PROVIDENCE – Berkshire Bank’s charitable foundation donated a record $4 million to more than 500 organizations in 2020, according to a news release.
Total 2020 funding represents a 40% increase over philanthropic giving in the prior year, spurred in part by efforts to address COVID-19 pandemic-related needs, as well as the bank’s desire to “ensure the health, safety and economic resiliency of all those in the communities it serves,” the release stated.
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Grants awarded in 2020 supported programs for diversity, equity and inclusion; small businesses, entrepreneurship and economic development; education, job training, financial wellness and workforce development; affordable housing; arts and culture programming; and basic needs such as food insecurity.
Nancy Lavin is a PBN staff writer. You may reach her at Lavin@PBN.com.
