RALEIGH, N.C. (September 14, 2023) – The Coastal Credit Union Foundation announced today that it has awarded $325,000 to 14 nonprofits in North Carolina. The Foundation focuses on funding projects in four key areas: promoting financial well-being, increasing affordable housing, supporting financial education, and improving access to resources. This year alone, the Foundation has given $645,000 to a wide variety of nonprofit community organizations.
“We are pleased to share our next round of foundation grants with 14 deserving nonprofits,” said Emily Nail, executive director of the foundation. “These nonprofits are working diligently to improve access to resources, support affordable housing efforts, and provide financial education throughout our local communities. It is our honor to be able to support them in return."
The Foundation’s most recent grantees include:
Access to Resources
Activate Good
Farmer Foodshare
Galatians Community Health
NC Early Childhood Foundation
Not 4 Gotten
We Will Walk with You
Affordable Housing
Center for Homeownership
Raleigh Area Land Trust
Triangle Family Services
Financial Well-Being
Community Empowerment Fund
Cristo Rey
Wake Forest Area Chamber Foundation
Wake Tech Foundation
Youth Education for Savings Consortium
About the Coastal Credit Union Foundation
The Coastal Credit Union Foundation is a separate entity from the credit union. The mission of the Coastal Credit Union Foundation is to enrich the lives of Coastal members and their communities by providing financial support to 501(c)(3) organizations, particularly in the 16-county market of Central North Carolina. Learn more at www.coastal24.com/foundation/.