BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Community Foundation Board has awarded $175,874 to 29 local organizations. These grant funds are anticipated to leverage another $13,613,281 in total project spending.
The 29 grant recipients were announced on April 17. “We received 37 grant applications requesting $240,567. Our wishes are to grow the endowment resources as there are so many needy and worthwhile projects throughout the county,” said Nick Lentz, Chair of the Community Foundation Board.
This was the nineteenth time that the Boone County Community Foundation has engaged in grantmaking. The first awards were made in 2006 where 10 grants were awarded totaling $42,883. To date, $2,103,997 has been distributed in Boone County from the BCCF utilizing our granting process. The Endowment receives funds annually from the County Endowment Fund legislation. Starting in 2016, Boone County is also the recipient of funds from Grow Greene County, a philanthropic associate of the Wild Rose Casino in Jefferson.
The Boone County Community Foundation Board was organized by representatives from throughout Boone County. “Our mission involves helping the communities and non-profit organizations of the county,” said Lentz. “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 Boone 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 is 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 Lentz. There are currently 40 funds established.
| Applicant | Project | $Award |
| Boone Community Theatre | Lobby Project | 6,930 |
| Boone Area Humane Society | Shelter Equipment | 1,066*** |
| Boone Area Humane Society | Shelter Equipment | 2,947 |
| Boone/Greene County Probation | Probation Services | 3,850 |
| Boone County Historical Society | Heroes Archive Supplies | 2,310 |
| Boone County Conservation | Area Signage Replacement | 5,000 |
| Boone Municipal Band | Equipment Trailer | 4,620 |
| Child Care Junction | Outdoor Equipment, STEM | 3,850 |
| Children Families of Iowa | Support At-Risk Iowans | 3,080 |
| Children’s Cancer Connection | Camp Heart Connection | 2,310 |
| City of Boone Parks Department | Franklin Playground Equipment | 25,000*** |
| City of Ogden Fire Department | Rescue Equipment | 3,000 |
| Community and Family Resources | Therapist Training | 4,672 |
| Girls Scouts of Iowa | Sacajawea Internet | 3,850 |
| Grand Heritage Foundation | Basketball Equipment | 16,934*** |
| IMPACT | Food Support for Residents | 10,000 |
| Iowa Arboretum | Mobility Scooter | 3,216 |
| Iowa Gardening for Good | Volunteer Vegetable Production | 6,000 |
| Iowa Legal Aid | Family Stabilization | 3,850 |
| Lutheran Services of Iowa | Parents as Teacher Program | 770 |
| Madrid Booster Club | Flag Project | 5,214 |
| Madrid Historical Society | Post Office Steps | 1,925 |
| Madrid Performing Arts Council | Musician Chairs | 4,000 |
| Madrid Public Library | Interactive Game Table | 5,000 |
| Ogden Food Pantry | Food Support | 2,000 |
| Ogden Music Boosters | Acoustic Sound Shell | 10,000*** |
| RSVP Senior Volunteer Program | Samaritan’s Feet Seniors Program | 6,160 |
| St. Paul’s United | Backpack Meals Program | 1,000 |
| The Bridge Home | Homeless to Housed Program | 15,000 |
| Tiger Tots | Summer 2024 Program | 4,620 |
| YSS | Kids Club Program | 7,700 |
| Total | 175,874 |
L-R (Front) Terri Speirs – IMPACT; Anne Bacon- IMPACT; Roxanne Clemens- Boone Area Humane Society; Kim Adams- Boone Area Humane Society; Michele Hull – RSVP Program; Amber Ahrens- RSVP Program; Angie Strong- Madrid Library; Mary Holmes- Madrid Historical Society; Linda Bolton- Ogden Food Pantry; Donald Lewis- Iowa Arboretum; Linda Trudo- Grand Heritage Foundation; Shelly Zabel- Children and Families Resources
L-R (Back) Steve Whittlesey- IMPACT; Mike Cornelis- Boone Parks Department; Abbie Smith- Girl Scouts of Iowa; Haley Long- Child Care Junction; Harrie Vonk- Boone County Historical Society; Jill Lutz- Boone Municipal Band; Tracy Blackmer- Iowa Gardening for Good; Kyla White- Tiger Tots; Jennifer Schmit- YSS; Jeannette Flynn- YSS; Andrea Gronau- The Bridge Home; Keely Taylor- Boone Community Theatre; Mindy Sonnenfelt- Madrid Booster Club; Jess Olsen- Madrid Booster Club; Jenny Harmeyer- Childrens Cancer Connection; Daniel Miller- Ogden Music Boosters; Mark Muench- Grand Heritage Foundation (not pictured)
