BEAVERCREEK, Ohio – The WPCU Sunshine Community Fund, the giving arm of Wright-Patt Credit Union, Inc. (WPCU), awarded $165,000 in InspiRAYtion Grants to 12 nonprofit organizations during the second grant funding cycle of 2023.
This round of giving brought the total Sunshine Community Fund InspiRAYtion Grant giving for 2023 to $322,000, impacting a total of 24 nonprofit organizations, the credit union said.
Funds for the InspiRAYtion Grants are raised through the fundraising efforts of Wright-Patt Credit Union employees as well as via vendor support for the Sunshine Community Fund’s annual golf outing.
According to the credit union, organizations from across Southwest and Central Ohio applied for funding consideration in August 2023. Each applicant was required to include a detailed project plan illustrating how funds would be used in alignment with the WPCU Sunshine Community Fund’s financial wellbeing building blocks: education, employment and income, food, financial services, homeownership, health care, justice and law enforcement, and mentoring development programs.
These building blocks were used by the Sunshine Community Fund to evaluate the possible impact a grant application can make on the financial wellbeing of a family or individual.
“We are thrilled to provide these nonprofits with the resources they need to fulfill their mission and help others overcome the barriers to well-being,” shared Tracy Szarzi-Fors, executive director of the WPCU Sunshine Community Fund. “It takes a collective effort to overcome obstacles, the WPCU Sunshine Community Fund is committed to our mission to strengthen the financial health and well-being of the communities in which WPCU, its members, and its employees live and work.”
After initial vetting by the WPCU Sunshine Community Fund’s InspiRAYtion Committee and its board of trustees, employees voted for 12 nonprofit organizations to receive funding.