Old National Bank donates $500,000 in Choose Your Charity giveaway

CHICAGO, May 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Old National Bank (ONB) recently donated $500,000 through its Choose Your Charity giveaway. ONB put the power in the communities’ hands as they voted for their favorite nonprofit organizations in Illinois, Northwest Indiana, Iowa, and Southeast Wisconsin communities.

During the three-week voting period (March 12 – 31), Old National’s online voting portal received more than 270,000 votes for 3,835 nonprofits across participating markets. The 98 winning organizations (see list below) had to be registered with 501(c)(3) legal tax exemption status within the bank’s participating communities.

The highest vote recipients from each Old National banking center won $5,000 to help support their work in local communities. The overall top vote recipient, Midwest Dachshund Rescue INC in Highland, Ind., received an additional $10,000, for a total of $15,000.

“We are so excited to be a recipient of a $5,000 donation from Old National Bank’s ‘Choose Your Charity’ contest,” said Greater Joliet Area YMCA President and CEO Katy Leclair. “Old National Bank is a wonderful community partner. We are so grateful for the bank’s continued support of the Y’s mission and our work in communities throughout Will and Grundy Counties,” added Leclair.

“Old National is thrilled with the communities’ participation in our Choose Your Charity giveaway,” said Mark Sander, Old National Bank President & COO. “Community partnerships are an important part of what we do at ONB, and Choose Your Charity is a way to show our appreciation for our area nonprofits and the essential work they do.”

Winning Organizations

Choose Your Charity 2023 Final Winners
Banking Center	Winning Organization	Amount Awarded
Alsip	Southwest Chicago Christian School Association	$5,000
Arlington Heights Vail	Brewing Opportunities NFP	$5,000
Aurora Broadway	Paramount Arts Centre INC	$5,000
Blue Island	Owens Library	$5,000
Bolingbrook Weber Road	Operation Support Our Troops - America INC	$5,000
Bridgeview 79th & Harlem	Animal Welfare League	$5,000
Brookfield	Jrs Pups-N-Stuff Incorporated	$5,000
Buffalo Grove	Forever Fortunate Felines	$5,000
Champaign	Illini Service Dogs	$5,000
Chicago Cicero	Chicagoland Combined Veterans Museum And Library	$5,000
Chicago Edgewater	Danny Did Foundation	$5,000
Chicago Ewing Avenue	Mental Health America Of Lake County INC	$5,000
Chicago Harlem & Irving	United Colors Of Pink	$5,000
Chicago Heights	Jennifer S Fallick Cancer Support Center	$5,000
Chicago Lincoln Park	Andrew Weishar Foundation	$5,000
Chicago Little Village	Link Unlimited	$5,000
Chicago North & Pulaski	Live Like Roo Foundation	$5,000
Chicago O'Hare	Illinois Spina Bifida Association	$5,000
Chicago Uptown	Nourishing Hope	$5,000
Coal City	Knights Of The Innocent Incorporated	$5,000
Country Club Hills	St Stephen Lutheran Church	$5,000
Crestwood	Project Fire Buddies	$5,000
Crete	Btay Foundation Blessing Those Around You INC	$5,000
Crown Point North	Northwest Indiana Public Broadcasting INC	$5,000
Crown Point Winfield	Community Help Network	$5,000
Danville Gilbert	Peer Court INC	$5,000
Danville Vermillion	Schlarman Academy Of Danville INC	$5,000
Davenport 53rd St.	Community Health Care INC	$5,000
Davenport Northpark	Family Resources INC	$5,000
Deerfield	Reading Power INC	$5,000
DeKalb Lincoln Highway	Casa-Dekalb County INC	$5,000
DeKalb Market Square	Opportunity House INC	$5,000
Des Plaines	Loving Lunches INC	$5,000
Dyer	Fair Haven INC	$5,000
Elburn	Conley Outreach Community Services LTD	$5,000
Evergreen Park	Christmas Without Cancer NFP	$5,000
Frankfort LaGrange Road	Navarro Farm INC	$5,000
Galesburg Main	Galesburg Civic Art League INC	$5,000
Gardner	Susan's Mission Morris, IL	$5,000
Gary Calumet Township	Respite Care Services INC	$5,000
Genoa	Kishwaukee Valley Heritage Society	$5,000
Grayslake Main	The Butterfly Effect Of Maddox Lopriore Foundation	$5,000
Griffith	Purple Diamonds Incorporated	$5,000
Gurnee	Big Great Lakes	$5,000
Hammond Columbia	Midwest Dachshund Rescue INC *	$15,000
Hammond Hessville	Paying It Forward INC	$5,000
Hickory Hills	Stuffed Love	$5,000
Highland Grove	Lansing Christian School Foundation	$5,000
Highland Ridge Road	Challenger Learning Center Of Northwest Indiana INC	$5,000
Homewood	You Matter 2	$5,000
Joliet Larkin	Senior Services Center Of Will County INC	$5,000
Joliet Main	Rialto Square Theatre Foundation	$5,000
Joliet Stadium	Illinois Rock & Roll Museum On Route 66 NFT	$5,000
Joliet W Jefferson	Upper Room Crisis Hotline	$5,000
Lake Forest	Mimi's House Family Advocacy Center NFP	$5,000
Lansing	Hospice Of The Calumet Area INC	$5,000
Lockport	Anne Elizabeth McComb Swaney Foundation Inc	$5,000
Lyons	Catnap From The Heart INC	$5,000
McHenry Johnsburg	Jeeps On The Run INC	$5,000
McHenry Main	Pioneer Center For Human Services	$5,000
Melrose Park	Bravehearts Therapeutic Riding And Educational   Center	$5,000
Merrillville Lincoln Hwy	St Jude House INC	$5,000
Midlothian 147th St	Blue Cap Foundation INC	$5,000
Milwaukee Capitol Drive	Urban Cat Coalition	$5,000
Milwaukee Wells	Tricklebee Cafe	$5,000
Mokena Lincoln Hwy	Trinity Services INC	$5,000
Moline Kennedy Dr	Quad Cities Golf Classic Charitable Foundation	$5,000
Moline Main	Nest Nourish Everyone Sustainably Together	$5,000
Monee	First Baptist Church of University Park	$5,000
Morris Main	Team Make A Difference	$5,000
Morris Route 6	Illinois Valley Industries INC	$5,000
Mundelein Allanson Road	Lambs Farm INC	$5,000
Munster	Greater Hammond Community Services INC	$5,000
Naperville Washington St	Napervoice Inc NFP	$5,000
North Chicago	Fat Cat Rescue INC	$5,000
Oak Lawn 95th & Pulaski	Almost Home Chicago INC	$5,000
Orland Park Wolf Road	My Joyful Heart NFP	$5,000
Oswego	Mutual Ground INC	$5,000
Palos Hts Harlem Ave	Bridge Teen Center NFP	$5,000
Palos Park 131st Street	Ballet Five Eight NFP	$5,000
Peotone	It’s A Pittie Rescue	$5,000
Plainfield	Renko Animal Shelter	$5,000
Round Lake Beach	Antioch Traveling Closet Corporation NFP	$5,000
Sandwich	Open Door Rehabilitation Center	$5,000
Schaumburg	Trinity Charities INC	$5,000
Seneca	Zero4Heroes	$5,000
Shorewood	Young Mens Christian Association Joliet	$5,000
St John	Northwest Indiana Cancer Kids INC	$5,000
Sycamore State Street	Voluntary Action Center Of Northern Illinois	$5,000
Tinley Park 80th Avenue	Gigi’s Playhouse INC	$5,000
Tinley Park Oak Park Ave	Embrace Emily	$5,000
Villa Park	Center For Speech And Language Disorders	$5,000
Waukegan Green Bay Road	YBLC INC	$5,000
Waukegan Northside	Lake County Crisis Center For The Prevention & Treatment Of Domestic Violence INC	$5,000
Westmont Ogden	Chicago Cheetahs Building Strong Women Leaders	$5,000
Wilmington	DITR High School & College Trapshooting Foundation	$5,000
Woodridge	West Suburban Community Pantry INC	$5,000
Zion	Elite Striders Positive Youth Organization	$5,000

ABOUT OLD NATIONAL
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