Grants
Catalytic grants to make an impact in your credit union and local communities.
Financial Education Foster Youth Grant Funding Opportunity available now through June 13, 2025!
Grant funding opportunity: The Foundation has $250,000 in available funding for credit unions of any asset size that have a desire to build programs designed to support children in foster care by establishing basic knowledge in budgeting,
credit, and banking solutions.
Eligible credit unions will have the ability to open savings accounts and checking accounts for this demographic while also providing timely financial education and well-being information for youth in preparation for aging out of the foster care system.
This grant effort will run through September 2026. Total funding of up to $250,000 is available and will be applied to credit unions once a finalized work plan is provided.
Applications will close in June and grantees will be selected and notified by the end of the month. The grant period will begin in September and work must be completed by September 30, 2026.
Download a copy of the full RFP here.
Apply now until June 13, 2025 by clicking HERE!
Recent grant reports
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Pelican State Credit Union’s Financial Wellness Program
This grant helped document the impact of Pelican State Credit Union’s financial well-being program from 2019 to 2021 – the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Royal Credit Union's Incarcerated Individual's Education
A National Credit Union Foundation grant helped Royal Credit Union secure greater measurement and analysis of their financial education for incarcerated individuals program.
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Know Your Membership with Attune and Coopera Consulting
An active grant supporting seven small credit unions to better understand their membership is uncovering critical opportunities to help credit unions stay relevant.
Get in touch
For more information on the Foundation’s grant program
Contact Christine Hickey, Financial Health Program Senior Manager
Christine manages the Foundation’s day-to-day financial well-being efforts, supporting the collaborative CU system efforts to grow the FinHealth Fund work, executing grants program administration, and leading the success of the CU FinHealth Conference.