This year’s donations pushed the seven-year total to $2.2 million in support for more than 60 organizations.

CoVantage Cares Foundation Director Morgan Swanson recently announced that checks totaling $433,362.10 were presented to local non-profit groups that serve communities where CoVantage Credit Union has branches. The funds were made possible thanks to donations by CoVantage Credit Union members, staff and people in the community who supported the campaign from Nov. 29 to Dec. 13.

This year, branch staff throughout CoVantage’s locations were asked to select a non-profit group in their community to receive the funds raised, with the understanding that contributions generated during the two-week campaign would be matched up to $175,000 by CoVantage Cares Foundation.

The West Iron County Volunteer Fire Department covers more than 565 square miles with 30-year-old equipment that will updated with its $60,938 award, providing the volunteers and the community increased safety.

THE WEST IRON County Fire Department Giving Tuesday truck goes through the holiday parade in Iron River. They were awarded $60,938.41 from the CoVantage Cares Giving Tuesday fundraiser. (Submitted photo)

Fortune Lake Lutheran Camp serves nearly 500 campers each year and plans to use its $219,026.64 in donations to refurbish its highest-use buildings to serve generations to come.

“Community support is a big part of the CoVantage mission, and we are humbled by the generosity of our members, employees, and community members for supporting these deserving charities,” said Charlie Zanayed, CoVantage CEO and CoVantage Cares Foundation board president,.

Other organizations selected to receive funding from the 2022 Giving Tuesday initiative and their sponsoring CoVantage branches include: Crandon Area Community Foundation, Crandon, Wis.; NATH-Frederick Place, Rhinelander, Wis.; DAR Boys & Girls Club, Menominee; AVAIL, Antigo, Wis.; Elcho Fire and Rescue, Elcho, Wis.; Achieve Center, Wausau, Rib Mountain, Weston, and Rothchild in Wisconsin; Forget Me Not Fund, Shawano, Wis.; Friends of Emerson Park, Stevens Point and Plover, Wis.; Paul’s Pantry, Suamico, Wis.; and Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Central Wisconsin, Appleton, Neenah, and Menasha.

For more information about CoVantage Cares Foundation or to obtain the grant application needed to request a donation, go online to www.covantagecu.org/cares

Founded in 1953 and headquartered in Antigo, Wis., CoVantage Credit Union has $2.9 billion in assets and serves more than 150,000 members across all of their locations in 30 Wisconsin counties and three counties in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.