CoVantage Cares Foundation provides over $120,403 to two local non-profit organizations

Pictured are, from left, Dawson Rybicki (CoVantage), Alisa Porier and Susan Fritz (Iron County Little League) and Kira Dallavalle (CoVantage), presenting a check for $73,374.19 from the CoVantage Cares Giving Tuesday Fundraiser.

Pictured are, Representatives of Friends of the Crystal Falls District Community Library with CoVantage Branch Manager, Joseph Parker presenting a check totaling $47,029.73 from the CoVantage Cares Giving Tuesday Fundraiser.

IRON COUNTY - For eight years, the CoVantage Cares Foundation and CoVantage Credit Union have partnered to hold a two-week fundraising campaign, kicking off every year on Giving Tuesday. This year’s donations pushed the campaign’s eight-year total to $2.7 million in support for 90 local organizations.

CoVantage Cares Foundation announced that this year checks totaling $435,783 were presented to local non-profit groups that serve communities where CoVantage Credit Union has branches. The funds were made possible thanks to generous donations by CoVantage Credit Union members, staff and community members who supported the Foundation’s 2023 Giving Tuesday campaign from Nov. 28 to Dec. 12.  

This year, branch staff throughout CoVantage Credit Union’s locations were asked to select a non-profit group in their community to be the recipient of funds raised, with the understanding that contributions generated during the two-week fundraising campaign would be matched up to $175,000 by CoVantage Cares Foundation. Thanks to the matching funds, along with the generosity of many, donations totaling $435,783 were gifted locally.

Charlie Zanayed, CoVantage CEO and CoVantage Cares Foundation board president, shared the following regarding this year’s campaign, “CoVantage Credit Union has a history of supporting local non-profit organizations and living our mission of welcoming all, providing outstanding value and exceptional service, working with members experiencing financial challenge and remaining financially strong. Thanks to the generosity of our members, employees and community members we have been able to make an incredible impact with this campaign. We are humbled by the amazing level of support for each of these well deserving non-profit organizations.” 

Charities selected to receive funding from the eighth annual Giving Tuesday initiative and their sponsoring CoVantage branches include, Friends of the Crystal Falls District Community Library and Iron County Little League.

For more information about CoVantage Cares Foundation, or to obtain the grant application needed to request a donation, visit www.covantagecu.org/cares.