Consumers' Core Charities
Each year Consumers partners with these core charity groups to make a positive impact in West Michigan.
Consumers Scholars

Our annual employee funded scholarship program awards 10, $1,000 prizes and one grand prize scholarship worth $20,000.

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Van Andel Institute

 

Consumers is proud to support the Van Andel Institute throughout the year in their research to combat Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, cancer and more.

Dirty Donut Race

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The Dirty Donut is the first event of its kind held to be held on dirt roads. It offers three different distances of races, 18, 40, and 64 miles, and welcomes a wide variety of cyclists.  Everyone from the very serious racer to those that just want a fun riding experience have a place at this event.  Each race distance will have “donut stops” positioned along the race route. Consumers members receive a special discount through our member perks program.

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Milestone Senior Services

Milestone Senior Services and Meals on Wheels logos

Milestone Senior Services offers a variety of services to support older adults and adults with disabilities in their choice to remain living at home. Consumers employees volunteer with Milestone’s Meals on Wheels program every Tuesday to deliver meals to people who experience barriers to accessing adequate nutrition.

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National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Consumers has worked with the MS Society for more than 14 years to create a world free of MS.

Walk MS – Kalamazoo

Walk MS – Grand Rapids

Bike MS – Holland

Special Olympics Michigan

Consumers has partnered with Special Olympics Michigan for its Building Tomorrow’s Champions campaign, which will help renovate and transform the former South Christian High School into the Special Olympics Unified Sports and Inclusion Center.

It will become the world’s largest Special Olympics facility and will include a centralized home for resources and opportunities for people with physical and intellectual disabilities, as well as mental health challenges.

Consumers invites its members and the community to join the campaign by contributing at www.somi.org/BTC.

United Way

Every year Consumers employees donate more that $25,000 to the United Way and its charities.

John Ball Zoo

Consumers Credit Union is proud to support John Ball Zoo and its new, state-of-the-art pygmy hippo habitat, which plans to open in 2023. With fewer than 3,000 animals left in the wild, this exhibit hopes to educate and inspire West Michigan in the sustainable care of our planet. Join us in becoming a Hippo Hero!

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