When people work together, great things happen. All across U.S. Bancorp, our employees and our company share a strong tradition of joining forces to build great places that we call home.

We work with community partners who understand the needs of individuals, families and organizations, and match our resources with those community needs. Through our collaborations, families can find affordable places to call home, people can gain job skills, kids from diverse backgrounds can achieve in school, and the wealth of the arts can become more accessible to everyone. Working together, we can develop creative solutions that maximize our human and financial potential.

You can count on us to help meet community needs in many ways, including providing cash grants, loan assistance, in-kind donations, sponsorships of nonprofit organizations, and volunteering our time and expertise.

Charitable Giving
Through the U.S. Bancorp Foundation, we provided more than $20.6 million in cash grants to qualified nonprofit organizations in 2009 (see chart). Tax-exempt 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations in our 24-state banking region that are interested in applying for a grant should review our grant guidelines and grant application. Questions should be directed to the appropriate charitable giving contact.

Community Development
We made more than $22.6 billion in loans and investments during 2007 to help support the creation of affordable housing, economic revitalization, and organizations providing critically needed services to low- and moderate-income individuals and areas (see chart). We also offer many innovative products and services through our Lending Assistance Program that help people with low and moderate incomes achieve home ownership and launch businesses, as well as help to revitalize local neighborhoods and communities. Organizations or individuals within our 24-state banking region should contact the appropriate state community development manager to inquire about these loans, products and services.

Corporate Sponsorships
We support more than 150 sponsor relationships across our banking region annually and are one of the top 100 sponsoring companies in America. We support a wide variety of pro, minor league and collegiate sports, innovative arts and cultural venues and programs, as well as festivals and civic events. In addition, our company is known for its sponsorship of state high school associations, some dating back 20 years, across the country that run state high school sports and fine arts tournaments and reach hundreds of thousands of students per year. Learn more about Corporate Sponsorships in your state.

Environmental Sustainability
U.S. Bank is an environmentally responsible corporate citizen. Our approach is to permanently integrate sustainability into our daily work practices, as well as our products and services. Read more.

Volunteerism
Thousands of our employees donate their time and expertise in support of nonprofit organizations throughout our region. Through our Development Networks, groups of employees work together to support such causes as Special Olympics, Junior Achievement, and Habitat for Humanity. U.S. Bank is also proud to co-sponsor an annual Community Service Initiative in partnership with The Financial Services Roundtable. During Community Service 2009, over 25,850 employees across our company participated in 629 volunteer activities aimed at improving the communities in which they live and work. In addition, our employees also serve on boards of directors of nonprofit organizations, volunteer at schools, provide basic financial education training, and volunteer individually.