OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego County Federal Credit Union (FCU) plans to donate $25,000 to a variety of area nonprofit organizations throughout April and May.
Now in its second year, the credit union developed this initiative to increase “employee involvement and presence” within the communities the organization serves, per its announcement.
The selection of the recipient organizations involved employees at each of Oswego’s five branches suggesting nonprofits or charities which were then voted upon within each branch to determine which organizations would receive a check personally delivered by Oswego County FCU employees.
This year, the credit union is delivering funding to the following organizations (listed as branch location with recipient[s] in parentheses): Oswego east branch (Human Concerns and Oswego County Hospice), Mexico (Mexico food pantry), Fulton (Oswego County Humane Society and Kristina’s House of Hope), Oswego west branch (Oswego County Historical Society and Peaceful Remedies), and Phoenix (Phoenix Public Library and Friends Forever Animal Rescue).
To be eligible to receive funds, an organization must be a 501(c)(3), the credit union noted.
In 2022, Oswego County FCU donated $20,000 to local nonprofits. The credit union increased the total dollar figure awarded this year, following the addition of the Phoenix branch in late 2022, per its announcement.
“At Oswego County Federal Credit Union, we take great pride in supporting the communities we serve. This initiative is just one way that we can support nonprofits that are doing incredible and much-needed work in our area,” Bill Carhart, CEO of Oswego County Federal Credit Union, said in a statement. “I would also like to thank our wonderful employees for taking the time to nominate causes that are near and dear to them.”