/PRNewswire/ – M&I Bank, Kansas City, has announced the establishment of a relief fund for victims of the tornadoes that destroyed homes and other property in Joplin, Mo. Donations to the “Joplin Relief” fund can be made at any M&I Bank location. Funds will be administered by the American Red Cross. M&I Bank will donate $10,000 to the relief fund.

In addition, M&I Bank will serve as a collection point for item donations for tornado victims. Items of particular need include new socks and underwear, nonperishable food items, and bottled water.

M&I Bank is an affiliate of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE: MI), a diversified financial services corporation headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., with $49.6 billion in assets. Founded in 1847, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank is the largest Wisconsin-based bank, with 188 offices throughout the state. In addition, M&I has 53 locations throughout Arizona; 36 offices along Florida’s west coast and in central Florida; 33 offices in Indianapolis and nearby communities; 26 offices in metropolitan Minneapolis/St. Paul, and one in Duluth, Minn.; 17 offices in the greater St. Louis area; 15 offices in Kansas City and nearby communities; and one office in Las Vegas, Nev. M&I also provides trust and investment management, equipment leasing, mortgage banking, asset-based lending, financial planning, investments, and insurance services from offices throughout the country and on the Internet (www.mibank.com or www.micorp.com).