MAPLE GROVE, Minn.- TopLine Credit Union Foundation, a 501(c)(30 non-profit organization of local member-owned financial cooperative TopLine Financial Credit Union, raised over $75,000 at a recent lawn bowling fundraising event with proceeds to benefit students with costs of higher education and community non-profit partners.
The ninth TopLine Credit Union Foundation charitable event took place at Brookview Golf Course and Lawn Bowling in Golden Valley, Minnesota on Thursday, July 17.
Since the inception of TopLine Credit Union Foundation in 2014, the foundation has awarded over $176,500 in scholarships to recipients pursuing or continuing post-secondary education. In addition, the foundation has granted new young members of TopLine up to a $25 match on initial deposits made into any new youth savings or checking account to encourage saving and personal finance habits. Additionally, the foundation supported a variety of community give-back efforts, and in 2024 the foundation contributed nearly $65,000 to our communities, along with in-kind donations, awarded $36,500 in scholarships, volunteered over 866 hours and reached over 900 individuals through our financial education efforts.
"On behalf of TopLine Credit Union Foundation, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to our generous sponsors and dedicated participants, we couldn’t have done it without their spirit of giving and commitment to supporting the needs in our communities,” said Vicki Roscoe Erickson, President, TopLine Credit Union Foundation. “Their invaluable partnership and support at our fundraising event will enable us to award scholarships and bolster other community outreach efforts. Together, embracing our credit union values of “people helping people,” we are making a lasting impact."