Eligibility

Interior Federal is your natural resource for financial services! There are MANY ways to join the credit union, first and foremost, if you have an immediate family member who is a current Interior Federal member then you qualify.

If you don’t have any family members that are credit union members don’t worry about it, just take a look at the many ways to join below. Once you’ve found your eligibility get started by clicking the Become A Member button. We look forward to you joining the credit union family!

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DOI Employees, Contractors, & Family

Employees of the United States Department of the Interior:

1. Bureau of Indian Affairs	7. Bureau of Trust Funds Administration
2. Bureau of Indian Education	8. National Park Service
3. Bureau of Land Management	9. Office of Surface Minding Reclamation & Enforcement
4. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management	10. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
5. Bureau of Reclamation	11. U.S. Geological Survey
6. Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement	12. Other Interior Offices

Persons who are retired as pensioners or annuitants from the above employment are also eligible for membership.

Contractors and employees of contractors who work under contract with the U.S. Department of the Interior.
Family & Household– Immediate family members include: spouse, children, brothers, sisters, parents, grandparents, and grandchildren. For purposes of this definition, stepchildren, stepsiblings, and adopted children are also considered to be immediate family members. Spouses of persons who died while within the field of membership of this Credit Union. Household members will consist of those individuals living in the same residence and who maintain a single economic unit. This definition intends to embrace any person who is a permanent member of and participates in the maintenance of the household. Domestic partners and anyone who lives in the household and can demonstrate a degree of permanency will be considered to be household members.

Select Employee Groups

Employees of the following groups are eligible for membership:

Alaska Wilderness League
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Association of National Park Service Rangers
Back on My Feet
Corps Cooperative
Corps Network
Council on Foundations, Inc.
Defenders of Wildlife
Delaware North Companies Parks and Resorts who work in, or are paid or supervised from Luray, VA;
Earth Conservation Corps
First Responder Network Authority(FirstNet)
Ford’s Theater Society
Forum of Regional Associations of Grant Makers
Geological Society of America
Green City Force
International League of Conservation Photographers
Latin American Youth Center – River Corps
Latin American Youth Center
Latin American Youth Center – Montgomery Conservation Corps
Latin American Youth Center
National Environmental Education Foundation
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
National Headquarters of the Selective Service System
National Park Foundation
National Wildlife Refuge Association
New Mexico Wildlife Federation
North Oatlands Animal Hospital
PowercorpsPHL
Public Lands Foundation
Rock Creek Conservancy
Takoma Park – Silver Spring CO-OP
Trout Unlimited
Virginia Service Conservation Corps
Washington Parks & People
World Resources Institute
Employees of commissions and agencies receiving administrative and support services from the United States Department of the Interior.

Persons who are retired as pensioners or annuitants from the above employment are also eligible for membership.

Partner Membership Groups

You are eligible for membership with the credit union if you are already a member of any of the following groups:

Takoma Park/Silver Spring CO-OP Grocery Store who are employees, members, and board members.
Corps Network
Green City Force
International League of Conservation Photographers
New Mexico Wildlife Federation
PowercorpsPHL
Public Lands Foundation
Virginia Service Conservation Corps

Volunteers

All volunteers for any of the listed employers / organizations; such as volunteers for National Public Lands Day, National Parks Service, Bureau of Land Management, Take Pride in America, Association of Partners of Public Lands, Cooperative Conservation, Preserve America, Recreation, People and Water, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Reclamation, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Office of Surface Mining, US Fish and Wildlife, US Geological Survey, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, etc.
Volunteers for any of the Select Employee Groups or Partner.

If you don’t see your organization listed, please contact us about becoming a select group for Interior Federal. Learn more about corporate partnership.