Community involvement has been a mainstay of Banco Popular's 111 year history. The Bank was established in 1893 to provide financial services to those who needed it most, but its vision went beyond business and reached out to the community it served.

Ever since its early stages, the institution's social responsiveness has been manifested in a twofold commitment: a strong donations and corporate sponsorship program and employee participation in non-profit organizations.

As the Bank continued to grow, its social responsibility strategy evolved. It was understood that its community involvement required a philanthropic structure that went beyond corporate sponsorship and assumed an enabling role in education and the development of our communities. This paved the way for the establishment of the Fundación Banco Popular in 1979.