NY Foundation Distributes Last of 9-11 Funds

The New York CU Foundation said it has distributed all $1.4 million donated to a special fund following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Grants were made to: $610,000 to support uniformed services (NYPD, FDNY); $325,847 to affected credit unions; $130,000 to families of credit union members who perished; $150,000 for the ongoing educational needs of victims and their survivors ($50,000 to the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and $100,000 to Pace University, both in New York City); $200,000 in grants to relief organizations focusing on the long-term support of victims ($50,000 each to Tuesday's Children, Families of September 11th, and Safe Horizons, all in New York City, and St. Clare's WTC Outreach Program, Staten Island.)