Community Impact I About Us I CIBC US

Our One for change program highlights our passion for making a difference and allows us to be a leader in community development activities that help to revitalize and strengthen our neighborhoods. We’re proud to support our team members and mission-driven organizations who work so hard to build our communities.

Our impact in the community

We partner with community groups to ensure we address their most pressing needs and invest in businesses that are creating job opportunities and increase access to services.

Invest

Supporting initiatives that provide the tools and resources to achieve business success.

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Educate

Providing access to educational programs to encourage the growth of strong financial skills.

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Transform

Committing to community restoration with life-changing transformation.

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Volunteer

Offering up hands-on support to make a lasting impact.

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Our commitment

We’re proud to support over 500 organizations

Our community involvement continues to grow. Learn more about our work in the past year in our Community Impact Report (PDF, 3.5 MB) Opens in a new window.

In 2017, we announced a 3-year Community Development Plan designed to continue and enhance our development strategies and programs. Our goal is to increase our overall qualified Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) lending, investment, charitable contribution and related activities to achieve a minimum of $3 billion in cumulative qualified CRA activity through 2019.

News, awards and recognition

2021 Junior Achievement honored CIBC Bank USA with the US President’s Volunteer Service Bronze Award for school year 2020-2021

2020 Corporate Partnership Award presented by The Night Ministry

2020 Junior Achievement honored CIBC Bank USA with the US President’s Volunteer Service Bronze Award for school year 2019-2020

2019 Community Partner Award from the Will-Grundy Medical Clinic

2019 Umoja Corporate Partner Award

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The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (Department) evaluates our performance in meeting the financial services needs of this community, including the needs of low-income to moderate-income households. The Department takes this evaluation into account when deciding on certain applications submitted by us for approval by the Department. Your involvement is encouraged. You may obtain a copy of our evaluation. You may also submit signed, written comments about our performance in meeting community financial services needs to the Department.

Community impact

Our impact in the community

Invest

Educate

Transform

Volunteer

Our commitment

We’re proud to support over 500 organizations

News, awards and recognition