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SECU Foundation is pleased to announce a $500,000 grant to Feeding the Carolinas to help address widespread food insecurity and the increased demand on food banks across North Carolina.

State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) has provided a $125,000 donation to MANNA FoodBank to support hunger relief efforts in Western North Carolina, a region still recovering and rebuilding more than a year after Hurricane Helene.

Appli, a provider of AI-powered financial calculators for credit unions and community banks, today announced its first round of donations through its Data for Dogs initiative, supporting ten no-kill animal shelters across the country based on the volume of financial calculations processed through its platform. The donations were tied to more than $1.2 billion in

On Wednesday, Dec. 10, the LGE Community Outreach Foundation presented $389,598 to local nonprofit organizations at LGE Community Credit Union’s annual celebration breakfast. This year’s donations brought the LGE Foundation’s lifetime giving total to over $3 million, marking an impactful milestone in LGE’s commitment to the metro Atlanta and northwest Georgia communities.

Peach State FCU recently completed a successful toy drive in support of the Marine Corps Toys for Tots program. Every year, the credit union invites members and staff to donate new, unwrapped toys and bring them to one of its branch locations. This year’s drive comes at a time when many families across Georgia and

Coastal Credit Union announced that it collected toys for 200 children in need, in partnership with the Salvation Army Angel Tree program. Coastal hosted Angel Trees at all area branches from November 10 to December 5. Credit union members and employees generously donated, ensuring that 100% of the angels available at Coastal were adopted.

Recognizing the critical role its capital members played in its financial success this year, Vizo Financial Corporate Credit Union is giving back upwards of $4.8 million to them in the form of a service usage credit and a higher rate on the Perpetual Contributed Capital account in December.

As a not-for-profit financial cooperative, State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) was created to be a difference maker for its member-owners. It was built over 88 years ago on the values of affordability, accessibility, and exceptional member service. SECU’s commitment to supporting its members and their financial well-being is unwavering, and the work to provide more

[Laurel, Md.- December 5, 2025] The holidays got a little brighter recently for Neighbor Ride, a charity based in Howard County, Md., that provides rides for elderly Veterans in need through a reliable network of volunteers, many of whom are also Veterans. Neighbor Ride received a special $10,000 donation from the TowerCares Foundation, the philanthropic