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Corporate Social Responsibility

Our communities are at the heart of everything we do.

Our Mission: Enriching the lives of the people & communities we serve.

Our sponsorship and giving strategies allow us to engage with our Teammates and partners to fulfill our mission.


2024 Grant Funding

Our top priorities for giving grants and donations to Community Based Organizations (CBOs) are to fund activities that: ensure community members have access to a safe and affordable place to call home, create and provide economic development opportunities and create initiatives that bring financial education to our communities to prepare people for healthier financial lives.

4th Quarter Grants: Applications will be accepted until 12 PM December 6, 2024.

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2024 Grant Funding

Funding Priorities

Serving our neighbors with financial education and economic empowerment is essential to the commitment we have to our communities. Therefore, our funding priorities are programs that serve historically excluded communities, focus on financial education, workforce development, and safe and affordable housing.

2024 Grant Funding

Who can apply?

Any Community Based Organization serving areas within the Atlantic Union Bank footprint is eligible to apply for grant funding.

Typical grant awards range from $2,000 to $20,000.

*Note: most first-year grant awards are between $2,000 and $5,000.

2024 Grant Funding

When are applications accepted?

Applications are accepted on a quarterly basis and award decisions are made early into the next quarter.

Q1: January - March
Q2: April - June
Q3: July - September
Q4: October - December 

4th Quarter Grants: Applications will be accepted until 12 PM December 6, 2024.

2024 Grant Funding

Reporting Requirements

For Community Based Organizations awarded funding above $2000 – Atlantic Union Bank requires a funding impact report 60 days after the anticipated project end date.

*Please note in order to remove reporting related barriers to grant seeking organizations, Atlantic Union Bank will accept standardized impact reports created for multiple funders, annual reports accompanied by a brief explanation of use of Atlantic Union Bank funds and other reporting types as individually needed.

2024 Grant Funding

Application & Awards Dates

Applications will be reviewed on a quarterly basis.

APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED  |  AWARDS ANNOUNCED
Q1: January - March  |  April
Q2: April - June  |  July
Q3: July - September  |  October
Q4: October - December  |  December

4th quarter applications will close on December 6, 2024 at 12 PM in order to be awarded before year end.




COMING SOON

Future Impact Maker Intern Grant

We are excited to announce that applications for our annual Future Impact Maker Grant will open on December 16, 2024, and close on January 31, 2025, at 12 PM.

The Future Impact Maker Grant: Paid Internship is an initiative to support economic mobility and workforce development for low-to-moderate income students within the community-based sector. Each awardee will receive $4,000 in grant funds, with $250 allocated for professional development.

Eligibility:

  • Organizations must be community-based (nonprofits, government entities, community foundations, etc.) that provide affordable housing, economic development (e.g., food security, workforce development, health services access) or financial education specifically to low-to-moderate income community members.
  • Grantees must commit to hosting undergraduate/certificate program and graduate-level students roughly 8-weeks, paid internship program.

Application Coming Soon

Students must be hired as direct employees and organizations are responsible for employment taxes.





OUR CORE VALUES

Guiding our actions to influence future success.

CARING

Working together toward common goals, acting with kindness, respect and a genuine concern for others.

COURAGEOUS

Speaking openly, honestly and accepting our challenges and mistakes as opportunities to learn and grow.

COMMITTED

Driven to help our clients, Teammates and company succeed, doing what is right and accountable for our actions.



Local Event Sponsorship

Proud to support community based organizations through event donations.

Including: 

  • Local fundraising events.
  • Philanthropically-centered events where we can all come together, celebrate and make a difference in our local communities

Local Event Donation requests are processed on a rolling basis, funded at the local level, and may take 4 to 6 weeks for a response from the date of submission. If you have an event that you’re interested in us considering, please click on the link below and share more information.    


VOLUNTEERISM

Investing in our communities

At Atlantic Union Bank, we focus on expanding our reach to better support and reflect our communities and it’s easy for our Teammates to get involved. All Teammates are allocated paid hours of volunteer time each year to support matters they truly care about – serving the communities where they live and work. Full-time Teammates receive 16 paid hours of volunteer time and part-time Teammates are eligible for 8 hours. Learn more about our Teammate benefits and various career opportunities.

We also encourage our Teammates to consider donating to a cause of their choice. In doing so, Atlantic Union Bank pledges to match charitable gifts up to $500 per Teammate.

In 2023, Atlantic Union Bank Teammates donated 8,872 volunteer hours to their communities.

470
 Organizations
3,111 
Activities
18
Areas
547
Volunteers

 

Atlantic Union Bank has taken steps to become a greener, more environmentally friendly organization. We strive to support our ecosystem by initiating steps to ensure we are actively making changes now and for future generations. Our efforts include:

  • Providing more recycling options at our corporate office locations
  • Automating our HVAC units
  • Reducing single-use plastics
  • Installing Carbon neutral chairs in our offices and branches

To learn more about our Green Vibes Program, please contact CommunityImpact@atlanticunionbank.com.

 

AUB Volunteers
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Financial Education

Supporting financial education is more than good business—it's about giving people a gift that will last forever.

Since 2018, Atlantic Union Bank has reached over 18,200 students, 317 educators and 181 schools.

We partner with Banzai, an online financial literacy resource, to bring financial education into classrooms and communities we serve. Other tools we use to support financial wellness include our Bank Better articles, Solutions Banking Program, SavvyMoneyfinancial calculators and more. 

Whether buying a home, planning for college, maintaining a budget or teaching your children the basics of managing money, we have resources to guide you to a healthier financial life.

 

Corporate Social Responsibility Report

Dedicated to the achievement of better — better banking, better communities, better environment & better lives for everyone.

Our engagement in the community is critical and serves to benefit all our stakeholders through meaningful, tangible programs and activities that make a difference in the lives of our Teammates, customers and neighbors. View our CSR Report to see some of the actions we took during 2023 as part of our commitment to corporate social responsibility.


Stories From Our Community

A Cause for Celebration: The Planet, a new Better Housing Coalition apartment complex

The Better Housing Coalition (BHC) teamed up with a number of partners, including Atlantic Union Bank, to help fund this project that will change lives and transform communities through high-quality, affordable housing.

Promoting Internship Opportunities

To better serve our communities and extend opportunities to all, we’ve created two internship programs that help college students gain foundational skills and experience to start a professional network.

Supporting Green Vibes

Atlantic Union Bank has taken steps to become a greener, more environmentally friendly organization.

Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) Activities

Learn more about how we are working to change lives for the better.

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