Grantmaking Guidelines

Grant Making Priorities

The CBM Credit Education Foundation’s philosophy is to focus on increasing financial literacy and the wise use of consumer credit.

Primary Goal – Our intent is to fund educational programs that will make a difference in the financial health of families and individuals.

The Foundation may, on its own, seek out needs and opportunities for credit education matching the need with a qualified provider and underwriting the project.

Secondary Goal – CBM Foundation provides an annual allocation to the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy, National Institute for Financial and Economic Literacy, Junior Achievement, National Consumers League LifeSmarts Program, Call For Action, and the National Foundation for Credit Counseling