First Financial Bank (Nasdaq: FFBC) and the First Financial Foundation have awarded a total of $25,000 in grants to three organizations in Columbus, building on a commitment to make a positive impact through donations that enhance and develop local communities.
“Serving communities is part of our culture, and we see these donations through our local partner organizations as investments in people and neighborhoods to create positive outcomes that will benefit us all,” said Roddell McCullough, chief corporate responsibility officer for First Financial Bank.
Throughout its four-state footprint of Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois, First Financial awarded a total of $510,000, matching last year’s result as the largest grant campaign to date. The awards, made to 73 different organizations, are focused on promoting neighborhood development, workforce development and education, and culture and the arts, with a particular focus on low-income communities.
In Columbus, Bridge to Dove Recovery House, Foundation for Youth of Bartholomew County’s Council for Youth Development and Su Casa Columbus are this year’s recipients.
First Financial broadened the impact of the campaign by adding funding from CREA, a low-income housing tax credit organization.
