b'IMPACTING OUR COMMUNITIESOCEANFIRST WAVEMAKERS OCEANFIRST FOUNDATIONTheBankencouragesemployeevolunteerismIn 1996, OceanFirst Foundation was established throughtheWavemakersprogram,whichpro- with the sole mission of providing financial re-motesinternalandexternalvolunteeropportuni- sourcestothecharitablenon-profitorganizationsties throughout the Banks footprint. As part of itshelpingourneighbors.Withapprovalfromthe benefitpackage,allBankemployeesareeligiblefor Banks depositors, OceanFirst became the firstup to eight hours of paid time off for approved vol- bank in the country to create a private foundation unteer work. During the past year, Wavemakers vol- during their conversion to stock ownership. Since unteered for Habitat for Humanity, Philabundance,itsestablishment,theFoundationhasgranted Beach Sweep, Move for Hunger, Hope Sheds Light,over$44milliontohundredsoflocalcharities Jazz Arts Project, and more. Charitable donationsand schools throughout the Banks footprint, in-by Bank employees are also eligible for an aggre- cludingscholarshipsawardedtolocalcolleges gate annual $50,000 matching gift program admin- and universities and Model Classroom and Good istered by the Foundation. Neighbor grants.$44 MILLION+ OVERALL DONATIONS BY8,600+ GRANTS AWARDED THROUGHOUTOCEANFIRST FOUNDATION THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE$1.7 MILLION+ FOUNDATION GRANT 1,900+ NUMBER OF HOURS WAVEMAKERS BUDGET FOR 2021 VOLUNTEERED IN 2021HUMAN CAPITAL REPORT21'