Veridian CU Awards $70,000 in Grants to Local Nonprofits
February 18, 2020
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WATERLOO, IA - February 14, 2020 - Veridian Credit Union has awarded $70,000 in grants to 15 organizations across Iowa and eastern Nebraska. Veridian awards Successful Financial Future Grants of up to $5,000 for general operating costs annually to nonprofit organizations who address barriers to financial stability through financial literacy and employment readiness.
“Deficiencies in financial literacy and employment readiness can create long-term barriers to a successful financial future,” said Angela Weekley, Veridian’s community inclusion manager. “Our grant program is aimed at identifying and supporting organizations who are helping people in our communities overcome those barriers.”
Recent recipients of Veridian’s Successful Financial Future Grants include:
Iowa Able Foundation
Ames
$5,000
The Job Foundation
Cedar Falls
$5,000
The Arc of East Central Iowa
Cedar Rapids
$5,000
Catherine McAuley Center
Cedar Rapids
$5,000
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa
Cedar Rapids
$5,000
Hawthorn Hill
Des Moines
$5,000
Junior Achievement of Central Iowa
Des Moines
$5,000
Lutheran Services of Iowa
Des Moines
$5,000
Inside Out Reentry
Iowa City
$5,000
Girls & Boys Club of the Midlands
Omaha
$5,000
Heartland Family Service
Omaha
$5,000
Junior Achievement of the Midlands
Omaha
$5,000
House of Hope
Waterloo
$5,000
Exceptional Persons, Inc.
Waterloo
$2,500
The Larrabee Center, Inc.
Waverly
$2,500
A new cycle of Successful Financial Future Grants is now open. Details on eligibility, applications and more are available at veridiancu.org/grants.
Veridian Credit Union, founded in 1934 in Waterloo, Iowa, is a not-for-profit financial cooperative owned by its members. The credit union offers a full range of business and consumer financial services and employs nearly 800 people throughout 31 branches in Iowa and eastern Nebraska. For more information, visit veridiancu.org or call (800) 235-3228.