Nonprofit checking accounts

Checking that takes your non-profit's needs and long-term goals into account.

Clearly Better Business Checking

A simple checking account with no minimum monthly balance and no monthly maintenance fee for nonprofit organizations with low to moderate activity.

What’s needed to open an account? 

View and download detailed account documents here:
Download fees and features guide
Download account agreement

Contact Us

Association Checking With Interest

This interest-bearing checking account is designed for nonprofit organizations with low to moderate activity. Maintain an average daily balance of $2500 and waive the $10 monthly maintenance fee.

What’s needed to open an account? 

View and download detailed account documents here:
Download fees and features guide
Download account agreement

Contact Us

Nonprofit checking benefits

Online & mobile

Take secure banking wherever your business needs to go. Pay bills, make transfers, set up alerts and more whenever and wherever you want.1

You can bring the bank wherever your business needs to go thanks to our secure online and mobile banking solutions. From the anywhere, anytime convenience of our Citizens Mobile Deposit® app to the ease of online banking and customized alerts, there’s almost nothing you need from your bank that you can’t get done on the move.1

Explore our online and mobile options:

Citizens Mobile Deposit®

Our popular app makes it easy to deposit checks from your mobile device.2

Online Bill Pay

Bill payment is easy with our Online Banking site.3 Our calendar tool helps you to determine the earliest day your bills can be paid.

Account management tools

Track payments, pay bills, transfer funds and stay on top of your finances with online access and a single view of all your accounts. Business owners have the ability to set up multiple users with varying levels of security access. Time saving eBills keep your billing cycle running smoothly, allowing you to send bills electronically to eligible vendors and suppliers and set up automatic alerts and payments.1

Top-rated smartphone app

Our mobile app gets top ratings on both iPhone® and Android™, and it’s also ranked #1 for customer satisfaction.2 Try it. We think you’ll find it’s the quickest, easiest way to manage your accounts and deposit checks remotely.1

Debit cards

A simple, secure way to make everyday purchases.

There's no need to carry checks or cash when you've got a small business debit card from Citizens, an easy and secure way to make everyday purchases. The card gives you 24/7 online account access and the ability to access your money anytime, anywhere.

Our customers value our small business debit card for the following features:

Convenience

  • Use your debit card for everyday purchases at millions of locations worldwide
  • Make purchases and get cash back using your PIN at participating retailers
  • No minimum purchase required
  • Purchases are automatically deducted from your checking account
  • Make no-fee balance inquiries, deposits and cash withdrawals, payments and transfers at any Citizens ATM.

Security

  • Zero Liability protection against unauthorized purchases4
  • Proactive fraud monitoring
  • A safer alternative to cash
  • Chip technology enabled cards.

Control

  • View recent transactions, balances and monthly statements 24/7 with online and mobile banking1
  • Set up recurring payments to avoid late fees
  • Get additional company debit cards for your employees, and assign specific card functions and banking responsibilities
  • Set up Online Banking alerts to keep track of your debit spending1

Overdraft coverage

Trouble proof your liquidity with one of our overdraft plans for business banking. Rest easy, knowing that available funds can be automatically transferred to your business checking account in the event of an overdraft.

Our Overdraft Plans for business banking give you a cushion to prevent you from bouncing checks or being penalized for overdrafts. Available funds can be automatically transferred to your business checking account in the event of an overdraft, giving you the peace of mind you need to operate your business. Explore our options for overdraft coverage below.

Overdraft Line of Credit5

With an Overdraft Line of Credit your checking account is linked to your overdraft line of credit. Funds are automatically transferred from your line of credit to cover your ATM withdrawals, debit card purchases, checks, and online bill payments when you don't have the necessary available balance in your checking account.

Note: Your line of credit may not be large enough to cover all withdrawals that have overdrawn your checking account that day. Once any single transaction exceeds your available line of credit, no additional transactions will be covered, even if there are available funds in your line of credit. Any transaction(s) in the checking account that cannot be covered by your line of credit will cause your account to become overdrawn.

HIGHLIGHTS LIST

Borrowing limits Up to $10,000
Payment options

Pay the greater of two amounts:

  • 2% of current balance
  • $20
Costs
  • $30 annual fee6
  • $12 transfer fee per day for each day a transfer(s) occurs
  • Interest on outstanding balances

 

Savings Overdraft Transfer

With Savings Overdraft Transfer, your checking account is linked to your savings account. Funds are automatically transferred from your savings account to cover your ATM withdrawals, debit card purchases, checks, and online bill payments when you don't have the necessary available balance in your checking account.

Note: To use Savings Overdraft Transfer, you must have sufficient available funds in your linked savings account to cover all withdrawals that have overdrawn your checking account that day. If you do not, we will not transfer any funds. Items in the checking account not covered will cause your account to become overdrawn.

Checks

Explore our easy, safe, and convenient options for ordering business checks.

Whatever your business checking needs, our partnership with Deluxe makes the process safe and convenient. You may order your checks:

By phone:

1-800-231-9915

 

Online through Deluxe Business Checks and Solutions:

Order checks

(order directly with Deluxe, our preferred check provider)

Online banking:

Log in | Enroll

(order checks through the Accounts Services section)

In person:

Find a branch

No matter which option you choose, be sure to select your check style and confirm the following:

  • Name and address
  • Routing number
  • Account number
  • Check starting number

Please note: If you would like to change a name or address on your checks, please visit a nearby branch or call 1-800-862-6200 to complete your order.

Ready to take the next step?

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Please note: Citizens Business Banking Products and Services are offered in the following states: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and Washington, D.C.

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1 Wireless carrier, text and/or data charges may apply. Banking fees may apply.

2 Mobile Deposit is available to bank customers of at least 30 days. Account eligibility requirements, deposit limits and other restrictions may apply. Data use fees may apply. Please refer to the Mobile Deposit Service Agreement for more information: https://www.citizensbank.com/mobile-and-online-banking/service-agreement.aspx.

3 Small Business Bill Pay and eBills are available through Online Banking only. Mobile Bill Pay is currently unavailable to Small Business customers.

4 Citizens Zero Liability policy covers U.S.-issued cards only. Does not apply to ATM transactions, PIN transactions not processed by Mastercard, or certain commercial card transactions. Individual provisional credit amounts are provided on a provisional basis and may be withheld, delayed, limited, or rescinded by your issuer based on factors such as gross negligence or fraud, delay in reporting unauthorized use, investigation and verification of claim and account standing and history. Cardholder must notify Citizens immediately of any unauthorized use. Transaction at issue must be posted to your account before provisional credit may be issued. For additional information, please visit our Citizens Zero Liability page.

5 Subject to credit approval.

6 Waived for Business Advisor Checking.

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