Community Foundation of Jackson County Awards $30,000 to Support Jackson County Nonprofits
The board members of the Community Foundation of Jackson County (CFJC) announced the recipients of the 2017 spring grantmaking cycle on Tuesday, June 27, at the Hurstville Interpretive Center in Maquoketa. Grants totaling $30,398 were awarded to the following organizations:
- Maquoketa Community School District - Cardinal Elementary - $5,000
Elementary weekend backpack food program - Friends of Maquoketa Caves - $4,000
Educational boardwalk trail - Sabula Community Club - $3,358
New basketball hoops for Sabula's community basketball court - La Motte Area Advancement - $3,350
New playground equipment in La Motte city center - Tompkins Jenkins Post 602 - $3,000
Preston Veterans' Memorial and Walk of Honor - Ski Bellevue Waterski Show Team -$2,000
New water ski jump ramp - Calvary Lutheran Church - $1,890
Sabula Area mobile food pantry - Child Development, Inc. - $1,850
STEAM summer learning programming - Spragueville Community Center - $1,675
Electrical and energy saving project - Bellevue Big - $1,600
BIG Honey bee population revitalization and awareness program - Great River Threshers, Inc. - $1,175
Replacement windows and updates at Elk River #3 - Friends of the Bellevue Public Library - $1,000
Children's books - Boy Scouts of America - Mesquakie District, Illowa Council - $500
Summer camp scholarships
The CFJC awards grants in the areas of Health and Human Services, Education, Neighborhoods and Community Development, Environment; Children, Youth, and Families; and Arts and Culture, including historic preservation.