Recognized for its philanthropic contributions throughout Maryland, Maryland Council on Economic Education (MCEE) was awarded a 2018 Lighting the Way Award and $75,000 grant by the SunTrust Foundation.
The SunTrust Foundation’s Lighting the Way Awards recognizes select nonprofit organizations that strengthen their local communities through programs that help people better their circumstances and gain financial confidence.
“We’re committed to building stronger communities, and our nonprofit partners are addressing community needs in innovative and very meaningful ways,” said Stan Little, president of the SunTrust Foundation. “Maryland Council on Economic Education is improving the lives of many people across Maryland, and we applaud their mission, long-term service, and the impact they’re making where it’s most needed.”
“We believe that today’s students are the future of the state of Maryland, so equipping them with proper economic knowledge and decision-making skills while they’re in school is essential for their successful futures,” said Mary Ann Hewitt, MCEE executive director. “We thank the SunTrust Foundation for their commitment to today’s students as well as their generous support of our mission to end economic illiteracy statewide.”
Established in 2008, the SunTrust Foundation is committed to supporting a wide range of financial well-being efforts through grants and partnerships with local philanthropic organizations. To date, the SunTrust Foundation has awarded more than $140 million in grants to organizations across the United States.
About Maryland Council on Economic Education
For more than 60 years, theMaryland Council on Economic Education (MCEE) has worked to assure that Maryland’s school children leave high school equipped with the economic and financial literacy knowledge and decision-making skills they will need to make informed, rational decisions as consumers, workers, citizens, savers, investors, and participants in the global economy. MCEE is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
About the SunTrust Foundation
The SunTrust Foundation is dedicated to SunTrust Bank’s purpose of Lighting the Way to Financial Well-Being by engaging organizations to advance financial confidence. Grants and activities focus primarily on financial empowerment, but also include education, health and human services, civic improvement and cultural growth. The SunTrust Foundation supports American Red Cross disaster relief efforts and contributes as a United Way Global Corporate Leader. Established in 2008, the SunTrust Foundation has proudly provided grants totaling more than $140 million throughout the United States.
