Synovus Supports AAA Scholarship Foundation in Florida

Columbus, Ga., May 31, 2022 – Synovus has contributed $250,000 to AAA Scholarship Foundation in Florida to provide educational scholarships to low and moderate income students throughout the state.

"Synovus is proud to support the vital work of AAA Scholarship Foundation, ensuring K-12 students with economic, housing, physical, or intellectual disadvantages can access educational settings that best fit their unique learning needs," said Kevin Blair, Synovus president and CEO. "Our team is committed to helping people reach their full potential and investments like this enable us to provide real solutions that ensure bright futures for those in need."

AAA Scholarship Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization that administers educational choice programs through the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program. The program allows any company that pays Florida corporate income tax to redirect up to 100 percent of its tax liability to AAA or other state approved scholarship funding organizations to fund K-12 education scholarships for eligible children. Synovus’ contribution will fund scholarships for 35 children across the bank’s Florida footprint.

Since 2015, Synovus has contributed more than $7.9 million to AAA Scholarship Foundation and other state approved scholarship funding organizations in Florida.

Synovus Bank, a Georgia-chartered, FDIC-insured bank, provides commercial and retail banking and a full suite of specialized products and services, including private banking, treasury management, wealth management, mortgage services, premium finance, asset-based lending, structured lending, and international banking through 272 branches in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Florida, and Tennessee. Synovus is a Great Place to Work-Certified Company. The bank is on the web at synovus.com and also on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.