LincolnWay Community Foundation awards over $26,000 to local nonprofits
From emergency service providers to outdoors groups, local organizations will receive much needed support for community-enhancing projects thanks to the LincolnWay Community Foundation. The Foundation has announced the awarding of $26,910 to 13 organizations in communities across the county through its 2021 grant cycle.
The awards include a continued pledge to support the library expansion with a $5,000 gift each year for five years, and continued pledge of $2,000 to the DeWitt Referral Center each year for three years. The LincolnWay Community Foundation also sustained its support of the DeWitt Community Hospital Foundation’s program to provide bicycle helmets for second-graders at Cal-Wheat, Central DeWitt and Northeast schools.
The Community Foundation received numerous requests for funding, demonstrating a great need for assistance while highlighting the amount of energy community leaders are putting into new projects. “We are excited by the work our local nonprofits are doing to improve our communities and pleased that we can provide support for 14 of those projects,” said Pat Henricksen, executive director for the Foundation.
The Community Foundation’s grantmaking is supported by gifts to its endowment fund, which may be eligible for the Endow Iowa 25% State Tax Credit. For more information, visit dbqfoundation.org/lwcf or contact Henricksen at 563-659-5039.
Grant recipients are:
Calamus American Legion Community Organization, Inc. - $3,500
CALCO Remodel
DeWitt Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. - $475
Firefighter Safety
Charlotte Community Fire Company - $1,000
LED with Inverter
Summer Lunch Box Program - $2,000
Northeast Athletic Boosters - $1,000
Football and Track Scoreboard
City of Grand Mound – $825
Grand Mound Trail Benches
International Association of Lions Clubs - $1,500
Wheatland Lions Club Light Project
St. Joseph School, DeWitt - $300
Lifelong Wellness Skills for Students
Iowa State University Extension & Outreach, Clinton County - $310
Mindful Teen Workshop Series
Paul Skeffington Memorial Race Foundation - $1,000
34th Annual Paul Skeffington Memorial Race, After Race Celebration and Tunes in Town
DeWitt Referral Center - $2,000
Referral Center Building
DeWitt Community Hospital Foundation - $4,000
Second Grade Bike Helmets
DeWitt Community Hospital Foundation - $4,000
Fieldstone of DeWitt Senior Living
Friends of Frances Banta Waggoner Library - $5,000
Library Expansion