Wells Fargo Gives $245,000 in Grant Money to East Bay Schools

From Wells Fargo

On Friday, Dec. 2, Micky Randhawa, president of Wells Fargo’s East Bay market, will present $245,000 in grants to 17 different East Bay school foundation representatives. The following are the school foundations and amounts to be awarded:  

• Alameda Education Foundation: $10,000 (to benefit Alameda Unified School District)
• Albany Education Foundation: $5,000 (to benefit Albany Unified School District)
• Berkeley Public Education Foundation: $15,000 (to benefit Berkeley Unified School District)
• Castro Valley Educational Foundation: $10,000 (to benefit )
• Dublin Partners In Education: $10,000 (to benefit )
• Emery Education Fund: $5,000 (to benefit Emery Unified School District)
• Fremont Education Foundation: $30,000 (to benefit Fremont Unified School District)
• Hayward Education Foundation: $20,000 (to benefit Hayward Unified School District)
• Livermore Valley Education Foundation: $15,000 (to benefit Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District)
• Milpitas Community Educational Endowment: $10,000 (to benefit Milpitas Unified School District)
• New Haven Schools Foundation: $10,000 (to benefit New Haven Unified School District)
• Newark Educational Foundation: $10,000 (to benefit Newark Unified School District)
• Oakland Schools Foundation: $50,000 (to benefit Oakland Unified School District)
• Piedmont Educational Foundation: $5,000 (to benefit Piedmont Unified School District)
• Pleasanton Partnerships in Education Foundation: $15,000 (to benefit Pleasanton Unified School District)
• San Leandro Education Foundation: $10,000 (to benefit San Leandro Unified School District)
• San Lorenzo Scholarship Foundation: $15,000 (to benefit )

Wells Fargo has a long-standing commitment to local education. In Nov. 2011, Wells Fargo announced that the company is donating $1 million to benefit education throughout the Bay Area.

Including the $1 million dollars, Wells Fargo has donated more than $13.3 million to schools and nonprofit organizations for educational purposes in the Bay Area, since 2009.  

The grants presented at this event are designated to benefit select school districts with significant enrollment from students coming from low-to-moderate income families.  

“By providing funding to school foundations, parents and foundation leaders can address schools’ most pressing needs,” said Randhawa.

“What is most important is that the funds go where it matters the most — right into the classrooms with the students.”