First National Bank Alaska gave $132,714 in donations and sponsorships to Alaskans and their communities during the third quarter of 2025, bringing the total for the first three quarters of the year to $458,553. This total includes charitable gifts, activity sponsorships, and community and business sponsorships distributed statewide by the bank and its employees.
“First National is proud to support the diverse communities and organizations that make Alaska a vibrant place to work and live,” said First National Chair and CEO/President Betsy Lawer. “More than a century of experience has shown us the bank’s success is rooted in the well-being of the communities and Alaskans we serve – when they thrive, so do we.”
First National continued its longstanding support of AK Child and Family, Alaska Sports Hall of Fame, Anchorage Mayor’s Charity Ball, Bean’s Café, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Alaska, Kenai Peninsula Food Bank, Soldotna Chamber of Commerce, thread, and Valdez Public Radio – KCHU.
Other noteworthy contributions supported the Alaska Historical Society, Alaska Writers Guild, Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness, Chugiak/Eagle River’s Harry J. McDonald Memorial Center, Commonwealth North, Fairbanks Ice Dogs, Healing Hand Foundation, Kenai Chamber Solstice Run, Salamatof Foundation, Sitkans Against Family Violence and UAF Nanooks Athletics.
Alaska’s community bank since 1922, First National Bank Alaska proudly meets the financial needs of Alaskans with ATMs and 28 locations in 19 communities throughout the state, and by providing banking services to meet their needs across the nation and around the world.
For more than a century, the bank has been committed to supporting the communities it serves. In 2024, for the eighth consecutive reporting period, over a span of twenty-four years, First National received an Outstanding Community Reinvestment Act performance rating from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
In 2025, Alaska Business readers voted First National “Best of Alaska Business” in the Best Place to Work category for the 10th year in a row, Best Bank/Credit Union for the fifth time, and Best Customer Service for the second year in a row. Forbes also selected First National as the sixth best bank on their America’s Best Banks list and one of the top two Banks in the State, and Newsweek recognized the bank as one of the nation’s Best Regional Banks and Credit Unions. In 2025, American Banker recognized First National as a “Best Bank to Work For” for the eighth year in a row. The bank was also voted “Best of Alaska” in the Anchorage Daily News awards, ranking as one of the top three in the Bank/Financial category for the seventh consecutive year.
First National Bank Alaska is a Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender, and is recognized as a Minority Depository Institution by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, as it is majority-owned by women.
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