To celebrate 200 years of KeyBank’s service to communities across the nation, the KeyBank Foundation is awarding a $200,000 philanthropic grant to Business Impact Northwest.
This is part of Key’s special bicentennial grant program designed to strengthen Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and foundations that play a critical role in advancing affordable housing and small business development. It was awarded during KeyBank’s Bicentennial Celebration in Seattle on August 6th where KeyCorp Chairman and CEO Chris Gorman and KeyBank teammates attended.
Business Impact Northwest is a nonprofit CDFI dedicated to serving underbanked entrepreneur providing coaching, classes, and access to capital for small businesses. This grant funding from the KeyBank Foundation will support the Technical Assistance for Underserved Entrepreneurs Across the Pacific Northwest program.
“KeyBank is committed to helping our community thrive through investments that promote neighbors, education and workforce,” said Brian Marlow, Washington Market President, KeyBank. “We are not only here to serve our clients, but to invest in neighborhoods where we live and work, providing opportunities and making a difference in people’s lives.”
The KeyBank Foundation is donating $200,000 to community development efforts in each of KeyBank’s 27 markets. These milestone grants, totaling $5.4 million, reflect KeyBank’s enduring legacy of service, resilience, and commitment to fostering economic opportunity and strengthening communities. They will provide flexible funding to help CDFIs and community foundations achieve their broader mission – whether through expanding services, enhancing infrastructure, or deepening their community impact—ensuring long-term sustainability.
“As KeyBank marks two centuries of service, we are proud to invest in organizations that share our mission of creating lasting, positive change in the communities we serve,” said Eric Fiala, Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer at KeyBank and CEO of the KeyBank Foundation. “These grants celebrate these organizations that foster economic empowerment, business growth, and financial stability, and help build and sustain neighborhoods block by block.”
ABOUT KEYCORP
In 2025, KeyCorp celebrates its bicentennial, marking 200 years of service to clients and communities from Maine to Alaska. To learn more, visit KeyBank Heritage Center. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Key is one of the nation’s largest bank-based financial services companies, with assets of approximately $185 billion at June 30, 2025. Key provides deposit, lending, cash management, and investment services to individuals and businesses in 15 states under the name KeyBank National Association through a network of approximately 1,000 branches and approximately 1,200 ATMs. Key also provides a broad range of sophisticated corporate and investment banking products, such as merger and acquisition advice, public and private debt and equity, syndications and derivatives to middle market companies in selected industries throughout the United States under the KeyBanc Capital Markets trade name. For more information, visit https://www.key.com/. KeyBank Member FDIC.
ABOUT KEYBANK FOUNDATION
KeyBank Foundation is a nonprofit charitable foundation that supports organizations and initiatives aimed at improving financial wellness, education, and community development. Through strategic philanthropy, KeyBank Foundation works to create thriving communities and drive meaningful, lasting change.