Community Involvement
Giving Back to the Community!
Part of our commitment to stewardship includes supporting the organizations, festivals, associations and services that build up our community. Our revolving Back to the Community funds are appropriated where we feel the best impact can be made, supported by our United Financial Street Team who regularly attend community events.
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Donation Guidelines
In order to be eligible for a United Financial Back to the Community donation or event sponsorship, you must submit a formal request that meets the following criteria:
- Applications for events must be received at least 60 days prior to the date of your event.
- Organizations, projects, programs, or events must focus on youth or education.
- Only one request per organization will be considered during any 12 month period.
- Requests from current members or business partners may take priority over non-member requests.
Please note we do not fund the following:
- Individual fundraising efforts
- Activities, groups, or event not within a United Financial branch community
- Projects with a legislative or political purpose
- School field trips, tours, clubs or sporting activity fundraising
- Administrative expenses or expenses such as conference and travel
Submit your request using the provided form. All requests are reviewed at the end of each month and chosen parties will be contacted if selected. Due to the extremely high volume of requests, please no phone calls or branch visits please.
Examples of programs we currently support include:
- Saginaw County Fair
- Covenant Kids
- Bay County Fair
- Local Schools
- Arts at the Anderson
- The Corn Fest
- Freeland Walleye Festival
- Saginaw Soccer Complex
- Birch Run Speedway
- Saginaw Spirit “Adopt-a-School”
- And much more!