Catholic Schools to honor National Bank of Arizona for philanthropic efforts
- Staff Phoenix Business Journal
National Bank of Arizona will be named as the inaugural recipient of the Diocese of Phoenix Catholic Schools “Guardian of Hope Award for Corporate Philanthropy.” The award will be presented Oct. 26 by Catholic Education Arizona during the Night of Hope Dinner for Catholic Schools
“National Bank of Arizona has been tireless in its commitment to invest in quality education throughout the community and our Catholic school families have been tremendously blessed by their support,” said Alan Sears[1], chairman of the board.
“We all know how difficult the economy has been on Arizona families and businesses alike for the past several years, yet even through tough economic times National Bank of Arizona[2] continued to deliver significant scholarship support for over 200 of our neediest students per year,” Sears added.
In addition to its numerous other philanthropic endeavors in the community, National Bank of Arizona has contributed more than $2 million in scholarships to Catholic Education Arizona since 2006.
For several years, the bank has incentivized hundreds of first-time donors to make personal tax credit contributions to support low-income students through a special “matching gift” program aimed at eligible taxpayers that have yet to participate.
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