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Veridian Credit Union awards $70,000 in grants, opens new grant cycle for applications

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:

Organization	City	Grant Amount
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.

About Veridian Credit Union

Veridian Credit Union, founded in 1934 in Waterloo, Iowa, is a not-for-profit financial cooperative owned by its 329,000 members. The credit union offers a full range of business and consumer financial services with more than 1,000 employees and 32 branches across Iowa, eastern Nebraska and the Twin Cities metro area. For more information, visit veridiancu.org or call (800) 235-3228