WATERLOO, IA (December 7, 2023) — Veridian Credit Union has distributed $90,000 in grants to 24 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 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:
Cedar Falls/Waterloo area
| The Job Foundation | 5,000 |
| Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity | 2,500 |
| House of Hope | 5,000 |
| Operation Threshold, Inc. | 5,000 |
| The Larrabee Center Inc. | 3,000 |
| Friends of the Family | 2,500 |
Cedar Rapids/Iowa City area
| Willis Dady Emergency Shelter, Inc. | 5,000 |
| Catherine McAuley Center | 5,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa | 2,500 |
| Inside Out Reentry | 5,000 |
| Center for Worker Justice of Eastern Iowa | 3,000 |
Des Moines metro area
| International Rescue Committee | 3,000 |
| Project IOWA | 5,000 |
| Lutheran Services in Iowa | 5,000 |
| By Degrees Foundation | 3,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Central Iowa | 2,500 |
| Hawthorn Hill | 2,500 |
| Oakridge Neighborhood Services | 5,000 |
Omaha/Council Bluffs area
| College Possible | 3,000 |
| Chicano Awareness Center DBA Latino Center of the Midlands | 5,000 |
| Midlands Latino Community Development Corporation | 5,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of the Midlands | 2,500 |
| Junior Achievement of the Midlands, Inc. | 2,500 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Omaha | 2,500 |
Veridian partners with the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa (CFNEIA) to administer Successful Financial Future Grants from the Veridian Credit Union Fund. The 2024 grant funding cycle will open on May 15, 2024. Details are available at veridiancu.org/grants.
Veridian Credit Union, founded in 1934 in Waterloo, Iowa, is a financial cooperative owned by the people who use its products and services - its members. The credit union offers a full range of business and consumer financial services with more than 1,000 employees and 33 branches across Iowa, eastern Nebraska and the Twin Cities metro area. For more information, visit veridiancu.org or call (800) 235-3228.
Andrea Hudnut
(515) 289-5561
AndreaLH@Veridiancu.org
