The National Credit Union Foundation Celebration

The Foundation Celebration took place on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 in conjunction with CUNA GAC. This year’s virtual fundraising event was an uplifting evening spent with past Wegner Award winners to celebrate all of the great work credit unions have been doing during the pandemic.

The Foundation Celebration was presented by Visa, a proud supporter and advocate for the Foundation and for credit unions. Throughout the evening, participants were asked to text to give to make an impact. The Foundation is so thankful for the generosity of our movement, and so far $6,000 has been raised to improve people’s financial lives through credit unions.

We hope all who attended had a wonderful time hearing from industry pioneers, and we loved seeing all your images on social media! We hope to see you all in person next year.

Read the full event recap

When you attend a Foundation event, you are supporting the National Credit Union Foundation and our mission to improve people’s financial lives through credit unions. People need credit unions now more than ever, and the Foundation exists to help credit unions put their best foot forward to meet members where they are in life. The Foundation enhances the work of credit unions through grants and resources to put financial well-being at the center of their strategy, training and tools to empower a culture of living their values and mechanisms to facilitate disaster relief efforts.

Credit unions and the Foundation have a shared purpose and together, we are truly boundless.

Learn more about the impact of the Foundation

The Foundation Dinner Presenting the Herb Wegner Memorial Awards is the primary fundraising event for the Foundation. As one of our pillars of work, it also serves to inspire attendees to remember the reasons why our credit union movement is special and the impact we have upon people’s financial lives.

The last Wegner Awards Dinner occurred on February 24th, 2020 at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, DC. It shattered all previous attendance records with over 1,000 credit union people gathering to celebrate our awardees, the credit union difference and the Foundation.

Catch-up on all the action from the 2020 Foundation dinner:

• Awards press coverage

• Red carpet photos

• VIP reception photos

• Attendee photos

• Awardee photos

Since 1989, the Foundation has presented the Herb Wegner Memorial Awards, which are often referred to as the “Academy Awards” of the credit union movement. The awards are named in honor of the late Credit Union National Association (CUNA) CEO Herb Wegner, whose tireless dedication, innovative ideas and deeds truly revolutionized the ways that credit unions serve their communities.

These awards are the credit union movement’s highest national honors and celebrate individuals and programs that put belief into action. Their achievements fulfill the mission of promoting financial freedom for millions of people around the world.

The awards are presented each year at a special event in conjunction with the CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC).