First County Bank Foundation Donates $518,000 to Local Nonprofits

June 23, 2022| Bank News, Community Focus, Foundation News, Press Releases

STAMFORD, CT, June 23, 2022 — First County Bank Foundation announced that it is donating $518,000 in grants to over 100 Fairfield County nonprofits through its annual CommunityFirst Grant Program.

The focus of the First County Bank Foundation is to support Fairfield County nonprofits based within the Bank’s footprint, that focus on supporting the following critical issues: affordable housing, economic development and educational enrichment for families and children.

“As the needs in our community continue to increase during these challenging times, First County Bank Foundation applauds the resilience and determination of our local nonprofit leaders and their teams” 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 are committed to supporting those organizations that provide services for important and growing social causes such as food insecurity, affordable housing and educational enrichment.”

For more information about First County Bank Foundation, visit the Bank’s website:

https://firstcountybank.com/community/.

 

About First County Bank Foundation

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.

 

About First County Bank

First County Bank, headquartered in Stamford, Conn. for over 170 years, is an independent mutual community bank with 15 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 including mobile and online banking. First County Bank has more than 220 employees, assets in excess of $1.9 billion. For additional information, please visit www.firstcountybank.com, or follow us @Firstcountybank on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.