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FIFTH THIRD BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
14
Community Relations
We believe that if you build a stronger community, you build
a better bank. Fifth Third made $3.8 billion available in
loans and investments last year and $2.9 billion in 2000 as
part of a $9 billion three-year pledge to fund community
development in its market areas.
Fifth Third Philanthropy Tops $20 Million in 2001
Over $20 million was awarded to various community
organizations in 2001 through Fifth Third Bank Foun-
dation and the charitable foundations for which the bank
is privileged to serve as trustee. Contributions, which rose
43% over last year, were made in the area of arts and
culture, education and social services, and community
development.
Highlights of Fifth Third’s philanthropy include:
OHIO
$1 million to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical
Center; $125,000 to Clinton Memorial Hospital;
$100,000 to the Girl Scouts of Maumee Valley in Toledo;
$100,000 to help build a
new school in Shaker
Heights; $50,000 to the
Catholic Diocese of Co-
lumbus to develop hous-
ing for senior citizens and
$36,000 to South Com-
munity, Inc. in Dayton to
support emotionally dis-
turbed children.
KENTUCKY
$100,000 to The Wave
Foundation of the New-
port Aquarium; $100,000 to the Urban League of Lex-
ington Fayette County and $15,000 to West Point Inde-
pendent Schools in Louisville.
INDIANA
$50,000 to Children’s Bureau of Indianapolis for the
development of a new multi-purpose facility; $33,000
to Henderson Community College in Southern Indiana
for various programs, including library improvements.
MICHIGAN
$100,000 to Grand Valley State University to construct
a new Health Education Professions Center; $50,000 to
Northwestern Michigan College for its West Bay Cam-
pus Project; and $20,000 to Pontiac Neighborhood Hous-
ing Services to support
housing projects.
ILLINOIS
$50,000 to Habitat for
Humanity. Fifth Third
employees also helped
build the house.
SOUTHWESTERN FLORIDA
$25,000 was awarded to
International College in
support of its capital cam-
paign. 䡲
Fifth Third’s River Bank Run in Grand Rapids, the largest 25K run in America,
attracts thousands of participants and fans each year and gives the bank a
strong identity within the Western Michigan community.
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
United Way Giving ($ in millions)
(includes employee and corporate contributions)
$2.9
$3.7
$4.6
$5.5
$6.5