Our Foundation
The Western Financial Group Communities Foundation, a not-for-profit that partners with other charitable programs focusing on supporting communities where our team members and customers live and work.
Founded in 2001, as the charitable arm of the Western Financial Group, the Western Communities Foundation was created as a way for our team members to give back to our communities all year long. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of our employees and donors we have invested over $4 Million into our communities since inception.
View our 2020 Report of Community Giving
Since 2001
Helping Local Communities
$4.5 million
Total Investment Raised
Assisted countless projects in local communities. Watch for May’s annual fundraiser, the Support the Cause (STC) walk.
Our Core Programs
The core giving programs that the Western Communities Foundation supports are:
Community Infrastructure Grants
Each year, the Western Communities Foundation awards a series of $5,000 infrastructure grants to support community projects identified by Western staff.
Western Inspirational Award
The Western Inspirational Award is a bursary given to a local high school graduate in communities that are served by Western Financial Group and its divisions. Maybe we make this specific to each website.
Western Matching Grants
In 2005, the Western Communities Foundation launched the Matching Grant program whereby it matches up to $500 raised by employees in support of a local community project.
Goal Achievers Community Projects
In 2005, the Western Communities Foundation launched the Matching Grant program whereby it matches up to $500 raised by employees in support of a local community project.
