The Greene County Community Foundation (GCCF) on April 4 distributed grants to eighteen projects totaling $208,255. This amount was a combined total of monies received from Grow Greene County ($160,000) and accessed funds from the GCCF endowment ($48,255). There were 38 grant applications with a record breaking $467,141 in requests. Recipients of the largest grants […]
Tags: Action Resource Center, Bell Tower Foundation, Boosters Club, Churdan Public Library, Food Bank of Iowa, Freedom Rock, Grand Junction Fire & Rescue, Grand Junction Horizons, Greene County Community Center, Greene County Conservation, Highland Township, Jefferson Swim Team, Paton Public Library, Rippey Public Library, Sierra Community Theatre, Thomas Jefferson GardensThe 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 […]
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