Organizations, programs, and projects Iowa West Foundation has funded over the past 10 years
ASPIRE: Work-based learning
$24,999
Operating funding
$100,000
Council Bluffs club operations
$95,000
Southwest Iowa poverty alleviation initiative
$90,000
ASPIRE: Rural Pottawattamie County Program Support
$200,500
Gear & equipment
$10,000
Domestic Violence & sexual assault support program
$60,000
Emergency housing assistance
$5,000
Legal services in southwest Iowa
$115,000
Capital Grant
Council Bluffs, IA
Campus improvements at Children's Square
$500,000
Capital Grant
Crescent, IA
Community Hall Renovation
$33,000
Capital Grant
Imogene, IA
North Bar/South Bank renovation
$50,000
Capital Grant
Northboro, IA
Nuisance property remediation
$6,300
CB Community & Economic Growth Initiative
$150,000
ASPIRE: Plus One Pathways Program
$325,000
CBCSD before & after school program for students with special needs
$15,000
STARS
$320,000
Capital Grant
Elk Horn, IA
Fantail preservation
$5,000
Iowa Victim Service Call Center
$8,500
Housing stability counseling and case management
$30,000
Early Head Start expansion
$210,000
Southwest Iowa mobile pantry program
$37,200
Fighting childhood hunger in Adams, Audubon, Carroll & Taylor Counties
$30,000
Public library organization
$30,000
Preschool in Pottawattamie County
$1,350,000
Neighborhood revitalization
$62,500
Summer Programming for Area Youth
$1,725
Various Community Housing Organization Serving Council Bluffs
$15,800
School-based attorney services for eligible CBCSD families
$225,000
Eviction prevention
$75,000
Capital Grant
Council Bluffs, IA
Addition to Vincent Bluffs State Preserve
$378,000
School of the Wild expansion in western Iowa
$33,045
Growing CB
$500,000
ASPIRE: College and Career Transition Counselors
$126,000
Iowa Western Arts Center National Performance, Youth, and Comedy Series
$32,000
Skills for Success program
$35,000
First Responder Community Health Coach support
$9,437
Financial stability for Latinos in southwest Iowa
$30,000
School field trips and summer camps for southwest Iowa students
$25,000
ASPIRE: College and Career Readiness Coordinator
$100,000
School field trips and reduced cost visits/memberships for southwest Iowa families
$25,000
Gear & equipment
$10,000
Emergency shelter for women and families
$85,000
Equipment and gear
$9,977
Gear & equipment
$4,000
Operating funding
$25,000
Camp Invention for Western Iowa youth
$11,400
Diapers for southwest Iowa families
$10,000
Regional First Responder Education & Training Center
$500,000
Field trips, family nights, school visits and discounted memberships for southwest Iowans
$35,000
Music education programs in southwest Iowa
$23,000
Capital Grant
Council Bluffs, IA
General operating funding for building maintenance
$200,000
Capital Grant
Logan, IA
Scenic Byway Kiosk in Logan
$3,000
Safe & Together Southwest Iowa training
$24,586
ASPIRE: iJAG program
$25,000
Creative Heroes program for Council Bluffs students
$23,650
Field trips for southwest Iowa students
$9,808
Support for rural communities and organizations
$8,750
Digital community sign
$10,000
Leadership Camp 2026
$7,500
Developer Academy – Council Bluffs
$25,000
Bunker Gear & Dual Certified Gear
$4,000
Counseling for housing stability
$55,000
Housing Stability Fund
$250,000
ASPIRE: Career Coach
$25,000
Gear & equipment
$10,000
ASPIRE: iJAG program
$25,000
Gear & equipment
$9,835
Community campaign for Southwest Iowa nonprofits
$200,000
Field trips for southwest Iowa students
$24,790
Gear & equipment
$9,362
The grants on the map indicate those awarded in the current calendar year.
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.
