Current Partners

Bank of America

Bank of America has been an invaluable supporter of Citizen Schools for the past 12 years, providing key funding to fuel our national expansion, leadership for local boards, volunteer resources and in-kind services, including the production of a promotional video.

In 2008, Bank of America became a National Leadership Partner and committed $1 million to help support Citizen Schools’ national expansion and deepen our impact across the country. Bank of America has also invested significantly in the success of many of our regions, providing local grants to support our programs in Massachusetts, New York and North Carolina. In California, Bank of America recognized Citizen Schools as a Neighborhood Builder®, awarding our organization $200,000 over two years as part of their Neighborhood Excellence Initiative®, which also provides strategic leadership development training for our staff and leverages a network of local nonprofit leaders across the country.

Beyond financial resources, Bank of America employees have volunteered as Citizen Teachers, teaching apprenticeships in Massachusetts, California, North Carolina and New York, and serving as executive panelists at student WOW!s. Many employees have taught “Taking Care of Business,” which uses a signature curriculum co-authored by Bank of America employees focusing on the basics of responsible lending and borrowing.  This curriculum has also been used by other volunteers from companies across the country. Additionally, the company has hosted our annual Executive Briefing, which gathers Citizen Schools’ top stakeholders for a report on our impact and results.

Citizen Schools is very pleased to include Bank of America among our strongest and most engaged national partners. For more information on Bank of America and its community involvement, please visit www.bankofamerica.com/foundation.