Levo Will Celebrate Opening By Giving $10,000 To Fargo-Moorhead Charities

Levo Credit Union® opened its first building in Fargo, ND, in January. To celebrate joining the community, Levo’s foundation plans to award 10 $1,000 donations to 501C3 non-profits in the Fargo-Moorhead area during its grand opening celebration in June.

“Levo means ‘to lift up’, and that’s what we try to do for our communities,” says Noel Snyder, Veterans Boulevard Branch Manager. “What better way to lift up a community than to help those who help others?”

To be considered for a donation, the non-profits must be 501C3 public charities and must serve the Fargo-Moorhead area. Non-profits can apply by going to levo.org/day-of-giving to complete a form. The deadline to enter for the Day of Giving is April 30, although Levo will evaluate additional donation requests later in the year. Winners will be announced on June 23rd, during an event at Levo’s new Fargo Branch at 2975 Uptown Way just off Veterans Boulevard. The event will start at 4 p.m. and include check presentations to the 10 winning non-profits, as well as the official ribbon cutting for the branch.

“Levo believes in helping our community because our community has made us what we are today,” says Fran Sommerfeld, President & CEO of Levo. “Community service is part of who we are as an organization, and we are proud to bring that to the Fargo-Moorhead area.”

The Levo Cares Foundation – funded mostly by Levo and by Levo employee donations – has given more than $250,000 to worthy causes over the last four years. Not only that, but its employees volunteer more than 1,000 hours each year for charitable organizations. Levo offers employees paid time during work hours to volunteer and gives credit towards vacation time to employees who volunteer during non-work hours.

In December 2023, Levo announced an expansion of its service area from 4 counties around Sioux Falls to 29 counties along the I-29 corridor in South Dakota, Iowa, North Dakota, and Minnesota. Besides the new Fargo branch, Levo has six Sioux Falls, SD locations, a branch in Sioux City, IA, and serves 29 counties digitally.

To learn more or apply, visit: https://www.levo.org/day-of-giving