Making Play Possible – U.S. Bank Donates More Than $4.2 Million in Community Possible Grants
August 09 2016 - 10:19AM
Business Wire
The U.S. Bank Foundation announces its first round of Community
Possible grants focused on the Play pillar, donating $4.23 million
across its footprint. U.S. Bank’s new corporate giving and
volunteer platform Community Possible concentrates on three pillars
– Work, Home and Play. The Play grants support programming for
children and adults in low-and moderate-income communities to play
and create.
“A community is stronger when it is connected through culture,
recreation and play,” said Reba Dominski, senior vice president of
Corporate Social Responsibility and the president of the U.S. Bank
Foundation. “We focus on the area of play because it brings joy to
children and adults stimulating creativity and innovation, helping
with problem solving, and building relationships. These grants will
help provide access to the arts, build safe, high quality play
spaces and support arts education in schools.”
The second round of Community Possible grants is focused on the
Home pillar, providing funding for safe and affordable housing.
Home pillar grants will be announced this fall. The third round is
focused on Work supporting financial literacy, job skills training,
small business development and higher education. The deadline for
applications for Work grants is September 1. For more information,
visit www.usbank.com/community.
U.S. Bank also recently completed its Community Possible Relay,
a 12,000 mile, 38-city, 25-state journey complete with a big blue
coach bus. The goal was to revitalize volunteerism in Work, Home
and Play across the country by engaging U.S. Bank employees and
their communities in a variety of volunteer activities. During the
three-month road trip, U.S. Bank partnered with 96 organizations,
serving more than 177,000 individuals and donating more than
112,000 hours of volunteer time. Learn more about the journey and
follow #CommunityPossible.
About Community PossibleCommunity Possible is the
corporate giving and volunteer program at U.S. Bank, focused on the
areas of Work, Home and Play. The company invests in programs that
provide stable employment, a safe place to call home and a
community connected through culture, recreation and play.
Philanthropic support through the U.S. Bank Foundation and
corporate giving program reached $53 million in 2015. Visit
www.usbank.com/community.
About U.S. BankMinneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:
USB), with $438 billion in assets as of June 30, 2016, is the
parent company of U.S. Bank National Association, the fifth largest
commercial bank in the United States. The Company operates 3,122
banking offices in 25 states and 4,923 ATMs and provides a
comprehensive line of banking, investment, mortgage, trust and
payment services products to consumers, businesses and
institutions. Visit U.S. Bancorp on the web at www.usbank.com.
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U.S. BankSusan Beatty,
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