Veridian Credit Union Awards $69,000 in Grants
November 6, 2020
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WATERLOO, Iowa (Thursday, November 5, 2020): Veridian Credit Union has awarded $69,000 in grants to 17 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.
“Financial literacy and employment readiness are vital to creating a successful financial future,” said Angela Weekley, Veridian’s community inclusion manager. “It’s important to support organizations who are offering those tools in our communities.”
Recent recipients of Veridian’s Successful Financial Future Grants include:
Organization
City
Grant Amount
Iowa Able Foundation
Ames, IA
$5,000
The Job Foundation
Cedar Falls, IA
$5,000
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa, Inc.
Cedar Rapids, IA
$1,000
Willis Dady Homeless Services
Cedar Rapids, IA
$5,000
Northeastern Iowa Community Action
Decorah, IA
$5,000
Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity
Des Moines, IA
$5,000
Hawthorn Hill
Des Moines, IA
$5,000
Junior Achievement of Central Iowa
Des Moines, IA
$1,000
Lutheran Services of Iowa
Des Moines, IA
$5,000
Inside Out Reentry
Iowa City, IA
$5,000
Junior Achievement of Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
1,000
College Possible
Omaha, NE
$5,000
Junior Achievement of the Midlands, Inc.
Omaha, NE
$1,000
House of Hope
Waterloo, IA
$5,000
Exceptional Persons, Inc.
Waterloo, IA
$5,000
Friends of the Family
Waverly, IA
$5,000
The Larrabee Center, Inc.
Waverly, IA
$5,000
Applications for a new cycle of Successful Financial Future Grants will be available in January 2021. Details 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 900 people throughout 29 branches in Iowa and eastern Nebraska. For more information, visit veridiancu.org or call (800) 235-3228.