The California Credit Union Foundation encourages teachers in Los Angeles County, including Santa Clarita, who have an innovative idea for a classroom project to apply for a credit union grant through its Teacher Grant program. The fall program will award ten $500 grants to local teachers in October.

The California Credit Union Foundation’s biennial grant program is available to full-time teachers in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, and Ventura counties, as well as credit union members who teach in California, who wish to fund specialized learning opportunities for their students. The project should have clearly defined learning objectives, be tailored to the students’ academic needs, demonstrate creativity, and benefit a large number of students.

“Supporting our teachers and schools is an important part of our foundation’s mission as we work to strengthen our communities,” said Marvel Ford, president of the California Credit Union Foundation. “We are excited to offer this grant program to help our hard-working teachers launch an innovative classroom program and encourage any educator with a project idea to apply.”

Interested teachers can find further information and apply online HereThe application deadline is September 23, 2024. The scholarship winners will be announced in October 2024.

Since the program’s inception in 2012, $195,000 in teacher grants have been awarded, benefiting students throughout Southern California. The Spring Grants program funded a wide range of projects, including creating a spoken word poetry program, conducting a chick hatching science project, printing a school/student newspaper, and planting a school vegetable garden.

The California Credit Union Foundation is a nonprofit charitable organization that focuses its resources on four key pillars of long-term community empowerment, including investing in their communities and youth, supporting educators and schools, promoting financial literacy, and honoring our military members.

About California Credit Union Foundation

The California Credit Union Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation that serves as the philanthropic arm of California Credit Union, a state-chartered, full-service credit union with nearly $5 billion in assets, approximately 200,000 members and 25 branches. The Foundation works to strengthen the financial well-being of our communities by providing targeted resources to nonprofit partners making meaningful change in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Ventura counties. California Credit Union funds all of the Foundation’s administrative costs, allowing 100% of donations to be reinvested into community programs. Please visit ccu.com/foundation to learn more or make a tax-deductible donation, or follow the Foundation on Instagram® @ccufoundation.

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