BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Community Foundation Board has awarded $171,926 to 32 local organizations. These grant funds are anticipated to leverage another $11,661,419 in total project spending.
The 32 grant recipients were announced on April 16. “We received 46 grant applications requesting $219,407. Our wishes are to grow the endowment resources as there are so many needy and worthwhile projects throughout the county,” said Jon Johnson, Chair of the Community Foundation Board (BCCF).
This was the twenty-first time that the Boone County Community Foundation has engaged in grantmaking. The first awards were made in 2006 where 10 grants were awarded totaling $42,883. To date, $2,445,311 has been distributed in Boone County from the BCCF 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. In 2026 this amounted to $51,500.
The Boone County Community Foundation Board was organized by representatives from throughout Boone County. “Our mission involves helping the communities and non-profit organizations of the county,” said Johnson. “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 Foundation, the Boone County Community Foundation can assist donors who wish to make outright and testamentary gifts of support to our Foundation 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 Johnson. There are currently 42 funds established.
Front Row: Left to Right
Ben Wilson, ISU Extension; Jamie Williams, Ericson Public Library; Angie Strong, Madrid Public Library; Roxanne Clemons, Madrid Historical Society; Kim Adams, Boone Humane Society; Brittany Johnson, Child Care Junction; Lisa Schmidt, Boone County Hospital Foundation; Samantha Stevens, Ogden Community Schools Alumni Assoc.; Julie Meimann, Boone Parks Foundation; Linda Trudeau, Grand Heritage Foundation
Middle Row: Left to right
Keith Lehman, Boone Community Schools – Booster Club; Ashley Fitzgerald, Boone County Fair Board; Meliea Desher, Impact; Shana Rolling, Foster Squad; Linda Bolton, Ogden Food Pantry; Mary Swalla-Holmes, Madrid Historical Society; Bryce Duling, St. Paul’s – Feeding the Kids; Sue Barker, St. Paul’s – Feeding the Kids; Ana Kautza, Boone Park Commission; Kelly Gable, Madrid Schools; Eric Paulson, Madrid Firefighters & Madrid Parks; Diane Hinderacker, Boone/Greene Probation
Back Row: Left to Right
Patrick Erb, Boone County Fair Board; Tracy Blackmer, Iowa Gardening for Good; Travis Stevenson, Boone Scenic Valley Railroad; Justin Adams, Boone Fire Dept.; Fred Greiner, Boone Area Veterans Center; Matt Jones, Boone Area Veterans Center; Mike Gibbs, Boone Area Veterans Center; Karl Jungbluth, Friends of the Ledges; Ron Christenson, Habitat for Humanity; Mick Johnson, Grand Heritage; Samuel Johnston, Grand Heritage; Ray Ortman, Madrid Historical Society
To see the list of organizations, projects and grant amounts, check the link below.
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