Community Commitment

Community Impact – Cultivating Vibrant, Healthy Communities

To advance economic growth, we believe every community should have access to quality education, safe and affordable housing, job opportunities, transportation and health care. We take great pride in our proactive and consistent lending and investments through EQ2, grants and donations to underserved communities, minority businesses, low- and moderate-income individuals, and the not-for-profits that serve them.

Job Creation – Expanding Job Opportunities

Creating jobs and expanding opportunities for more people to have meaningful work is key to job creation, reducing poverty and promoting economic development. A large majority of the jobs created across our country come from small businesses that provide the goods, services and tax dollars which create healthy and sustainable communities.

At Bridge Bank we help support this powerful part of our economy by financing small business loans, SBA 504 loans and investments in Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI). We also support impactful organizations that provide workforce development, internships and full-time employment.

Affordable Housing – Helping Families Find a Place to Call Home

For every family economic security begins with a place to call home. In many of our markets consistently high rents and home prices are a particular burden for low-to-moderate income households. We’re working to open the door to home ownership and affordable housing costs by advancing opportunities through commercial loans, investments, and grants.

To help more people find and afford quality housing Bridge Bank works with other organizations to bring affordable housing to market. We support down-payment assistance programs to help low-to-moderate families afford to buy a home, and nonprofit agencies that provide home counseling and financial literacy.

Education – Access to It is Fundamental

A quality education from preschool through college provides many benefits including good job prospects and higher wages and is the foundation for successful futures and healthy communities. People with more education are likely to live longer and have better health outcomes.

Bridge Bank is a lead sponsor of Indiana University’s (IU) Angel Network which facilitates connections between startup companies and prospective investors, and supports multiple events each year.

Bridge Bank brings extensive resources to improving education in our markets at nearly every level, from bringing businesses together to work side by side with our educators, adding our voice to key policy debates and supporting scholarships for low-to-moderate income college students to important mentoring in local schools.

Philanthropy – Supporting What Matters

Bridge Bank is deeply involved in improving the quality of life in the communities where we do business. We strive to be there – with lending and counsel for worthwhile nonprofits, investments in affordable housing across the country, and with our time, expertise and commitment to dozens and dozens of organizations in education, economic development, healthcare and more.

With contributions, in-kind gifts, shared knowledge and hands-on help, count us in when it comes to supporting things that matter to our customers and localities.