Contributions to Education Corporate Award Recipients
2012 1st Source Bank
Founded in 1863, 1st Source Bank has a history of giving back to the community to help create a good place to live and 
raise families. In 2011, it donated almost $1 million to support education; social welfare and human services efforts; the arts; and other community programs. Of that amount, almost 40 percent was directed to education, including $102,000 for the New Tech High School, $20,000 for the Public Education Foundation and funds for the South Bend school corporation’s Spelling Bee. 1st Source has consistently been named the favorite bank by readers of The South Bend Tribune and other area newspapers. It operates 75 banking centers in 17 counties, along with 23 1st Source Specialty Finance Group locations nationwide. It also has nine Trust and Wealth Management locations and nine 1st Source Insurance offices. In 2011, 1st Source was recognized as the No. 1 provider of SBA Patriot Express Loans in Indiana.
2011 Daman Products
2010 University of Notre Dame
2009 Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center
2008 Towne Air Freight
2007 Youth Service Bureau of St. Joseph County
2006 The Christ Child Society
2005 Robinson Community Learning Center
2004 Gates Automotive Group
2003 South Bend Chocolate Co.
2002 South Bend Education Foundation
2001 Martin’s Supermarkets
2000 Memorial Hospital & Health System
1999 The South Bend Tribune
1998 South Bend Police Department
1997 Key Bank
1996 Allied Signal Inc.
1995 McDonald’s
1994 Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
1993 Burger Services
1992 Teachers Credit Union