The establishment of the Bridge-of-Merit Project could be traced back to the “Thanachart Initiates and Fulfills….Merit Saving Exposition” Project which was implemented in 2009. Several charitable organizations were invited to participate in the exposition, open their booths and publicize the work of their organization. Later in 2011, the establishment of the “Bridge-of-Merit” Project was conceived. The objective was to carry on the support to the work of the charitable organizations in a sustainable manner. In this connection, TBANK served as the bridge linking givers and recipients. TBANK’s customers and members of the general public could jointly donate cash to the charitable organizations through the Bank’s various channels including ATMs TBANK counters, Automatic Deposit Machines (ADMs) or through the internet without any service fee to be charged. In addition, TBANK plans to introduce an E-donation system to faciliatate donation in the future. Currently, there are altogether 15 charitable organizations which participate in the Bridge-of-Merit Project. Their names are as follows:
- Association for the Promotion of the Status of Women,
- Baan Nokkamin Foundation,
- Cardiac Children Foundation of Thailand Under the Royal Patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Galyani Vadhana Krom Luang Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra,
- Foundation for Children with Disability,
- Foundation for Slum Child Care Under the Royal Patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Galyani Vadhana Krom Luang Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra,
- Ramathibodi Foundation,
- Thammasat University,
- Princess Mother’s Medical Volunteer Foundation,
- Foundation for the Family Welfare of War Veterans Under the Royal Patronage of Her Royal Highness the Princess Mother,
- Sai Jai Thai Foundation Under the Royal Patronage,
- Srithanya Hospital Foundation,
- Khum Klao Foundation Under the Royal Patronage,
- Soka Gakkai Thailand,
- Queen Sirikit Center for Breast Cancer Foundation, and
- Friend in Need (of “PA”) Volunteers Foundation, Thai Red Cross.