KeyBank Foundation: Helping Communities Thrive through Education, Workforce Development, and Service

KeyBank Foundation helps build thriving communities by supporting organizations and programs that foster thriving students and a thriving workforce. Foundation support is achieved through philanthropic investments, corporate contributions, and employee volunteerism. All Foundation activities incorporate the important values of diversity and inclusion.

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$10K Grant to Boost Children's Reading Skills.
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A nurse is assisting a patient with a beverage.
Sign in park reading, "Neighbors Make The Difference"

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Partners With CAHS to Expand Bank-On Resources to Returning Citizens Program
KeyBank and The Connecticut Association for Human Services (CAHS) are partnering to expand CAHS’ successful Bank On CT coalition into the greater Hartford area.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank and the First Niagara Foundation Support The Martin House Endowment Fund with $100,000 Investment
KeyBank, in partnership with the First Niagara Foundation, is investing $100,000 in Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House Corporation.

Education

KeyBank Sponsors Jumpstart's 2021 Read for the Record® Campaign and Provides Books to Children Living in Affordable Housing Projects
This year, KeyBank is proud to sponsor Jumpstart’s 16th annual Read for the Record literacy campaign.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Cleaning Up: See How KeyBank Teammates Helped Beautify a City Park on Neighbors Make the Difference Day
On September 14, 2021, hundreds of KeyBank teammates across the nation volunteered at more than 600 projects in the neighborhoods where they live and work on Neighbors Make the Difference Day.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Roughin' It Rv & Cycle Wins Key4Women and SCORE Cleveland Women-Owned Business Pitch Contest
KeyBank’s Key4Women program and SCORE Cleveland today announced that local business Roughin’ It RV & Cycle is the winner of a business pitch contest for women-owned businesses located in Northeast Ohio.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Chiwuike Owunwanne Joins KeyBank As Corporate Responsibility Officer and Community Relations Manager for Buffalo and Rochester
KeyBank announced that Chiwuike "Chi-Chi" Owunwanne has been named Corporate Responsibility Officer and Community Relations Manager for its Buffalo and Rochester markets. Owunwanne takes over for Kawanza Humphrey who recently left KeyBank to pursue an opportunity out of state.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

$750,000 Investment From KeyBank to Create New Program at Case Western Reserve University to Address Issues Involving Diversity, the Digital Workforce and More Equitable Neighborhoods
KeyBank is investing $750,000 to create a new program at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) that will help address issues on diversity, the digital workforce and more equitable neighborhoods

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

USS Cleveland Legacy Foundation and KeyBank Mark Dedication and Unveiling of the Lone Sailor Statue Along Cleveland's Waterfront
The USS Cleveland Legacy Foundation and KeyBank marked the unveiling of the Lone Sailor Statue in Cleveland. A dedication ceremony took place Friday September 10, 2021 at the Great Lakes Science Center where the statue is now on display.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How to Support Thriving Workforces: KeyBank Provides $1 Million Grant to New Haven Career Training Non-Profit
The KeyBank Foundation announces $1 million grant to the Connecticut Center for Arts and Technology (ConnCAT) to support career training and advancement programs for adults in Greater New Haven.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

KeyBank Recognized as One of the Most Community-Minded Companies in the Country by Points of Light
KeyBank was recognized today as one of the most community-minded companies in the nation as a part of Points of Light’s Civic 50 list, marking the third consecutive time that KeyBank has been included on the 50-company list. Civic 50 is an initiative that sets the standard for corporate civic engagement and creates a roadmap for companies seeking to best use their time, talent, and resources to improve the quality of life in the communities where they do business. Civic 50 winners were announced today at Points of Light’s Conference on Volunteering and Service in Detroit, Michigan. At the conference, leaders of volunteerism and civic engagement gathered to discuss how social innovation, cross-sector collaboration, and citizen engagement can drive change.
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