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GTE Financial approaches philanthropy as a responsibility to the community - a privilege that we wholeheartedly view as a fundamental purpose and reason for existing. As a not-for-profit financial institution, we focus on giving back instead of obsessing over profit. In fact, GTE donated $610,000 to local charities in 2018!
We believe in “people helping people”. Our charitable mission is to benefit the community through our passionate support of local philanthropies, organizations, charities and initiatives that further the reach and impact of Financial Literacy and Home-ownership, with a special interest in helping to build personal prosperity.
Our employees truly are the heart and soul of our organization. Throughout the year, they rally around our Monthly Charities and provide support through fundraisers, personal contributions, and volunteering.
In 2018, employees of GTE provided over 4,400 volunteer hours to local charities and community organizations!
GTE Financial offers all of the products and services that you would expect at a large bank, but since we are a not-for-profit, we have better rates and fewer fees than our for-profit counterparts. Every time you use a GTE product, whether it is one of
our credit cards, loans, or checking accounts, you're helping enrich the lives of those in the Tampa Bay community.
For those that want to give back even more, GTE's Future Change allows you to round up your transactions to the nearest dollar to benefit local charities. Click the Future Change button below to learn more!
GTE and we...going beyond money!
Together, GTE employees and members support local Tampa Bay charities and organizations throughout the entire year! Here's how:
Our Executive Team and Leadership Team all volunteer on boards and committees, providing long-term support for some of Tampa Bay's most impactful charitable organizations: Boys & Girls Club, Tighten the Drag Foundation, American Heart Association, YMCA and Southeastern Guide Dogs, just to name a few.
The credit union philosophy of “People Helping People” is what GTE Financial employees live by.
We consider it a responsibility and a privilege to give back to the communities we live in and serve. GTE employees have taken great pride in contributing time and money to meaningful charities and causes within the Tampa Bay area. With the GTE Cares program, individual efforts have an even greater impact.
GTE employees work, play and live in the communities we serve, so it's only natural that we give back. And our members really rallied behind us, too. Thank you for all your contributions and support of the causes important to each of us.
In December, the selected families received a special holiday shopping trip as well as a holiday dinner afterward. GTE employee volunteers donated their time to deliver cheer to member families they personally nominated that were in need during the holiday season.
Just to name a few, we have raised $25,000 for American Heart Association, over $22,000 for Boys and Girls Club of Tampa Bay, $15,778 for the Tighten the Drag Foundation, and over $13,000 for Trinity Cafe.
To make a monetary contribution to one or all of these wonderful organizations, click 'Donate' below.
*Please indicate the name of the charity in the "Note" section once on our PayPal page. If you prefer to donate cash or by check, you can do so at any GTE Community Financial Center location.
