The Dallas County Foundation, in conjunction with Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation, is pleased to announce that $133, 347.81 has been awarded to 29 Dallas County organizations for 2017 community betterment projects.
Since 2006 DCF has awarded over $965,347 to 189 projects in Dallas County. Those projects are listed at: www.dallascountyfoundation.org.
Dallas County Foundation received $42,130.47 this year from Grow Greene County. This is the second year for GGC to grant funds to county foundations immediately surrounding Greene County.
Bob and Jane Sturgeon have made a private $10,000 donation directed to the continued Raccoon River Valley Bike Trail construction. The Sturgeons will present this private donation during our grant presentations April 18th.
DCF/GGC 2017 Grant Recipients are:
- Adel – Adel Oakdale Pride $2,500 Oakdale Cemetery Improvements
- Adel – Adel Home Care Services $2,500 Food proofer cabinet, upgrade floor
- Adel – Team Run Free $2,000 Special needs run cart
- Adel – Good Samaritan Food Pantry $4,233 Air conditioning, office equipment
- Adel Public Library $2,800 Community room flooring
- Bouton – Veteran’s Memorial $5,000 Reconstruct memorial
- Dallas County Food Bank of Iowa $7,000 Dual axle delivery truck
- Dallas County Habitat for Humanity $5,000 Storage trailer
- Dallas County Brenton Arboretum $2,000 Color copier
- Dallas Center – Spurgeon Manor $3,000 Rehab equipment
- DeSoto AHeinz57 $14,000 Construct and equip surgical suite
- DeSoto Public Library $1,017 3 Laptops
- Granger Hawks Dug Out Club $5,600 Baseball bullpen fencing
- Granger Parks and Rec $3,500 Lighting for Centennial Park
- Granger Police Department $1,882 In-car and body cameras
- Minburn Comm. Betterment $2,500 Parking lot improvements
- Minburn Fire and Rescue $800 Gas detection equipment
- Minburn, City of $9,000 City Hall/library roof
- Perry Historic Preservation $1,500 Veteran memorial repairs
- Perry – Nu Alpha Gamma Chapter $3,630.47 Preserve history at one room country school house at Forest Park
- Perry – Dallas Co. Conservation $20,000 RRVT third installment
- Perry – New Hope Bargain Shoppe $1,300 Display racks/ point of sale I pad
- Perry – Performing Arts HS $2,500 Theatre equipment
- Perry – Paces Program $2,500 Student program equipment
- Perry – Industrial Tech $5,000 Mobile welding carts
- Perry – Lutheran Home $5,585.34 Intergenerational day care
- Perry – Public Library $2,000 Community room chairs
- Perry – Art on the Prairie $5,000 11’ Lighted metal sculpture
- Waukee – Public Library Friends $10,000 Children’s Library Updates
The 2018 Grant Cycle will be announced in December 2017.
DCF is an affiliate of GDMCF.