Funders

The individuals, foundations, corporations and government agencies that provide grants and program-related investments (low-interest deposits and loans) to Alternatives Federal Credit Union and the Alternatives Venture Fund help us expand our efforts to promote community economic development.

On behalf of our members, staff, volunteers and community, we are truly grateful to our new and continuing funders for their support of our community development mission in 2009. Thank you to each of the following:

Government: CDFI Fund of the US Treasury Department, Empire State Development Corporation, Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency, National Credit Union Administration, New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, New York State Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID), Tompkins County Department of Social Services, Tompkins County Planning Department, Tompkins County Legislature, Tompkins County Workforce Development, Town of Dryden, US Department of Health and Human Services, US Small Business Administration, US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Private: Bank of America, Citizens Bank, Community Development Trust, Community Foundation of Tompkins County—Women’s Fund and Strebel Fund for Community Enrichment, Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, HSBC Bank USA N.A.-Community Development Department, Opportunity Finance Network, National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions (NFCDCU), New York Credit Union Foundation, Park Foundation, Peworchik & Associates, Strebel & Strebel CPA, Sunshine Lady Foundation, Tompkins County Friends of Alternatives, Tompkins Trust Company, UAW Local 2300, United Way of Tompkins County.

Non-Member Deposits: Non-member depositors make large deposits, often at below market interest rates, to support our lending and other initiatives.

ACCORD, Albina Community Bank, Bank of America, Ben & Jerry’s Foundation, Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Calvert Social Investment Fund, Catholic Charities of Tompkins and Tioga Counties, Charter One Community Development Corporation, Empire State Development, First Unitarian Society of Ithaca, HSBC Bank, International Bank of Chicago, Ithaca Housing Authority/Three Pillar Foundation,  Neighborhood National Bank, New Alternatives Fund, NFCDCU, O.P. & W.E. Edwards Foundation, Parnassus Fund, Premier Bank, PSCU Financial Services, Self-Help Credit Union, Sisters of Charity BVM, Sisters of the Holy Cross, Syracuse Cooperative FCU, Tompkins County Department of Social Services, Unitarian Universalist Association, United Nations FCU.