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2022
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2022 State Farm Neighborhood Assist® Grant Winners Announced

One Hundred $25K grant winners in connection with the company’s 100th anniversary.

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State Farm® is giving 100 communities in 34 states an assist to fund neighborhood improvement projects. In just 10 days this spring, 88,000 people cast more than 2 million votes in support of their favorite causes. State Farm is proud to announce the Top 100 vote-getting causes. Each has won a $25,000 grant to benefit their community.

State Farm Neighborhood Assist is a crowd-sourced philanthropic program. It empowers communities to identify issues in their neighborhoods. Non-profits affiliated with each of the top 100 causes receive grants to address them.

“State Farm is happy to celebrate its 100th anniversary by providing these 100 causes with grant money to help them address the needs in their communities,” said Rasheed Merritt, Assistant Vice President at State Farm. “We look forward to seeing the impact these $25,000 grants will have.”

Four thousand cause submissions were accepted in February at www.neighborhoodassist.com. The State Farm Review Committee selected the top 200 finalists and public voting determined the 100 grant winners. In the 11 years of the program, nearly 500 causes have received a total of $12.5 million to enact change in their communities.

For a complete list of this year’s winning causes, please visit: www.neighborhoodassist.com.

About State Farm®:

For over 100 years, the mission of State Farm has been to help people manage the risks of everyday life, recover from the unexpected and realize their dreams. State Farm and its affiliates are the largest providers of auto and home insurance in the United States. Its more than 19,400 agents and 67,000 employees serve over 91 million policies and accounts – including auto, fire, lifehealth, commercial policies and financial services accounts. Commercial auto insurance, along with coverage for rentersbusiness ownersboats and motorcycles, is also available. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company is the parent of the State Farm family of companies. State Farm is ranked No. 44 on the 2023 Fortune 500 list of largest companies. For more information, please visit http://www.statefarm.com.

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