Round Up Savings Jar
Saving with a purpose. Round up your everyday debit card purchases to the nearest dollar. Split the amount to boost your savings and donate to the Cal Coast Cares Foundation.
Start Saving & Giving Today!
Round Up now with these simple steps
Enroll in Round Up
Call or come into a branch.
Set up your deposit and donation amount
Decide how you would like to split your round up deposits between your savings account and the Cal Coast Cares Foundation.
Use your Cal Coast Debit Mastercard®
Continue to use your debit card on everyday purchases - now with a purpose.
Watch what your change can do
See your savings grow over time and the difference you’ll make for others through the Cal Coast Cares Foundation.
Turn spare change into life-changing impact
Every penny counts. With the Round Up Savings Jar you can save more for yourself and help donate to the Cal Coast Cares Foundation. Your change today can make a difference tomorrow.
How it Works.
The Round-Up Savings Jar Donation Program enables members to round up their debit card purchases to the nearest dollar or whole dollar amount at the end of each day. The rounded-up amount is split between member savings and a donation to the Foundation.
Program Benefits:
- Choose the amount you want to save and donate
- No fees associated with the program
- Opt in and out of the program at anytime
- Donations may be tax-deductible
- All donations go directly to the Cal Coast Cares Foundation to help fund student scholarships and educator grants
Cal Coast Cares Foundation
Since its inception in 2015, the foundation has awarded over $1,000,000 in scholarships and grants! This year, we are proud to be awarding an additional $260,000 in scholarships to deserving college students, graduating high school seniors and foster students who are in, or have been in, the foster care program in San Diego or Riverside counties to pursue accredited degrees. The Foundation also supports local educators through grants for classroom projects.
California Coast Credit Union Round-Up Program Terms and Conditions
1. Program Overview
The Round-Up Program (“Program”) allows eligible members of California Coast Credit Union (“Cal Coast,” “we,” “us”) to round up debit card purchases to the nearest whole dollar. The rounded-up funds is split and:
- Deposited into the member’s designated Cal Coast savings account (“Round-Up to Save”), and
- Donated to Cal Coast Cares Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (“Round-Up for Charity”).
2. Eligibility
Participation is open to members with an eligible Cal Coast checking account and debit card in good standing. Enrollment is required.
Qualifying transactions include debit card purchases made by swiping the card in-store, at a kiosk, using a mobile wallet (such as Apple Pay or Google Pay), or completing an online transaction.
3. How It Works
- Round-up program transactions are aggregated and rounded up nightly to the nearest whole dollar.
- The difference between the aggregate rounded amount is:
- Transferred to the member’s selected Cal Coast savings account, and
- Donated to Cal Coast Cares Foundation, based on the member’s selected option.
- The member can elect to set optional monthly transfer limits savings and/or donations.
- If the member’s account balance drops below $25.00, the Round-Up with not occur.
4. Fees
There are no fees to participate in the Program.
5. Tax Implications
- Donations to Cal Coast Cares Foundation may be tax-deductible. Members are responsible for maintaining records and consulting a tax advisor.
- Cal Coast does not provide tax advice or guarantee deductibility.
6. Changes and Termination
Cal Coast reserves the right to modify, suspend, or terminate the Program or a member’s participation at any time without prior notice.
7. Opt-Out
Members may opt out or change their selected option by visiting a Cal Coast branch or calling the Member Service Center.
8. Limitation of Liability
Cal Coast is not liable for any losses or damages arising from participation in the Program, including but not limited to tax consequences or transaction errors.
9. Governing Law
This Program is governed by the laws of the State of California.
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