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Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation Receives $150K Matching Gift Challenge Grant

For every donation made to the SMMUSD Education Foundation through Dec. 20, Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. will provide a matching contribution up to $150,000.

Malibu-based Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. has donated $150,000 as part of a matching gift challenge grant that will benefit all schools in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. 

For every donation made to the SMMUSD Education Foundation through Dec. 20, the company will provide a matching contribution up to $150,000, according to the foundation.

“This is a remarkable demonstration by Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. of how corporations can support their local public schools, provide their employees a meaningful benefit and show genuine commitment to the community in which it operates,” said Linda Greenberg Gross, Executive Director of the Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation.

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Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. is partnering with the district in the development of a high school summer internship program, with scholarships, technology, staff and other expenses covered by the company.

The company is also sponsoring the Santa Monica 5000 on October 6, a race that benefits athletics in Santa Monica-Malibu schools.

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“We are honored to support the efforts of the Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation," said Jeff Stibel, Chairman and CEO of Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp.

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