. Additional information may be found at: www.citigroup.com. |
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