CIE is thrilled to kick off 2020 with the generous support of the First Federal Community Foundation. With the Foundations support for our First Step Business Program, we’ll be able to help many more emerging entrepreneurs start small businesses on the North Olympic Peninsula.
“This support from First Federal Community Foundation is so helpful,” said Rick Dickinson, CIE’s North Olympic Peninsula Business Advisor. “Thank you for believing in our vision to build a thriving small business ecosystem in Clallam and Jefferson Counties.”
“We are grateful to have the chance to support the good and very important work of CIE,” said Jan Simon, Executive Director of the First Federal Community Foundation.
First Federal Community Foundation is a private 501(c)(3) charitable corporation launched in 2015 with a generous gift of stock and cash from the parent company of First Federal Bank, when the bank was converted to a publicly traded company. With this gift, First Federal Bank made clear its commitment to continue its tradition of supporting the communities it serves.
In that same spirit, First Federal Community Foundation’s mission is to improve the quality of life in the communities in which First Federal Bank maintains full-service branches.
Committed to creating broad impact, the Foundation has contributed more than $3.5 million since 2015 to qualified organizations that provide community support, address the availability of affordable housing, and deliver economic and community development projects in Clallam, Jefferson, Kitsap and Whatcom Counties.
