Horizon Credit Union

About Horizon Credit Union

A defining thread in Horizon Credit Union’s grantmaking is education support tied to scholarships, paired with practical community assistance in housing, food access, and family services. The credit union says it is investing in the future through scholarships that support students on the path to academic success, and its recent grant record shows that commitment across Washington, Idaho, and Montana. The largest recent award in the list was a $25,000 sponsorship to Kxly Community Partners Foundation in Spokane for the Extreme Team Sponsor program, followed by another $25,000 grant to the same organization in the prior year. Alongside event and sponsorship support, the foundation also funded housing work through Neighborhood Housing Services Dba Neighborworks Boise and Neighborworks of Great Falls, indicating a mix of education-focused giving and place-based community support. The foundation’s own scholarship programs reinforce that pattern. The Fred (Freddy) G. Searle, Jr. Memorial Endowed Scholarship honors leadership in credit union development in Butte, Montana, while the Halstead Scholarship for Higher Education and the Mabel Allen Memorial Scholarship support students at named universities in the region. That combination of named scholarships, sponsorships, and direct service grants gives a clear picture of how Horizon Credit Union funds.

What Horizon Credit Union Funds

Education is the most clearly defined theme in Horizon Credit Union’s giving. The Halstead Scholarship for Higher Education supports students at Eastern Washington University, the University of Idaho, and Washington State University, and the Mabel Allen Memorial Scholarship serves University of Montana students in the School of Business Administration. Horizon also describes scholarships as part of its commitment to academic success. Beyond higher education, the foundation funds housing-related work. It gave $13,192 to Neighborhood Housing Services Dba Neighborworks Boise for general support for building and improving homes, and $10,000 to Neighborhood Housing Services Dba Neighborworks of Great Falls for the same purpose. Food access is another recurring area: $8,600 went to Second Harvest for a food bank, and $5,500 went to Feed Spokane for meals for community members. It also supported family services through Women & Children’s Free Restaurant for meals and groceries for qualifying women, children, and families.

How Horizon Credit Union Gives