NCU Foundation awarded more than $570,000 in direct grants in 2024 and has distributed nearly $1.5 million since 2022
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – (Jan. 15, 2025) – The Navigant Credit Union Charitable Foundation recently approved and awarded $250,000 in grant funding to directly support 16 nonprofit organizations operating across Rhode Island.
An independent, 501(c)3 charity established in 2017, the Navigant Credit Union Charitable Foundation is dedicated to making significant and impactful financial contributions to support locally based organizations focused on education, social services, arts & culture, public health and civic duty. This latest round of grants – the Foundation’s second wave of funding in 2024 – was approved by the Foundation’s Board of Directors and officially awarded in late December.
In total, the Foundation awarded 33 high-impact grants in 2024 worth a total of more than $570,000. Since the Foundation began awarding funding in 2022, it has distributed more than $1.4 million.
“Philanthropy is deeply and proudly ingrained in our culture, and the creation and exponential growth of our charitable foundation has allowed us to give back to the communities we serve in a larger, more substantial and more immediately impactful way,” said Navigant Credit Union President / CEO Kathy Orovitz. “We are pleased to support this group of inspiring nonprofit organizations, and we thank their respective leadership teams, employees and volunteers for their work in making our shared home state a better place to live, work and raise a family.”
Grantees in this round of funding included:
- Autumnfest ($10,000)
- Bridge Builders of Diversity ($10,000)
- Children’s Friend and Service ($10,000)
- Connecting for Children & Families ($25,000)
- Harmony Hill School ($25,000)
- Hope & Main ($50,000)
- House of Hope CDC ($10,000)
- IN-SIGHT ($10,000)
- Rhode Island Free Clinic ($15,000)
- Shea Fashion ($10,000)
- Southside Community Land Trust ($10,000)
- St. Francis Parish Kitchen of Hope ($25,000)
- St. Peter’s by the Sea Food Pantry ($10,000)
- Teach for America ($10,000)
- The Providence Center ($10,000)
- Thrive Behavioral Health ($10,000)
The Navigant Credit Union Charitable Foundation is currently accepting applications for its next round of grants. The minimum grant request is $10,000, and applications are due March 31, 2025.
Learn more at www.NCUFoundation.com.
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