ATLANTA, June 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ —  Ameris Financial institution is donating $2.23 million to 40 rural hospitals in Georgia, as a part of the Georgia HEART Hospital Program in 2024. Ameris has  been collaborating within the state revenue tax credit score program since 2018, contributing greater than $12 million.

“Ameris is proud to support our rural hospitals and the communities they serve,” mentioned Ameris Financial institution CEO Palmer Proctor. “The Georgia HEART Hospital Program is important because it not only provides much needed funding to these crucial hospitals, but also allows them to choose how the money is best spent to care for their patients.”

Of the 40 hospitals receiving funding, the bulk serve communities the place Ameris doesn’t have a bodily presence, highlighting the financial institution’s dedication to enhancing healthcare all through the state. Each 2023 and 2024 have been record-setting years for Georgia HEART donations from Ameris, totaling greater than $4 million.

The Georgia Rural Hospital Tax Credit score permits Georgia companies and taxpayers to redirect their Georgia revenue tax legal responsibility to help certified hospitals. Participation within the Georgia HEART Hospital Program is proscribed to Georgia rural hospitals that meet qualification standards established by legislation.

About Ameris Financial institution
Ameris Financial institution, a subsidiary of Ameris Bancorp (Nasdaq: NASDAQ:), is a state-chartered financial institution headquartered in  Atlanta, Georgia. Ameris operates 164 monetary facilities throughout the Southeast and serves shopper and enterprise clients nationwide via choose lending channels. Ameris manages  $25.7 billion  in property as of  March 31, 2024, and supplies a full vary of conventional banking and lending merchandise, treasury and money administration, insurance coverage premium financing, and mortgage and refinancing companies. Be taught extra about Ameris at  www.amerisbank.com.