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Community First Credit Union

Public charity · Grantmaker Appleton, WI EIN: 39-6264347 Website

Community First Credit Union will provide high quality, competitive financial products and services which anticipate and exceed our members' needs. We intend to be the primary financial organization for our members by earning and maintaining their trust, by maintaining a balance between sound growth, earnings and reserves, by providing a challenging and rewarding environment for our employees and by contributing to the social and economic well-being of the communities we serve.

Community First Credit Union at a glance

Total assets
$6,370,358,954
+5.6% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$353,663,620
+5.3% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$86,126,798
-18.5% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$272,137,434
+0.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Community First Credit Union funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

States

Cities

AppletonGreen BayManitowocMenasha

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K7 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2020 it made 7 grants totaling $40K.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$6,370,358,954$353,663,620$272,137,434——$86,126,798
2024$6,031,707,524$336,004,257$269,692,868——$105,613,340
2023$5,550,453,190$283,664,523$218,089,593——$96,702,515
2022$5,156,851,836$189,052,954$118,578,205——$32,625,862
2021$4,925,306,167$150,657,635$96,657,185——$2,659,152
2020$4,233,572,171$145,139,477$108,011,225$40,0007$3,996,415

About Community First Credit Union

Based on IRS filings

Community First Credit Union is a public charity, based in Appleton, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.4B in total assets. Net investment income was $86.1M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Community First Credit Union is led by Catherine J. Tierney, CEO, President & Bod - Treasurer since 2025 (on filings since 2020); 15 of 26 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Catherine J. Tierney

    CEO, President & Bod - Treasurer

    CEO, President & Treasurer → CEO, President & Bod Treasurer, 2022

    CEO, President & Bod Treasurer → CEO, President & Bod - Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $855K (2020) → $1.7M (2025)

  • Peter Mariahazy

    Chairperson

    Board Member → Vice Chairperson, 2023

    Vice Chairperson → Chairperson, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amanda Secor

    Chief of Staff

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $248K (2020) → $400K (2025)

  • Kristy Hesse

    Chief Hr Officer

    Chief Human Resources Officer → Chief Human Resource Officer, 2023

    Chief Human Resource Officer → Chief Hr Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $273K (2020) → $390K (2025)

  • Mary J. Sullivan

    Senior Vice President Special Projects

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $333K (2020) → $376K (2025)

  • Scott Steinfort

    Chief Technology Officer

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $370K (2020) → $482K (2025)

  • Timothy Hoff

    Chief Lending Officer

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $287K (2020) → $250K (2025)

  • Mary Lornson

    Senior Vice President Lending

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $168K (2021) → $350K (2025)

  • Charles Bostick

    Chief Financial Officer

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $73K (2022) → $538K (2025)

  • Jake Buman

    Financial Advisor

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $436K (2022) → $381K (2025)

  • Chad Schroeder

    Financial Advisor

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $317K (2023) → $288K (2025)

  • Jeffrey Garrett

    Cffa Program Manager

    Financial Advisor Program Manager → Financial Advisor Program, 2024

    Financial Advisor Program → Cffa Program Manager, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $292K (2023) → $557K (2025)

  • Jennifer Diloreto

    Chief Risk Officer

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $120K (2024) → $143K (2025)

  • Karrie Drobnick

    Chief Strategy & Experience Officer

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $223K (2024) → $393K (2025)

  • Carrie O'Connor

    Chief Lending Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $105K (2025)

  • Shawn Mulhaney

    Chief Member Service Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $230K (2025)

  • Daniel Ferris

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jay Fulkerson

    Board Member - Emeritus

    Board Member → Board Member - Emeritus, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathryn Sieman

    Board Member

    Chairperson → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sara Micheletti

    Board Member

    Vice Chair → Chairperson, 2023

    Chairperson → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Moore

    Vice Chairperson

    Board Member → Secretary, 2023

    Secretary → Vice Chairperson, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Fricke-Weigel

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Schwartz

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adam Swoverland

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Bingham

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Hutchinson

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (13)
  • Former: Jessica Brown (2020–2022) — Chief Financial Officer
  • Former: Monica Hilt (2020–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Sherri Jablonicky (2020–2022) — Senior Vice President of Branch Operations
  • Former: Susan May (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Heather Voigt (2021–2022) — Chief Operations Officer
  • Former: Andrew Hull (2022) — Senior Vice President of It
  • Former: Laurie Butz (2020–2021) — Senior Vice President Org Development & Investment
  • Former: Joseph Harvey (2021) — Senior Vice President Facilities
  • Former: Cyrene Wilke (2020) — Chief Innov & Strategy Officer
  • Former: David Peperkorn (2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Dean Hawkinson (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Jeffrey Schweitzer (2020) — Senior Vice President Facilities & Purchasing
  • Former: Timothy Sciborski (2020) — Past Chief Lending Officer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Catherine Tierney — CEO/President / Bod - Treasurer: $1.7MCatherine TierneyCEO/President / Bod - Treasurer$1.7MJeffrey Garrett — CFFA Program Manager: $557KJeffrey GarrettCFFA Program Manager$557KCharles Bostick — Chief Financial Officer: $538KCharles BostickChief Financial Officer$538KScott Steinfort — Chief Technology Officer: $482KScott SteinfortChief Technology Officer$482KAmanda Secor — Chief of Staff: $400KAmanda SecorChief of Staff$400KKarrie Drobnick — Chief Strategy and Experience Officer: $393KKarrie DrobnickChief Strategy and Experience…$393KKristy Hesse — Chief HR Officer: $390KKristy HesseChief HR Officer$390KJake Buman — Financial Advisor: $381KJake BumanFinancial Advisor$381KMary Sullivan — SVP Special Projects: $376KMary SullivanSVP Special Projects$376KMary Lornson — SVP Lending: $350KMary LornsonSVP Lending$350KChad Schroeder — Financial Advisor: $288KChad SchroederFinancial Advisor$288KTimothy Hoff — Chief Lending Officer: $250KTimothy HoffChief Lending Officer$250KShawn Mulhaney — Chief Member Service Officer: $230KShawn MulhaneyChief Member Service Officer$230KJennifer Diloreto — Chief Risk Officer: $143KJennifer DiloretoChief Risk Officer$143KCarrie O'Connor — Chief Lending Officer: $105KCarrie O'ConnorChief Lending Officer$105K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $1.7M, to Catherine Tierney (CEO/President / Bod - Treasurer). 15 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Community First Credit Union

How large is Community First Credit Union?

Community First Credit Union reported $6.4B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $353.7M.

Where does Community First Credit Union operate?

Community First Credit Union has awarded grants in Wisconsin.

What is Community First Credit Union's EIN?

Community First Credit Union's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-6264347. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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