Photo courtesy of the Avadian Foundation
The Avadian Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Avadian Credit Union, recently awarded $50,000 in grants to five organizations across Alabama.
Each organization — Junior Achievement of Alabama, Teach For America Alabama, Literacy Council Central Alabama, Woolley Institute for Spoken-Language Education and Woodlawn United — received $10,000.
The latest round of funding brings the foundation’s total grant giving to nearly $140,000.
The supported organizations align with the foundation’s focus areas of affordable housing, financial education, small business development and education.
Avadian Credit Union is headquartered at 1 Riverchase Parkway S. and operates Hoover branches at 4720 Chace Circle and 420 Old U.S. 280. The credit union serves more than 85,000 members and has assets exceeding $1.4 billion.
