Alabama · Public charity
Guardian Credit Union
Cooperative society incorporated for the two-fold purpose of promoting thrift among its members and creating a source of credit for them at legitimate rates of interest.
- $390k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 5
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 67%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $355k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $165,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 6
- FY2018 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $1.1B
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 67% of the organizations Guardian Credit Union funded were first-time grantees, receiving 37% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 63% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $113k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 5 | $355k | 20% |
| FY2023 | 6 | $303k | 67% |
| FY2022 | 3 | $220k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 4 | $270k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $65k | 75% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $6k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $20k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy University Foundation | $660,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Guardian Credit Union Foundation | $161,500 | 2 | 100% |
| Faulkner University | $150,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Autauga County Commission | $96,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Alabama State University Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Central Alabama Sports Commission Inc | $45,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Valiant Cross Academy | $20,320 | 1 | 1% |
| The Liberty Learning Foundation | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| National Credit Union Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Children's Protective Association Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
Show all 12 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy University Foundation | $660,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Guardian Credit Union Foundation | $161,500 | 2 | 100% |
| Faulkner University | $150,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Autauga County Commission | $96,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Alabama State University Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Central Alabama Sports Commission Inc | $45,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Valiant Cross Academy | $20,320 | 1 | 1% |
| The Liberty Learning Foundation | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| National Credit Union Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Children's Protective Association Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Montgomery Area Family Violence Program Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Alabama Shakespeare Festival | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($8k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Guardian Credit Union supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 11 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: The Daniel Foundation of Alabama · Alabama Power Foundation Inc · Kiwanis Club of Montgomery Foundation Inc · Arthur M Britton Foundation Inc · Alfa Foundation · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Guardian Credit Union
- How much does Guardian Credit Union give?
- Guardian Credit Union reported 5 itemized grants totaling $354,700, out of $389,700 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 6 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
- What does Guardian Credit Union fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (72%), Philanthropy (13%), Recreation & Sports (11%).
- Who are Guardian Credit Union's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: Troy University Foundation ($660k), Guardian Credit Union Foundation ($162k), Faulkner University ($150k).
- Does Guardian Credit Union fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Guardian Credit Union?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Daniel Foundation of Alabama, Alabama Power Foundation Inc, Kiwanis Club of Montgomery Foundation Inc.
- Where is Guardian Credit Union based?
- Guardian Credit Union is based in AL.
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