Bank of America Awards $250,000 Grant to Goodwill Southeast Georgia

Key points

• Bank of America is providing a two hundred fifty thousand dollars$250,000 grant to support Goodwill Southeast Georgia's new Community Opportunity Campus in East Savannah.
• The grant will support workforce training labs, classrooms, shared service spaces and technology infrastructure to help residents advance in their careers.
• The Campus is expected to serve more than 6,000 people annually.

SAVANNAH, GeorgiaG.A. - Bank of America today announced a two hundred fifty thousand dollars$250,000 grant to Goodwill Southeast Georgia to support the development of its new Community Opportunity Campus in East Savannah. The Community Opportunity Campus will bring workforce training, adult education, healthcare access, financial literacy and family support services together in one location, making it easier for individuals and families to access the resources they need to build skills, pursue careers and achieve greater economic mobility.

Bank of America's grant will support the build outbuild-out of workforce training labs, classrooms and shared partner service spaces, as well as digital and technology infrastructure. The funding will also help accelerate the campus' construction and opening.

"Strong communities are built when people have the resources and opportunities they need to succeed," said Patrick O'Neil, president, Bank of America Savannah. "Bank of America is proud to support organizations, like Goodwill Southeast Georgia, that are creating pathways to economic opportunity in Savannah."

Located at 761 Wheaton Street, the new campus will repurpose a one hundred ten thousand square foot110,000-square-foot former State Division of Family and& Children Services and Department of Aging facility into a centralized community hub with the capacity to serve more than 6,000 people annually.

"Goodwill Southeast Georgia is extremely grateful for the ongoing support of Bank of America," said Jason Marshall, president and C E OCEO, Goodwill Southeast Georgia. "The Goodwill Community Opportunity Campus has the potential to change the trajectory of many who struggle to gain traction as they work to move from a job to a better job and ultimately to a career. We are thrilled that Bank of America recognized the potential of this significant project."

Market facts: Bank of America Savannah

Bank of America has a strong and long standinglong-standing presence in Savannah.

• 150 local employees supporting clients at 14 locations.
• Since 2020, more than two million dollars$2 million in philanthropic giving has been extended across the local community.

Georgia Goodwill Southeast Georgia

Goodwill of the Coastal Empire IncorporatedInc., doing business asDBA Goodwill Southeast Georgia, is a highly diversified 5 0 1 c 3501(c)(3) social enterprise committed to helping individuals achieve their employment goals, whatever and wherever that may be. To date in 2026, its Opportunity Centers have provided more than 52,000 workforce development services to more than 4,100 individuals. Goodwill of the Coastal Empire, IncorporatedInc. is an autonomous affiliate of Goodwill Industries International, governed by a local, volunteer board of directors. It serves 33 counties, 29 in Georgia and four in South Carolina. Goodwill Southeast Georgia operates 18 retail stores, two outlets and an e commercee-commerce operation selling donated clothing and household items, an advanced manufacturing facility, and a contract services business. The income from these enterprises funds the services that drive Goodwill's mission. For more information, visit Goodwill Southeast Georgia.

Bank of America

Bank of America is one of the world's leading financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small and middle marketmiddle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. The company provides unmatched convenience in the United States, serving more than 69 million clients with approximately 3,500 retail financial centers, approximately 15,000 A T MsATMs (automated teller machines) and award winningaward-winning digital banking with approximately 60 million verified digital users. Bank of America is a global leader in wealth management, corporate and investment banking and trading across a broad range of asset classes, serving corporations, governments, institutions and individuals around the world. As the #1 small business lender in the United States (F D I CFDIC), Bank of America offers industry leadingindustry-leading support to approximately 4 million small business households through a suite of innovative, easy to useeasy-to-use online products and services. The company serves clients through operations across the United States, its territories and more than 35 countries and orand/or jurisdictions. Bank of America Corporation stock (N Y S E B A CNYSE: BAC) is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

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