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

NEW YORK -- The Citigroup Employee Community Fund has announced that it will award grants for 2004 totaling $400,000 to 40 nonprofit organizations with programs that support health and human services in the New York Tri-State area. The grants will be presented to the recipient organizations during

"Our New York Tri-State Community Fund program aptly reflects our commitment to help make life better in the local communities where we do business," said Charles V. Raymond, President of the Citigroup Foundation. "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 2004 continues to target organizations supporting health and human services programs, are selected by a review committee made up of Citigroup employees. To date, up to $2 million has been awarded through the Citigroup Employee Community Fund.

Organizations receiving Citigroup Employee Community Fund grants for 2004 are:

New York City-Wide
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Asian American Federation of New York
Girls Inc. of New York City
God's Love We Deliver
Lighthouse International
New York Council on Adoptable Children, Inc.
The Osborne Association

Bronx
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Angela House Inc.
Mercy Center

Brooklyn & Staten Island
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Community Resources
New York Center for Interpersonal Development
St. Rosalia-Regina Pacis Neighborhood Improvement Association

Manhattan
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The Coalition for Asian American Children and Families
East Harlem Block Nursery
Harlem United: Community AIDS Center, Inc.
Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen
The Lower Eastside Girls Club
NYU Downtown Hospital (NYUDH) Chinese Community Partnership for Health
 Foundation, Inc.

Queens
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Korean American Family Service Center (KAFSC)
Samaritan Village
York College Foundation, SEMAA
South Queens Boys and Girls Club

Long Island
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Adelphi New York Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program
Child Abuse Prevention Services
Feel Better Kids
Interfaith Nutrition Network
Wyandach Homes & Property Development Corporation

Connecticut
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The Center for Women and Families
Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut, Inc.
Connecticut Association for Human Services
George Washington Carver Foundation, Inc.
Health Care Connection
Mercy Learning Center

New Jersey
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Englewood Community Foundation
Brand New Day, Inc.

Westchester & Rockland County
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Community Service Associates, Inc.
Dominican Sisters Family Health Services, Inc.
Greyston Foundation
Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Westchester
The Sharing Community, Inc.
The Wartburg Adult Care Community

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.

Citibank is a member of Citigroup (NYSE: C), the preeminent global financial services company with some 200 million customer accounts in more than 100 countries that provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, insurance, securities brokerage, and asset management. Major brand names under Citigroup's trademark red umbrella include Citibank, CitiFinancial, Primerica, Smith Barney, Banamex, and Travelers Life and Annuity. 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.