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May 3, 2007. Steve Vary, Chair of the Crawford County Endowment Fund announced today the distribution of $51,237 in grants to Crawford County nonprofit agencies. The following organizations received grants:
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Organization |
Project Name |
Award |
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Westside 4-H Club |
Wheel Chair for Community Meeting Building |
$125 |
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Ar-We-Va Education Foundation |
Computer Lab Update |
$904 |
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Crawford County Conservation Board |
Yellow Smoke Park and Nelson Park Campground Improvements |
$904 |
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Manilla Area Historical Association |
Working Kitchen |
$904 |
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Soccer and Scouting Pack 199 |
Soccer and Scouting Pack 199--Uniforms and Equipment |
$1,000 |
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Nishnabotna Girl Scout Council |
Summer Scouting |
$1,000 |
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City of Vail |
City Park Basketball Court |
$1,250 |
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Charter Oak Fire Department |
EMS Equipment for First Responders |
$1,400 |
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City of Kiron |
Playground Equipment |
$2,000 |
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City of Ricketts |
Ricketts Parks and Recreation |
$2,000 |
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Donna Reed Foundation for the Performing Arts |
Exit Door Renovation |
$2,000 |
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Boyer Valley Environmental Foundation |
Exploring nature in Crawford County |
$2,500 |
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Children's Imagination Station |
Play Safe |
$3,000 |
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Boulders Conference Center |
Landscaping |
$3,000 |
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City of Schleswig |
Park Shelter House Refurbishment |
$3,000 |
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Westside Community Club |
Refurbishment Project |
$3,000 |
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Dow City Arion Community Fire Dept. Inc. |
New Scba |
$3,000 |
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Manilla Fire Department |
Confined Space and Rope Rescue Equipment |
$3,750 |
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Dow City Community Club |
Emergency Storm Shelter |
$5,000 |
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Vail Community Club |
-Refurbish Outer Appearance of Building |
$5,000 |
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Westside Fire and Rescue |
Safety and Shelter Project |
$6,500 |
These organizations had submitted grant applications to the Crawford County Endowment Fund by the February 1st deadline and were approved at its recent Board meeting. All grantees met the criteria as Crawford County nonprofit agencies or organizations with charitable missions in the areas of civic, cultural, health, education and social services. Only organizations providing services in Crawford County were eligible.
Crawford County agency representatives received their checks this week. During brief check distribution activities, Mr. Vary honored the nonprofit agencies for their individual efforts to provide a better quality of life for the residents of Crawford County. The twenty-one agencies receiving grants represent their community’s efforts at building stronger communities. That is what the Crawford County Endowment Fund is all about. Our Advisory Board is pleased to direct $51,237 in grants to these important community efforts in Crawford County.”
Vary explained, “The Crawford County Endowment Fund is one of nine ‘Qualified Community Foundations’ in Southwest Iowa as recognized by the Iowa Department of Economic Development. The nine community foundations are collectively known as the Endowment Funds of Southwest Iowa, are affiliated with the Omaha Community Foundation, and meet or exceed the Standards for Community Foundations as established by the Council on Foundations in Washington DC.”
The Crawford County Endowment Fund works with individuals, families, businesses and organizations to create permanent funds that address the changing, vital community needs. Contributions large and small come in the form of cash, appreciated securities, real estate and end of life bequests that leave a lasting legacy. The Crawford County Endowment Fund invests and administers these funds and makes the funds available each year for distribution to qualified organizations. “This is an annual granting process,” said Vary.
Board members are: Chair, Steve Vary of Arion; Vice Chair Jim White of Westside; Secretary/Treasurer Allen Nepper, Esq. of Denison; Scott Ferguson of Denison; Russell Hawley of Vail; Charles Agan of Manilla; Joan Peterson of Denison; Larry Abbe of Schleswig; and Jim Lohman of Denison. For more information on establishing a scholarship, a family fund, or foundation, in Crawford County contact any of these board members or the Endowment Funds of Southwest Iowa, Dennis N. Nissen, Iowa Program Officer at 800-794-3458.
From left to right: Theresa Reetz, Lynne Gruhn, Catherine Wilcke, Bob Macumber, Angela Wittrock, Kelly Sonnichsen; 2nd row: Barb Moeller, Sandra Voss, Jary Quandt, Roy Voggesser, Lance Nelson, Angel Gonzalez; 3rd row: Sue Ettleman, Kyle Schultz Joe A. Miller, Kathy Ruch, Cindy Scherff; 4th row: Nancy Ertz, Donald Nobiling, David Freese. In the back row are board members Steve Vary, Charles Agan and Allen Nepper. Photo courtesy of Denison Bulletin & Review
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