Premier Members Credit Union gives $50,000 in high school senior scholarships and nonprofit grants
Premier Members Credit Union awarded $25,000 in scholarships and $25,000 in nonprofit grants
BOULDER, CO (May 28, 2024) — Premier Members Credit Union Gave $50,000 to our local communities through High School Senior Scholarships and Nonprofit Grants.
“The need in our communities continues to rise as they rely on important services like Education, Mental and Physical healthcare, basic human needs and rights, and the Arts, as well as ongoing support of our Veteran community,” Jeffrey Kash, AVP, Community Relations, “This celebration event and community investment in our grantee and scholars is just one part of our Premier Gives Pillar, which just last year provided over 2800 hours of community outreach donated by our employees, and over $491,000 in financial community outreach support and investment.
In the second year of our application-based grant program, nonprofit organizations applied for a $5,000 grant. With 55 applications this year, we had an increase of 37% increase in applications this year.
Nonprofit Grantees: Colorado Kids Create, Face-to-Face Colorado, Hope Connection and Community, Longmont Food Rescue and Sam Di Paolo American Legion Post 1985.
High School Senior Scholarship Recipients: Abigail Bensler, Aidan Gover, Ena Gibson, Rachael Schmidt and Srisahanaa Chandramohan.
By utilizing an online application for nonprofit organizations, we have stronger impacts in our communities because it opens our giving program to more organizations. There is a three-year limit in the giving program so Premier Members will be able to contribute to more organizations, it will impact and support smaller nonprofits as they must have an operating budget under $1 million and will allow us to amplify their work.
About Premier Members Credit Union
Premier Members Credit Union is a not-for-profit financial institution dedicated to providing financial solutions to individuals and businesses in Colorado’s Front Range. With more than 77,000 members, $1.7 billion in assets, and 19 retail branches, Premier Members is a leader in the credit union industry. In addition to being at the forefront of the industry in sustainable business practices, Premier Members takes pride in giving back to the communities it serves, supporting a wide variety of partnerships with charitable and sustainable organizations like Community Foundation Boulder County, Eco Cycle, Impact on Education, Jack’s Solar Garden, United Way, Westminster Public Schools Foundation, and others. In 2021, Premier Members Credit Union was awarded first place in the Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Community Service Award. It and has also been recognized as a Civic 50 Honoree each year since 2020, where the credit union was recognized as one of the 50 most community-minded companies in Colorado. To learn more, visit pmcu.org
