Our Philanthropy

Investing in Our Community

Supporting local nonprofit organizations making an impact in the Kansas City community is an essential part of what we do here at the credit union. Our employees receive 16 annual hours of paid time to volunteer with a nonprofit organization of their choosing. We don’t stop there, though. We created the CommunityAmerica Foundation to make a difference with a variety of local nonprofit organizations.

Our funding is focused on four key areas:

Financial Literacy & Stability

Education

Health & Well-Being

Strengthening Communities

We’re proud to work with great nonprofit partners:

Big League Impact

Founded in 2013 by St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright, Big League impact is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that reflects the beliefs of family, friends, and supporters that we are all citizens of a global community who ought to care for one another. The charity partners with professional athletes and businesses through unique, sports-related fundraising platforms to help people meet basic human needs like food, clean water, medical care, shelter, and education in an effort save lives, restore dignity, and instill hope.

In 2023, CommunityAmerica was proud to be a presenting sponsor of two fundraising events for Big League Impact in support of their efforts benefitting the St. Louis community. For more information, visit Big League Impact Events.

Win for KC

CommunityAmerica Credit Union is proud to support Win for KC and the Kansas City Sports Commission on their mission to enhance the quality of life and economic success of the Greater Kansas City area by leading, attracting, and promoting diverse sports events, organizations, and the lifelong benefits of sports.

In partnership with Veracity Consulting Inc., we are honored to be the Featured Guest Appearance sponsor for the Win for KC Women's Sports Awards on February 4, 2025, bringing the most recognized name in women’s sports today to Kansas City! See the link below for more information about this exciting event.

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KCK Community Education, Health and Wellness Center

In September 2023, our CEO, Lisa Ginter, announced a $1 million charitable gift designated for the new Kansas City Kansas Community Education, Health and Wellness Center in downtown Kansas City, Kansas (KCK). In partnership and collaboration with Kansas City Kansas Community College and Swope Health, the Center is purposefully designed to support the needs of people in downtown KCK and eastern Wyandotte County.

This gift was in addition to partner investments in the facility which will allow CommunityAmerica to provide banking services and financial well-being coaching, supporting our goal to grow and expand access to financial resources in our local communities. The KCK Health, Education, and Wellness Center is the largest capital project in downtown Kansas City, KS in several decades.

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Children's Mercy

CommunityAmerica is committed to helping people achieve peace of mind, and we know that goes beyond finances. For parents, nothing can be more stressful than navigating needed healthcare for their children. That is why we are dedicated supporters of Children’s Mercy and the huge impact it has for children and families across the Kansas City metropolitan area and our region as a whole. In 2024, we made a $1 million dollar commitment to help Children’s Mercy expand mental health services for children and youth. The Illuminate Campaign supports an ambitious, five-year plan lighting the path forward for the youth mental health crisis.

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Guadalupe Centers

Since 2017, we have helped expand Guadalupe Centers' support of individuals and families in the Latino community throughout Kansas City. In addition to establishing a three-year partnership as the organization’s premiere presenting sponsor for events, we were proud to open a CommunityAmerica branch within their headquarters in December 2023. CommunityAmerica is proud to support Guadalupe Centers, the longest continuously-operating organization serving Latinos in the United States.

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Junior Achievement of Greater Kansas City

We’ve partnered with Junior Achievement (JA) of Greater Kansas City for over 20 years. In that time, CommunityAmerica employees have devoted more than 45,000 hours of volunteer time to help deliver financial literacy education and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy.

In 2019, CommunityAmerica made its first ever seven-figure commitment to a charitable project, pledging $1 million as Presenting Sponsor of JA BizTown. This commitment secured our presence as both the personal and business banking center within the simulated city. JA BizTown opened in 2021 with students from across the metro participating in an interactive, real-world experience to help them better grasp the challenges and rewards of adult life.

To commemorate our long-standing partnership, in 2019 JA-GKC bestowed CommunityAmerica with its Centennial Award, a one-time honor made in celebration of JA’s 100-year history. We were further honored to see CommunityAmerica CEO, Lisa Ginter, awarded the Gold Achievement Award in March 2022 and inducted into the Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame in November 2024.

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