CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa—A total of 19 area nonprofit organizations have received community grants totaling $31,500 from Alliant Energy through its Foundation.
The grants fund projects in four key areas: Helping Families, Education, Environment and Public Safety.
“We know our nonprofit partners need our support now more than ever,” said Julie Bauer, Executive Director of the Alliant Energy Foundation. “In partnership with these organizations, we are supporting our customers and the communities we serve in creative ways and helping to make life better for others.”
These community grants are among 237 the Alliant Energy Foundation awarded for the spring grant cycle, totaling nearly $550,000.
|
Name |
Program |
Community |
| Iowa State University Foundation | STEM Scholars at Iowa State University | Ames |
| Prairie Rivers of Iowa Resource Conservation and Development Inc. | Expanding habitat corridors for pollinators through demonstration gardens and landscape design | Ames |
| Boone Firefighters Association Inc. | Ventilation | Boone |
| Salvation Army – Boone | Emergency box fans for low-income residents | Boone |
| Iowa Safe Schools | Protect kids and stop bullying | Des Moines |
| Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office | Ballistic Helmets | Ellsworth |
| Adopt A Family d/b/a Local Foods Connection | Head Start family food baskets | Grinnell |
| City of Guernsey | Guernsey storm siren | Guernsey |
| Heart of Iowa Big Brothers Big Sisters | SEL Mentoring | Marshalltown |
| Junior Achievement of Central Iowa | Junior Achievement programs in Central Iowa in communities served by Alliant Energy | Marshalltown |
| Marshalltown YMCA-YWCA | Y Day Camp for All | Marshalltown |
| Massena Volunteer Fire Department | Thermal imaging camera | Massena |
| Nevada Public Safety Department | Citywide first aid kits | Nevada |
| Homes for Iowa, Inc. | Affordable Home Building Program | Newton |
| Jasper County Agricultural Extension District (RSVP of Jasper County) | Jasper County Ride | Newton |
| Reinbeck Firemen, Inc. | Binder Lift 2020 | Reinbeck |
| T-55 FFA | Irrigation class | Reinbeck |
| Spirit Lake Elementary Partners in Education | Playground Possibilities Part 2 | Spirit Lake |
| Latinas Latinos Al Exito Inc. | Al Exito Tama: Toward Success Tama | Tama |
In addition, Alliant Energy has contributed $343,000 to date to organizations helping with emergency relief efforts in response to COVID-19. This includes donations in Iowa and Wisconsin to Feeding America Food Banks, the American Red Cross and United Way. The company also contributed $2 million to the Hometown Care Energy Fund. The fund assists customers who need financial help to pay their bill. It is supported annually with funds from Alliant Energy and voluntary contributions from customers.
For more information about Alliant Energy and its Foundation, visit alliantenergy.com.
(contributed press release)
