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Centra team members pay it forward to local communities

COLUMBUS, IN (July 14, 2026) |

Centra Credit Union recently donated a total of $9,000 through the Centra Foundation’s Pay It Forward campaign to support local nonprofits  and initiatives in the Communities it serves. 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: - Beloved  

- Blessings in a Backpack  

- Catalyst Rescue Mission  

- Forever Changed Outreach Washington County  

- Homeless Coalition of Southern Indiana  

- Jefferson County Youth Shelter  

- Just Friends Adult Day Services  

- Love Chapel  

- My Sister’s House (Whitakers, NC)  

- Sellersburg Food & Clothing Pantry  

- Su Casa  

- Veteran Army of Decatur County 

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 second quarter of  2026, 115 Team Members volunteered their time, and a total of $9,000 went back into the  Communities Centra serves.

"This Centra Foundation program is another testament to Centra’s dedication to creating  value for the Communities we serve,” Centra Director of Community Involvement Jenni Carr  said. “I love seeing our Team Members getting creative and finding new ways to give back  and support these nonprofits that provide valuable services to those in need. It’s truly  amazing.” 

Pay It Forward aligns with the Foundation’s impact areas of focus: financial empowerment,  scholarships and career development, social responsibility and emergent community needs.  The Foundation is allocating a total of $28,000 across 56 teams in 2026 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. 

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