Dyersville Area Community Foundation grants nearly $23,000 to local nonprofits

The Dyersville Area Community Foundation recently awarded 17 grants to local nonprofits for community development, health and safety, and supporting youth and families through education and basic necessities.

Grants are supported by donations to the Community Foundation’s endowment fund, which distributed almost $23,000 during this grant cycle. 

In lieu of its annual grant award ceremony, the Foundation’s advisory board requested short videos from grantees describing their projects. The videos will be shared on the Foundation’s Facebook page, facebook.com/DyersvilleAreaCommunityFoundation.

In addition to supporting nonprofits through grantmaking, the Community Foundation also provides funding for the Dyersville Campaign for Grade-Level Reading and the work of its coordinator, Jessica Pape, to ensure area students continue to meet important benchmarks in reading.

This year’s grant recipients and their projects are:

City of Worthington — $1,500     

Playground Equipment

MercyOne Dubuque Foundation —  $1,000      

3D Mammography Equipment

Rural Community Food Pantry — $2,500       

Angel Tree/Christmas

Dyersville Area Historical Society — $1,500          

New Copier

St. Francis Xavier School — $500          

Waffle Blocks and Riverstones

Seton Catholic Schools — $500    

LegoLeague Coding

Dyersville Area Chamber — $2,500      

Imagine 2030

City of New Vienna — $1,000      

Picnic table

St. Elizabeth Pastorate — $750   

Live Stream Masses

Bi-County Ambulance — $2,600 

Patient Transport 

Worthington Fire Department — $2,000       

6 Sets of Fire Bunker Gear

Hills & Dales Child Development — $800          

AutismHD Clinic Enhancement

Dyersville Fire Department — $2,000 

New Turn Out Gear

Beckman Catholic High School — $2,000      

Laptop Computers

Farley Fire Department — $633 

Fire Nozzles

Farley Area Historical Society — $588          

Printer/Copier/Scanner

New Vienna Historical Society — $625          

St. Boniface School Sign

“We truly appreciate the donations made to the Dyersville Area Community Foundation endowment so we can continue to award grants to these great nonprofits that contribute so much to our neighborhoods,” said Michelle Grover, foundation coordinator. “In light of the pandemic, we focused on relevant needs of the nonprofits to help them survive these volatile times."

Gifts to the Community Foundation endowment may be eligible for the Endow Iowa 25% State Tax Credit. To make your impact on the Dyersville area, contact Michelle Grover at dacf@dbqfoundation.org or 319-269-6432.