The Greene County Community Foundation recently held its 16th annual grant award event.

The non-profit organization gave away $125,000 in grant funds from Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation, which is the non-profit gaming license holder for Wild Rose Casino and Resort in Jefferson. President Don Van Gilder says of the nearly $200,000 of requests that they received, a total of 17 applications were approved. 

Those that received the most funding, included Greene County Conservation Board for $30,000 to install a walking trail bridge in Paton, the Greene County Community Center received $17,780 for the 18-hole disc golf course at Daubendiek Park, $10,863 went to Jefferson Matters: A Main Street and Chamber Community for a Small Business Social Media Marketing Internship Program, and a group called Churdan 2.0 received $10,000 for restoration and beautification projects in the city.

Greene County Community Foundation has allocated over $1.7 million of charitable giving since its inception in 2005. An in person ceremony was not held this year, due to COVID-19, but the recipients received their grant checks in the mail. See the full list below of all of the grant recipients. 

 

Greene County Conservation Board – Vesta Dixon Walking Trail Bridge in Paton, $30,000

Churdan 2.0 – Churdan Restoration and Beatification of neglected properties, $10,000

Jefferson Matters: A Mainstreet & Chamber Community – Greene County Small Businesses

Social Media Marketing Internship Program, $10,863

Greene County Community Center – 18-Hole Disc Golf Course at Daubendiek Park, $17,780

Churdan Library – Parking Lot Completion, $8,025

Food Bank of Iowa (FBOI) – Feeding Greene County, $7,500

Greene County Extension and Outreach – Meeting Room Audio/Visual, $7,000

Heart of Iowa Habitat for Humanity – Helping Hands 2021, $5,000

Thomas Jefferson Gardens of Greene County – Renovate the TJG Rose Garden, $4,875

Kiwanis Club of Jefferson – Raccoon River Trailhead Gardens, $3,021

Shelter Housing Corporation dba The Bridge Home – Shelter and Help for Greene County

Homeless, $3,000

Paton Library – Adult Nonfiction Book Update, $2,000

Greene County Iowa Historical Society – Historic Plaque/marker in Squirrel Hollow Park, $1,712

Greene County Iowa Historical Society – Museum Garage Door, $1,575

Jefferson Matters: A Main Street & Chamber Community Promotion Team – The Historical

Plaque Project – adding the celebration of the life of Justice Albert Gates, $1,535

Friends of Rippey – Safety Measures for Rippey Baseball Park, $6,045

GCCF – New Website allowing On-line Applications, $5,069