5 May 2011 15:28
Chase announced today the 100 charities that will each receive a $25,000 grant from Chase and will advance to Round 2 of the Chase Community Giving Program. These 100 charities now have a chance to receive a $500,000 grant from the bank.
The top 100 charities announced today span 27 states and Washington, D.C., and promote a range of worthy causes from preventing domestic violence and animal abuse to supporting youth arts education and youth leadership programs. These grants will also be used for charities helping the homeless, providing affordable housing for the economically disadvantaged and funding research to cure and raise awareness about a range of medical disorders.
"Facebook users have spoken and voted for some truly incredible and deserving charities. We are delighted that Chase will make a contribution to each of these worthy causes," Kimberly Davis, president of the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, said. "We continue to be inspired by the number of outstanding charities that choose to participate in the Chase program and the millions of fans who visit our Facebook page and vote for them. The dedication and enthusiasm of the charities and their supporters is one reason why Chase has committed $25 million for Chase Community Giving to distribute to even more charities over the next two years."
In Round 2, these 100 organizations will have the option to submit a "Big Idea" in 1,000 characters or less describing how they would use $500,000 to further its cause. Charities can also submit a 30-second video and five photos demonstrating their "Big Idea." Beginning May 19, Facebook users will vote again to select the best ideas among the top 100 charities. The 25 charities that receive the most votes will receive between $20,000 and $500,000. The winners of Round 2 will be announced on May 26. Here is the list of the top 100 charities from Round 1:
| Youth Education in the Arts, Allentown, PA | Women Make Movies Inc, New York, NY | |
| Drum Corps International Inc, Indianapolis, IN | National Mps Society, Inc., Durham, NC | |
| International Wolf Center, Ely, MN | Fanconi Anemia Research Fund Inc, Eugene, OR | |
| Wildlife Center of Virginia, Waynesboro, VA | Clean Water Fund, Washington, DC | |
| Whittemore Peterson Institute Forneuro Immune Diseases, Reno, NV | Philadelphia Youth for Change, Philadelphia, PA | |
| A Joyful Heart Foundation, New York, NY | One Heartland Inc., Milwaukee, WI | |
| Glassmen Jr Drum & Bugle Corps Inc, Maumee, OH | Christian Relief Fund, Amarillo, TX | |
| Santa Clara Vanguard Booster Club, Santa Clara, CA | Cass Community Social Services Inc, Detroit, MI | |
| Norfolk Botanical Garden Society, Norfolk, VA | Parent-Child Center Inc, Riviera Beach, FL | |
| Vineyard Community Center, Westerville, OH | The Arbor School, Houston, TX | |
| Blue Devil Parent Association, Concord, CA | Binder Park Zoological Society Inc, Battle Creek, MI | |
| Arcadia Educational Foundation, Arcadia, CA | Institute For Latino Progress, Chicago, IL | |
| Dogs for the Deaf Inc, Central Point, OR | Sandra And Leon Levine Jewish Community Center Inc, Charlotte, NC | |
| Petfinder Com Foundation, Tucson, AZ | Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, Chicago, IL | |
| Hugh Obrian Youth Leadership, Westlake Village, CA | Jeppesen Vision Quest, Orange City, FL | |
| Winter Guard International Inc, Miamisburg, OH | Restoration Ministries Inc, Harvey, IL | |
| Global Kids Inc, New York, NY | Symphony Silicon Valley, San Jose, CA | |
| Music Educators National Conference, Reston, VA | Architecture for Humanity, San Francisco, CA | |
| Wildlife Waystation Inc, Angeles National Forest, CA | Epilepsy Foundation of Florida Inc, Miami, FL | |
| Music For All Inc, Indianapolis, IN | Youth Service America, Washington, DC | |
| Amigos de las Americas, Houston, TX | Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation, Chicago, IL | |
| Coast Guard Auxiliary Association Inc, St Louis, MO | Ridgeline Montessori Public Charter School, Eugene, OR | |
| Cfids Association, Inc., Charlotte, NC | Shelter Network of San Mateo County, Burlingame, CA | |
| Conejo Jewish Day School Inc, Agoura Hills, CA | Mt Hood Kiwanis Camp Inc, Portland, OR | |
| Chabads Children of Chernobyl, New York, NY | Shakespeare Festival LA, Inc., Los Angeles, CA | |
| International Rett Syndrome Foundation, Cincinnati, OH | Historic Charleston Foundation, Charleston, SC | |
| Cheder Chabad-Monsey, Monsey, NY | No Longer Bound Inc, Cumming, GA | |
| The National Marfan Foundation, Inc, Port Washington, NY | Russian Jewish Community Cultural Center, Hollywood ,CA | |
| Akshaya Patra Foundation USA, Stoneham, MA | The Little Light House Inc, Tulsa, OK | |
| Society For The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Westchester, Briarcliff, NY | American India Foundation, New York, NY | |
| New Haven Hebrew Day School Inc, Orange, CT | Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School, San Diego, CA | |
| Break the Cycle, Los Angeles, CA | Let's Get Ready, Inc., New York, NY | |
| Asha for Education, New York, NY | Trees, Water And People, Fort Collins, CO | |
| Oholei Yosef Yitzchak Lubavitch, Oak Park, MI | Prairie State Legal Services, Inc., Rockford, IL | |
| Chabad House of Conn Inc, West Hartford, CT | Children of the Night, Van Nuys, CA | |
| Anti-Cruelty Society, Chicago, IL | Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana, Inc., Fort Wayne, IN | |
| Jcc Rockland Inc, West Nyack, NY | Crisis Ministries, Charleston, SC | |
| New Jersey Seeds Inc, Newark, NJ | Peace Over Violence, Los Angeles, CA | |
| John Ancrum Society for Prevention of Cruelty To Animals, North Charleston, SC | South Carolina Aquarium, Charleston, SC | |
| Soar Charter Academy, San Bernardino, CA | South Carolina Coastal Conservation League Inc, Charleston, SC | |
| Chabad of Argentina Relief Appeal Inc, New York, NY | Wheeling Symphony Society Inc, Wheeling, WV | |
| Save A Pet, Inc., Grayslake, IL | Baltimore Child Abuse Ctr, Inc., Baltimore, MD | |
| Grassroot Soccer Inc, Norwich, VT | Infant Welfare Society Of Chicago, Chicago, IL | |
| Water Missions International, Charleston, SC | San Diego Community Housing Corporation, San Diego, CA | |
| Spartanburg Charter School, Spartanburg, SC | Immigrant Social Service Inc, New York, NY | |
| Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, Inc, New York, NY | T A G Treatment Action Group Inc, New York, NY | |
| Sonia And Max Silverstein Hebrew Academy, Great Neck, NY | Advocates for Children of NY Inc, New York, NY | |
| Hillel Academy Inc, Milwaukee, WI | Cancer Care Services, Fort Worth, TX | |
| Pet Helpers Inc, Charleston , SC | Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Inc., Kansas City, MO | |
| American Friends of Lubavitch, Washington, DC | Resurrection Project, Chicago, IL | |
The Spring 2011 program is the third installment of Chase Community Giving. On March 31, Chase announced a two-year, $25 million commitment to the Chase Community Giving program, which allows Facebook's 500+ million users to choose from hundreds of thousands of charities and vote for them to win grants from Chase. More than 2.5 million Facebook users have "Liked" the Chase Community Giving page. Eligible charities included 501(c)(3) charities with an operating budget from $1 million to $10 million. Later this year, the Chase Community Giving program hosts another contest exclusively for charities with budgets of less than $1 million.
JPMorgan Chase donates a total of more than $150 million annually to thousands of non-profit organizations in local communities, nationally and abroad. This $5 million Facebook effort is in addition to the bank's traditional philanthropic giving.
For more information and program requirements, visit http://apps.facebook.com/chasecommunitygiving/ To learn more about what Chase is doing to serve its communities, visit www.jpmorganchase.com/thewayforward.
About Chase
Chase is the U.S. consumer and commercial banking business of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2.2 trillion and operations in more than 60 countries. Chase serves consumers and small businesses throughout the United States. JPMorgan Chase's global headquarters is in New York City, where it is the city's largest private-sector employer with 25,000 people. In 2010, JPMorgan Chase and its Foundation contributed approximately $26.5 million to nonprofit organizations in New York City, focusing on community development, education and arts & culture.
About Facebook
Founded in February 2004, Facebook's mission is to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected. Anyone can sign up for Facebook and interact with the people they know in a trusted environment. Facebook is a privately held company and is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif.
JPMorgan Chase & Co.Erich Timmerman, 212-622-4080erich.timmerman@jpmchase.com
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