The Community Foundation for Western Iowa (givewesterniowa.org) and its Impact Grants Committee–a group of county residents and board members–are pleased to announce 37 Community Impact Grants totaling $66,876 of which have been awarded to nonprofit and city organizations throughout Pottawattamie County.
Grant awards ranged from $500 to $5,000 to benefit innovative and meaningful projects that align with the Foundation’s mission to improve the lives of all county residents. Annually, Community Impact Grants funding is eligible to any tax-exempt, nonprofit organization or governmental entity for creative or impactful projects that meet a clear, identifiable need in Pottawattamie County. Grants are allocated to projects in a variety of focus areas such as: Arts & Culture, Community Betterment, Community Engagement, Education, Environment, Health, Human Services and Youth.
A few of this year’s grant recipients included: American Midwest Ballet ($2,000) for Season 15 Education and Engagement; Boys and Girls Club of the Midlands ($3,000) for its Readers to Leaders and Math Matters program; the Carson Community Rodeo ($3,000) for bleacher replacement; Macedonia Heart & Soul ($5,000) for its Main Street Murals project; Omaha Symphony ($1,500) for the 2025 Mission Imagination at Iowa Western and Southwest Iowa Nature Trails Project ($2,500) for Wabash Trace maintenance equipment.
To view the full list of award recipients, please visit givewesterniowa.org/grants/community-grants.
