Veridian CU Awards $70,000 in Grants to 22 Organizations
December 10, 2021
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WATERLOO, Iowa (December 9, 2021) – Veridian Credit Union has awarded $70,000 in grants to 22 organizations across Iowa and eastern Nebraska. The credit union awards Successful Financial Future Grants of up to $5,000 each annually. Grants are awarded for general operating expenses of nonprofit organizations who address barriers to financial stability through financial literacy and employment readiness.
“Financial literacy and employment readiness are vital to creating a successful financial future,” said Angela Weekley, Veridian’s community inclusion manager. “It’s important for us to support organizations who are offering those tools in our communities.”
Recent recipients of Veridian’s Successful Financial Future Grants include:
Organization
City
Amount
Able Up Iowa
Ames
$5,000
Easter Seals Iowa
Des Moines
$1,250
Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity
Des Moines
$2,500
Hawthorn Hill
Des Moines
$5,000
Junior Achievement of Central Iowa
Des Moines
$1,250
Lutheran Services in Iowa
Des Moines
$2,500
Oakridge Neighborhood Services
Des Moines
$5,000
Catherine McAuley Center
Cedar Rapids
$5,000
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa
Cedar Rapids
$1,250
The Job Foundation
Cedar Falls
$5,000
Willis Dady Emergency Shelter, Inc.
Cedar Rapids
$5,000
Inside Out Reentry
Iowa City
$5,000
Junior Achievement of Lincoln
Lincoln
$1,250
43 North Iowa
Mason City
$1,250
The Diversity Service Center of Iowa
Muscatine
$2,500
Habitat for Humanity of Omaha
Omaha
$2,500
Junior Achievement of the Midlands
Omaha
$1,250
Exceptional Persons, Inc.
Waterloo
$1,250
House of Hope
Waterloo
$5,000
Operation Threshold, Inc.
Waterloo
$5,000
Friends of the Family
Waverly
$5,000
The Larrabee Center, Inc.
Waverly
$1,250
Total
$70,000.00
Veridian partners with the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa (CFNEIA) to distribute Successful Financial Future Grants from the Veridian Credit Union Fund. Details are available to veridiancu.org/grants.