(Spirit Lake)– The Dickinson County Endowment Fund announced today (Mon.) it’s awarded more than $87,000 in grants supporting 22 non-profit organizations that serve the county. Endowment Fund Council Advisor Ann Ditsworth tells KUOO news the fund has been in existence since 2005…(click here for comment from Ditsworth.)
Ditsworth says the fund has had a huge impact on the county ever since…(click here for comment from Ditsworth.)
Ditsworth says they were overwhelmed with requests for assistance this year, with 36 applications requesting more than $205,000–more than twice the amount available to grant. She says a number of factors go into deciding how grants are awarded…(click here for comment from Ditsworth.)
A list of the organizations and programs awarded funding follows:
|
Organization |
2012 – Projects Funded |
Award Amt |
|
Cherish Center |
No Apologies program |
$ 3,000.00 |
|
Cherish Center |
Thee Garage Sale expansion |
$ 5,000.00 |
|
City of Lake Park |
Concession stand/restrooms/storage |
$ 10,000.00 |
|
Friends of the SAMI Center |
The Nutcracker auditions/costumes |
$ 1,500.00 |
|
Graettinger-Terril Comm. School Dist. |
Elementary School – laptops for mobile classroom use |
$ 4,750.00 |
|
H-LP Community School District |
Nets for “Learning the game of Golf & Life” after school program |
$ 1,500.00 |
|
Hope Haven, Inc |
Group respite program |
$ 2,000.00 |
|
Joyful Journeys |
Crib safety updates |
$ 2,500.00 |
|
Lake Park American Legion #371 |
Junior Shooting Sports program |
$ 1,000.00 |
|
Lakes Community Land Trust |
Green Iowa Americorps partnership |
$ 11,786.00 |
|
Okoboji FFA |
Greenhouse equipment |
$ 5,300.00 |
|
Okoboji Community School District |
High School – 8 to Great curriculum purchase |
$ 2,100.00 |
|
PLAC – Education |
Preschool Program – supplies & postage |
$ 1,500.00 |
|
PLAC – Performing Arts |
Programming for children & young adults |
$ 2,000.00 |
|
PLAC – Visual Arts |
Dickinson All School Show |
$ 2,080.00 |
|
Priority One |
Poverty Simulation – April 2013 |
$ 2,000.00 |
|
Seasons Center |
Mental Health outreach materials for Teachers & Families |
$ 2,000.00 |
|
Spenser’s Underground Ministries |
The Underground Club |
$ 2,500.00 |
|
Spirit Lake Community School District |
Middle School – document cameras & books |
$ 2,076.00 |
|
Terril Public Library |
Community Room tables and energy-efficient windows |
$ 2,500.00 |
|
Time Out Nursery – CHAPCO |
Sustaining operating expenses |
$ 5,231.00 |
|
UDMO for Early Childhood Iowa |
Parenting w Love & Logic classes for Families |
$ 4,090.00 |
|
VAC for Dickinson Co Comm. Garden |
Water meter & gardening equipment |
$ 2,500.00 |
|
Voluntary Action Center |
Meals on Wheels program |
$ 5,760.00 |
|
YMCA of the Okobojis |
YMCA School Age Programs – after school transportation |
$ 3,000.00 |
