The Greene County Community Foundation once again made the choice to not hold its annual Grant Awards Night due to consideration of COVID gathering guidelines. Grant recipients were mailed their checks. Since the opening of Wild Rose Casino, the local foundation no longer receives state funds distributed to non-gaming counties, but now receives a portion […]
Tags: Churdan Public Library, disc golf, Food Bank of Iowa, Greene County Extension, Greene County Historical Society, Heart of Iowa Habitat for Humanity, Jefferson Matters, Kiwanis of Jefferson, Paton, Rippey, The Bridge Home, Thomas Jefferson GardensEstate of late Alice Walters totals more than $2 million; one-half left for people of Greene County
Tags: Alice Walters, Community Foundation, endowment, Greene CountyThe Greene County Community Foundation board canceled its 15th annual Awards Night, slated for April 6, due to the COVID-19 mitigation ban on group gatherings. Rather than postponing the event, the board mailed checks to recipients so the many worthy projects can be started without a delay of funding. A total of 21 local projects […]
Tags: 2020Due to the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak, the Greene County Community Foundation decided to cancel it’s grant award ceremony, but still get funding for projects. GCCF President Don Van Gilder says 21 projects received $145,085 of grant funds from the Foundation. They handled grant projects of $35,000 and less while the gaming license holder for […]
Tags: 2020