PROVIDENCE – The Citizens Bank Foundation awarded more than $125,000 in grants to Rhode Island non-profits on Giving Tuesday, a new national initiative to encourage support of charitable organizations at the start of the holiday season.
The grants and recipients were:
- $70,000, Amos House
- $25,000, the Boys & Girls Club of Pawtucket
- $15,000, Rhode Island Community Action Association
- $15,000, San Miguel Education Center
- $2,500, The Jonnycake Center of Peacedale
Giving Tuesday is an initiative of the 92nd Street Y in New York, which garnered support of 2,000 organizations in 50 states for the launch.
The kick-off of Giving Tuesday this year was styled after Black Friday and Cyber Monday. It is endorsed by groups including the Giving Institute and the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy.