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A Year of Supporting Businesses and Communities
The Republic Services Charitable Foundation supported communities in two distinct ways in 2021 – through a Committed to Serve initiative and its established National Neighborhood Promise program.Byline: BTB Editor
December 22, 2021 / Time to read: 5 minIn the past year, the
In 2020, Republic Services contributed $3 million to the Foundation to help revitalize locally-owned small businesses as part of our nearly $35 million Committed to Serve initiative. This one-time initiative complemented the ongoing work of the Foundation. While these grants were awarded in 2020, the work and support continued well into 2021.
Three national nonprofit partners – Rebuilding Together, Habitat for Humanity International, and NeighborWorks America – all received $1 million Committed to Serve grants that were distributed to 29 local nonprofit partners to support more than 135 small businesses.
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Between 2020 and 2021, the Foundation provided NNP grants to 30 select nonprofit affiliates, many of which have started or completed projects in 2021. These grants supported neighborhood revitalization projects across the country.
In 2021, our local teams have volunteered at more than 15 local NNP days to support the grant recipients and local neighborhoods in cities like
Both of these efforts were in addition to the ongoing support our teams provide directly to organizations in their communities.
In the upcoming year, the Foundation will continue to support the communities that Republic Services serves in sustainable ways. Learn more about the Republic Services Charitable Foundation at
