Wells Fargo & Company Donates $5,000 To Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters

Wells Fargo & Company recently presented a donation of $5,000 to Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters, Connecticut's premier youth mentoring organization. The gift came about through the efforts of the company's 90 State House Square office in Hartford. The donation will be used to move children in need off Nutmeg's waiting list and into productive, life-affirming match relationships with caring adult role models.

"A key element of our corporate vision and values," said Robert Hannon, Senior Vice President at Wells Fargo, "is our longstanding commitment to helping build strong and nurturing communities. Last year alone, Wells Fargo donated $275.5 million to communities throughout the United States. At Wells Fargo, we believe our communities must be strong in order for our business, economy and country to be strong. That's why we're happy to support Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters and other similar organizations doing such commendable and much-needed work in the neighborhoods, cities and towns where our customers, friends and employees live, work and attend school."

Andy Fleischmann, President & CEO of Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters, said, "We thank Wells Fargo for its community-building orientation and for its generous support of Big Brothers Big Sisters. Thanks to Wells Fargo's generosity, a number of children in need will now have the opportunity to be matched with inspirational mentors - caring adults who will help these great children fulfill their potential and realize their highest aspirations."

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC), is a nationwide, diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.5 trillion in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage and consumer and commercial finance through more than 9,000 locations, 12,000 ATMs, and the Internet (wellsfargo.com), and has offices in more than 35 countries to support the bank's customers who conduct business in the global economy. With more than 264,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 25 on Fortune's 2013 rankings of America's largest corporations. In 2013, the company invested $275.5 million in grants to 18,500 nonprofits, and team members contributed more than 1.69 million volunteer hours around the country. Wells Fargo's vision is to satisfy all our customers' financial needs and help them succeed financially. Wells Fargo perspectives are also available at: blogs.wellsfargo.com.

Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters is an affiliate of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, the longest established youth mentoring organization in the world - founded in 1904. Learn more at: www.nutmegbigbrothersbigsisters.org.