CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa—
A total of 14 area nonprofit organizations are receiving community grants totaling over $20,000 from Alliant Energy’s Foundation.
“The services and programs our nonprofit partners provide are needed now more than ever,” said Julie Bauer, Executive Director of the Alliant Energy Foundation. “We are proud to support these organizations through our grants program. The entire community benefits when we work together and find creative opportunities that help make life better for others.”
The grants fund projects in four key areas, which resonate with Alliant Energy’s core values.
- Hunger and Housing
- Workforce Readiness
- Environmental Stewardship
- Diversity, Safety and Wellbeing
These community grants are among 139 awarded by Alliant Energy’s Foundation during the fall grant cycle, totaling over $345,000.
|
Name |
Grant |
Program |
Community |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Story County Inc. |
$1,500 |
Learning Support Center – Day and After School Club | Ames |
| FIRST Team Neutrino 4-H |
$1,000 |
Team Neutrino 2021 Season | Ames |
| Armstrong Benefited Fire District |
$1,000 |
Firefighter protective gear | Armstrong |
| Des Moines Area Community College Foundation |
$2,760 |
DMACC Boone Campus Food Pantry Support | Boone |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Sioux City |
$1,000 |
Carroll Closet of Hope | Carroll |
| Grand Avenue Community Outreach |
$2,000 |
Clay County hunger mitigation | Everly |
| George Community Day Care |
$1,000 |
Lil’ Mustang Child Care Center playground | George |
| City of Jamaica |
$1,000 |
Jamaica Playground | Jamaica |
| Child Abuse Prevention Services Inc. |
$1,000 |
Crisis Child Care | Marshalltown |
| Marshalltown Fire Department |
$1,283 |
Gas monitor | Marshalltown |
| Shelter Housing Corporation |
$2,500 |
Homeless to Housed in Two Rivers | Marshalltown |
| Centers Against Abuse & Sexual Assault |
$1,000 |
CAASA | Spirit Lake |
| Discovery House Inc. |
$2,000 |
Weekly house meals and warm winter gear | Spirit Lake |
| State Center Police Department |
$1,000 |
Restart the Heart & Stop the Bleed | State Center |
In 2020, Alliant Energy’s Foundation provided over $895,000 to 376 organizations through its Community Grants Program. In addition, its annual Drive Out Hunger event generated $385,000 for seven food banks, enough to purchase 1.15 million meals for local families.
Grants and donations are funded solely by Alliant Energy shareowners.
For more information about Alliant Energy’s Foundation, visit www.alliantenergy.com/foundation.
(contributed press release, Alliant Energy Foundation)
