Gifts bring 2025 giving to Dubuque organizations to more than $1.5 million

DUBUQUE, Iowa (Dec. 10, 2025) – UMB Bank, n.a., a subsidiary of UMB Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: UMBF) is pleased to announce a total donation of $1 million to support five nonprofit organizations serving the Dubuque community. This is part of UMB’s annual corporate charitable donations that support a range of nonprofit organizations across its national footprint. To date, UMB has donated $6.4 million in 2025.

“At UMB, our purpose has always been rooted in helping people succeed—our clients, our associates and the communities we serve,” said Mariner Kemper, chairman and CEO of UMB Financial Corporation. “We’re proud to continue our tradition of supporting remarkable organizations that meet critical needs, create opportunities and strengthen the regions we call home. We look forward to seeing the meaningful impact these contributions will have on the Dubuque community.”

Recipient nonprofit organizations were selected based on needs, collaboration opportunities and alignment with UMB’s approach to serving communities across its footprint, including a focus on arts, agriculture, financial education and self-sufficiency.

The organizations receiving donations are:

• The Fountain of Youth Program, Inc. works to change mindsets and confront barriers that contribute to systemic poverty.

• United Way of Dubuque prevents and reduces poverty by investing in and supporting a collaborative, well-vetted network of immediate resources that reflects the community’s most pressing needs.
• Hills & Dales helps build meaningful lives for individuals with disabilities by offering services that support the whole person and enhance community inclusion.
• Carnegie Stout Library Foundation enriches community lives through philanthropic efforts to support the library's mission of encouraging discovery through experiences such as free educational and public programming and access to resources such as books, media, digital offerings, a modern maker space, and more.
• Boys & Girls Club of Greater Dubuque enables all young people to reach their full potential as productive, caring and responsible citizens.

“It was a personally moving experience to notify and then celebrate these significant UMB donations with each of their organizational leaders over the past several days,” said Drew Townsend, UMB Iowa regional president. “The outpouring of gratitude and appreciation from all these donation recipients has been tremendous. It is an honor to be employed by an organization that demonstrates such a strong commitment to the communities it serves.”

These donations from UMB follow other recent, noteworthy gifts, including:

• $500,000 donation to the Dubuque Museum of Art from the Kemper Family Foundations, UMB Bank, n.a., Trustee
• $50,000 in grants from the UMB Financial Corporation Charitable Foundation to:
  • and Iowa College Foundation
  • the Nature Conservancy of Galena’s Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation,
  • Opening Doors

To learn more about UMB’s commitment to the communities it serves, please read the latest Corporate Citizenship Report.