HUNTSVILLE – The United Community Bank Foundation, driven by employees of United Community bank, has donated $20,000 to four nonprofit organizations in Alabama – including three in the Tennessee Valley.
The funds are recommendations from employees of the bank to organizations in their local communities that are important to them.
The four organizations – the Princess Theatre for Performing Arts in Decatur; the Huntsville Museum of Art; the YMCA of the Shoals; and Central-West Alabama Red Cross in Tuscaloosa – each received $5,000.
Huntsville’s Progress Bank recently merged with Greenville, S.C.’s United Community in April 2023, and adopted the bank’s 70-year tradition of giving.
All 14 Progress branch locations in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle have been rebranded, bringing United Community’s total footprint to 207 locations across six states.
“Serving our communities has always been a focus at United,” said Lynn Harton, chairman and CEO of United Community. “Each one of these organizations was handpicked by our employees, and we’re proud to continue to support the great work our teams have been doing here for years.”
The foundation was born three years ago out of a desire for United Community to inspire, lead, and strengthen the places where its employees and their families live, the company said. Every United employee has the opportunity to request funds for their favorite nonprofit.
“We are excited to continue the great work we have been doing for nearly 15 years under our new brand, United Community,” said David Nast, who founded Progress Bank in 2008 and now serves as president of Alabama and the Florida Panhandle for United. “Our team has always been passionate about investing in our communities, and we’re proud to continue that work now that we’ve joined United, which has a long history of positively impacting the communities it serves.”
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