2019 State Farm Neighborhood Assist Grant Winners Announced

BLOOMINGTON, Illinois, Sept. 25 -- State Farm Companies, an auto, home and individual life insurance provider, issued the following news release:

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- 40 Communities Receive $25,000 Grants to Help Life Go Right

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State Farm(R) is giving 40 communities, in 21 states, an assist to fund projects involved in education, safety, and community development. In just 10 days in August, 163,000 people cast 4.4 million votes in support of their favorite causes. State Farm is proud to announce the Top 40 vote-getting causes. Each has won a $25,000 grant to improve their communities.

State Farm Neighborhood Assist is a crowd-sourced philanthropic grant program. It empowers communities to identify issues in their neighborhoods. Non-profits affiliated with each of the top 40 causes receive grants to address them. It is part of the State Farm Neighborhood of Good(R) initiative.

"State Farm is here to help life go right in neighborhoods all across the country," said Allison Bertsche, Public Affairs Director at State Farm. "We look forward to seeing the impact these Neighborhood Assist grants will have in their communities."

Two thousand cause submissions were accepted in June at www.neighborhoodassist.com. The State Farm Review Committee selected the top 200 finalists and public voting determined the 40 grant winners. In the eight years of the program, more than 300 causes have received a total of $8 million to enact change in their communities.

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

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About State Farm(R):

The mission of State Farm is 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 nearly 19,000 agents and approximately 58,000 employees serve approximately 83 million policies and accounts - approximately 81 million auto, fire, life, health and commercial policies and approximately 2 million bank accounts. Commercial auto insurance, along with coverage for renters, business owners, boats and motorcycles, is available. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company is the parent of the State Farm family of companies. State Farm is ranked No. 36 on the 2019 Fortune 500 list of largest companies. For more information, please visit http://www.statefarm.com.