Nonprofits

Supporting your mission in your community

Start

Let us help you launch your labor of love with the right financial services. 

Grow

As you meet greater demand, we can tailor the right solutions.

Expand

When you strike a chord with your community, we can scale with you.

Educational Organizations

Products and services that help you invest in the future.

  • Accept credit card donations at events or online with our merchant services accounts
  • Create legacy opportunities with philanthropic and planned givingD
  • Save time with remote deposit of checks

Religious Organizations

Build a strong foundation with specialized financial products.

  • Make tithing easier with automatic debit donations
  • Get competitive rates on a mortgage or loan for your congregation's goals
  • Process donations quicker with Remote Deposit CaptureD

Governmental Organizations

Doing important work for the public is easier with a community partner.

  • Boost fundraising efforts by taking online credit card donations
  • Build for the future with competitive rates on mortgages
  • Maximize your efforts with investment productsD that help funds grow

Municipalities

Invest in the future of your city.

  • Manage municipal cash flow with a full range of checking, payment and investmentD options
  • Help your fundraising efforts by maximizing donations with investment productsD
  • Offer legacy opportunities for residents with philanthropic and planned givingD

Wealth Endowments

Reach your operational goals with philanthropic programs.

  • Maximize your impact with a variety of investment productsD
  • Set up automatic debit donations with ACH services
  • Create legacy opportunities with planned giving offeringsD

First Citizens and You
More than 100 years of serving communities

  • With over a century of experience, we deeply understand the concerns and goals of nonprofit organizations
  • As a community bank, we can connect nonprofits to valuable local resources
  • Your First Citizens relationship manager will make your mission their priority
  • Our full range of offerings helps minimize the time you spend on finances so you can focus on providing your services

Our Expertise
Our mission is to help you pursue yours

  • Getting help is easy. Your First Citizens relationship manager is your primary contact for all of your financial needs
  • We can customize a package of investment optionsD to help you maximize returns
  • Manage all of your organization's accounts in one online portal with Commercial Advantage
  • Reduce your operating costs with convenient services, including Remote Deposit CaptureD, donor credit card payments and lockboxes

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Our Promise
Assisting nonprofits

Forever First

Our commitment to our clients hasn't changed since we opened our doors more than a century ago.

Better banking

We believe a bank should be a partner in your mission, and we are dedicated to your organization's success.

Community connections

As a community bank, we can provide local connections and insights to help your nonprofit thrive.

Credit card donations

Accept donor credit card payments online, at events or in your office.

Lockbox services

Accelerate the deposit and posting of your receivables.

Collect monthly donations

Debit member accounts directly with ACH to reduce interruptions.

Improve cash flow

Access competitive rates on loans to meet your goals.

Maximize your returns

Our investment strategiesD can help your money grow.

Employee benefits

Reward your staff's hard work with retirement planning services.D

Spotlight
Tax Guide for Religious Organizations

Taxes

Navigating the tax code for religious groups

Trying to figure out if your religious organization is tax exempt? This guide can help.
To qualify under the charitable clause, a church must also act as a charity.

Industry Insights
Grow your expertise

Industry Expertise

What to know about setting up a grant

Your business can help your community with a charitable fund. And it could also benefit your business.
Putting a program in place not only benefits your community, but it's also smart for your business.
Industry Expertise

The right employees can help with fundraising

Learn how to hire the right employees and train them for effective grant writing and fundraising plans.
Mentorship is one of the most effective ways businesses grow future leaders, and it can also work in a nonprofit setting.
Industry Expertise

The importance of a nonprofit succession plan

Learn how you to put together a succession plan for your nonprofit and minimize disruptions.
The first step is to identify the most important roles that must be replaced effectively.
explore more nonprofit insights

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