Grant Archive

Organizations, programs, and projects Iowa West Foundation has funded over the past five years

AHSTW Community School District

ASPIRE

$25,000

American Midwest Ballet

Council Bluffs, IA

Operating funding

$125,000

Avenue Scholars of Southwest Iowa

Rural Pottawattamie County expansion

$215,000

Avenue Scholars of Southwest Iowa

ASPIRE

$215,000

Boys & Girls Club of the Midlands (Council Bluffs)

Operating funding

$95,000

Bridges Out of Poverty

Southwest Iowa Poverty Alleviation Initiative

$100,000

Catholic Charities

Flooring replacement in shelter bedrooms

$8,750

Centro Latino

Operating funding

$75,000

City of Carroll

Carroll, IA

Historic Band Shell in Graham Park

$7,500

City of Council Bluffs

Multimodal Bridge Study

$275,000

City of Council Bluffs

Council Bluffs, IA

FIRST AVE mural program

$77,500

City of Denison

Washington Park All-Inclusive Playground

$55,000

City of Glenwood

Hiley Park All-Inclusive Playground

$40,000

City of Glenwood

Glenwood, IA

Welcome sign

$15,000

Council Bluffs Community School District

ASPIRE

$325,000

Family Crisis Centers, Inc.

24/7 Iowa Victim Service Call Center in IWF funding area

$8,500

Food Bank of Iowa

Support for school-based pantries, weekend backpack programs, and mobile pantries

$30,000

Food Bank of the Heartland

Omaha, NE

Support for mobile pantries

$30,000

Green Hills AEA

Preschool in Pottawattamie County

$1,350,000

Hancock Fire Department

Gear/Equipment

$10,000

Heartland Family Service

Operating funding

$330,000

Heartland Family Service

Council Bluffs, IA

Capital funding for the therapeutic education center in Council Bluffs

$365,000

Immigrant Legal Center

Omaha, NE

Legal services in SWI

$85,000

Iowa Legal Aid

Legal services for people facing eviction

$75,000

Iowa Western Community College

ASPIRE

$69,500

Iowa Western Community College Foundation

Council Bluffs, IA

Support for the IWCC Arts Center’s 2024-2025 Season

$34,000

Kiewit Luminarium

Omaha, NE

Luminator internship program & STEM enrichment in SWI

$50,000

Lauritzen Gardens – Omaha Botanical Center

Summer Day Camp for southwest Iowa students

$25,000

Lewis Central Community School District

ASPIRE

$100,000

Lutheran Family Services

Operating funding in Council Bluffs

$45,000

Macedonia Hamilton Development

Heart & Soul Community Coordinator

$10,000

Mental Health & Disability Services Region

Coordinated hand-off pilot project

$44,000

Metro Revamp Collective

Omaha, NE

Risk mitigation for property owners who rent to tenants at risk of being unhoused

$30,000

Micah House

Council Bluffs, IA

Shelter and support services

$80,000

National Alliance on Mental Illness -SWI

Council Bluffs, IA

Peer-led mental health support, outreach, and services

$35,000

Nature Conservancy of Iowa

Omaha, NE

Protect and provide public access to 472 acres of Loess Hills prairie habitat near Council Bluffs

$500,000

Nebraska Diaper Bank

Omaha, NE

Diapers for children in need in Pottawattamie County

$10,000

NeighborWorks Home Solutions

Hillside Estates Townhomes Phase II

$259,650

Omaha By Design

Open Omaha

$5,000

Omaha Children’s Museum

Field trips and outreach for southwest Iowa students

$35,000

Omaha Symphony Association

Omaha, NE

Music education programs in SWI

$21,000

Opera Omaha

Omaha, NE

Iowa Community Engagement

$15,000

Pottawattamie Arts, Culture & Entertainment

Building Operations

$200,000

Project Harmony

Training for southwest Iowa community and school-based mental health

$30,000

R.E.S.P.E.C.T.

Omaha, NE

Healthy relationships workshops in Council Bluffs schools

$10,000

Riverside Community School District

ASPIRE

$25,000

Silver City Ambulance Service

Silver City, IA

Cardiac Monitor Defibrillator

$4,000

Southwest Iowa Housing Trust Fund

Atlantic, IA

Housing repair

$125,000

Southwest Iowa Leadership Academy

4-day leadership camp for 100 Pottawattamie County students

$7,500

Southwest Iowa Nature Trails

Rapp Park Connector Trail in Page County - Wabash

$150,000

Southwest Iowa Nature Trails

Renovation/Addition to Wabash Trace Maintenance Building

$25,000

STARS Scholarships

ASPIRE

$350,000

The 712 Initiative

Council Bluffs, IA

Operating funding

$125,000

The Rose Theater

Omaha, NE

Field trips for 17 SWI schools, in-school programs at two Council Bluffs schools

$15,477

The Wellbeing Partners

Omaha, NE

WhatMakesUs campaign

$5,000

Together Inc.

Council Bluffs, IA

Council Bluffs Pantry operating expenses

$200,000

Treynor Community School District

ASPIRE

$25,000

Tri-Center Community School District

ASPIRE

$25,000

Union Pacific Museum Association

Council Bluffs, IA

Railroad Days 2024

$23,000

United Way of the Midlands

Community Care Fund

$250,000

University of Nebraska Foundation – Samuel Bak Museum

Omaha, NE

Field trips for Council Bluffs students

$15,470

Women of Color

Council Bluffs, IA

Iowa West Foundation initiative

$50,000

The grants on the map indicate those awarded in the current calendar year.

What we’re currently working on

Housing for all, education with purpose, and recreation for wellbeing emerged as priority areas following community listening sessions. Check out the Community Progress Report to find out how we’re collaborating to make a difference.