Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna (Fondazione Carisbo) is a philanthropic organization formed in 1991 by the separating of the bank into a private limited company and a banking foundation. The headquarter of the foundation was right opposite to

Palazzo di Residenza della Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna The Palazzo di Residenza della Cassa di Risparmio di Bologna is a 19th-century palace, erected as Neo-Renaissance architecture, located on Via Farini #22, Bologna, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It was built and is still the headquarter of the Ca ...

, the headquarter of the bank. The foundation was the main founder of Casse Emiliano Romagnole Bank Group, which merged with Cardine Banca in 2000. In 2002 the group merged with

Sanpaolo IMI Sanpaolo IMI S.p.A. was an Italian banking and insurance conglomerate, based in Turin. It employed about 44,000 people and had about 7 million customers. On 24 August 2006 a merger with Banca Intesa was announced, which on 1 December 2006 was ap ...

. As at 31 December 2006, the foundation was the third largest shareholders of Sanpaolo IMI for 5.54%. As at 31 December 2014 the foundation hold 1.979% shares of

Intesa Sanpaolo Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. is an Italian international banking group. It is Italy's largest bank by total assets and the world's 27th largest. It was formed through the merger of Banca Intesa and Sanpaolo IMI in 2007, but has a corporate identity ...

. As at 31 December 2014 the foundation had a shareholders equity of €755,008,584. The foundation was one of the founder of

Bologna Business School Bologna Business School (formerly known as Alma Graduate School) is the business school of the University of Bologna. Today, Alma Graduate School becomes the Foundation of the University of Bologna, with a new name, Bologna Business School, thus r ...

. The foundation also operates arts gallery in

San Giorgio in Poggiale, Bologna San Giorgio in Poggiale is a Baroque-style, deconsecrated, former Roman Catholic church, now serving as the Art and History Library of Fondazione Carisbo (the former owner of Carisbo), located on Via Nazario Sauro 20 in central Bologna, Italy. ...

, as well as a museum in

Palazzo Pepoli Vecchio, Bologna The Palazzo Pepoli Vecchio is a Medieval palace located on Via Castiglione number 8, in central Bologna, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The merlonated brick Gothic-style building is now the civic ''Museum of the History of Bologna''. It stands ac ...

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