LANSING, Mich. — MSU Federal Credit Union’s foundation, the Desk Drawer Fund, has made a $500,000 donation to Child and Family Charities (CFC).
The donation was presented as part of MSUFCU’s 85th anniversary celebration and will be allocated over five years in support of Child and Family Charities’ “Be the Light” capital campaign to better support behavioral health, child abuse prevention, and child welfare services, the credit union said.
“The Desk Drawer Fund was created to support our community and its endeavors in meaningful ways,” said Susi Elkins, MSUFCU chief community impact officer and Desk Drawer Fund president. “We are honored to help support the work that Child and Family Charities is doing every day to meet the needs of families in our region.”
MSUFCU explained that in 1937 eight Michigan State College faculty and staff opened what was then called MSC Employees Credit Union on campus, which they operated out of a desk drawer.
Humble Beginnings
“The Desk Drawer Fund, named to honor the Credit Union’s origins, presents opportunities for members and employees to make donations — large or small — to a fund that is ultimately distributed to charitable organizations that serve local communities across the credit union’s five philanthropic pillars: arts and culture, stable housing, empowering youth, financial education, and fostering entrepreneurialism,” MSU FCU said.
In 2021, donations to the Desk Drawer Fund enabled community support of over $435,000.
Support for New Building
“MSUFCU has prioritized serving not only its members but also its community,” said Elliott Daniels, vice chair of the Desk Drawer Fund board. “The Desk Drawer Fund has an opportunity to help Child and Family Charities to create the consolidated campus of services for children, youth, and families right here in our own community. This gift will help fund Child and Family Charities’ new services building, which will have behavioral health, child abuse prevention, and child welfare services. This larger space will allow CFC to serve an additional 1,500 individuals per year. They currently serve over 15,000. The services building also features collaboration and community spaces, which MSUFCU will use to provide financial education workshops.”
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