Henry County, Iowa — The Enhance Henry County Community Foundation has awarded $143,000 to 30 County organizations. An estimated 35,000 people will benefit from the 20th round of grants to be made by the Enhance Henry County Community Foundation.
The 30 grants were announced at a special celebration and media advisory event held at the Union Block Building in Mt. Pleasant on December 10th beginning at 11 am. The event was open to the public, all grant recipients, public officials from throughout the county and community leaders.
This was the 20th time that the Enhance Henry County Community Foundation has engaged in grant making. The foundation applied for and received funds from the County Endowment Fund legislation.
Enhance Henry County Community Foundation President, Robert Meyer, talked to KILJ about announcement day means for these organizations.
“Our foundation received a total of $157,184.36. Twenty five percent of this was restricted to permanent endowment and 75 percent was required to be released through local competitive grant making. In addition, we took $32,466.84 from our endowment earnings and granted them as well.” said Robert Meyer, Foundation President.
“We received grant applications totaling $509,727.66. We only wish that we had more resources at the foundation because we know there are many needs and worthy projects throughout the county.”
The Enhance Henry County Community Foundation was organized by representatives from throughout Henry County. “Our mission involves helping the communities and non-profit organizations of the county,” said Robert Meyer. “We want to partner with communities and non-profit organizations to help them with programs and projects that might otherwise not be available to the individuals, families and visitors to our county.”
As an affiliate foundation, the Enhance Henry County Community Foundation can assist donors who wish to make outright and testamentary gifts of support to our foundation or other charitable organizations in the county. “It’s even possible for local charitable organizations to establish their own funds and benefit from special tax credits and the professional expertise and investment management we help provide,” said Robert Meyer.
Further information about Enhance Henry County Community Foundation is available by contacting, Lora Roth at 319-385-8728.
Organizations awarded:
MOPS – Winfield Food Pantry- $3,500
Henry County Child Advocacy Council- $1,000
Old Threshers Foundation -$5,000
Henry County Public Health/Healthy Henry County Communities – $2,000
Winfield Mt. Union Community Schools -$5,000
Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra- $2,000
City of Wayland – $7,700
Cradle of Hope Pregnancy Resource Center -$1,000
Mt. Pleasant Music Boosters, Inc. -$2,000
Midwest Old Settlers & Threshers Assoc. -$7,500
Main Street Mount Pleasant- $12,5000
Swedish Heritage Society Foundation- $3,000
Henry County Heritage Trust, Inc$ – 3,000
New London Community School District- $7,500
Winfield Historical Society- $3,000
Salem Recreation Association- $7,500
Domestic Violence Intervention Program- $1,000
Mt. Pleasant Community Childcare- $10,000
Mt. Pleasant Little League- $1,000
The Rec Center, LTD- $1,500
Harlan-Lincoln House, Inc- $1,300
Friends of Mount Pleasant Fire- $5,000
Daughters of the American Revolution
James Harlan Chapter- $2,000
Henry County Health Center Foundation- $5,000
Wayland Area Child Care Organization- $10,000
All God’s Creatures- $10,000
Midwest Central Railroad- $7,000
WMU Backpack Program- $1,000
New London Junior Baseball Association- $5,000
New London School District Foundation- $10,000