Who gives up to $4,000
grants to schools?

The bank that's spent the last 32 years giving $871,000 through the Teaching Initiatives Program in grants to schools, so teachers don't have to spend their salary on helping kids succeed.

Bank First. That's who

Owl - Looking at front

32 years
of education 
innovation

Being customer-owned, we can invest profits into communities. Providing opportunities for our future leaders.

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By the
numbers

32

years since we started in 1993

770

total grants given to schools

$871000

invested in schools

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