A New Bank Foundation Emerges in the South. What’s its Game Plan?

A New Bank Foundation Emerges in the South. What’s its Game Plan?

Bank foundations play a big role in local and regional philanthropy scenes, especially in the South. So there are good reasons to pay attention to a new grantmaker in Charlotte, North Carolina, that’s the result of a $28 billion bank merger.

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Close to Home: A Bank with Local Ties Zeroes in on a Distressed Neighborhood

Close to Home: A Bank with Local Ties Zeroes in on a Distressed Neighborhood

Atlanta has the highest level of income inequality of any city in America, with nearly half of residents in its Westside area living in poverty. The SunTrust Foundation is part of a new collaboration that’s coming together to try to turn things around.

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How the SunTrust Foundation Gives in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic States

How the SunTrust Foundation Gives in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic States

The SunTrust Foundation, based in Atlanta, launched its Lighting the Way awards program in 2016 to recognize nonprofits in its market areas building financial confidence in their communities. Where are grants going?

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Not-So-Random Good Deeds: Another Housing Crisis Bad Actor Bank Giving for Financial Literacy

Not-So-Random Good Deeds: Another Housing Crisis Bad Actor Bank Giving for Financial Literacy

SunTrust is yet another bank that engaged in malfeasance during the housing bubble and is now focusing its philanthropy on financial literacy and inclusion. Ironic, right? 

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