Focus On Giving
Supporting Our Communities
A dedicated initiative designed to help local nonprofits strengthen their organizations and empower their mission. Nonprofits receive community development support and fundraising and organizational capacity building. We focus our efforts on making an impact in the following areas that we are passionate about:
Affordable Housing
Entrepreneurship
Financial Literacy
Underserved Youth
Focused on doing good
Families Forward
American Red Cross
Showing Support for Our Troops
First Foundation Awards $250,000 to Nonprofits through Its Revamped ‘Supporting Our Communities’ Program
Selected nonprofits are presented a grant for strengthening their organizational and fundraising capacity as well as community development initiatives.
Grantmaking Focus
First Foundation invests exclusively in programs of social impact that furnish direct services in Affordable Housing, Economic and Community Development. Priorities will be given to nonprofit organizations that:
- Serve low- and moderate-income individuals and communities.
- Enable us to share our expertise in financial literacy and economic self-sufficiency.
- Focus on development assistance and lending solutions for small businesses.
On top of a monetary contribution grant recipients receive pro bono consulting services such as:
Potential grantees will be invited to apply in early summer 2020. The announcement is expected by early Fall 2020.
Sponsorships
Our Nonprofit Giving Program includes our community giving efforts related to sponsorships. Our contributions are designed to be strategic and impactful and reflect our institutional values: Listen and respect, collaborate and innovate, and serve with purpose.
These are evaluated on a case by case basis. Preference is given to organizations that have a long standing or mission aligning relationship with FF, the involvement of the employee/s with the organization, and the ROI for the bank. For consideration contact your local business partner.
Community Impact Team
With the guiding principle that giving is more than just writing a check, our community impact team ensures our giving efforts are strategic and meaningful to the organizations and causes they support.