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November 18, 2025
Community Bank’s Sierra Grant Program provides funding to 63 Community Organizations
PORTERVILLE, CALIF. – Bank of the Sierra is proud to announce that it has donated more than $5 million to organizations in its communities through its Sierra Grant Program. Since the program’s inception in 2004, more than 1,900 grants have been awarded.
During the second and third quarters of 2025, Bank of the Sierra donated $315,000 to organizations in its communities through its Sierra Grant program. From April to September 2025, Bank of the Sierra awarded a total of $219,500 in grants to 34 Central Valley organizations, $55,000 to 24 organizations in the Bank’s Coastal and Southern California footprint, and $40,500 to 5 organizations that offer services in both regions.
Organizations that received a Sierra Grant in the second and third quarters of 2025 include:
“We are incredibly proud that our Sierra Grant Program has reached a five-million-dollar milestone,” said Kevin McPhaill, Bank of the Sierra President and Chief Executive Officer. “Our Bank has been able to help many organizations do great work in our communities and we will continue to help them make a difference!”
About the Sierra Grant Program
Since its inception in 2004, the Sierra Grant Program has been responsible for donating over $5.2 million to organizations that improve local communities.
About Bank of the Sierra
Bank of the Sierra is in its 45th year of operations and is the largest independent bank headquartered in the South San Joaquin Valley. Bank of the Sierra is a community-centric regional bank, which offers a full range of retail and commercial banking services with full-service branches located within the counties of Tulare, Kern, Kings, Fresno, Ventura, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara. The bank also maintains two loan production offices and an online branch and provides specialized lending services through an agricultural credit center. Bank of the Sierra is recognized as one of the strongest community banks in the country with a 5-star rating from Bauer Financial.
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Porterville, CA 93258
