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      For Your Business February 11, 2026

      How the Old National Bank Foundation Funds Support Youth Financial Education

      Old National has always focused on strengthening and supporting the communities we serve. In 2025, we invested over $4.2 million in our communities via grants to 275 organizations, many of which support youth financial education initiatives.

      “In 2025, the Old National Bank Foundation focused on what it takes to create lasting change,” said Old National Bank Foundation President Joe Kiser. “This includes stable housing, access to economic opportunity and the tools people need to build financial security. By investing alongside trusted community partners, we’re helping move families and neighborhoods from resilience to real, long‑term progress.”

      In 2025, 98% of all ONB Foundation grant funding supported CRA-eligible initiatives, and 72% of grants served underrepresented communities.

      Here are just a handful of grants supporting youth financial education initiatives funded in 2025 through our foundation:

      CEOs of Tomorrow – Madison, Wisconsin

      The Teen Money Mentors program trains and pays local youth to deliver peer‑led financial education on budgeting, saving, investing, and money management. This makes learning both relatable and community‑rooted. Participants gain leadership experience and deepen their own financial capability while teaching others, creating a multiplier effect in their schools and neighborhoods. This youth‑powered approach cultivates confidence, ownership, and early financial agency within communities often excluded from wealth‑building systems.

      Junior Achievement of Southwestern Indiana – Evansville, Indiana

      The immersive learning environment of JA’s Discovery Center allows students to practice real‑world financial decision‑making and career exploration long before adulthood. Early exposure to economic systems helps close opportunity gaps while reinforcing the ONB Foundation’s belief that financial capability begins well before the first paycheck.

      Genesys Works – Chicago, Illinois

      Our investment helps expand Genesys Works’ proven career pathway model, which prepares underserved high school students for professional success through intensive skills training, paid corporate internships, and individualized college and career guidance. Students who primarily come from communities of color gain early exposure to high‑demand industries and develop the confidence and networks needed to pursue postsecondary opportunities. By linking real‑world work experience with long‑term mentorship, the program builds durable foundations for upward mobility well beyond graduation.

      Boys & Girls Club of Evansville – Evansville, Indiana

      ONB Foundation funding enhances the “Money Matters: Make It Count” curriculum, which teaches youth essential skills such as budgeting, saving, banking, and responsible financial decision making through hands‑on, engaging activities. Pre‑ and post‑assessments help track growth in financial confidence and knowledge as students build practical habits they can carry into adulthood. By introducing strong financial foundations early, the program supports long‑term stability and encourages lifelong financial wellness.

      YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago – Chicago, Illinois

      Integrating trauma‑informed youth development with experiential financial education, this program equips teens with practical money skills at a critical developmental stage. Linking earning opportunities with financial learning helps young people build confidence, agency, and healthier long‑term economic behaviors.

      Funding community organizations that move the needle

      The Old National Bank Foundation makes contributions to nonprofit organizations to fund widespread community impact programs and/or projects. The foundation is part of Old National’s overall charitable giving initiative, which enables us to support programs that improve quality of life in areas of:

      • Illinois
      • Indiana
      • Iowa
      • Kentucky
      • Michigan
      • Minnesota
      • North Carolina
      • North Dakota
      • Tennessee
      • Wisconsin

      Old National believes in supporting communities where our clients, team members and shareholders live and work.

      Each year, the Old National Bank Foundation endeavors to fund as many initiatives that meet our funding priorities as possible across our footprint. Due to the volume of applications received, each is evaluated on a competitive basis as we strive to fund programs with strong impact and measurable outcomes.

      For more information on grants or the Old National Bank Foundation click here.

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