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.

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Educational Organizations

We offer products and services to 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 check deposit

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

Success Stories
ThriveMore

See how a 50-year partnership with First Citizens has fostered innovation and growth for nonprofit retirement community ThriveMore.

ThriveMore: Meeting Your Ambition at Every Stage

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Meeting your ambition at every stage

Reed Vanderslik, President and CEO, ThriveMore: Fifty years is a long time to be in a relationship. That's almost unheard of when that relationship is with your bank.

ThriveMore is a nonprofit organization serving older adults. We have everything from independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing. Our story began with just serving 21 residents, and we've expanded now to four campuses with plans for a fifth campus. The demographics in America today, there's a need in the next 15 years for a million more housing units serving older adults, and we intend to be part of that solution. First Citizens has championed our growth because they understand our unique business model.

Laura Pratt, Commercial Banking Manager, First Citizens Bank: We take a long term view with clients by asking questions and asking what their strategic plan is 3, 5 years from now. We really want to know where they want to be in the future for several years to come. And then we work to be a part of that vision.

Vanderslik: We're excited about the development of a new campus. We're going to be adding a child daycare. We're also going to add something that we believe doesn't exist anywhere in the country, and that is a couples memory care, where the couple can live together for most of the day, but when the caregiver needs a reprieve, there's staff to help meet their needs. So it's a very unique project, and many banks, because it hasn't been done, would shy away from it, but First Citizens has partnered with us from day one.

It's a true partnership that I don't see retiring anytime soon.

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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
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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 Capture, 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're 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

Business Digital Banking
Manage your business on the go

Manage your accounts from anywhere

Send & transfer money with ACH and wires

Receive account and security alerts

Learn more about business digital banking

Business Digital Banking
Manage your business on the go

Manage your accounts from anywhere

Business Digital Banking
Manage your business on the go

Send & transfer money with ACH and wires

Business Digital Banking
Manage your business on the go

Receive account and security alerts

Learn more about business digital banking

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About the Entities, Brands and Services Offered: First Citizens Wealth® (FCW) is a registered trademark of First Citizens BancShares, Inc., a bank holding company. The following affiliates of First Citizens BancShares are the entities through which FCW products are offered. Brokerage products and services are offered through First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. ("FCIS"), a registered broker-dealer, Member FINRA and SIPC. Advisory services are offered through FCIS, First Citizens Asset Management, Inc. and SVB Wealth LLC, all SEC registered investment advisors. Certain brokerage and advisory products and services may not be available from all investment professionals, in all jurisdictions or to all investors. Insurance products and services are offered through FCIS, a licensed insurance agency. Banking, lending, trust products and services, and certain insurance products and services are offered by First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, Member FDIC and an Equal Housing Lender icon: sys-ehl, and First Citizens Delaware Trust Company.

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