First Financial Bank Donates $5,000 for Nursing Pod at Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical | First Financial Bank

Columbus, OH – First Financial Bank (Nasdaq: FFBC) has donated $5,000 to Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Columbus toward the addition of a new Mamava nursing pod, as the bank and its associates continue acting as friends, leaders and neighbors in the communities they serve. The First Financial donation was used as a matching gift to secure additional support from the public that doubled the total value of the donations received by the Conservatory.

“First Financial is committed to helping our clients and communities thrive, which is why we are so thrilled to team up with the public on a nursing pod that makes the Conservatory more welcoming to mothers and young families,” said Joseph Sofia, First Financial Bank’s commercial banking regional president for Central Ohio.

The pod offers a private space for nursing, with an electrical outlet, white noise, hooks to hang personal possessions, a mirror and table, and comfortable seating for feeding or pumping.

First Financial has given a total of $16,000 this year to the Conservatory. The First Financial Foundation also gave $20,000 to other organizations in Franklin County last year, teaming up with community groups to create positive change in the areas of workforce development and education, and neighborhood development, with a particular emphasis on low-income communities.

Earlier this year, First Financial announced a new $2.4 billion, five-year Community Benefits Agreement with the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) and related partner organizations, establishing goals for lending and investments to low- and moderate-income (LMI) clients and census tracts. This new agreement followed the successful conclusion of First Financial’s previous CBA, during which it achieved 192 percent of its $1.75 billion goal for lending and investments for 2018-2023.

About First Financial Bancorp.

First Financial Bancorp. is a Cincinnati, Ohio based bank holding company. As of June 30, 2024, the Company had $18.2 billion in assets, $11.5 billion in loans, $13.7 billion in deposits and $2.3 billion in shareholders’ equity. The Company’s subsidiary, First Financial Bank, founded in 1863, provides banking and financial services products through its six lines of business: Commercial, Retail Banking, Investment Commercial Real Estate, Mortgage Banking, Commercial Finance and Wealth Management. These business units provide traditional banking services to business and retail clients. Wealth Management provides wealth planning, portfolio management, trust and estate, brokerage and retirement plan services and had approximately $3.6 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2024. The Company operated 131 full service banking centers as of June 30, 2024, located in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Illinois, while the Commercial Finance business lends into targeted industry verticals on a nationwide basis. Additional information about the Company, including its products, services and banking locations, is available at www.bankatfirst.com.

About Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens offers world-class horticulture, art and nature-based exhibitions, and educational programs for all ages. Situated on 40 acres on the eastern side of Franklin Park, the Conservatory features the historic 1895 John F. Wolfe Palm House; 83,000 square feet of glasshouses; botanical gardens including the Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation Children’s Garden; and meeting and event spaces. The Conservatory owns the largest collection of glass artwork by Dale Chihuly in a botanical garden and is home to internationally recognized light artist James Turrell’s Light Raiment II, which illuminates the John F. Wolfe Palm House every evening from dusk until dawn.