July 2024

Since the beginning of 2024, ICUF has granted $26,500 to 53 credit union members impacted by weather disasters in our state. 

Please consider donating to the ICUF Disaster Relief Fund to help ICUF support as many impacted Iowa credit union members as possible. Your donation can help credit union members who have lost their homes to flooding, tornadoes and other natural disasters.

Thank you to the recent donors of the ICUF Relief Fund:

Click here to learn about the ICUF Disaster Relief Fund.

Purchase a Dale Owen Memorial T-Shirt



This shirt was created in memory of beloved credit union leader, former ICUF board member and President/CEO of Ascentra Credit Union, Dale Owen. All proceeds from this shirt are used to fund disaster grants for Iowa credit union members. T-shirts are available for purchase in the ICUF Store.

If your members’ homes have been severely impacted by natural disasters, a resource available to them may be the Iowa Disaster Recovery Housing Assistance Program. The program addresses unmet housing recovery needs outside the scope of insurance coverage or FEMA Individual Assistance. Eligible homeowners can receive up to $50,000 for the repair or rehabilitation of their disaster-impacted homes. 

Eligible counties currently include Adair, Adams, Buena Vista, Cedar, Cherokee, Clarke, Clay, Emmet, Harrison, Jasper, Lyon, Mills, Montgomery, O’Brien, Plymouth, Polk, Pottawattamie, Ringgold, Shelby, Sioux, Story, Union and Woodbury. Additional counties could be added over time if approved by FEMA for federal disaster assistance. 

Disaster unemployment assistance is now available to eligible individuals as a result of a major disaster declaration signed by President Joe Biden on June 24. Iowa Workforce Development is now accepting applications for disaster unemployment assistance from individuals in Clay, Emmet, Lyon, Plymouth and Sioux Counties whose employment or self-employment was lost or interrupted due to severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and/or flooding stemming from weather that began on June 16.

Applications for this disaster unemployment assistance must be filed by August 23. Learn more about eligibility and application requirements here.

The ICUF Benefit Night Fundraiser is ICUF's annual flagship fundraiser. Register now to join us on September 19 for an evening of networking, silent auction competition, a plated dinner, an active dance floor, and live musical entertainment by Jeff & The Effects. We will also honor difference-makers in the Iowa credit union community through the presentation of the 2024 ICUF Impact Awards.

Benefit Night would not be possible without the generous donations of ICUF donors. Looking for a way to support ICUF's Benefit Night event outside of attending? Consider becoming a sponsor or donating an auction package!

• Sponsor the Event: Benefit Night would not be possible without the generous donations of our supporters. Please consider becoming an event sponsor.
• Donate an Auction Package: Show your support and engage in a friendly competition by donating an auction package to raise money for the foundation. Questions about the auction can be directed to info@iowacreditunionfoundation.org.

The World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) and Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions (WFCU) have announced the 76th anniversary of International Credit Union (ICU) Day, Thursday, October 17, 2024. The theme will be “One World Through Cooperative Finance.”

More information, materials, and ideas to celebrate can be found here.

Thank you to our July donors, who made contributions to support ICUF's mission-based initiatives.

• Dave Cale
• Chelsie Madden