MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY (Nov. 4, 2021) - The Provident Bank Foundation (PBF) today named its Major Grant recipients for its second cycle of 2021. The Foundation awarded nearly $450,000 of total funding to 27 nonprofit organizations within the Foundation’s three priority areas of Community Enrichment, Education and Health, Youth & Families.

Grants provide funding between $5,000 and $25,000 to organizations across the New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania communities served by Provident Bank.

“We are thrilled to offer funding opportunities to some of the outstanding nonprofits that are continually raising up our community,” said Samantha Plotino, Executive Director of The Provident Bank Foundation. “From medical services to educational programs to food banks, these organizations are very valuable to residents across New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. Additional funding will allow their various programs to continue to thrive and make an impact.”

The recipients of PBF’s Second Cycle 2021 Major Grants are as follows, by county:

Bergen County, NJ

• Family Promise of Bergen County

Bucks County, PA

• Ann Silverman Community Health Clinic
• Potential Inc.

Essex County, NJ

• Clara Maass Medical Center Foundation
• NJ LEEP
• Table to Table

Hudson County, NJ

• Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan New Jersey, Inc.
• Pro Bono Partnership Inc.
• Rescuing Leftover Cuisine
• York Street Project

Hunterdon, NJ

• America’s Grow-a-Row

Lehigh County, PA

• Community Action Committee of Lehigh Valley

Mercer County, NJ

• Isles, Inc.
• PEI Kids

Middlesex County, NJ

• Puerto Rican Association for Human Development, Inc.

Monmouth County, NJ

• Shore House

Morris County, NJ

• Allegro School Inc.
• Foundation for Morristown Medical Center Inc.

Northampton County, PA

• New Bethany Ministries

Ocean County, NJ

• Georgian Court University

Passaic County, NJ

• Eva’s Village
• New Jersey Community Development Corporation

Queens, NY

• Arab-American Family Support Center Inc.

Somerset County, NJ

• Center for Great Expectations

Union County, NJ

• Family Promise, Inc.
• Roots & Wings NJ

Warren County, NJ

• NORWESCAP, Inc.

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About The Provident Bank Foundation

The Provident Bank Foundation was established in 2003 by Provident Bank to enhance the quality of life in the region through support of not-for-profit groups, institutions, schools and other 501(c)(3) organizations that provide services in communities served by the Bank. Since inception, the Foundation has granted more than $27 million to not-for-profit organizations and institutions working toward stronger communities. For more information, visit www.theprovidentbankfoundation.org or call (862) 260-3990.