Jacob G. Schmidlapp, Trusts, Fifth Third Bank, Trustee

The Foundation Office administers all charitable giving Bancorp-wide. Fifth Third Bank serves as the sole Trustee or Agent for several private charitable trusts and foundations, thereby allowing sole discretion in charitable grantmaking. Additionally, The Foundation Office oversees philanthropic giving through the Fifth Third Foundation. The respective Committees review all grant requests for the following trusts and foundations for which Fifth Third Bank serves as trustee or agent. Grants for programming in education, the arts, community development, and health and human services are considered, in addition to the specific funding interests originally identified by each of the individual benefactors.

Purpose

Fifth Third Foundation: Makes strategic grants to improve the communities where Fifth Third Bank operates.

Jacob G. Schmidlapp Trusts, Fifth Third Bank, Trustee: Supports charitable or educational purposes; for relief in sickness, suffering and distress; for the care of young children, the aged or the helpless or afflicted; for the promotion of education, and to improve living conditions.

Charlotte R. Schmidlapp Fund, Fifth Third Bank, Trustee: Supports initiatives that empower and assist women and girls in achieving self-sufficiency. 

Eleanora C.U. Alms Trust, Fifth Third Bank, TrusteeSupports charitable and educational purposes for the City of Cincinnati, with a focus on the arts.

Helen G., Henry F., & Louise Tuechter Dornette Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, TrusteeSupports nature and the conservation of nature’s beauty, as well as organizations that are beneficial to children, with a preference to organizations that Miss Dornette identified during her lifetime.

Charles Moerlein Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, Trustee: Supports religious, charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes in the Greater Cincinnati area.

Ohio Valley Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, Agent: Funds small equipment and capital improvement projects in the Ohio Valley.

Stillson Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, Trustee: Helps children, and provides assistance to those charities the Stillsons supported during their lifetime. Gifts limited to the Greater Cincinnati area.