Citigroup Employee Community Fund Awards $400,000 in Grants to 40 New York Tri-State...

NEW YORK -- The Citigroup Employee Community Fund has awarded grants for 2005 totaling $400,000 to 40 nonprofit organizations with programs that support health and human services in the New York Tri-State area. The grants were presented today to the recipient organizations during a breakfast held

"Our New York Tri-State Community Fund program aptly reflects our commitment to help make life better in the local communities because we are there," said Eric Eve, Senior Vice President of Community Relations for Citigroup's Global Consumer Group. "We are pleased to have this added opportunity to support very specific needs in our communities and salute the fine work of the nonprofit organizations receiving these funds."

Established by Citibank employees in 1998, the Citigroup Employee Community Fund is a charitable giving program that is funded with contributions from employees and the Citigroup Foundation. Recipients of grants from the fund, which in 2005 continues to target organizations supporting health and human services programs, are selected by a review committee made up of Citigroup employees. To date, over $2.3 million has been awarded through the Citigroup Employee Community Fund.

In 2005, Citigroup enhanced the Community Fund by hosting a one-day "Hands on Proposal Writing" workshop, led by Alisa Baratta of the Nonprofit Connection. Over 130 Tri-state community based organizations were invited to participate, including health and human service organizations applying for the program. The workshop guided nonprofits through the step-by-step grant writing process. The Nonprofit Connection is a not-for-profit technical assistance organization dedicated to building and strengthening the capacity of the broad range of non-profits that serve New York City's diverse communities.

Organizations receiving Citigroup Employee Community Fund grants for 2005 are:

New York City-Wide

Girls Inc. of New York City
The Osborne Association
The International Center Inc.
The Hope Program
New York Asian Women's Center


Bronx

Angela House
Wave Hill
Mid-Bronx Senior Citizens Council, Inc.


Brooklyn & Staten Island

Imani House, Inc.
Child Abuse Prevention Program
Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council, Inc.
Project Hospitality


Manhattan & New Jersey

Center for Urban Community Services
Coalition for Asian American Children and Families
The Lower East Side Girls Club
NYU Downtown Hospital (NYUDH) Chinese Community
STRIVE
The Valley, Inc.
The Jersey Explorer Children's Museum (JECM)
Hope Community Development Center


Queens

SEMA Program, York College, City University
Safe Space, Inc.
Assoc. for the Advancement of Blind and Retarded, Inc. (AABR)
Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement House
Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center
Liberty Partnership Program @ LaGCC


Long Island

Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program
Child Abuse Prevention Services
Feel Better Kids Inc.
Interfaith Nutrition Network (The INN)
Wyandanch Homes & Property Dev. Corp
United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Suffolk


Connecticut

The Center for Women and Families
Mercy Learning Center
Health Care Connection
Homes for the Brave/ABRI


Westchester & Rockland County

Greyston Foundation
Dominican Sisters Family Health Services, Inc.
The Sharing Community, Inc.
Every Person Influences Children (EPIC)

For more information about how a New York tri-state area organization can be considered for these grants, please contact Monica Chaves at (toll-free) 866-799-7985.

Citigroup (NYSE: C), the leading global financial services company has some 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 100 countries, providing consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, and wealth management. Major brand names under Citigroup's trademark red umbrella include Citibank, CitiFinancial, Primerica, Smith Barney and Banamex. Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com. The Citigroup Foundation focuses its grants primarily in three areas: financial education, educating the next generation, and building communities and entrepreneurs. Additional information may be found at: www.citigroup.com.