Weyburn Credit Union Community Fund in Canada

Deadline: 12-Apr-22

The Weyburn Credit Union is seeking applications for the Weyburn Credit Union Community Fund to build a stronger community.

Focus Areas

• The focus of Weyburn Credit Union’s Community Fund will be on sponsorship opportunities that align with the Credit Union’s goals, priorities, and core values by contributing to our communities in a meaningful way. In particular, the committee will give preference to applications that will have a positive impact on:
  • The well-being of Youth and/or Family (with a preference towards financial literacy)
  • Economic and Community Development
  • The Co-operative Principle of Concern for their Community
  • Our Environment

Funding Information

• In 2022, they've allocated and will be awarding over $59,000 more in Community Fund Grants!  These grants will be awarded to fund projects and initiatives that have a long-lasting, far-reaching positive impact within their local communities. 
• Requests of $2,500 and more, depending on the scope and scale of the project and the anticipated impact on the community and surrounding areas will be assessed by an evaluation committee comprised of WCU staff, management and directors.

Eligibility Criteria

• Non-profit organizations, associations, societies, charities, cooperatives and social enterprises with missions and values consistent with ours here at Weyburn Credit Union can apply.
• Organizations are eligible to apply for funds to support initiatives that will provide direct benefit to the communities served by WCU.
• To be considered, projects must have a far-reaching, positive impact on the community and intend to be self-sustainable.

Ineligible

Initiatives generally not  supported through the Community Fund are as follows:

• Partisan political or religious organizations and affiliated activities
• Groups that are not a registered charity or recognized as community not-for-profit
• Groups that represent a conflict of interest for WCU or that promote specific programs or issues where members of the Credit Union and clients of its subsidiaries may have significantly divergent views
• Requests from organizations that do not provide a direct benefit to the identified communities served by WCU
• Individual pursuits or interests that are primarily for personal gain
• Requests for funds to support operational costs or debt servicing (operational costs refer to fixed costs including but not limited to: rent, wages, and utilities)
• Properties that depend solely on Weyburn Credit Union funding for their existence

For more information, visit Weyburn Credit Union.

For more information, visit https://www.weyburncu.ca/Community/CommunityFund/