Belle’s Play Garden Coming to Council Bluffs in 2021 (Council Bluffs, IA) – Council Bluffs’ River’s Edge will soon be home to another attractive amenity for area families with the announcement of an outdoor children’s playground. Named “Belle’s Play Garden” after the lead donors’ daughters, the 2,000 square-foot area will feature interactive play elements in […]
STARS scholar’s schedule aligns perfectly for CEO in the right place at the right time The morning of Nov. 20th, 2019 held nothing out of the ordinary according to Pete Tulipana’s calendar. As the President and CEO of the Iowa West Foundation, he was scheduled to give his annual presentation to the Council Bluffs Chamber’s […]
It’s been one month since the COVID-19 crisis began. While sometimes it seems like the world we once knew was a lifetime ago, on a positive note it’s truly inspiring to see how our community has come together. Still, so much changed for the Iowa West Foundation in just the past 30 days. First, we […]
(Council Bluffs-IA) The first recipients of the Southwest Iowa COVID-19 Response Fund will utilize the grant funding to alleviate emergency needs in the local community. New Visions Homeless Shelter, Food Bank of the Heartland, Food Bank of Iowa, Care and Share Pantry, Centro Latino and Citylight Church -all organizations that serve the vulnerable population- collectively […]
PACE showcases what IWF can make possible More than eight years ago in my first few months as the President and CEO of Iowa West Foundation – I started to hear the same story repeated over and over: the arts were in trouble in Council Bluffs and Pottawattamie County. Providers were operating on shoestring budgets, […]
(Council Bluffs, IA) The Iowa West Foundation Board of Directors recently approved $7.9 million in grants and initiatives funding to 41 nonprofit organizations and government entities in southwest Iowa and eastern Nebraska. A common thread among many of the grants included the benefit to rural communities throughout the region. Leading the way was Pottawattamie County, […]
A Leadership Note Blog Post by Pete Tulipana In January of this year we welcomed five new members to the Iowa West Foundation Advisory Committees. There are three committees total, each one with expertise in one of our focus areas: Education, Healthy Families and Placemaking. In an effort to uphold our standards for transparency, we […]
