Delta Community Announces 2021 Philanthropic Fund Grant Recipients

Credit Union Will Award $125,000 to 20 Metro Atlanta Nonprofits

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Dec 04, 2020, 11:12 ET

ATLANTA, Dec. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Community Credit Union (www.DeltaCommunityCU.com), Georgia's largest credit union with more than $7.4 billion in assets, announces the recipients of its annual Philanthropic Fund grant program. Throughout the coming year, the Fund will invest a total of $125,000 in 20 organizations which support metro Atlanta children and families.

Piedmont Park Conservancy was among the organizations that received a Delta Community Credit Union Philanthropic Fund grant in 2020. This photo of the Conservancy's Field Trips Program was taken before the implementation of Coronavirus-related social distancing.

"With these 2021 grants, our Philanthropic Fund will have invested $750,000 since 2014 in non-profit organizations that support financial education; science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) education; and health and human services," said Delta Community CEO Hank Halter. "We're grateful for opportunities to support organizations that share our commitment to improve the physical and financial health of people who live in the communities we are privileged to serve."

Individual grants of $10,000 will be awarded to:

Fill Ministries' Meals by Grace
Georgia Council on Economic Education
S.H.A.R.E. House Family Violence Crisis Center
StandUp for Kids - Atlanta
The Multi-Agency Alliance for Children (MAAC)

Grants of $7,500 will be awarded to:

100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc.
Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities
Georgia Appleseed Center for Law & Justice
Good Shepherd Clinic
Morehouse School of Medicine

Individual grants of $5,000 will be awarded to:

Children's Museum of Atlanta
East Atlanta Kids Club
Innovative Solutions for Disadvantage & Disability
Operation Lunchbox
Rising Phoenix Enrichment Program, Inc.

$2,500 grants will be awarded to:

BH Technology Group
Elaine Clark Center
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Songs for Kids Foundation
Together Friends Organization

These grants are decided annually by a committee of volunteer, rotating Delta Community employees from different functional areas. The committee reviews applications and makes awards based on the amount requested; the proposed use of the funds; and alignment between the receiving organization's mission and the Credit Union's formal community investment strategy.

The application period for 2022 grants will open July 1, 2021. More information is available on the Credit Union's Community Program page.

About Delta Community Credit Union
Delta Community Credit Union is a not-for-profit financial cooperative with a mission of providing better service and value on the products consumers use to manage household expenses and save for the future. Founded in 1940, Delta Community is Georgia's largest credit union with more than 420,000 members, 26 metro Atlanta branches and three out-of-state branch locations. It welcomes anyone living or working in metro Atlanta as well as employees of more than 150 businesses, including Chick-fil-A, Delta Air Lines, RaceTrac and UPS. Visit www.DeltaCommunityCU.com to open an account or follow the Credit Union on Facebook at www.facebook.com/DeltaCommunity and Twitter at @DeltaCommunity.

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