EAST LANSING, Mich. – In one of the biggest credit union gifts ever, Michigan State University FCU announced yesterday it is donating $2.5 million to the University’s Wharton Center for Performing Arts in order to help fund the Center’s new Institute for Arts & Creativity.
The credit union’s donation is the lead gift in Wharton Center’s capital campaign to raise $11 million. To date, $6.5 million has been raised.
"The MSU Federal Credit Union has a long-standing commitment to supporting Michigan State University and programs that enhance the student experience and enrich the community in which we live," said Bill Latta, chairman of the MSUFCU board, in a statement.
The new MSUFCU Institute for Arts & Creativity at Wharton Center will provide participatory learning programs at the Wharton Center and throughout the state for audiences of all ages. The institute will coordinate existing education programs including the Act One School and Family Series; Jazz Kats – Jazz for Kids; and the Young Playwrights Festival that integrates the performing arts into K-12 curriculum for more than 30,000 children each year.
The credit union is the largest university-based credit union in the world, with more than $1.4 billion in assets and 145,000 members.
