The Comcast Foundation awarded $114,000 in grants to 6 nonprofit organizations in Mercer County, part of Comcast’s Freedom Region, in 2013. Comcast Foundation grants support programs aimed at expanding digital literacy, promoting community service and building tomorrow’s leaders. Comcast’s Freedom Region serves Greater Philadelphia, New Jersey and northern Delaware.
“The Comcast Foundation is proud to award these grants to our partner organizations to improve the lives of our local neighbors,” said Charisse R. Lillie, Vice President of Community Investment for Comcast Corporation and President of the Comcast Foundation. “Through this support, we remain committed to closing the digital divide, empowering young people to become leaders and engaging our employees and local citizens in volunteerism.”
Among this year’s local recipients is Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mercer County ($20,000); Boys & Girls Club of Trenton & Mercer County ($25,000); Hispanics Inspiring Students Performance and Achievement ($14,000); Isles, Inc. ($20,000); New Jersey State Library Talking Book and Braille Center ($10,000), and United Way of Greater Mercer County ($25,000).
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“We are proud to support these local organizations that are helping to improve lives in the region,” said Comcast Regional Vice President of Community Investment Robert F. Smith.
The Comcast Foundation donated nearly $17 million in 2013 to nonprofit organizations in the communities it serves nationwide. Since 1999, the Comcast Foundation has donated nearly $140 million.
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In addition to the grants from the Comcast Foundation, Comcast also responds to community needs through local sponsorships and in-kind support, such as airing public service announcements, employee volunteerism and providing technology equipment and services to organizations across the country.
For these and other community efforts, Comcast in 2013 was named one of the most community-minded companies in America by Bloomberg, the Points of Light Foundation and the National Conference on Citizenship. The Civic 50 is a comprehensive survey of S&P 500 companies that best use their time, talent, and resources to improve the quality of life in the communities where they do business.
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About the Comcast Foundation
The Comcast Foundation was founded by Comcast Corporation in June 1999 to provide charitable support to qualified nonprofit organizations. The Foundation primarily invests in programs intended to have a positive, sustainable impact on their communities. The Foundation has three community investment priorities—promoting community service, expanding digital literacy, and building tomorrow’s leaders. Since its inception, the Comcast Foundation has donated nearly $140 million to organizations in the communities nationwide that Comcast serves. More information about the Foundation and its programs is available at www.comcast.com/community.
