LincolnWay Community Foundation Awards $25,000 to Local Nonprofits
The LincolnWay Community Foundation (LWCF) recently granted $25,712 to 13 Dewitt Area nonprofits.
“From our beginning, we’ve felt that we needed a nonprofit vehicle for our community,” said Executive Director Pat Henricksen. “These grants are made possible by the many generous donors who share our vision of protecting the philanthropic needs of Clinton County.”
Grants were awarded to the following nonprofits:
- Clinton County Agricultural Society - $5,000
Horse arena updates - DeWitt Chamber & Development Company - $4,492
DeWitt street banners and community videos - Concerned DeWitt Citizens - $3,000
Food pantry, crisis assistance and extra milk program - Summer Lunch Box Program - $2,500
Program support - City of Low Moor - $2,500
Improving Low Moor parks - Project Linus of East Central Iowa - $2,321
"Blanket Making Days” - Grand Mound Volunteer Fire Department - $1,600
Fire department training material and safety equipment - Big Brothers Big Sisters of Clinton - $1,000
Helping children facing adversity stay on the path to success - CCSD FIRST Robotics Booster Club - $1,000
2017-2018 season - Central Performing Arts Center - $1,000
On The Edge Productions presents How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying - St. Joseph School - $799
Spheros for STEM development - DeWitt Noon Lion - $300
"Butterfly Garden" at Westbrook Park in DeWitt - Boy Scouts of America - Mesquakie District, Illowa Council - $200
Cub Scout day camp in the Mesquakie District
LWCF’s annual grant program is made possible by donations from community members to the LWCF Community Fund, which funds projects or programs that address significant community issues and benefit a broad spectrum of Western Clinton County including Calamus, Charlotte, Delmar, DeWitt, Goose Lake, Grand Mound, Lost Nation, Low Moor, Welton and Wheatland.
Donors who give to endowments like the LWCF Community Fund, may also benefit from the Endow Iowa 25% State Tax Credit in addition to federal charitable income tax deductions.
Last summer, LWCF became an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque (CFGD). Since 2004, CFGD has supported the growth of affiliate foundations in rural communities throughout Northeast Iowa, including Allamakee, Clayton, Delaware, Jones and Jackson counties as well as the Dyersville area. By working with CFGD, these communities have built philanthropic funds in support of schools, churches, health care centers and other needs totaling more than $19 million.
As an affiliate of CFGD, LWCF also works with its host to strengthen nonprofits by offering a variety of training programs and networking opportunities that build capacities and organizational structures. LWCF regularly evaluates nonprofits to assure donors and the Foundation that funds produce the maximum benefit for improving lives.
An affiliate of the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque, LincolnWay Community Foundation assists in charitable projects and programs that contribute to the quality of life in rural Clinton County, Iowa. The Foundation provides grants, scholarships, tax benefits and administration services to organization churches, schools and individuals with charitable intent in the following areas: Calamus, Charlotte, Delmar, DeWitt, Goose Lake, Grand Mound, Lost Nation, Low Moor, Welton and Wheatland. For more information, visit www.dbqfoundation.org/lincolnway.