COLUMBUS, IN (October 9, 2025) |
Centra Credit Union recently supported 10 local nonprofits and other local initiatives with a total of $10,000 in donations as part of the Centra Foundation’s Pay It Forward campaign. Pay It Forward empowers Centra’s Team Members to lead mini-service projects in groups that support local nonprofits.
Centra and its Team Members love having the opportunity to get involved within the Communities they serve. As a financial institution rooted in the credit union philosophy of People Helping People, Centra actively seeks new ways to give their Team Members more opportunities to give back in unique and meaningful ways.
The following nonprofit organizations were supported as part of Pay It Forward: - Bartholomew County School Supply Assistance Program
- Beloved Bags
- Columbus North Bull Dog Pantry
- Agape Center
- Girls Inc.
- Monarca Academy
- Homeless Coalition of Southern Indiana
- Coburn Place
- UNC Health Nash Foundation
- Indy Book Project
Centra Team Members gave back in other ways such as donating to local food banks across Centra’s footprint, donating to the local volunteer fire department in Jeffersonville, supporting first responders in Nashville and supporting local school supply assistance programs for Scott County schools.
No matter which project teams choose, Centra Foundation’s Pay It Forward campaign gives Centra and its Team Members another opportunity to live out their vision of creating value for each other, their Members and the Communities they serve. In the third quarter of 2025, 154 Team Members volunteered their time, and a total of $10,000 went back into the Communities Centra serves.
“This Centra Foundation program really shows how committed Centra is to making a difference in our Communities,” Director of Community Involvement Jenni Carr said. “It’s awesome to see our Team Members getting creative and coming up with new ways to support local nonprofits. Their passion for giving back is just incredible!”
Thanks to Centra’s success in 2024, the Credit Union was able to provide an additional $166,00 to the Centra Foundation. The Foundation is then allocating a total of $30,000 across 60 teams in 2025 to “pay it forward” in the Communities Centra serves. For more details about Pay It Forward or the Centra Foundation, visit Centra.org or follow Centra on social media @centracu.