WELLSBORO, PA – C&N contributed a total of $933,334 to local Educational Improvement, Scholarship, and Pre-kindergarten Scholarship Organizations through Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program in 2026.

The EITC Program provides businesses with an opportunity to support educational programs and organizations in the communities they serve. Through these contributions, C&N is helping fund programs that provide students with additional educational resources, scholarship opportunities and access to early childhood education.

Investments in education can have a lasting impact on students and the communities around them. Supporting local educational organizations helps expand opportunities for students while strengthening the communities and local economies they will one day help shape.

C&N recently presented checks to the following local organizations to support their ongoing educational initiatives: 

• Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund – Grace Christian Academy – $3,000
• Commonwealth Charitable Management, Inc – Mansfield University Early College Program – $25,000
• Deane Center for the Performing Arts – $5,000
• Diocese of Scranton Scholarship Foundation – SO – $37,445
• East Lycoming Education Foundation – $12,500
• Endless Mountain Music Festival, Inc – $5,000
• Faith Builders Educational Programming -FBO Walnut Street Christian School – $2,000
• Firetree Place – $5,000
• First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania – $167,615
• Jersey Shore School Education Foundation – $3,000
• Lycoming College – $25,000
• National Civil War Museum – $5,000
• Pennsylvania College of Technology d/b/a Community Arts Center – $7,500
• Pennsylvania College of Technology Foundation – $20,000
• Pennsylvania Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship, Inc – $3,000
• The River Valley Regional YMCA – EIO – $12,500
• Towanda Area School District Education Foundation, Inc – $20,000
• Trinity Lutheran Church & School – SO – $26,000
• Williamsport Symphony Orchestra – $2,500

C&N’s commitment to supporting education extends throughout its broader footprint. In addition to the organizations highlighted above, C&N contributed $541,274 to 53 other organizations across Pennsylvania, helping provide students with valuable educational resources, opportunities and support in the communities C&N serves.

“Strong communities are built when organizations come together to support the next generation. Through the EITC Program, C&N is able to partner with organizations that are dedicated to helping students succeed and creating meaningful opportunities for them both in and out of the classroom,” said Thomas Rudy, Regional President and Executive Vice President of C&N.