Mountain America Credit Union

Community Involvement

When Mountain America was formed in 1934, it was in the midst of the Great Depression. Workers were losing jobs, banks were failing, families were struggling for money and food. It was a time when communities had to rely on each other just to survive.

People helping People

Mountain America has a strong commitment to the communities where our members live, work and play and this has been a hallmark of our organization throughout our more than 75-year history. Through the support of hundreds of non-profit organizations and significant financial literacy efforts in the schools, Mountain America continually brings untold value into dozens of communities affecting positively thousands of lives.

Over the years, we have supported a variety of community events and charitable organizations such as:

Scholarship Opportunities
KUTV Pay It Forward Program
Mountain America's Financial Literacy Initiative
Huntsman Cancer Institute
Mountain America's Financial Seminars
Utah Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy
Primary Children's Hospital
Make-A-Wish Foundation
Million Miles at Miller
Habitat for Humanity
Autism Speaks
Alzheimer Association
American Diabetes Association
National MS Society
Local high school, collegiate and professional sports
Keys to Success
Shriner's Hospital for Children
Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure
Utah Food Bank
And many others

For a complete list of organizations that Mountain America supports, click here.

Upcoming Events

Date & Time	Event	Location
September 10th, 2014 6:00-8:00 p.m.	8 Pillars Week 1 Seminar	Mountain America Tanner Building West Jordan, UT
September 11th, 2014	BYU Football: vs. Houston	Lavell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT
September 12th, 2014	High School Football: Herriman vs. Hunter	Herriman High School
September 12th, 2014	High School Football: Highland vs. Kearns	Highland High School
September 13th, 2014	Snow College Football: vs. Scottsdale CC	Robert L. Stoddard Field Ephraim, UT
September 13th, 2014	Idaho State Football: vs. Chadron State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID
September 13th, 2014	Million Miles at Miller	The District 11400 Bangeter Highway South Jordan, UT
September 17th, 2014 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.	Small Business Appreciation Day	Las Vegas Branch 7280 W. Lake Mead Blvd Las Vegas, NV
September 19th, 2014	Sponsored Game: Real Salt Lake vs. Colorado Rapids	Rio Tinto Stadium
September 19th, 2014	High School Football: Corner Canyon vs. Olympus	Corner Canyon High School
September 20th, 2014	Dixie State Football: vs. Humboldt State	Hansen Stadium St. George, UT
September 20th, 2014	BYU Football: vs. Virginia	Lavell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT
September 24th, 2014 6:00-8:00 p.m.	8 Pillars Week 2 Seminar	Mountain America Tanner Building West Jordan, UT
September 25th, 2014 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.	Small Business Appreciation Day	Herriman Branch 13389 S. 5600 W. Herriman, UT
September 26th, 2014	High School Football: Olympus vs. Orem	Olympus High School
September 27th, 2014	Snow College Football: vs. Phoenix College	Robert L. Stoddard Field Ephraim, UT
September 27th, 2014	Idaho State Football: vs. Sacramento State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID
September 27th, 2014	University of Utah Football: vs. Washington State	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Leka City, UT
October 3rd, 2014	High School Football: Bingham vs. Alta	Bingham High School
October 3rd, 2014	BYU Football: vs. Utah State	Lavell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT
October 4th, 2014	Dixie State Football: vs. Simon Fraser	Hansen Stadium St. George, UT
October 8th, 2014 6:00-8:00 p.m.	8 Pillars Week 3 Seminar	Mountain America Tanner Building West Jordan, UT
October 10th, 2014	High School Football: Alta vs. Jordan	Alta High School
October 11th, 2014	Snow College Football: vs. Eastern Arizona	Robert L. Stoddard Field Ephraim, UT
October 11th, 2014	Idaho State Football: vs. Simon Fraser	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID
October 11th, 2014	Sponsored Game: Real Salt Lake vs. San Jose	Rio Tinto Stadium
October 15th, 2014	High School Football: Taylorsville vs. Cottonwood	Taylorsville High School
October 17th, 2014	Boise State Football: vs. Fresno State	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID
October 18th, 2014	Idaho State Football: vs. Southern Utah	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID
October 18th, 2014	BYU Football: vs. Nevada	Lavell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT
October 22nd, 2014	Sponsored Game: Real Salt Lake vs. San Jose Earthquakes	Rio Tinto Stadium
October 22nd, 2014 6:00-8:00 p.m.	8 Pillars Week 4 Seminar	Mountain America Tanner Building West Jordan, UT
October 23rd, 2014	High School Football: Jordan vs. Copper Hills	Jordan High School
October 24th, 2014	High School Football: Canyon Corner vs. Murray	Canyon Corner High School
October 24th, 2014	Boise State Football: vs. BYU	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID
October 25th, 2014	University of Utah Football: vs. USC	Rice Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT

Mountain America is committed to the philosophy of People Helping People and does its best to help support nonprofit organizations within the areas where our members live, work and play.*

To apply for a sponsorship or donation from Mountain America, please download and complete the file below. If you have additional information you would like to include, it can be attached to your submission email.

Please submit completed applications to sponsorships@macu.com.

Please Note: We are grateful to partner with various organizations in our community. Due to the high volume of requests we receive, the sponsorship review process may take 4-6 weeks. We will make every effort to respond to your request within that time frame.

Sponsorship Application

Once you have completed the sponsorship application, please save the document, and send it to sponsorships@macu.com.

*The credit union’s practice is that we are not able to honor requests for donations to private individuals.

Nonprofit Organizations

Believing in the credit union philosophy of People Helping People, Mountain America has clearly proven its commitment to hundreds of charities, non-profit organizations and schools whose programs are dedicated to improving lives through providing valuable community resources.

Financial Literacy

Mountain America invests heavily in its commitment to support a broad array of financial literacy efforts, both for adults and youth. This financial education is aimed at helping individuals and families get on track financially, become motivated to take action and live balanced lives. Financial literacy tools are available through the Mountain America website for our members and the general public alike.

In addition, the credit union produces extensive financial literacy publications in conjunction with the Deseret News and Newspapers in Education that are available at no cost to thousands of students in more than 250 classrooms throughout Utah. Our goal is to help students, our members and the public learn the basics of budgeting, saving, spending, using credit wisely and protecting their identity.

Mountain America also hosts many educational seminars every year at its corporate offices, in our branches and at Select Employer Group (SEG) work sites. These include programs on home buying, retirement planning, Medicare options, business planning and more.

Additionally, we are involved with the following organizations:

8 Pillars of Financial Greatness

Mountain America offers its members and employees The 8 Pillars of Financial Greatness program, which teaches key principles of effective money management. The program was first provided to all employees and is now also available to Mountain America members and SEGs free of charge. Offering this exceptional program clearly demonstrates the company’s commitment to improving the financial health and literacy of those involved with the credit union.

National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE)

As an advocate of youth financial literacy, Mountain America offers education assistance to high schools and middle schools throughout Utah. NEFE provides a financial planning program, free of charge, and Mountain America representatives help teach this in schools, reaching thousands of students annually with curriculum that emphasizes the importance of sound financial management.

Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy

Mountain America is also an active member of the Utah Jump$tart Coalition. The Coalition seeks to improve the financial literacy of Utah’s youth by developing, disseminating and encouraging the use of financial curriculum for grades K-12.

Keys to Success

As part of its ongoing commitment to Utah’s students, Mountain America has teamed up with the Ken Garff Automotive Group to bring the Keys to Success program to more than 60 Utah high schools. The Keys to Success program motivates students through individual recognition so they feel a sense of accomplishment and build a foundation for future learning. We believe that we can help inspire change in students' lives by motivating, recognizing and rewarding them for their improvements in educational performance.

Scholarships

In addition to improving members’ quality of life through financial education, Mountain America encourages development through higher education. A strong proponent of education, Mountain America awards six educational scholarships each year. Three, $1,000 scholarships are presented each March through one of Mountain America’s Select Employer Groups, Utah Public Employees’ Association (UPEA). Mountain America also awards three scholarships, totaling $6,000, to members or their dependents who are pursuing higher education. These three scholarships pay tribute to Mountain America’s Vice President of Human Resources and Administration, Paul R. Ball, who died tragically in an automobile accident in 1992.

Community Outreach

Social responsibility is integrated into the credit union structure and philosophy. Providing service to the community is the reason credit unions exist. Mountain America has a strong interest not only in the welfare of its members, but in the community as a whole. Communities throughout the five states where we do business have benefited from Mountain America’s community-oriented sponsorships. This includes annual donations to groups that reach across all five states, such as the Huntsman Cancer Institute and Primary Children’s Medical Center.

Swing for the Kids Challenge

It was 10 years ago that Mountain America instituted the annual Swing for the Kids Challenge golf tournament as a fundraiser to help support the health and wellness of children. So far this program has raised over $1,000,000 for Primary Children’s Hospital Foundation to assist children and families in need. Through this tournament, and due to the generous contributions of the credit union and our many business partners, countless lives have been touched.

Here is a sampling of the organizations with whom Mountain America is proud to be associated:

Adopt a Native Elder
Alzheimer Association
American Cancer Society
American Indian Services
American Heart Association—Go Red for Women
Autism Speaks
AutisticVoices
Ballet West
Bingham High School Athletics
Brigham Young University
Boise State Athletics
Canyons School District
Children’s Miracle Network
Clark County Nevada Rodeo
Columbus Community Center
Community Foundation of Utah
Cottonwood Heights Recreation Center
Crossroads Community Center
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
DECA―The DECA Challenge
Dixie Care & Share
Dixie State College
Dixie Regional Medical Center
Economic Development Corporation of Utah
Granite Education Foundation
Greater Salt Lake Audubon Society
Grouse Creek Rodeo
Herriman High School Athletics
Highland High School Athletics
Hogle Zoo
Huntington’s Disease Hope Walk
Huntsman Cancer Foundation
Huntsman World Senior Games
Jordan Education Foundation
Jordan High School Sports
Juan Diego High School Sports
Jump$tart Coalition
Idaho State Athletics
Keys for Success
Kostopulos Dream Foundation
Lone Peak High School Athletics
Louie Avila Scholarship Fund-West High School
Make-A-Wish Foundation
Million Miles at Miller
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Multiple Sclerosis Society
Newspapers in Education—Financial Literacy
Olympus High School Athletics
PARC Community Partnership Foundation
Paul R. Ball Scholarships
Piute High School
Primary Children’s Medical Center
Salt Lake Chamber
Salt Lake Chamber Women in Business
Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake County Aging Services
Salt Lake County Fair
Salt Lake Police Association
Sandy Arts Guild
Sandy Boys & Girls Club
Sandy Chamber of Commerce
Southern Utah University
Shriner's Hospital
Spanish Fork PCRA Rodeo
Special Olympics
St. George Rodeo
Susan G. Komen Foundation
Taylorsville Days
Taylorsville High School Athletics
The Living Planet Aquarium—Penguin Exhibit
The Road Home
University of Utah
US West Retirees
Utah Department of Agriculture
Utah Food Bank
Utah Jump$tart Coalition—Financial Literacy
Utah Public Employees Association & Scholarships
Utah Press Association Scholarship Fund
Utah Summer Games
Utah Technology Council
Utah Valley Spelling Bee
Washington County School District
West Jordan Chamber of Commerce
West Jordan Rodeo
West Jordan Police Association
West Jordan Rotary
YWCA

Community Involvement

People helping People

Upcoming Events

Nonprofit Organizations

Financial Literacy

Additionally, we are involved with the following organizations:

8 Pillars of Financial Greatness

National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE)

Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy

Keys to Success

Scholarships

Community Outreach

Swing for the Kids Challenge

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