Community
Community Impact
At Pennian Bank, we know the importance of giving back to the communities where we live and work. We are grateful to be able to give thousands of dollars a year in donations to local charitable organizations. Additionally, we utilize the Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit program to donate money to eligible educational organizations.
Unlike larger banks, community banks reinvest in our community. Your deposits and loan dollars directly support local residents and organizations. Community banks also create jobs which are beneficial for a healthy, local economy. We are dedicated to offering financial services for everyone, making banking more attainable to local residents.
Community Events
Senior Scholarship Application – due April 15, 2024
Pennian Bank will once again be awarding scholarships to three high school seniors who plan to further their education. We will award two, $1000 and one, $500 scholarships. Students will be required to complete an application to be considered for a scholarship. The two, $1000 scholarships need to be either a customer of Pennian Bank or the applicant must have an immediate family member as a customer. There will be no restriction on their field of study, as long as they are furthering their education beyond high school.
Below is the General scholarship application which will take you to an electronic form for submission. You will be asked to submit one letter of academic reference. Please have your student information and letter to upload ready before clicking the link.
The $500 scholarship will be for a student furthering their education in an agricultural-related field. This applicant does not have to be a customer of Pennian Bank.
Below is the Agricultural scholarship application which will take you to an electronic form for submission. You will be asked to submit one letter of academic reference. Please have your student information and letter to upload ready before clicking the link.
Charitable Donations and Sponsorship Requests
It is Pennian Bank’s mission to support our community organizations and have granted thousands of donation requests since our inception in 1864.
Because we receive multiple requests daily, priority is given to bank customers whose organizations foster growth and development within the communities we support.
Our charitable support focuses on the following areas:
- Health
- Education
- Housing/Access to basic needs (food, shelter, family stabilization)
- Economic Development
Pennian Bank does not consider donation requests from the following:
- Requests from individuals (trips, sports tournaments, etc)
- Requests to cover travel costs for clubs.
- Requests for projects from individuals.
- Requests from individual Girl Scout or Boy Scout Troops. We make donations to regional councils.
- Requests for political organizations or events
- Requests for business start-up/operating costs
- Requests that are out of our market area
- Requests that involve drugs/alcohol/adult content
Please note: Requests over $500 are only reviewed once a month, so please allow 4-6 weeks for these requests to be answered. Click below to fill out our online donation/sponsorship request form:
For questions, please contact Heather Miltenberger at heather.miltenberger@pennian.bank or Bobbi Leister at bobbi.leister@pennian.bank.