Giving Back

United Way of Central Washington

Yakima Federal is proud to announce a donation of $110,000 to the United Way of Central Washington to support their programs in our communities.

Mirror Ministries

Yakima Federal has made a donation of $40,000 to Mirror Ministries of Richland, WA. Mirror Ministries’ mission is to respond to domestic minor sex trafficking with the love of Christ through local education, intervention, restoration, and aftercare.

Habitat for Humanity - Yakima County

Yakima Federal is proud to support Habitat For Humanity in Yakima County with a donation of $20,000. Habitat For Humanity builds affordable homes for low-income families and uses sweat-equity for the down payment coupled with a low-interest mortgage.

Habitat for Humanity - Benton / Franklin / Walla Walla Counties

Yakima Federal is proud to support Habitat For Humanity in Benton and Franklin Counties with a donation of $20,000. Habitat For Humanity builds affordable homes for low-income families and uses sweat-equity for the down payment coupled with a low-interest mortgage.

Boys and Girls Clubs of Benton Franklin County

Yakima Federal Savings and Loan is proud to make an $80,000 donation to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Benton / Franklin Counties.

Triumph Treatment Services

Yakima Federal is pleased to donate $10,000 to Triumph Treatment Services to help in the construction of a new women’s in-patient treatment center in Yakima. The center will help women end their dependency on drugs and help them get a new start,

Historic Prosser Main Street

Yakima Federal has made a $10,000 donation to the Historic Prosser Main Street Association to continue renovating and upgrading the downtown business area.

Elija Family Homes

Yakima Federal Savings and Loan is happy to donate $4,500 to Elija Family Homes to help support their mission of building and maintaining permanent supportive housing for families experiencing homelessness. Elijah Family Homes fosters hope, dignity, and self-sufficiency through stable housing and supportive services for families seeking recovery.

Historic Downtown Prosser

Yakima Federal Savings and Loan is happy to donate $20,000 to the Historic Downtown Prosser Association to help support their mission of building and maintaining a prosperous downtown. The money was part of the Washington Main Street Tax program which incentivizes businesses to support downtowns.

Justice Housing Yakima

Yakima Federal Savings and Loan is happy to donate $10,000 to Justice Housing Yakima to help support their mission of building and maintaining permanent supportive housing for the homeless.
Justice Housing was founded on the belief that every person needs a home, every person deserves dignity and respect and every person deserves a safe and healthy community.

Heartlinks Hospice

Yakima Federal Savings and Loan is pleased to announce a contribution of $5,000 to Heartlinks Hospice & Palliative Care of Sunnyside to help fund their Pediatric Palliative Care program. Heartlinks pediatric program provides specialized care and support for children with serious illnesses, and their families. Heartlinks is committed to ensuring that children are comfortable at home when their health is declining due to a life-limiting illness.

Rotary Marketplace

Yakima Federal Savings and Loan is pleased to announce a contribution of $20,000 to help fund the new Rotary Marketplace. This new covered outdoor venue will host the farmers market that will help provide farm-fresh fruit and vegetables to the community.

Children's Village

Yakima Federal Savings and Loan is pleased to announce a contribution of $80,000 to The Memorial Foundation to help fund the expansion of Children’s Village. Children’s Village is a regional integrated center for children with special needs and their families, with multiple service providers all under one roof. At Children’s Village, children with chronic health conditions get all of their needs met in one special place.

FISH Foodbank

FISH Community Food Bank of the Kittitas Valley will be able to begin renovating the recently purchased Rodeo City BBQ building in Ellensburg thanks to a donation of $100,000 from Yakima Federal Savings and Loan. The new facility will be used to house the Open Table program which provides meals for anyone sixty or older who is eligible for the SE Washington Aging and Long Term Care (ALTC) Senior Nutrition program and Meals on Wheels, the home delivered meal program.

United Way

Yakima Federal has a 65 year history of making corporate donations to United Way and was awarded the United Way of Central Washington Top Corporate Donor award again for the 2020 campaign. Yakima Federal has donated over $500,000 to United Way of Central Washington, United Way of Benton Franklin Counties and United Good Neighbors in Prosser over the past fifteen years.

Award for Academic Excellence

In 2021, Yakima Federal Savings and Loan will award over $170,000 in academic assistance to area students and schools. Since the program inception in 1974, Yakima Federal Savings and Loan has given more than $2,400,000 to local students and institutions to help pay for secondary education.

Building our communities

December 11th, 2020
Yakima Federal Savings and Loan is pleased to announce a $30,000 donation to Yakima Valley Partners Habitat for Humanity. The donation will be used to aid construction of a new storage facility which will help better manage the flow of donations.

Housing for the underserved

October 2020, Yakima Federal was able to present a donation to Kittitas County Habitat for Humanity in the amount of $7,500. With the help of hundreds of volunteers, Habitat for Humanity builds simple houses with donations of money, material and time from volunteers and those selected to receive a home.

Please consider donating time or money to your local Habitat for Humanity if you are able.

Feeding the hungry

April 6th, 2020: Yakima Federal Savings and Loan is pleased to announce donations totaling $20,000 to ten area non-profits that focus on serving the hungry and homeless in Central Washington. Among the recipients are: Camp Hope, Rod’s House, Northwest Harvest Hunger Relief, Meals on Wheels, St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank, Tri-City Food Bank, 2nd Harvest Hunger Relief, The Sunnyside Food Bank, Fish Community Food Bank in Ellensburg and Jubilee Ministries Food Bank in Prosser.

Toys for Tots - DecemberFest 2

Yakima Federal President Leanne Antonio presents a check for Toys for Tots to The Marine Corps Reserve and the Salvation Army in the amount of $3,526.90. The check represents 100% of the ticket sales to the DecemberFest holiday concert held at The Seasons Performance Hall on December 14th and cash donations from Yakima Federal customers. The donation also included hundreds of toys collected as part of the concert admission price.

Yakima Federal Savings and Loan customers raise $5,722 for Children’s Miracle Network

Yakima Federal Savings and Loan is pleased to announce a contribution of $5,722.42 to The Memorial Foundation on behalf of customers and employees of the local bank. The donation is to benefit children of Central Washington needing medical care.

Yakima Federal Savings and Loan gives $100,000 for nursing scholarships at WSU

The scholarships will support low-to-moderate income nursing students who intend to pursue their nursing careers in Yakima and the Tri-Cities. Yakima Federal Savings and Loan is endowing two scholarship funds with $50,000 each, one intended for Yakima students and the other for students in the Tri-Cities.

Carve Out Hunger

Each year, Northwest Harvest hosts a fundraiser featuring local media personalities who carve pumpkins. Attendees then purchase tickets to vote for the best carving. This year, the fundraiser raised enough to pay for 77,000 meals! Yakima Federal sponsored the carving contest and volunteered to match the first 1,200 votes ($2,500).

Junior Achievement - Financial Education

On Tuesday, Oct 1st, 2019, Yakima Federal Savings and Loan unveiled the new financial education center at Junior Achievement’s JA World – Biztown. The remodeled storefront will serve over 10,000 school children annually and help teach financial literacy as well as business banking and entrepreneurship. The remodel is part of a multi-year agreement to help support Junior Achievement and financial literacy in Central Washington.

12th annual Show N' Shine for Hunger

Yakima Federal co-sponsored the 12th annual Show and Shine for Hunger car show in Kennewick on August 26th, 2019. The show has raised more than $400,000 in the past 11 years. 100% of the proceeds benefit the Tri-Cities Food Bank. According to organizers, for every $1 donated, $3 of food can be purchased.

Habitat For Humanity trailer replacement

In early August, thieves stole a tool trailer containing items needed to build a block of 24 habitat homes in Pasco. Later, the trailer was found set on fire and abandoned in a ditch. Yakima Federal is happy to donate $7,500 to help replace the trailer and get Habitat back on track again. The photo features Meaghan Hafer, Manager of the Pasco Yakima Federal branch and Theresa Richardson, the Executive Director of Tri-County Partners Habitat for Humanity.