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Dollar Bank Awards $825,000 to Over 60 Pennsylvania Organizations Through EITC

Pittsburgh, PA: Dollar Bank has awarded over 60 organizations in Pennsylvania with funding through the state’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit program, totaling $825,000. 
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“Dollar Bank values the opportunity that the EITC program creates for organizations to help students have access to educational programs and resources to help them achieve their full potential,” said Morton Stanfield, Senior Vice President of Community Development. “As a community bank, we appreciate everything these organizations do in our region and are proud to be a part of our next generation’s success.”

The program allows businesses to obtain tax credits up to 90% of their Pennsylvania state tax liability for eligible contributions. The contributions must be made to approved Educational Improvement Organizations or to schools that provide tuition assistance to students with the greatest financial need. 

The funding from Dollar Bank ranges from $2,500 to $60,000 and has been made to a total of 67 organizations, including: 

ACH Clear Pathways
Allegheny Health Network
Boys & Girls Club of Western PA
Community College of Allegheny County Educational Foundation
Family Guidance, Inc
Fund for the Advancement of Minorities through Education, Inc (FAME)
Grow Pittsburgh
Heritage Community Initiatives
Homeless Children’s Education Fund
Imani Christian Academy
Junior Achievement of Western PA
National Aviary in Pittsburgh
NEED - Negro Educational Emergency Drive
Pittsburgh Jewish Educational Improvement Foundation
Poise Foundation
Reading is Fundamental Pittsburgh
Strong Women, Strong Girls
The Neighborhood Academy
Washington County Community Foundation
Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf
YWCA of Greater Pittsburgh
 

About Dollar Bank


Dollar Bank has assets of more than $11.5 billion. Today, Dollar Bank operates more than 90 locations throughout Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, and Virginia and has over 1,500 employees. For more than 168 years, Dollar Bank has grown to become the largest mutual bank in the United States, committed to providing the highest quality of banking services to individuals and businesses. Dedicated to aiding the communities it serves, Dollar Bank supports quality of life initiatives, financial literacy programs, and organizations devoted to helping individuals and families in need. Dollar Bank (www.dollar.bank) is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.