Folsom, Calif. – (Nov. 10, 2025) – SAFE Credit Union Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications Allison Yee-Garcia called for businesses and not-for-profits to support communities on a large scale during an episode of the Nonprofit Podcast Network.
On the podcast episode, “An Artful Partnership: How SAFE Performing Arts Center is Reviving Community and Culture in Sacramento,” Yee-Garcia sums up the impact of the credit union’s naming rights to the SAFE Credit Union Convention and Performing Arts District.
“We exist to serve the community,” Yee-Garcia told listeners about SAFE’s ongoing 25-year civic commitment. “Rising tides lift all boats, right? For us to continue to see our members thrive in the community, we like to invest in things that bring that kind of broad impact.”
2026 will mark the seventh year since SAFE entered the “landmark” community partnership with the city of Sacramento, as creator and host Jeff Holden acknowledges in the podcast. The district, that reopened with renovations four years ago, encompasses the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center, the SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center and Memorial Auditorium in downtown Sacramento.
Creator and host Jeff Holden introduces guests (from left to right), Performing Arts Center and Memorial Auditorium Manager Sid Garcia Heberger, SAFE Credit Union Senior VP Marketing and Communications Allison Yee-Garcia, and City of Sacramento Director of Convention & Cultural Services Megan Van Voorhis, on the Nonprofit Podcast Network
The podcast episode was one of several in a series featuring area community performing arts venues.
"We are also a not-for-profit and – at the heart of SAFE certainly is a mission and a purpose to be there for the people of the greater Sacramento community," says Yee-Garcia. "And what better way to do that than to ensure such a unique amenity and space is available for our members and for the greater community to enjoy."
In 2019, the not-for-profit SAFE Credit Union announced its 25-year, $23 million commitment and investment into Sacramento’s SAFE Credit Union Convention and Performing Arts District.
In doing so, SAFE joined other corporate citizens and civic organizations in supporting the $340 million project to transform and modernize the Sacramento Convention Center, Community Center Theater, and Memorial Auditorium.
Along with the naming rights, SAFE Credit Union teams up with community nonprofits and local performing arts groups to create memorable experiences, support artists and SAFE’s members with special events and member benefit offers.
The credit union is currently collaborating with Broadway Sacramento, Sacramento Ballet and the Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera during their 2025-26 seasons to provide its members special ticket offers and discounts available through SAFE’s Online Banking and the SAFE Mobile App.
Listen to the podcast.
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SAFE Credit Union has made members an integral part of its vision since 1940. Over the years the credit union has kept the focus on what really matters, putting members first, a formula that has seen SAFE grow into a leading financial institution in Northern California with $4.3 billion in assets and about 244,000 members. SAFE crafts every cutting-edge product and sterling service with members’ needs foremost in mind. In addition to banking services conveniently available through online, chat, mobile, or phone options, SAFE offers in-person services for members and small businesses at service centers across the Greater Sacramento region. SAFE is a not-for-profit, state-chartered credit union with membership open to businesses and individuals living or working in Sacramento, Placer, Yolo, El Dorado, Sutter, Butte, Nevada, Solano, San Joaquin, Contra Costa, Yuba, Amador, and Alameda counties. Equal Housing Opportunity Lender. Insured by NCUA. www.safecu.org