Bank of the Sierra Awards $150K in Grants During First Quarter of 2024

May 29, 2024

Porterville, Calif. – Bank of the Sierra is proud to announce that it donated more than $150,000 to nonprofit organizations in its communities through its Sierra Grant Program during the first quarter of 2024. Since the program’s inception in 2004, more than 1,700 grants have been awarded. Bank of the Sierra awards grants to 10-30 nonprofit organizations each quarter as part of the program.

From January through March 2024, Bank of the Sierra awarded a total of $72,500 in grants to 11 Central Valley nonprofits, $44,500 to eight nonprofits in the Bank’s Coastal and Southern California footprint, and $33,000 to nonprofits that offer services in both regions. In total during the first quarter, Bank of the Sierra awarded $150,000 to nonprofits throughout the communities it serves.

Nonprofit organizations that received a Sierra Grant in the first quarter of 2024 include:

Kern County

  • Bags4Kids
  • Bakersfield College Foundation
  • Kern County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Business Education Foundation
  • Omni Family Health
  • The Open Door Network
  • Special Olympics Southern California – Kern County

Kings County

  • The Kings Guild of Valley Children’s Healthcare

San Luis Obispo County

  • CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of San Luis Obispo County
  • El Camino Homeless Organization (ECHO)
  • Lumina Alliance

Santa Barbara County

  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast
  • Lompoc Family YMCA, a branch of Channel Islands YMCA

Tulare County

  • Community Services Employment Training (CSET)
  • Porterville Area Coordinating Committee (PACC)
  • Porterville Celebrates Reading

Ventura County

  • Housing Trust Fund Ventura County
  • Ventura College Foundation
  • Ventura County Community Development Corporation (VCCDC)

Multiple Counties

  • Asian Pacific Community Foundation
  • Habitat for Humanity of Tulare/Kings Counties

“I’m always thrilled when our Bank helps amazing organizations that do so much for the communities we both serve,” said Kevin McPhaill, Bank of the Sierra President and Chief Executive Officer. “Our Sierra Grant Program truly makes every community we’re a part of better!”

About the Sierra Grant Program
Since its inception in 2004, the Sierra Grant Program has been responsible for donating over $4.3 million to organizations that improve local communities. For more information, visit the bank’s website at BankoftheSierra.com/SierraGrant.

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.