The Citigroup Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Citigroup Inc., the world's preeminent financial services firm. In 2001, Citigroup businesses and the Citigroup Foundation gave more than $67 million in grants to organizations in 74 countries. By partnering with Citigroup businesses around the world, the Foundation is able to put the full resources of a global institution to work for the local organizations we support.
This financial giant not only appeals to the public eye with Community work and the Foundation, but we also have the ability to help everyone financially. Whether you are a family looking for small-scale investments and browsing for a trustworthy bank or you are the world's largest corporation looking for a strong firm, Citigroup has the capabilities. Twelve financial services are offered including simple banking, credit cards, loans and mortgages, investing and asset management, bill payment, international banking and management, small business, corporate and investment banking services, treasury and cash management services, global securities services, government services, and corporate benefit services. In order to provide these services to the public with high approval ratings and a high customer return rate, you must have standardized goals that everyone is willing to reach out and grab.
The Mission: We are an economic enterprise with a relentless focus on growth, aiming to increase earnings by double digits on average, a global orientation, but with deep local roots in every market where we operate, a highly diversified base of earnings that enables us to prosper under difficult market conditions, capital employed in higher-margin businesses, each one of which is capable of profitable growth on a stand-alone basis, financial strength protected by financial discipline, enabling us to take risks commensurate with rewards to capture attractive opportunities, a close watch on our overhead costs, but a willingness to invest prudently in our infrastructure "we spend money like it's our own, a focus on technological innovation, seamlessly delivering value to our customers across multiple platforms.