Iowa West Foundation Awards $3.7 Million In Grants & Initiatives
March 26, 2024
| Grant Year | Grantee | Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Green Hills AEA | Multi-Year Funding 2019 | $1,100,000.00 |
| 2019 | Omaha Children’s Museum | Multi-Year Funding Year 2 | $45,000.00 |
| 2019 | Opera Omaha | Multi-Year Funding Year 2 | $25,000.00 |
| 2019 | Manning Betterment Foundation | Playground Safe Surfacing Tile Updates | $3,000.00 |
| 2019 | Community Education Foundation, Inc. | STARS 2019/2020 | $345,000.00 |
| 2019 | Community Education Foundation, Inc. | TradeWorks Academy | $200,000.00 |
| 2019 | Iowa Western Community College Foundation | Pottawattamie Promise 2019-2020 | $700,000.00 |
| 2019 | FAMILY, Inc. | Raise Me to Read | $170,400.00 |
| 2018 | Green Hills AEA | Multi-Year Funding Year 3 | $1,100,000.00 |
| 2018 | Omaha Children’s Museum | Multi-Year Funding Year 1 | $45,000.00 |
| 2018 | Opera Omaha | Multi-Year Funding Year 1 | $25,000.00 |
| 2018 | Heartland Family Service | Lewis Central Children’s Mental Health Program | $160,000.00 |
| 2018 | Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa Inc | Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa Programming | $1,212.00 |
| 2018 | Iowa Western Community College Foundation | Pottawattamie Promise 2018-2019 | $595,000.00 |
| 2018 | FAMILY, Inc. | Raise Me to Read | $35,000.00 |
| 2018 | Fontenelle Forest | Environmental Education Programming For Iowa | $4,521.00 |
| 2018 | Iowa Western Community College Foundation | Pottawattamie Promise 2018-2019 | $483,928.00 |
| 2018 | Inclusive Communities | IC Youth Programming Support | $8,000.00 |
| 2018 | City of Atlantic | Library Main Level Interior Renovation | $30,000.00 |
| 2018 | FAMILY, Inc. | Raise Me to Read | $100,000.00 |
| 2018 | Omaha Conservatory of Music | Council Bluffs String Sprouts | $22,500.00 |
| 2018 | Council Bluffs Community School District | International Baccalaureate Program Year 3 | $365,000.00 |
| 2018 | Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | MOEC MATH (Mathematics At The High School) Cohort | $50,000.00 |
| 2017 | Green Hills AEA | Multi-Year Funding Year 2 | $1,100,000.00 |
| 2017 | Omaha Children’s Museum | Omaha Children’s Museum Partner School Program | $45,000.00 |
| 2017 | Inclusive Communities | IC Youth Programming Support | $8,000.00 |
| 2017 | Iowa JAG, Inc. | Engaging, Educating and Empowering Students in Council Bluffs and Red Oak | $20,000.00 |
| 2017 | Omaha Theater Company | Rose Theater Field Trips for Council Bluffs First Graders | $7,112.50 |
| 2017 | Joslyn Art Museum | Kent Bellows Mentoring Program | $20,500.00 |
| 2017 | Omaha Conservatory of Music | Council Bluffs String Sprouts | $35,500.00 |
| 2017 | Council Bluffs Community School District | International Baccalaureate Program | $404,000.00 |
| 2017 | Avoca Hancock Shelby Tennant Walnut Community Schools | Rural Superintendents | $85,492.00 |
| 2017 | Tri-Center Community School District | After-Care Program & Preschool Furniture | $50,000.00 |
| 2017 | Omaha Symphony Association | Adventures in Music | $25,000.00 |
| 2017 | Community Education Foundation, Inc. | Classroom Grants For Teachers 2017-2018 | $15,000.00 |
| 2017 | Community Education Foundation, Inc. | STARS 2017/2018 | $426,775.00 |
| 2017 | R.E.S.P.E.C.T.2 | Building Healthy Relationships Through Theatre in Council Bluffs | $9,150.00 |
| 2016 | Omaha Theater Company | School Field Trips for Council Bluffs First Graders | $7,112.50 |
| 2016 | Promise Partners – Pottawattamie County Alliance for Youth | Youth Philanthropy, Grantmaking, & Community Networking | $20,000.00 |
| 2016 | Iowa Newspaper Foundation | Southwest Iowa Newspapers In Education Program | $18,500.00 |
| 2016 | Joslyn Art Museum | Kent Bellows Mentoring Program | $16,700.00 |
| 2016 | Omaha Zoological Society | Education and Exploration Center | $500,000.00 |
| 2016 | City of Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs Newspaper Archive (1857-2002) Library | $120,000.00 |
| 2016 | Omaha Symphony Association | 2016/17 Adventures in Music in Southwest Iowa | $26,000.00 |
| 2016 | Community Education Foundation, Inc. | Teacher Classroom Grants 2016-17 | $25,000.00 |
| 2016 | Community Education Foundation, Inc. | STARS 2016-17 | $342,818.00 |
| 2016 | Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa Inc | Girl Scout STEM Program | $3,000.00 |
| 2016 | KANEKO | Creative Catalysts | $2,362.00 |
| 2016 | Omaha Area Youth Orchestras, Inc. | Impact Iowa | $28,927.50 |
| 2016 | FAMILY, Inc. | Raise Me to Read | $35,000.00 |
| 2016 | Council Bluffs Community School District | International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program, Year 1 | $186,000.00 |
| 2016 | Council Bluffs Community School District | Summer School 2017 and 2018 | $1,342,833.00 |
| 2015 | Eckels Memorial Library | 2015 Collection Development | $2,000.00 |
| 2015 | Green Hills AEA | Pottawattamie County Preschool Collaboration 15-16 | $1,100,000.00 |
| 2015 | Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa Inc | Volunteer and Parent Engagement Systems | $7,500.00 |
| 2015 | Iowa Western Community College Foundation | Pottawattamie Promise Iowa Western Community College | $1,849,170.00 |
| 2015 | Joslyn Art Museum | Kent Bellows Mentoring Program | $15,600.00 |
| 2015 | FAMILY, Inc. | CB Reads! An IWF/United Way of the Midlands Initiative in partnership with FAMILY, Inc. | $225,000.00 |
| 2015 | FAMILY, Inc. | General Operating Support | $146,500.00 |
| 2015 | Omaha Conservatory of Music | String Sprouts Expansion 2015-16 | $30,000.00 |
| 2015 | Council Bluffs Community School District | Council Bluffs Stadium and Athletic Fields | $1,000,000.00 |
| 2015 | Council Bluffs Community School District | Prepare for Promise Program | $398,372.00 |
| 2015 | Audubon County Early Childhood Organization | The Children’s Nest | $40,000.00 |
| 2015 | West Pottawattamie County Agricultural Extension District | West Pottawattamie County 4-H | $57,500.00 |
| 2015 | Riverside Community School District | Riverside Community School-Pottawattamie Promise Program | $76,344.00 |
| 2015 | Heartland Family Service | Lewis Central Children’s Mental Health (2 years) | $300,000.00 |
| 2015 | Community Education Foundation, Inc. | Classroom Grants for the 2015-2016 School Year | $25,000.00 |
| 2015 | Community Education Foundation, Inc. | STARS Program (1 year) | $369,526.00 |
| 2015 | Omaha Theater Company | Rose Theater Field Trips for Council Bluffs First Graders | $9,452.00 |
| 2015 | Hearts and Hugs Day Care, Inc. | New facility renovation | $10,000.00 |
| 2015 | University of Iowa Foundation | Statewide Summer School/Third Grade Reading Research Project | $50,000.00 |
| 2015 | Green Hills AEA | Multi-Year Funding | $1,100,000.00 |
| 2015 | Omaha Symphony Association | 2015/16 Adventures in Music | $15,000.00 |
| 2015 | Omaha Children’s Museum | Omaha Children’s Museum Partner School Program | $40,000.00 |
| 2015 | African Culture Connection | 2016 CEF & ACC School Residencies Project | $19,000.00 |
| 2015 | Iowa JAG, Inc. | iJAG: Expanding Student Supports Across the Region | $35,000.00 |
| 2014 | Green Hills AEA | Pott. Co. Preschool Collaboration 14-15 | $1,100,000.00 |
| 2014 | Ballet Nebraska | Giselle 2014 | $25,000.00 |
| 2014 | SuccessLink | Database program with local school districts | $24,894.08 |
| 2014 | City of Villisca | Library Roof Restoration | $10,875.00 |
| 2014 | R.E.S.P.E.C.T.2 | Building Healthy Relationship Skills with Theatre | $4,445.00 |
| 2014 | Omaha Area Youth Orchestras, Inc. | Orchestral Music Education and Enrichment Program in Council Bluffs and Southwest Iowa | $18,000.00 |
| 2014 | Ballet Nebraska | Season 5 Nutcracker & Momentum | $85,000.00 |
| 2014 | Council Bluffs Community School District | Council Bluffs Stadium and Athletic Fields | $2,500,000.00 |
| 2014 | Heartland Family Service | Lewis Central Community Schools – Mental Health Initiative | $150,943.00 |
| 2014 | Community Education Foundation, Inc. | Classroom Grants for the 2014-15 School Year | $33,500.00 |
| 2014 | Manning Betterment Foundation | MCCC Expansion | $12,500.00 |
| 2014 | Council Bluffs Community School District | School Administrative Managers, Summer School & Int’l Baccalaureate program | $2,893,285.00 |
| 2014 | Friends of the Griswold Public Library | Technology Upgrade | $1,500.00 |
| 2014 | Union Pacific Museum Association | Education Coordinator | $22,500.00 |
| 2014 | College of Saint Mary | Latina Summer Academy 2015 | $4,500.00 |
| 2014 | Omaha Symphony Association | 2014/15 Adventures in Music for Southwest Iowa | $30,300.00 |
| 2014 | Omaha Children’s Museum | Omaha Children’s Museum Partner School Program | $40,000.00 |
| 2014 | Iowa West Foundation | Iowa West Opportunity Scholarship Program – class of 2015 | $400,000.00 |
| 2014 | Iowa Newspaper Foundation | Southwest Iowa Newspapers in Education Program | $18,500.00 |
| 2014 | Applied Information Management Institute | College Access Program Scholarships (Class of 2018) | $28,000.00 |
| 2014 | Applied Information Management Institute | College Access Program (2017-2018) | $333,000.00 |
| 2014 | African Culture Connection | 2015 CEF/ACC Arts Education Project | $20,000.00 |
| 2014 | Iowa JAG, Inc. | iJAG: Supporting Student Success in Council Bluffs | $40,000.00 |
| 2013 | College of Saint Mary | Latina Summer Academy 2013 | $5,000.00 |
| 2013 | Bluffs Arts Council | Concert Series 2013: Music in the Parks; Holiday Concert | $10,000.00 |
| 2013 | Green Hills AEA | Pott County PreSchool Collaboration | $1,100,000.00 |
| 2013 | El Museo Latino | 2013-VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS FOR AT-RISK CHILDREN | $10,000.00 |
| 2013 | Community Education Foundation, Inc. | Classroom Grant 2013-14 | $33,500.00 |
| 2013 | Omaha Community Playhouse | Nebraska Theatre Caravan Community Outreach | $50,000.00 |
| 2013 | FAMILY, Inc. | General Operating Support | $115,000.00 |
| 2013 | Bluffs Arts Council | Work of Art: Business Skills for Artists | $4,500.00 |
| 2013 | Omaha Area Youth Orchestras, Inc. | Music Education Programs in Council Bluffs and Surrounding Areas | $18,000.00 |
| 2013 | IPBN Foundation | Broadcast Facilities Operation | $225,000.00 |
| 2013 | Ballet Nebraska | Snow White 2013 | $10,000.00 |
| 2013 | Iowa JAG, Inc. | Council Bluffs iJAG: Program Support for Success | $40,000.00 |
| 2013 | Iowa Western Commmunity College | Information Technology Work-ready Internships | $101,187.00 |
| 2013 | Eckels Memorial Library | Collection Development | $2,500.00 |
| 2013 | Omaha Children’s Museum | Omaha Children’s Museum Partner School Program | $45,000.00 |
| 2013 | Children’s Imagination Station Daycare and Preschool | Moving Bodies, Building Minds | $3,625.00 |
| 2013 | R.E.S.P.E.C.T.2 | Building Healthy Relationship Skills with Theatre | $8,500.00 |
| 2013 | Inclusive Communities | Youth Programming | $10,000.00 |
| 2013 | Iowa Newspaper Foundation | Southwest Iowa Newspaper In Education Program | $18,500.00 |
| 2013 | Carstens 1880 Farmstead, Inc. | Carstens Restorations #2 | $15,000.00 |
| 2013 | Joslyn Art Museum | Museum to the Classroom | $20,000.00 |
| 2013 | Humanities Iowa | Speakers Bureau Programs for Rural Southwest Iowa | $4,500.00 |
| 2013 | Council Bluffs Community School District | Transitional Facility | $407,500.00 |
| 2013 | Omaha Zoological Society | Garden of the Senses Pre-K Classroom | $100,000.00 |
| 2013 | Buena Vista University | Expanded Student Opportunities through Telepresence | $18,000.00 |
| 2013 | City of Corning | New Computers for Staff & Patrons | $1,700.00 |
| 2013 | Green Hills AEA | Summer 2014 Leadership Academies | $27,000.00 |
| 2013 | Green Hills AEA | Regional CTE Institute Planning | $50,000.00 |
| 2013 | Omaha Symphony Association | 2013/14 Adventures in Music for Southwest Iowa | $57,870.00 |
| 2013 | Omaha Children’s Museum | Omaha Children’s Museum Grocery Store | $15,000.00 |
| 2013 | Opera Omaha | Cinderella | $30,000.00 |
| 2013 | Iowa West Foundation | Iowa West Opportunity Scholarship Program – class of 2014 | $495,000.00 |
| 2013 | Center for the Advancement of Self-Sufficiency Incorporated | Enriching Lives through Assistive Technology Project | $15,000.00 |
| 2013 | Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa Inc | Girl Scout Leadership Experience | $15,000.00 |
| 2013 | Applied Information Management Institute | College Access Program 2014 | $344,415.00 |
| 2013 | African Culture Connection | 2014 Continuation and Expansion of School Residency Programs in Council Bluffs | $21,575.00 |
| 2013 | Ballet Nebraska | Momentum 4: featuring Party Animals | $20,000.00 |
| 2013 | Council Bluffs Community School District | Secondary Schools’ Instructional Coaching | $740,461.00 |
| 2013 | Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | Iowa Arts Education 2014 | $8,000.00 |
| 2012 | City of Council Bluffs | Library RFID Project | $150,000.00 |
| 2012 | College of Saint Mary | Latina Summer Academy (LSA) | $7,500.00 |
| 2012 | Green Hills AEA | Pottawattamie County Preschool Project | $1,100,000.00 |
| 2012 | Community Education Foundation, Inc. | Continuing STARS Scholarship Program | $604,800.00 |
| 2012 | Inclusive Communities | 2012 IncluCity I | $10,000.00 |
| 2012 | Bluffs Arts Council | Concert Series 2012; Movies in the Park 2012 | $8,000.00 |
| 2012 | Opera Omaha | The Magic Flute | $25,000.00 |
| 2012 | Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa Inc | Scouting for Underserved Girls | $10,000.00 |
| 2012 | Chanticleer, Inc. | Sustain 2012 | $74,000.00 |
| 2012 | Omaha Area Youth Orchestras, Inc. | Music Education and Enrichment Programs in Council Bluffs | $18,500.00 |
| 2012 | African American Heritage Foundation | Continuing Access to African American Heritage and Culture | $6,000.00 |
| 2012 | Ballet Nebraska | Nutcracker 2012 | $15,000.00 |
| 2012 | Glenwood Public Library Foundation | Living Literacy Lab | $35,000.00 |
| 2012 | 100 Black Men of Omaha, Inc. | 100 Academy of Omaha | $5,000.00 |
| 2012 | City of Council Bluffs | Technology Upgrade | $44,500.00 |
| 2012 | Bluffs Arts Council | Louis Grell Art Exhibit | $1,000.00 |
| 2012 | The Durham Museum | Scholars in Residence education series | $10,000.00 |
| 2012 | Omaha Children’s Museum | Omaha Children’s Museum Partner School Program | $40,000.00 |
| 2012 | Iowa West Foundation | Iowa West Opportunity Scholarship Program | $1,700,000.00 |
| 2012 | Iowa Newspaper Foundation | Western Iowa Newspapers In Education Program | $18,500.00 |
| 2012 | Ballet Nebraska | Staff Capacity Building | $5,000.00 |
| 2012 | Lied Public Library | Teen Technology @ the Library | $1,150.00 |
| 2012 | City of Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs: Proud Past – Bright Future | $40,000.00 |
| 2012 | Green Hills AEA | Summer 2013 Leadership Academies | $70,000.00 |
| 2012 | Omaha Symphony Association | Adventures in Music for Southwest Iowa | $51,025.00 |
| 2012 | Our House Child Development Center | Computers | $3,000.00 |
| 2012 | African Culture Connection | ACC Annual Residency Projects | $15,000.00 |
| 2012 | Joslyn Art Museum | Museum to the Classroom | $20,000.00 |
| 2012 | Ballet Nebraska | Alice in Wonderland | $20,000.00 |
| 2012 | Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | Iowa Arts Education 2013 | $12,500.00 |
| 2011 | College of Saint Mary | 2011 Latina Summer Academy | $3,000.00 |
| 2011 | Lenox Public Library | 2/3 new computers. | $1,500.00 |
| 2011 | Green Hills AEA | Pottawattamie County Preschool Project | $1,200,000.00 |
| 2011 | Nebraska Writers Collective | Poets on Loan | $1,500.00 |
| 2011 | Council Bluffs Community School District | Support for SAMs Program in 7 schools | $1,361,038.00 |
| 2011 | Eckels Memorial Library | Collection Development | $5,000.00 |
| 2011 | Bluffs Arts Council | Concert Series 2011-2012 | $5,000.00 |
| 2011 | Omaha Area Youth Orchestras, Inc. | Music Education Opportunities for Council Bluffs Youth | $10,000.00 |
| 2011 | Language & Culture School of Omaha (LACSO) | Rapid English for Latinos | $3,500.00 |
| 2011 | Ballet Nebraska | Dracula 2011 | $7,500.00 |
| 2011 | Iowa JAG, Inc. | Council Bluffs iJAG: General Operating Support | $40,000.00 |
| 2011 | Bluffs Arts Council | Black Squirrel Year Round Arts Classes | $2,500.00 |
| 2011 | Green Hills AEA | Senior Year Capstone Project | $37,500.00 |
| 2011 | Our House Child Development Center | Playground Enhancement Project | $5,000.00 |
| 2011 | Omaha Children’s Museum | OCM Partner School Program | $30,000.00 |
| 2011 | Carstens 1880 Farmstead, Inc. | Pingel’s Hybrids Exhibit | $10,000.00 |
| 2011 | Women’s Center for Advancement | From High School to Self-Sufficiency | $5,000.00 |
| 2011 | Green Hills AEA | Summer Leadership Academies | $80,000.00 |
| 2011 | Omaha Symphony Association | Adventures in Music for southwest Iowa | $60,000.00 |
| 2011 | El Museo Latino | VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS FOR AT-RISK YOUTH | $10,000.00 |
| 2011 | Community Education Foundation, Inc. | Classroom Grants | $26,700.00 |
| 2011 | Community Education Foundation, Inc. | Operational request | $95,000.00 |
| 2011 | Joslyn Art Museum | Museum to the Classroom | $20,000.00 |
| 2011 | Ballet Nebraska | Momentum 2012 | $7,500.00 |
| 2011 | Humanities Iowa | Speakers Bureau for Rural Southwest Iowa | $2,850.00 |
| 2011 | Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | Iowa Arts Education 2012 | $8,000.00 |
| 2011 | Omaha Zoological Society | Aquarium Education and Outreach Programs | $75,000.00 |
| 2010 | College of Saint Mary | 2010 Latina Summer Academy | $4,000.00 |
| 2010 | Bluffs Arts Council | Concert and Film Series 2010-2011 | $10,000.00 |
| 2010 | Green Hills AEA | Pottawattamie County Preschool Project | $1,000,000.00 |
| 2010 | Omaha Children’s Museum | Discovery Dome/Mobile Planitarium Outreach | $10,000.00 |
| 2010 | El Museo Latino | Educational Programming | $15,000.00 |
| 2010 | Community Education Foundation, Inc. | Graduating is Our Norm | $46,158.00 |
| 2010 | Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands | School-Based Mentoring Concentrated Program Pilot | $30,000.00 |
| 2010 | American Lung Association of the Central States serving Nebraska | Camp Superkids | $5,000.00 |
| 2010 | Joslyn Art Museum | Young Artist Mentoring Programs | $3,000.00 |
| 2010 | Christian Home Association – Children’s Square U.S.A. | Children’s Center – Expansion of Services | $14,000.00 |
| 2010 | Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | Aim for the Stars in Out of School Time | $5,000.00 |
| 2010 | Green Hills AEA | Enhancing Technology in Rural Schools in Pottawattamie County | $100,000.00 |
| 2010 | Camp Fire USA Midlands Council, Inc. | Youth Empowerment | $10,000.00 |
| 2010 | Children’s Imagination Station Daycare and Preschool | Creating Connections | $1,983.82 |
| 2010 | Society of American Military Engineers Omaha Post | Student Mentoring Program | $2,500.00 |
| 2010 | Community Education Foundation, Inc. | STARS Scholarship Expansion Program | $458,199.40 |
| 2010 | Community Education Foundation, Inc. | Grant Writer/Development & Events Coordinator | $123,800.60 |
| 2010 | R.E.S.P.E.C.T.2 | RESPECT: Building Healthy Relationship Skills with Theatre | $10,000.00 |
| 2010 | Inclusive Communities | IncluCity I 2010 | $4,500.00 |
| 2010 | Omaha Public Library Foundation | Technology Enhancements | $5,000.00 |
| 2010 | African American Heritage Foundation | “20th Century African American Experience” | $3,000.00 |
| 2010 | Joslyn Art Museum | Albert Paley: Celebrating a Contemporary American Sculptor Exhibition | $17,000.00 |
| 2010 | Ballet Nebraska | Fall 2010 Swing Production | $10,000.00 |
| 2010 | The ARTery | Dancing Classrooms | $1,000.00 |
| 2010 | Humanities Iowa | Voices from the Prairie Annual Iowa Writers Celebration featuring David Plowden | $1,000.00 |
| 2010 | El Museo Latino | VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS FOR AT-RISK YOUTH | $20,000.00 |
| 2010 | Strategic Air & Space Museum | ‘Wright Brothers: Birth of Aviaton’, Education Program | $5,000.00 |
| 2010 | Community Education Foundation, Inc. | Feasibility Study for the Community Education Foundation | $15,000.00 |
| 2010 | Iowa Newspaper Foundation | Newspapers In Education | $17,000.00 |
| 2010 | Justice For Our Neighbors-Nebraska | Family Rights Education | $5,000.00 |
| 2010 | Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints | Read for Peace | $15,000.00 |
| 2010 | Kids and Kinship | Program funding and new support staff | $5,000.00 |
| 2010 | Bluffs Arts Council | General Operating Support | $20,000.00 |
| 2010 | Green Hills AEA | Summer Leadership Academies | $75,000.00 |
| 2010 | Omaha Symphony Association | Adventures in Music! – Omaha Symphony’s comprehensive education programs | $80,000.00 |
| 2010 | The Durham Museum | Scholars in Residence Education Series | $10,000.00 |
| 2010 | Centro Latino of Iowa | Family Literacy and Child Care | $15,000.00 |
| 2010 | Omaha Area Youth Orchestras, Inc. | Council Bluffs Outreach Concerts | $5,600.00 |
| 2010 | African Culture Connection | Capacity Building and Third Annual ACC Residency Project | $10,200.00 |
| 2010 | Joslyn Art Museum | Museum to the Classroom: Third Thursdays for Teachers | $25,000.00 |
| 2010 | Ballet Nebraska | Momentum | $20,000.00 |
| 2010 | NorthStar Foundation | The Compass Program: Pointing Students in the Right Direction | $26,187.00 |
| 2010 | West Pottawattamie County Agricultural Extension District | 4-H | $14,000.00 |
| 2010 | Mercy Housing Midwest | Building Potential with Out-of-School Time Activities | $10,000.00 |
| 2009 | City of Council Bluffs | Continuing to Raise the Grade – Library Collection | $62,500.00 |
| 2009 | Eckels Memorial Library | Adult Collection Development Project | $4,000.00 |
| 2009 | Iowa School for the Deaf Foundation | Iowa School for the Deaf Science Center | $300,000.00 |
| 2009 | Our House Child Development Center | Summer Camps | $2,000.00 |
| 2009 | Iowa West Foundation | 2009 Scholarship Program | $500,000.00 |
| 2009 | R.E.S.P.E.C.T.2 | Building RESPECT with Iowa West | $5,000.00 |
| 2009 | Applied Information Management Institute | CAP Program | $2,328,072.00 |
| 2009 | Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands | Making an Academic Difference in the Life of CB Youth | $200,000.00 |
| 2009 | Joslyn Art Museum | Museum to the Classroom | $20,000.00 |
| 2009 | Council Bluffs Community School District | Curriculum Coaches / Summer School | $5,219,000.00 |
| 2009 | City of Council Bluffs | Bluffs Author Series 2009-2010 | $20,000.00 |
| 2009 | Opera Omaha | Educate, Engage and Enrich – Entertaining western Iowans | $25,000.00 |
| 2009 | Union Pacific Museum Association | Council Bluffs: Proud Past – Bright Future | $37,000.00 |
| 2009 | University of Iowa Foundation | Tomas Kubinek Symphony Project | $25,000.00 |
| 2009 | Green Hills AEA | Summer Leadership Academies | $75,000.00 |
| 2009 | Omaha Symphony Association | Adventures in Music! with the Omaha Symphony’s education programs, and a Council Bluffs Outdoor Concert | $80,000.00 |
| 2009 | Boy Scouts of America 326 Mid-America Council | Council Bluffs Boy Scouts Boys & Girls Club | $8,500.00 |
| 2009 | Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa Inc | Girl Scouts Leadership Experience/It’s Your Planet, Love it | $10,000.00 |
| 2009 | Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts | Educational Art Tours/Curriculum and Capital Improvements Campaign | $29,447.00 |
| 2009 | African Culture Connection | ACC’s Second Annual Performance and Residency Project | $26,000.00 |
| 2009 | East Pottawattamie Soil and Water Conservation District | East Pottawattamie 6th Grade Springbrook Field Trip | $1,437.00 |
| 2009 | Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | UNO’s Lifelong Learning Initiative: Council Bluffs | $10,000.00 |
| 2009 | Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | Iowa Arts Education 2010 | $16,954.00 |
| 2008 | Pottawattamie County | Science and Conservation Education Program Enrichment | $51,000.00 |
| 2008 | Green Hills AEA | Pottawattamie County Preschool Project | $1,300,000.00 |
| 2008 | Iowa West Foundation | 2008 Scholarship Program | $500,000.00 |
| 2008 | R.E.S.P.E.C.T.2 | Building Respect in SW Iowa | $20,000.00 |
| 2008 | City of Council Bluffs | Foundation Center Cooperating Collection | $3,500.00 |
| 2008 | Green Hills AEA | Implementing College Career Academies for High School Students in Southwest Iowa | $63,000.00 |
| 2008 | Omaha Children’s Museum | DinO!saurs and SPEED Field Trips and Sponsorship | $58,180.00 |
| 2008 | Opera Omaha | Opera Omaha’s world premiere of “The Blizzard Voices” performance in The Arts Center at Iowa Western Community College | $25,000.00 |
| 2008 | Historical Society of Pottawattamie County | Education Outreach Coordinator | $97,500.00 |
| 2008 | Community Education Foundation, Inc. | STARS 2008-2010 Pilot Expansion | $556,400.00 |
| 2008 | City of Council Bluffs | Bridging the Gap: Teen Center Project | $110,194.50 |
| 2008 | Strategic Air & Space Museum | ACE: Astronaut Complete Experience | $15,000.00 |
| 2008 | R.E.S.P.E.C.T.2 | RESPECT in SW Iowa Headstart Programs 08-09 | $2,500.00 |
| 2008 | Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa Inc | New Leadership Experience | $20,000.00 |
| 2008 | Neighborhood Center for Greater Omaha | Council Bluffs Neighborhood Center | $723,519.00 |
| 2008 | Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | Multicultural Authors and Illustrators of Children’s Books in Schools and the Community | $8,300.00 |
| 2008 | Omaha Zoological Society | Explore to Learn Education Programs | $100,000.00 |
| 2008 | Green Hills AEA | Summer Leadership Academies | $72,000.00 |
| 2008 | Omaha Symphony Association | Creating opportunities for increased participation with the Omaha Symphony for residents of the Council Bluffs area. | $50,000.00 |
| 2008 | Council Bluffs Community School District | Council Bluffs Community Schools’ Phase I Initiative | $2,010,000.00 |
| 2008 | Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | Iowa Arts Education | $17,472.00 |
| 2007 | City of Council Bluffs | Bluffs Author Series 2007 | $25,000.00 |
| 2007 | Omaha Children’s Museum | Blizzard Voices Exhibition | $10,000.00 |
| 2007 | Iowa West Foundation | 2007 Scholarship Program | $500,000.00 |
| 2007 | Legacy 150 Foundation | Three Open-Enrollment CHARACTER COUNTS! Trainings in the Council Bluffs and Pottawattamie County area | $15,000.00 |
| 2007 | City of Avoca | Avoca Public Library Microfilm Digital Reader/Printer | $3,638.00 |
| 2007 | Green Hills AEA | Implementing CareerVision Academies for High School Students in Southwest Iowa | $461,500.00 |
| 2007 | Omaha Symphony Association | 2007/08 Celebrate Creativity | $5,000.00 |
| 2007 | Strategic Air & Space Museum | Clayton Anderson: Heartland Astronaut, Education Programming | $5,000.00 |
| 2007 | R.E.S.P.E.C.T.2 | RESPECT SHINES THROUGH | $12,500.00 |
| 2007 | Dunlap Library Friends | Children’s computer and chairs | $675.00 |
| 2007 | Iowa Western Community College Foundation | Transforming Lives, Building Futures | $1,100,000.00 |
| 2007 | City of Council Bluffs | Raising the Library’s Grade Card from D+ to C+: Collection Enhancement | $125,000.00 |
| 2007 | Eckels Memorial Library | Collection development project for adults | $5,000.00 |
| 2007 | Community Education Foundation, Inc. | STARS (Scholarships and Training for Adult Re-entry STudents | $60,000.00 |
| 2007 | State Historical Society of Iowa | Grant to Plan Introduction of Bison to the Western Historic Trails Cernter | $7,413.00 |
| 2007 | Green Hills AEA | Summer Leadership Academies | $67,500.00 |
| 2007 | Omaha Symphony Association | Concerts For Youth Special Opportunity | $15,000.00 |
| 2007 | Community Education Foundation, Inc. | Curriculum planning Council Bluffs Schools | $51,300.00 |
| 2007 | IPBN Foundation | Television that Matters for Iowa | $230,000.00 |
| 2007 | Union Pacific Museum Association | Riding the Rails | $125,000.00 |
| 2006 | City of Council Bluffs | Foundation Center Cooperating Collection | $2,985.00 |
| 2006 | City of Council Bluffs | Digital Microfilm Reader/Scanner Equipment Project | $9,795.00 |
| 2006 | Green Hills AEA | FAMILY Program Young Families Initiative | $266,500.00 |
| 2006 | Green Hills AEA | Leadership Academies | $53,000.00 |
| 2006 | Indian Creek Historical Society and Museum | Furnishing of new Library building | $11,150.00 |
| 2006 | Council Bluffs Community Betterment Foundation | Youth Leadership Council Bluffs | $8,877.25 |
| 2006 | Green Hills AEA | Creating Career Pathways for High School Students in Southwest Iowa | $1,590,000.00 |
| 2006 | Our House Child Development Center | Copy Machine | $4,340.00 |
| 2006 | R.E.S.P.E.C.T.2 | R.E.S.P.E.C.T.2 | $12,500.00 |
| 2006 | Jazz Arts Midwest, Inc. | 2006/07 Jazz Series | $40,000.00 |
| 2006 | Iowa West Foundation | 2006 Scholarship Program | $500,000.00 |
| 2006 | Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa Inc | Enhancing Girl Scout Service Delivery Levels | $17,500.00 |
| 2006 | Literacy Center for the Midlands | Survive to Thrive | $15,000.00 |
| 2006 | City of Council Bluffs | Technology Upgrade | $25,000.00 |
| 2006 | City of Corning | New Computers for the Library | $2,200.00 |
| 2006 | Camp Fire USA Midlands Council, Inc. | After School Program at Roosevelt Elementary School | $20,000.00 |
| 2006 | Omaha Symphony Association | In-School Ensembles | $20,000.00 |
| 2006 | Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands | School Based Mentoring Program | $72,500.00 |
| 2006 | The Old Creamery Theatre Company | “TeRRiFiCC Tales” | $5,000.00 |
| 2006 | City of Modale | Afterschool Tutoring/Continuing Education Program | $3,300.00 |
| 2006 | Edward F. Owen Memorial Library | Early Literacy Story Time Outreach | $500.00 |
| 2006 | Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | Iowa Arts Education Outreach | $13,164.00 |
| 2005 | City of Carter Lake – Park & Recreation Department | Playground project | $4,507.00 |
| 2005 | Green Hills AEA | Creating Career Pathways for High School Students in Southwest Iowa | $308,000.00 |
| 2005 | Camp Fire USA Midlands Council, Inc. | Afterschool program at Washington Elementary | $28,778.00 |
| 2005 | Omaha Symphony Association | Education Programs | $25,000.00 |
| 2005 | Omaha Children’s Museum | “Building on the Best” renovation capital campaign | $250,000.00 |
| 2005 | The ALS Association Keith Worthington Chapter | ALS Equipment and Adaptation Program | $5,000.00 |
| 2005 | University of Iowa Foundation | Hancher’s 35th Anniversary Gift to Iowa | $100,000.00 |
| 2005 | Children’s Imagination Station Daycare and Preschool | Enhancing Children’s Learning, Imagining and Playing” | $510.00 |
| 2005 | Society of American Military Engineers Omaha Post | Student Initiative Mentoring Program | $5,000.00 |
| 2005 | Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands | School Based Mentoring Program | $72,500.00 |
| 2005 | The Old Creamery Theatre Company | Imagine That! | $5,000.00 |
| 2005 | State Historical Society of Iowa | Prairie Restoration to Enhance the Interpretation of Four Historic Trails | $27,980.55 |
| 2005 | Iowa Engineering Foundation | Southwest Iowa MATHCOUNTS Competition | $2,000.00 |
| 2004 | Green Hills AEA | 2005 Leadership Academies | $57,600.00 |
| 2004 | Society of American Military Engineers Omaha Post | Student initiative mentoring program | $5,000.00 |
| 2004 | Joslyn Art Museum | Admission & transportation for Iowa schools | $17,000.00 |
| 2004 | Union Pacific Museum Association | Education program | $17,000.00 |
| 2004 | Camp Invention | Local area camp for school children | $1,000.00 |
| 2004 | Green Hills AEA | Safety equipment & software for schools | $384,941.00 |
| 2004 | Omaha Children’s Museum | Educational Outreach program | $25,000.00 |
| 2004 | Literacy Center for the Midlands | Volunteer recruitment drive & literacy programs | $15,000.00 |
| 2003 | City of Missouri Valley | Library expansion project | $35,000.00 |
| 2003 | Future for Kids | Omaha schools | $2,800.00 |
| 2003 | St. Mark’s Child-Care and Preschool | Purchase of new curriculum | $3,500.00 |
| 2003 | Green Hills AEA | Leadership Academies | $58,100.00 |
| 2003 | Society of American Military Engineers Omaha Post | Mentoring program | $5,000.00 |
| 2003 | Iowa Western Community College Foundation | Scholarship endowment fund | $100,000.00 |
| 2003 | City of Council Bluffs | Carneigie / UPRR Museum | $177,825.53 |
| 2003 | City of Avoca | Library activity kits | $600.00 |
| 2003 | City of Clarinda | Construction of new public library | $35,000.00 |
| 2003 | City of Irwin | Construction of new library | $10,000.00 |
| 2003 | City of Malvern | Capital campaign for new addition to library | $35,000.00 |
| 2003 | Eckels Memorial Library | Technological area | $6,265.00 |
| 2003 | Elliott Public Library | Project sight saver – large print books | $1,500.00 |
| 2003 | Pottawattamie County Schools | Early childhood education | $7,000,000.00 |
| 2003 | Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Department | Inmate education program | $1,696.86 |
| 2003 | Green Hills AEA | Early childhood, K-12 technology, school safety | $384,579.00 |
| 2003 | Green Hills AEA | FAMILY early childhood development | $174,268.00 |
| 2003 | Community Education Foundation, Inc. | Kids & Company 21st Century Learning Centers | $285,000.00 |
| 2003 | Iowa West Foundation | 2003 Scholarship Program 25 scholarships | $500,000.00 |
| 1986-2003 | Various | Grants classified as “historic” prior to 2003 | $32,157,451.84 |
