{{Infobox company | logo = | name = Cassa di Risparmio di Ascoli Piceno | trade_name = Carisap | type = subsidiary of a listed company | foundation = 1842<br/>1991 (Società per azioni & Fondazione) | defunct = 2013 (S.p.A.) | location = Ascoli Piceno, Marche, Italy | industry = Financial services | products = Retail banking | subsid = | parent= Intesa Sanpaolo | owner = Fondazione Carisap <small>(1991–1998; majority)</small><br/>Banca Intesa <small>(1998–2007)</small><br/>Intesa Sanpaolo <small>(2007–2012)</small> }} '''Cassa di Risparmio di Ascoli Piceno''' known as '''Carisap''', is a former Italian regional bank based in Ascoli Piceno, Marche. A subsidiary of Intesa Sanpaolo, the bank merged with another subsidiary of the group, Banca dell'Adriatico in 2013.
The former owner of the bank, '''Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Ascoli Piceno''' (Fondazione Carisap), still operated as a charity organization. The foundation still held 0.3537% shares of Intesa Sanpaolo, as of 31 December 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fondazionecarisap.it/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Bilancio-2013.pdf|title=bilancio 2013|date=22 April 2014|access-date=27 March 2015|publisher=Fondazione Carisap|language=Italian|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924014305/http://www.fondazionecarisap.it/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Bilancio-2013.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==History== '''Cassa di Risparmio di Ascoli Piceno''' was founded in Ascoli Piceno, Papal States in 1842, the bank became Società per azioni in 1992 due to Legge Amato.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fondazionecarisap.it/la-nostra-storia/|title=La nostra storia|access-date=27 March 2015|publisher=Fondazione Carisap|language=Italian}}</ref> In the 1990s Cariplo acquired 25% shares of Carisap from Fondazione Carisap. Carisap followed the parent company Cariplo to merge with Banco Ambrosiano Veneto to form Banca Intesa on 1 January 1998, in July in of same year the group reached 66% ownership of the bank. In 2001, Ascoli became part of an intermediate holding company Holding IntesaBCI Centro, which already consists of 5 other saving banks ({{langx|it|Cassa di Risparmio}}) who joined in 1999. In 2003, one more saving bank joined the mini-group. In 2007 Carisap followed the ultimate parent company Banca Intesa to become part of Intesa Sanpaolo Group.
In 2008, the 7 saving banks were transferred to Banca CR Firenze, a newly acquired subsidiary of Intesa Sanpaolo as the intermediate holding company. In 2012 Banca CR Firenze acquired the remaining 34% shares of Carisap S.p.A. from Fondazione Carisap for a price of €70 million, and then Banca CR Firenze sold Carisap to Intesa Sanpaolo for €205 million.<ref>[http://www2.bancacrfirenze.it/crf/investorcrf/eng/pdf/2012/AnnualReport31122012ENG.pdf 2012 Annual report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113412/http://www2.bancacrfirenze.it/crf/investorcrf/eng/pdf/2012/AnnualReport31122012ENG.pdf|date=2015-04-02}} Banca CR ..Firenze</ref> Of the remaining 6 saving banks, 4 of them had also grouped as Casse di Risparmio dell'Umbria in the same year.
In 2013 Carisap was merged with Banca dell'Adriatico, another subsidiary of Interesa Sanpaolo which specialized in Marche, Abruzzo and Molise regions.
==Sponsorship== Carisap SpA was a shirt sponsor of Ascoli Calcio 1898. The bank also sponsored the annual San Benedetto Tennis Cup.
==Bank Foundation== {{expand section|date=March 2015}} The Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Ascoli Piceno (Fondazione Carisap) was established in 1992 as a private, independent, non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting social utility in the Ascoli Piceno area.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-12 |title=Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Ascoli Piceno |url=https://www.fondazionecarisap.it/ |access-date=2025-07-17 |website=www.fondazionecarisap.it |language=it-IT}}</ref>
In its 2023–2025 strategic plan, it committed nearly €12 million to cultural heritage, social services, education, health and sustainable development projects.
Recent initiatives include the AvverAbile employment programme for people with disabilities (supported with €200,000 in funding)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pagefha |date=2024-02-21 |title=Disabilità: PAGEFHA e FONDAZIONE CARISAP presentano il progetto “AVVERABILE” |url=https://www.pagefha.com/disabilita-pagefha-e-fondazione-carisap-presentano-il-progetto-avverabile/ |access-date=2025-07-17 |website=Pagefha Cooperativa Sociale Onlus}}</ref> and a €340,000 grant for palliative home care services in collaboration with multiple Third-sector entities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ercoli |first=Peppe |date=2024-06-20 |title=La Fondazione Carisap ha finanziato il progetto di “Assistenza Specialistica, Domiciliare e di Prossimità” |url=https://www.cronachepicene.it/2024/06/20/la-fondazione-carisap-ha-finanziato-il-progetto-di-assistenza-specialistica-domiciliare-e-di-prossimita/468086/ |access-date=2025-07-17 |website=Cronache Picene |language=it}}</ref>
The foundation also owns and supports the Circolo Sportivo Fondazione Carisap, a community sports and social centre focusing on inclusion and cohesion,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Circolo Sportivo Fondazione Carisap - Social |url=https://www.circolosportivofondazionecarisap.it/social.php?utm_source=chatgpt.com |access-date=2025-07-17 |website=www.circolosportivofondazionecarisap.it}}</ref> and is affiliated with Ariadne, a major European philanthropic network for social change.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ascoli |first=redazione |date=2020-11-20 |title=Fondazione Carisap entra in Ariadne, rete europea di finanziatori e filantropi a sostegno di cambiamento sociale e diritti umani |url=https://www.farodiroma.it/fondazione-carisap-entra-in-ariadne-rete-europea-di-finanziatori-e-filantropi-a-sostegno-di-cambiamento-sociale-e-diritti-umani/ |access-date=2025-07-17 |website=FarodiRoma |language=it-IT}}</ref>
According to its 2024 financial report, the foundation posted a surplus of €13.5 million, managed an endowment worth €284.6 million, and approved €5.4 million in grants across 217 initiatives benefiting tens of thousands in the community.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-19 |title=Fondazione Carisap, avanzo record di 13,5 e 5,4 milioni di erogazioni deliberate si guarda già al futuro |url=https://www.picenonews24.it/fondazione-carisap-avanzo-record-di-135-e-54-milioni-di-erogazioni-deliberate-si-guarda-gia-al-futuro/ |access-date=2025-07-17 |website=Piceno News 24 |language=it-IT}}</ref>
==See also== * List of banks in Italy
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== {{Portal|Banks}} * [ Carisap] {{in lang|it}} {{dead link|date=March 2015}}{{in lang|it}} * [http://www.fondazionecarisap.it/ Fondazione Carisap] {{in lang|it}}
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