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National Life Group Foundation Does $1.195 Million in Good with Grants

National Life Group employees volunteer to pack food at Vermont Foodbank

Montpelier, VT - (July 7, 2020) The National Life Group Foundation granted more than $1 million this spring to nonprofit organizations, most of which supported Coronavirus relief.

In the area of general grants to nonprofits, the Foundation donated a total of $995,500. Of that, 52 percent support hunger relief, including:

  • $100,000 to the Vermont Foodbank.
  • $100,000 to the North Texas Food Bank.
  • $100,000 to Hunger Free Vermont.

The Foundation also donated $100,000 each to Covid-19 response funds that were established by the Vermont Community Foundation and the North Texas Community Foundation.

Another $10,000 was donated to sponsor lunches through Montpelier restaurants, keeping their employees working and frontline workers fed.

In addition to financial support, National Life provided 58 refurbished laptop computers to Washington County Mental Health Services as well as Prevent Child Abuse Vermont for telehealth appointments. The company also worked with the City of Montpelier to build and install a Do Good Cupboard to provide vulnerable individuals with emergency food items and necessities.

“We’re honored to be able to do good,” said Beth Rusnock, foundation president. “It’s inspiring to see the impact nonprofits are making to better our communities every day, especially during the pandemic.”

Contact: Ross Sneyd, corporate communications, National Life Group, 802.229.3866.

National Life Group® is a trade name of National Life Insurance Company, Montpelier, Vt., Life Insurance Company of the Southwest, Addison, Texas, and their affiliates. Each company of National Life Group is solely responsible for its own financial condition and contractual obligations. Life Insurance Company of the Southwest is not an authorized insurer in New York and does not conduct insurance business in New York. Equity Services, Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC, is a Broker/Dealer and Registered Investment Adviser affiliate of National Life Insurance Company. All other entities are independent of Equity Services, Inc.

 

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