BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Community Endowment Board has awarded $139,695 to 30 local organizations. These grants funds are anticipated to leverage another $1,100,788 in total project spending.
The 30 grant recipients were announced at a special celebration held at the ISU Extension Office in Boone on April 12. “We received 52 grant applications requesting $318,976. We wish that we had more resources at the Endowment because we know there are many needs and worthy projects throughout the county,” said Mike Tungesvik, Chair of the Community Endowment Board.
This was the thirteenth time that the Boone County Community Endowment has engaged in grant making. The first awards were made in 2006 where 10 grants were awarded totaling $42,883. In 2018, $139,695 were granted to 30 recipients. To date, $1,120,231 has been distributed in Boone County from the BCCEF 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 Endowment Fund Board was organized by representatives from throughout Boone County. “Our mission involves helping the communities and non-profit organizations of the county,” said Tungesvik. “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 Endowment, the Boone County Community Endowment can assist donors who wish to make outright and testamentary gifts of support to our Endowment 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 Tungesvik. There are currently 27 funds established.
| Applicant | Project | $ Awarded | |
| ACCESS | Safe and Supported Program | $ 4,000 | |
| Boone Area Humane Society | Sealing floors in shelter | $ 2,923 | |
| Boone Co 4-H & ISU Extension * | Building improvements | $ 5,875 | |
| Boone Co Conservation | Campground B Upgrades | $ 5,000 | |
| Boone Co Hospital Foundation * | Patient room remodel | $ 10,000 | |
| Boone Co Probation | Computer, surveillance cameras | $ 4,529 | |
| Boone Co Recycling Services | Mobile recycling trailer | $ 5,000 | |
| Boone Free Medical Clinic | Medical support funding | $ 5,000 | |
| Boone Natl Little League | fence and gate repair | $ 5,000 | |
| Boone Pioneer Sr Citizens Ctr | building repairs | $ 2,300 | |
| BooSt Together for Children | scholarships for pre schoolers | $ 2,000 | |
| Camp Fire Heart of Ia * | Clayton Lodge remodel | $ 10,000 | |
| Community and Family Resources | Recovery Supports behavioral health | $ 3,500 | |
| Ericson Public Library | iMac lab | $ 1,800 | |
| Genesis Development | Explorers summer camp 18 | $ 5,256 | |
| HIRTA Heart of Ia Reg Transp Agency | enhance scheduling and payments | $ 5,000 | |
| IA Arboretum | AED External Defib | $ 2,674 | |
| Iowa College Access Network ICAN | Future ready Iowa | $ 2,000 | |
| IA Railroad Historical Society * | Depot Improvements | $ 5,000 | |
| IMPACT Community Action | Handicap accessible front door | $ 5,000 | |
| Lutheran Services of IA | Crisis Childcare Program | $ 2,000 | |
| Madrid Cub Scouts | Pump house landscape flag pole & Fire pit | $ 2,438 | |
| Madrid Historical Society | Exterior door replacement | $ 5,000 | |
| Madrid Senior Associates | SAM Center rehab ph 2 | $ 5,000 | |
| McGraw Senior Center * | bathroom renovation | $ 12,000 | |
| Ogden Athletic Booster Club | Score board purchase and installation | $ 5,000 | |
| Ogden Legacy | Ogden Main St Lighting ph 1 | $ 5,000 | |
| Quad County Saddle Club | Horse arena improvements | $ 1,400 | |
| Shelter Housing Corp | Homeless to Housed program | $ 5,000 | |
| Youth & Shelter Services | Youth mentoring in Madrid Elementary school | $ 5,000 |
* Grow Greene County Funded
Front Row(left to right)-
1 Mark Schneider, Iowa Arboretum
2 Alex Merk, ISU Extension &Boone County 4-H
3 Linda Munden, Emergency Residence Project
4 Jamie Williams, Ericson Public Library
5 Diane Hinderaker, Boone County
Second Row(left to right)-
1 Sharon Lingren, McGraw Senior Citizens Center
2 Olga L. Gonzalez, BooSt
3 Jenny Wright, Boone National Little League
4 Sara Morton, Genesis Development
5 Raena Orr, Quad County Saddle Club
6 Cheryl Lamb, Boone Pioneer Senior Citizens Center
7 Virginia Griesheimer, ACCESS Assault Care Center
8 Jeff Fisher, Madrid Boy Scouts
Probation
Back Row(left to right)-
1 Doug Thompson, Boone County Hospital Foundation
2 Alanea Matteson, Camp Hantesa
3 Emily Clausen, Ogden Legacy
4 Amber Ahrens, IMPACT
5 Erick Danielson, Iowa College Access Network
6 Lois Powers, Boone County Recycling Services
7 Tanner Scheuermann, Boone County Conservation
8 Brook Ramsey, HIRTA, Heart of Iowa Regional Transportation Agency
9 Kurt Kruse, Madrid Senior Associates
