2019 community
grants recipients
grants recipients
Community Impact Grants are available to organizations whose innovative and
meaningful work align with the Community Foundation's mission to improve the lives
of all POTTAWATTAMIE county residents.
meaningful work align with the Community Foundation's mission to improve the lives
of all POTTAWATTAMIE county residents.
American Midwest Ballet, $1,000 for education and outreach programs
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands, $500 for Smart Girls program
Carson Business Club, $1,000 for block party celebration
Carson Community Rodeo, $2,500 for Carson Rodeo VIP booths
Carson Fire and Rescue, $1,500 for emergency pager notification upgrades
Chanticleer Inc. $1,000 for G2K Once Upon a Mattress
Charles E. Lakin Human Services Campus, $500 for back to school extravaganza
Children’s Square U.S.A. $5,000 to support automobile purchase
City of Avoca, $1,000 for 2019 Holidays on Main
City of Avoca, $1,000 for entertainment and customer engagement on Avoca Main Street
Completely KIDS, $1,000 for Phoenix House Family Services
Council Bluffs Schools Foundation, $1,000 for summer Read & Feed program
Crescent Food Pantry, $500 for food supplies
East and West Pottawattamie Soil and Water Conservation Districts, $1,000 for Pottawattamie County Rural Ramble
Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa, $1,000 for for mechanical engineering badges and GoldieBlox
Golden Hills RC&D, $900 for Lewis and Clark Elementary School garden project
Golden Hills RC&D, $1,000 for Southwest Iowa Art Tour 2019
Habitat for Humanity of Council Bluffs, $1,500 for home ownership
Impact Hill, $1,000 for Impact Hill Summer Camps 2019
Inter-Faith Response, $1,000 for the emergency assistance fund
Iowa Legal Aid, $1,050 for technology for disaster relief outreach
Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Foundation, $1,000 Caring for Our Communities in Southwest Iowa
Joslyn Art Museum, $1,000 for Art for All — access to the museum for Pottawattamie County Schools
League of Human Dignity, $1,500 for equipment loan and rental program
Micah House Corp,, $1,500 for Building Up Dreams Developing Youngsters (Buddy) program
New Horizon Presbyterian Church, $700 for community-wide fall celebration and Trunk or Treat
Oakland Historical Society, $700 for History & Me workshop
Oakland Volunteer Fire and Rescue Dept., $1,500 for helmet replacement project
Omaha Bridges Out of Poverty, $1,000 for southwest Iowa poverty alleviation initiative
Omaha Children’s Museum, $1,500 for partner school and welcome fund program
Omaha Conservatory of Music, $1,500 for String Sprouts in Pottawattamie County
Omaha Performing Arts, $1,000 for Musical Explorers program for Grades K-2 for Council Bluffs Public Schools
Omaha Symphony, $1,000 for 2019-20 Mission Imagination at Iowa Western
Open Door Mission, $1,000 for Council Bluffs Outreach/Donation Center; Homeless prevention
Pottawattamie Arts, Culture & Entertainment, $1,500 for Music and Movies in the Park
Share My Smile, $1,000 for Care for You Action
Southwest Iowa Mediation Center, $1,000 for Children in the Middle program
The Salvation Army-Council Bluffs Corps Community Center, $500 for food pantry for low-income residents of Pottawattamie County
Underwood Optimist Club, $1,700 for Stop the Bleed, final phase
Union Pacific Museum Association, $1,000 for Railroad Days community celebration
Vision Treynor Group, $500 for irrigation system for Treynor family recreation complex
Walnut Community Center Foundation, $2,500 for Wellness Center.