Virginia Credit Union and its Member One division in 2025 donated almost $1.5 million to community organizations, invested more than $1.3 million in financial education and provided more than 2,100 volunteer hours to local nonprofits.
They weren’t alone. The year 2025 saw widespread charitable giving by credit unions, as reported earlier this month.
“Charitable giving and community engagement are central to who we are as an organization, and our efforts are a direct reflection of our caring, compassionate and community-minded staff and board,” Chris Shockley, VACU’s president/CEO, said in a prepared statement. “We’re also proud to work alongside dozens of community partner organizations and schools that align with our mission to support and amplify their good work.”
In total, VACU's financial education program reached 131,256 individuals in 2025 through in-person presentations, video-based resources and customized programs for community partners. The credit union’s charitable giving and community support reached more than 50 partner organizations, nonprofits and local schools. The credit union donated more than $67,500 to food banks and food pantries, and credit union staff contributed more than 200 volunteer hours at local food banks.
“We know that food insecurity is an ongoing concern in our communities, affecting many of our neighbors,” Member One Market President Tim Rowe said.
Virginia Credit Union has $7.1 billion in assets, and 490,000 members.
Navigant Credit Union, in Smithfield, R.I., contributed more than $2.1 million in charitable grants and philanthropic donations in 2025, supporting hundreds of nonprofit organizations across the state.
“Our team at Navigant Credit Union is always proactively seeking out opportunities to make a lasting, positive impact in our home state,” Kathy Orovitz, Navigant’s president/CEO, said in a prepared statement. “We were proud to support hundreds of worthy, mission-oriented nonprofit organizations across 2025, and we applaud these organizations’ respective teams for ongoing work on behalf of all Rhode Islanders.”
Navigant’s philanthropic impact in 2025 included:
- Season of Giving: Navigant and the Navigant Credit Union Charitable Foundation’s inaugural “Season of Giving” initiative raised an additional $65,412 for the Rumford-based nonprofit organization Feed RI.
- Direct Donations: Navigant contributed more than $1.34 million in the form of direct donations to support 479 nonprofit organizations. It distributed an additional $195,000 in donations disbursed in late December as an end-of-year boost to 11 local nonprofits.
- Foundation Grants: The Navigant Credit Union Charitable Foundation awarded a total of almost $570,000 in grant funding in support of 36 nonprofit organizations.
Based in Smithfield, R.I., Navigant has almost $4 billion in assets and more than 165,000 members.
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