Welcome New Members
On behalf of the LIASB Board of Directors and its members, we welcome Mr. Ralph Ventura, V.P and his team at M&T Bank. “Mr. Ventura has joined the LIASB as a corporate member and we are delighted that a community-based bank is now an active member of our Group”, said Mr. John Hill, President of the LIASB.
A local bank that’s committed to the communities it serve
We have long operated as a community bank. As such, we understand that the vitality of the communities in which we do business is crucial to our continued success. As M&T’s Chairman and CEO Robert G. Wilmers often says, “The well-being of the bank is dependent upon the well-being of the communities we serve.”
That’s why M&T Bank—and our employees—take such active and engaged roles in our communities. As part of our approach, the M&T Charitable Foundation supplies millions of dollars in funding every year to a wide range of community-based organizations. In 2010, M&T contributed nearly $15.5 million to almost 3,000 organizations.
M&T Bank’s commitment to the community cannot be measured in dollars alone, however, as the bank provides significant amounts of human capital in addition to its monetary capital. Altogether, M&T employees report spending almost 333,000 hours per year in volunteer service to others in our communities.
For these reasons, M&T Bank has been recognized as one of the top charitable companies in the United States. M&T Bank has also earned the highest Community Reinvestment Act rating since 1982.
