Charleston-Hilton Head Island
is your home, it's ours too.
Bank of America invests locally to make this a great place to live, work and do business. We provide solutions for businesses; support local institutions focused on income creation, stable housing and advancing economic opportunity; and support our local arts and culture for a thriving Charleston-Hilton Head Island.
Local connections in action
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370Local
employees -
33KLocal employee
volunteer hours
(since 2020) -
$4.4MPhilanthropic
giving
(since 2020) -
21Locations
supporting clients -
$114MLoans to small
businesses*(Credit extended to businesses that generally have annual revenues of less than $5 million) -
$403MLoans to
commercial
businesses**(Credit extended to businesses that generally have annual revenues of $5 million to $2 billion)
Investing in arts and culture
We believe that investments in arts and culture help to build communities and have a positive impact on the lives of our clients and teammates.
- We support nonprofit arts and cultural institutions around the world, including Gibbes Museum of Art and International African American Museum here in Charleston-Hilton Head Island.
- Through Museums on Us®, we offer our cardholders free general admission to 2 local museums during the first full weekend of every month.
Investing in our signature philanthropic programs
Empowering community leadership drives economic mobility. Our signature philanthropic programs help individuals achieve their goals.
- Through Neighborhood Builders®, we’ve helped over 4,000 nonprofit leaders strengthen their leadership skills and have invested over $346M in grants to nonprofits across the U.S., since 2004. This includes local organizations like Communities In Schools of South Carolina and Volunteers in Medicine.
- Our Better Money Habits Champions deliver financial health resources and education to our community.
Improving access to basic needs
All thriving communities start with meeting the individual basic needs of its members. That means ensuring certainty when it comes to health and food.
- We’re creating greater access to healthcare through innovative programs, including our $40M commitment in low-cost, long-term capital to finance the development and expansion of community health centers and other primary care facilities across the U.S.
- We’re helping to fight hunger here in Charleston-Hilton Head Island through our partnerships with local organizations like Lowcountry Food Bank and Bluffton Self Help.
Providing access to livable-wage jobs
We're committed to building a strong workforce to help individuals improve their financial lives and ensure a thriving economy.
- We invest in partners like Trident Technical College Apprenticeships & Chamber's Business Accelerator Program in support of workforce development and job creation.
- Our 1,300+ trained Community Education Ambassadors deliver free professional skills workshops across the U.S., and our on-demand content provides career readiness skills to the communities we serve.
Awards
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One of theWorld's Most Admired
Companies (2025)by
Fortune -
Financial Health Support -
Banking & Payments (2024)Certified by
J.D. Power -
Top 10 most
JUST companies (2025)by
JUST Capital