WATERLOO, IA (January 13, 2025) |
Veridian Credit Union has distributed $90,000 in grants to 19 organizations across Iowa and eastern Nebraska. The credit union awards Successful Financial Future Grants annually of up to $5,000 each to nonprofit organizations who address barriers to financial stability through financial literacy or 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:
Northeast Iowa
Friends of the Family – Waverly, Iowa | 5,000 |
House of Hope – Waterloo, Iowa | 5,000 |
Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity – Waterloo, Iowa | 5,000 |
La Luz Centro Cultural – Hampton, Iowa | 2,500 |
One City United – Waterloo, Iowa | 5,000 |
The Job Foundation – Cedar Falls, Iowa | 5,000 |
Try Pie – Waterloo, Iowa | 2,500 |
Eastern Iowa
Inside Out Reentry – Iowa City, Iowa | 5,000 |
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa – Cedar Rapids, Iowa | 5,000 |
Willis Dady Emergency Shelter, Inc. – Cedar Rapids, Iowa | 5,000 |
Central Iowa
Beacon of Life – Des Moines, Iowa | 5,000 |
By Degrees Foundation – Des Moines, Iowa | 5,000 |
Iowa Center for Economic Success – Des Moines, Iowa | 5,000 |
Junior Achievement of Central Iowa – Des Moines, Iowa | 5,000 |
Lutheran Services in Iowa – Des Moines, Iowa | 5,000 |
Project IOWA – Des Moines, Iowa | 5,000 |
Eastern Nebraska/Western Iowa
Junior Achievement of the Midlands, Inc. | 5,000 |
Latino Center of the Midlands | 5,000 |
The Nebraska Center for Workforce Development and Education | 5,000 |
Veridian partners with the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa (CFNEIA) to administer Successful Financial Future Grants from the Veridian Credit Union Fund. The 2025 grant funding cycle will open on September 1, 2025. Details are available at veridiancu.org/grants.