Veridian Credit Union has awarded $100,000 in grants to 25 nonprofits across Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota through its Successful Financial Future Grants program. Each grant provides up to $5,000 in general operating support to organizations focused on financial literacy and employment readiness. Central Iowa recipients include the By Degrees Foundation, Iowa Center for Economic Success, Junior Achievement of Central Iowa, Lutheran Services in Iowa and Project IOWA. Northeast Iowa recipients include 43 North Iowa, Friends of the Family, House of Hope, Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity, the Job Foundation and the Larrabee Center Inc. Eastern Iowa recipients include Catherine McAuley Center, Inside Out Reentry, Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa and Willis Dady Emergency Shelter Inc. The next grant cycle opens Sept. 1. To learn more about the grant program, click here.