The Good Neighbour Program
Social impact funding for non-profits
Breaking Bread Retreats
Financial confidence workshops put on by Rockland Markets. Serving Black Canadians by delivering financial confidence knowledge in a culturally safe context.
Good to be Good
Entrepreneurship 101 education series for women and gender-diverse community members, supported by Meridian employee volunteers.
Ophea
Ophea’s Wallet Wellness program, delivering financial confidence lessons to classrooms across Ontario; lessons reached approximately 60,000 students in 2023.
How we review and approve funding requests
Organizations that we fund
- Registered charities or not-for-profits helping to build resilient communities in one if not more of the following areas: housing affordability, financial access and confidence, climate resilience, community support, and diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and reconciliation (DEIBR).
- Projects or programs that provide unique services to underserved communities
- Organizations committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment that is representative of the communities and markets with which we do business
We do not fund
- Individuals or sports teams
- Private, corporate, or political organizations
- Private (fee based) elementary or secondary schools
- Religious or sectarian programs or purposes, unless they are engaged in a significant project benefiting the entire community
Do you have a funding opportunity for us?
$500 - $5,000
Level one: smaller requests for our local teams
$5,000 - $10,000
Level two: multi-district, regional or provincial, requests
$10,000 +
Level three: for larger, strategic partnerships, email us at community@meridiancu.ca.
Around here, banking is different.
With 4% of our pre-tax profits go back into communities, we don’t just do good - we do more. Build your financial confidence with a financial partner that shares your values.