Our Vision
We create an environment where people achieve financial prosperity and communities thrive.
Our Mission
Powered by a network of credit unions and their allies, we are uniquely positioned to harness and deliver resources that strengthen the financial lives of people and communities throughout the region.
Our Approach
The GoWest Foundation works with credit unions and community partners throughout Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming to provide solutions to pressing issues impacting the financial health of the people and communities they serve. As not-for-profit cooperative financial institutions, credit unions are leading a movement that connects consumers with the opportunities they need to achieve financial prosperity. To further these efforts, we support credit union projects on a variety of initiatives, including financial reality fair kits to promote financial capability among youth, workforce housing grants to push innovative solutions to local challenges, and professional development opportunities to help credit unions build a strong bench of leaders.
The Foundation convenes thought leaders, regional stakeholders, and community partners to help credit unions achieve greater community impact in the areas of asset building, economic empowerment, and cooperative development. We also support credit unions in developing and furthering the future of the Credit Union Movement. We know that by working with credit unions, we can help people achieve financial prosperity.
Community Impact
Credit unions across the region are making a big difference in their communities. GoWest Foundation is privileged to be a supporter and partner of credit unions and their allies in their community impact work. Learn more about how credit unions are supporting the financial health of individuals and communities through their commitment to “People Helping People.”
Community Impact Reporting Tool
To further tell the collective story of credit unions’ impacts across the GoWest region, we partnered with ECONorthwest to create the Community Impact Reports – customized reports that serves not only the individual credit union but also the entire region, by supplying data that underscores the Credit Union Difference.
Community Impact ReportsFoundation Impact Report
With generous support from our donors and partnership with credit unions, GoWest Foundation drives community impact through our programs, initiatives, and funding. Our annual donor impact report highlights our work and impact over the past year.
The Foundation Impact Report will be available soon