St. Anne’s Credit Union is very active in the communities in which it serves and provides support in several different ways – not only through monetary donations but employee volunteerism. Founded on the philosophy “People Helping People”, our institution has maintained its original commitment, keeping the compassion we have for our community at the very heart of St. Anne’s. We’re a local financial institution focused on giving back, reinforcing our motto, “We’re Making a Difference”, every single day.

Types of outreach / charitable opportunities available:

Financial Literacy

St. Anne’s Credit Union is committed to playing an active role in our community, and that includes partnering with local schools and organizations to bring financial literacy to students, teaching them the value of saving and investing as future leaders of our society. We recognize that financial education isn’t only necessary for the classroom but for all stages of life. We strive to provide financial education programs for all ages - teaching students and parents how to develop personal financial decision-making skills and to secure financial freedom. We partner with outside organizations, including area high schools, transition academies, junior high schools, summer work programs, and other community organizations, to provide financial literacy education to all members of the community.

What We Offer For In-Class Learning

School Visits

Employees visit elementary and middle school classrooms to teach students smart ways to spend, save, and donate. Students learn the basics of budgeting through smart spending and saving activities and how to create saving goals and new habits. School visit programs are customizable for various ages to help students increase their money-management skills as they mature.

 

Credit for Life Fairs

Credit for Life Fairs are interactive exercises where students learn the basics of budgeting and managing credit through a unique hands-on experience. St. Anne’s employees volunteer throughout the year in local area schools to help students:

  • Achieve financial independence

  • Learn about budgeting/saving

  • Explore other financial alternatives (obtain the same objective using different mechanisms)

St. Anne’s Credit Union can:

  • Deliver financial expertise (provide best practices)

  • Reinforce lesson plans

  • Collaborate with teachers

  • Tailor material around current teachings

Scholarships

St. Anne’s Credit Union awards $2,000 cash scholarships to graduating high school seniors each year.

These scholarships are open to students from Massachusetts and Rhode Island communities in the Credit Union’s service area.

Since the program began in 1993, St. Anne’s Credit Union has awarded more than $400,000 in scholarships to help the future leaders of our community achieve their higher education goals.

Learn About Scholarships

Submit a Donation Request

  1. Organizations applying to St. Anne’s Credit Union for a donation must be a Massachusetts or Rhode Island not for profit entity.

  2. To be considered, an organization must be tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and have received a permanent or advance IRS Determination letter that describes the grantee as a publicly supported charity as defined in Sections 170 (b)(1)(A)(6) or (a)(2).

  3. The Credit Union will not consider more than one application from an agency within twelve months. Previously approved donations must be completed before new requests can be submitted.

  4. To accommodate the many donation needs, the credit union will focus its decision on the impact that the project will have on the community. Not all applications can be granted or funded at requested amounts.

St. Anne’s Credit Union Does Not Accept Donation Requests From The Following:

  • Individuals or families

  • Religious organizations, unless the program is community-oriented

  • Political activities/candidates

  • City, town, state, or federal agencies

  • Request to fund travel expenses

  • Paid solicitors

SUBMIT A DONATION REQUEST
 

Application Process

  1. Download the application form. Depending on the browser (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome), you may not be able to apply electronically – in that case, you may need to save or print out the application and send to the address below.

  2. Hand-delivered applications may be dropped off at any St. Anne’s Credit Union location to the attention of Paula Carvalho. Completed applications should be mailed to the Credit Union:
    Paula Carvalho, Assistant Vice President, Administrative Services
    St. Anne’s Credit Union
    PO Box O, South Station
    Fall River, MA 02724

  3. The proposal package should be submitted with no staples, brads, or report covers and on single-sided pages if possible.

  4. Applicants will be notified of the decision by mail.

 

Review Process

Please allow approximately 4 weeks for a request to be reviewed by our Management Team and Board of Directors. St. Anne’s Credit Union makes every effort to assist as many organizations as possible in the communities that we serve. To accomplish this, we ask that requests for donations, advertising, sponsorships, and grants be limited to a consecutive three-year period for each organization. After these three years, organizations are asked to suspend funding requests for at least one full calendar year before reapplying.