The Board of Directors of the Ponce De Leon Foundation is pleased
to announce it has awarded $622,000 to nonprofits that are making a
difference in our communities. Since its inception in 2017, the
Foundation has provided over $2.3 million in grants.
Madeline V. Marquez, Executive Director of the Ponce De Leon
Foundation, stated “each year the number of applications to our
grant program grows by a lot. The need is so clearly present in our
communities, and it warms my heart to see the joy spread by these
groups as we support and amplify their impact.”
Carlos P. Naudon, President and Director of the Ponce De Leon
Foundation, stated “I’ve been asked to comment on corporate social
responsibility many times this past year. It’s on everybody’s mind
and I’m always happy to say that we’ve been living this mission for
decades!”
Steven A. Tsavaris, Chairman of the Ponce De Leon Foundation
added, “these community leading organizations mirror our own
mission to serve and we’re extremely proud to partner with and
support so many impactful groups.”
ACE Programs:
$25,000 for the Expansion of Services for
Low-Income, Independently Housed Individuals in Western Queens
Project.
Act Now
Foundation, Inc.:
$16,000 for the Alzheimer’s Care Project.
ALD Alliance: $11,000 for the New York ALD
Outreach Project.
Behind the
Book: $20,000 for Strengthening
Literacy in NYC Schools and Communities Program.
Bronx River
Alliance, Inc:
$25,000 for Youth Development through Experiential
Bronx River Natural and Historical Education Program.
Center for
Supportive Schools:
$30,000 for Supporting Youth Development at the
President Barack Obama Community School/PS 34 Program.
Creative Art
Works: $15,000 for Public Art
Youth Employment Programs.
Daniel’s Music
Foundation: $20,000 for DMF Group
Classes Program.
Elmcor Youth
& Adult
Activities, Inc:
$25,000 for the Case Management Services for Odler
Adults in Supportive Housing Program.
Family Legal
Care: $20,000 for Family Law
Education Program.
Fresh Youth
Initiatives, Inc.:
$25,000 for Middle School JOURNEYS: Mental Health
and Wellness Program.
Girls Incorporated
of New York
City: $25,000 for the Project
Accelerate.
Giving Alternative
Learners Uplifting
Opportunities Inc.:
$25,000 for Therapeutic Horseback Riding Lesson
Scholarships for Children and Youth with Disabilities Program.
Homecrest Community
Services Inc.:
$25,000 for the HCS Arts and Cultural Program
Leap, Inc.
dba Brooklyn
Workforce Innovations:
$30,000 for Affordable Housing Career Training
program.
Little Sisters
of the
Assumption Family
Health Service:
$25,000 for the Expanded Case Management Services
Program.
New York City
Housing Partnership:
$25,000 for the Homeownership Counseling and
Education Program.
Neighborhood Housing
Services of
Brooklyn, CDC,
Inc.: $25,000 for the
Homeownership Preservation Initiative.
New Settlement:
$25,000 for New Settlement Program for Girls and
Young Women.
New York LGBT
Network, Inc:
$15,000 for the Safe Schools Initiative LGBT
Anti-Bullying Program.
Nonprofit New
York: $25,000 for the
Strengthening Nonprofits in New York Program.
Part of the
Solution (POTS):
$25,000 for the ESOL Support Program.
Queens Community
House: $30,000 for the Access for
Young Women Program.
Restore: $25,000 for the
Housing for Survivors of Trafficking Program.
South Bronx
United: $25,000 for the SBU
Employment Fellowship Program.
The HOPE
Program: $25,000 for the Digital
Literacy Training for Low-Income Jobseekers program.
Theatre for a
New Audience:
$15,000 for the Theatre for a New Audience's
2023-2024 Arts in Education Programs.
About the Ponce De Leon Foundation: The Ponce
De Leon Foundation is a private 501(c)3 charitable corporation
launched in 2017 with a generous gift of stock and cash from Ponce
Bank. As the bank has grown, so has the foundation, and when Ponce
Bank became a fully public entity in January of 2022 additional
funds were donated. Ponce De Leon Foundation’s mission remains, to
improve the quality of life in the communities in which Ponce Bank
maintains full-service branches. With these gifts, Ponce Bank made
clear its commitment to continue its tradition of supporting the
communities it serves. For further information on the Ponce De Leon
Foundation, you can send an email to
Grants@Poncedeleonfoundation.org.
About Ponce
Bank: Ponce Bank is a subsidiary of Ponce
Financial Group, Inc., a NASDAQ company trading under the symbol
PDLB. Ponce Bank is a federally chartered stock savings association
headquartered in the Bronx, New York. The Bank’s business is
conducted through the administrative office, 13 branch banking
offices and 5 mortgage loan centers. The banking offices are
located in the Bronx (4 branches), Manhattan (2 branches), Queens
(3 branches), Brooklyn (3 branches), and Union City, New Jersey (1
branch). Mortgage centers are located in Queens, (Flushing, Jamaica
and Astoria) Brooklyn (Marine Park), and Bergenfield, New Jersey.
The primary market area currently consists of the New York City
metropolitan area. www.poncebank.com (718) 931-9000.
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