The Iowa West Foundation’s efforts in placemaking
December 22, 2019
2019
Economic Development
City of Council Bluffs
Loessfest 2019; River’s Edge activation
$250,000
City of Council Bluffs
River’s Edge Parking Garage
$300,000
City of Council Bluffs
Furthering Interconnections, Revitalization, Streetscapes, Transportation, and Aesthetics for a Vibrant Economy
$500,000
Council Bluffs Soccer Club
Iowa West Sports Plex
$768,810
Iowa West Foundation Initiative
Riverfront Revitalization
$500,000
Iowa West Foundation Initiative
Council Bluffs Riverfront Revitalization
$405,000
Omaha Community Foundation
Pottawattamie Gives! Incentives
$29,000
Omaha Development Foundation
Entrepreneurial Development for southwest Iowa
$100,000
Education
Council Bluffs Schools Foundation
STARS, an IWF initiative for low-income adult parents in pursuit of college degrees, licenses or certificates
$345,000
Council Bluffs Schools Foundation
Trade Works Academy
$200,000
FAMILY, Inc.
Raise Me to Read
$170,400
Green Hills AEA
Preschool funding
$1,100,000
Iowa Western Community College Foundation
Pottawattamie Promise
$700,000
Manning Betterment Foundation
Playground Safe Surfacing Update
$3,000
Healthy Families
American Red Cross – Central Iowa Chapter
Fremont County
$15,000
American Red Cross – Nebraska/Southwest Iowa Chapter
Harrison and Pottawattamie Counties
$5,000
Angels Among Us
Financial aid for families of children with cancer in Pottawattamie County
$18,900
Carson Volunteer Fire Department
Personal Protective Equipment
$10,000
Centro Latino
Operating funding
$75,000
Completely Kids
Phoenix House family services
$7,000
Food Bank for the Heartland
Fremont, Harrison, Mills and Pottawattamie Counties
$50,000
Hancock Volunteer Fire Department
Gear and Equipment
$10,000
Iowa Legal Aid
Community Stabilization Project
$15,000
Iowa Legal Aid
Southwest Iowa services
$25,000
Mills County Public Health
Shelters in Mills County
$15,000
Minden Volunteer Fire Department
Personal Protective Equipment
$9,700
New Visions Homeless Services
General Operating Funding
$100,000
Omaha Bridges Out of Poverty
Council Bluffs Poverty Alleviation Initiative
$100,000
Omaha Community Foundation
Fremont County Community Foundation
$25,000
Omaha Community Foundation
Harrison County Community Foundation
$25,000
Omaha Community Foundation
Mills County Community Foundation
$25,000
ONE Iowa
Needs assessment of LGBTQIA community in Western Iowa
$16,000
Pottawattamie County Community Foundation
Women’s Fund of southwest Iowa, and matching funds
$291,667
Salvation Army
Flood Relief in southwest Iowa
$15,000
SHARE Omaha
General Operating Funding for Pottawattamie County launch
$50,000
Treynor Volunteer Fire Department
Ambulance Cot
$10,000
Underwood Volunteer Fire Department
Thermal Imaging Camera
$8,650
United Way of the Midlands
Community Care Fund
$255,500
Multi-year Funding
*Iowa Western Community College Foundation
General Operating Funding for the Performing Arts Center
$30,000
American Midwest Ballet
General Operating Funding
$125,000
Boys and Girls Club of the Midlands
General Operating Funding for Council Bluffs Club
$85,000
Durham Museum
General Operating Funding
$25,000
FAMILY Inc.
General Operating Funding
$120,000
Heartland Family Service
General Operating Funding supporting Iowa Family Works, substance abuse services, and homeless services
$330,000
Immigrant Legal Center
General Operating Funding supporting immigration legal services in southwest Iowa
$65,000
Joslyn Art Museum
General Operating Funding supporting Joslyn’s Kent Bellows Mentoring Program
$25,000
Lauritzen Gardens
General Operating Funding
$12,500
Lauritzen Gardens
Railroad Days
$25,000
Lutheran Family Services
General Operating Funding to support child abuse prevention and sexual abuse treatment in Council Bluffs
$50,000
Micah House
General Operating Funding supporting homeless families
$90,000
Omaha Children’s Museum
General Operating Funding supporting field trips, outreach visits and low-cost memberships for families in southwest Iowa
$45,000
Omaha Symphony Association
General Operating Funding supporting Adventures in Music for southwest Iowa students
$25,000
Opera Omaha
General Operating Funding
$25,000
The Rose Theater
General Operating Funding for School Field Trip Program for southwest Iowa students
$25,000
Placemaking
City of Carter Lake
Rental Inspection Program
$14,500
City of Council Bluffs
West Broadway – Phase III
$1,769,124
City of Tabor
Tabor Public Library
$50,000
Durham Museum
Exterior Restoration Initiative
$50,000
Golden Hills Resource Conservation and Development
Loess Hills Missouri River Region Cabin Initiative
$350,000
Impact Hill
Operating funding for recreational, educational, social, cultural advancement at the historic Riverside HS building
$15,000
Iowa West Foundation Initiative
Downtown Cultural Trail
$50,000
Iowa West Foundation Initiative
Iowa West Sports Plex
$2,000,000
Iowa West Foundation Initiative
Pickleball Courts at the Iowa West Field House
$600,000
Metropolitan Area Planning Agency
Heartland 2050 Close the Gap 2019
$27,500
Neola Betterment Corporation
Senior Housing
$200,000
Pheasants Forever, Inc.
Strengthening Quality of Life and Rural Economies through Growing Outdoor Recreation Opportunities
$44,760
Pottawattamie Arts, Culture & Entertainment (PACE)
Harvester II Arts & Culture District
$2,000,000
Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors
2019 CITIES Program
$93,765
Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors
Art on the Frontier Trails (ArtFITS)
$20,000
The 712 Initiative
General Operating Funding/Placemaking Consortium
$500,000
The 712 Initiative
The Good Neighbor program, formerly Neighborhood Network
$25,000
YMCA of Greater Omaha
Capital funding for Charles E. Lakin YMCA in Council Bluffs
$200,000
2018
Economic Development
Greater Omaha Chamber Foundation
Prosper Omaha 2.0
$500,000
Iowa West Foundation Initiative
Riverfront Revitalization
$595,000
Omaha Community Foundation
Pottawattamie Gives! Incentives
$20,000
Omaha Sports Commission
2020 Olympic Swim Trials
$50,000
Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors
County Economic Development
$250,000
Education
City of Atlantic
Library renovation
$30,000
Council Bluffs Community School District
BLink Phase V
$100,000
Council Bluffs Community School District
International Baccalaureate - Year 3 Implementation
$365,000
FAMILY, Inc.
Raise Me to Read
$100,000
Fontanelle Forest
Environmental education programming for Iowa
$4,521
Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa Inc.
Scholarships and activities for Pottawattamie County Girl Scouts
$1,212
Inclusive Communities
Youth programming support
$8,000
Iowa Western Community College
Pottawattamie Promise
$483,928
Iowa Western Community College
Foundation Pottawattamie Promise
$595,000
Omaha Conservatory of Music
String Sprouts in Council Bluffs Schools
$22,500
University of Nebraska Board of Regents
MOEC Mathematics at the High School Cohort
$50,000
Healthy Families
Avoca Volunteer Fire Department
EMS Equipment
$10,000
Carson Volunteer Fire Department
EMS equipment
$10,000
Centro Latino of Iowa
General operating funding
$75,000
Centro Latino of Iowa
Executive Director search
$15,000
Children’s Square U.S.A.
Fund development
$25,000
Community of Christ Caring Ministries
Beautification project
$39,299
Council Bluffs Goodfellows
Matching funds for emergency aid and grocery vouchers for holiday meals for needy families
$35,000
Credit Advisors Foundation
Outreach to southwest Iowa nonprofits
$5,910
Crescent Volunteer Fire Department
Bunker gear
$10,000
FAMILY, Inc.
Raise Me to Read
$35,000
Food Bank for the Heartland
School-based mobile pantries
$18,600
Greater Omaha Chamber Foundation
Council Bluffs Chamber – workforce development initiative
$75,000
Greater Omaha YMCA
Charles E. Lakin YMCA/The Center merger
$100,000
Heartland Family Service
Lewis Central Children’s Mental Health Program
$160,000
Heartland Family Service
Housing and Emergency Assistance Task Force (HEAT)
$170,000
Intercultural Senior Center
Outreach to Council Bluffs residents
$21,000
New Visions Homeless Services
General Operating Funding supporting services for the homeless
$100,000
Radio Talking Book Service
Outreach in Pottawattamie County
$3,200
Treynor Volunteer Fire Department
EMS equipment
$10,000
United Way of the Midlands
Annual Campaign and the regional food insecurity project
$275,000
Walnut Volunteer Fire Department
EMS equipment
$9,986
Multi-year Funding
Ballet Nebraska
General Operating Funding
$125,000
Boys and Girls Club of the Midlands
General Operating Funding for Council Bluffs Club
$85,000
Durham Museum
General Operating Funding
$25,000
FAMILY, Inc.
General Operating Funding supporting early childhood education and literacy
$120,000
Green Hills AEA
General Operating Funding for preschool
$1,100,000
Heartland Family Service
General Operating Funding supporting Iowa Family Works, substance abuse services, and homeless services
$330,000
Iowa Western Community College Foundation
General Operating Funding for the Performing Arts Center
$30,000
Joslyn Art Museum
General Operating Funding supporting Joslyn’s Kent Bellows Mentoring Program
$25,000
Justice For Our Neighbors
General Operating Funding supporting immigration legal services in southwest Iowa
$65,000
Lutheran Family Services
General Operating Funding supporting child abuse prevention and sexual abuse treatment programming in Council Bluffs
$50,000
MICAH House
General Operating Funding supporting homeless families
$70,000
Omaha Botanical Center, Inc. Lauritzen Gardens
General Operating Funding
$12,500
Omaha Botanical Center, Inc. Lauritzen Gardens
Railroad Days
$25,000
Omaha Children’s Museum
General Operating Funding supporting field trips, outreach visits and low-cost memberships for families in southwest Iowa
$45,000
Omaha Symphony Association
General Operating Funding supporting Adventures in Music for southwest Iowa students
$25,000
Omaha Theater Company – Rose Theater
General Operating Funding for School Field Trip Program for southwest Iowa students
$25,000
Opera Omaha
General Operating Funding
$25,000
The 712 Initiative
General Operating Funding
$500,000
Placemaking
Chanticleer, Inc.
2018-2019 Operating funds
$35,000
City of Council Bluffs
Planning and construction of a trail along the First Avenue corridor in Council Bluffs
$200,000
City of Council Bluffs
Loessfest 2018: River's Edge Park events
$250,000
City of Council Bluffs
All-America City signs
$25,000
City of Council Bluffs
Bayliss Park holiday lighting Phase II
$25,000
City of Council Bluffs
Signage at the Mid-America Center
$500,000
City of Council Bluffs
West Broadway Reconstruction Phase II
$2,000,000
City of Logan
Basketball and tennis court rehab in the city park. “Kellen’s Kourts”
$20,000
Council Bluffs
Housing Trust Fund Funds for affordable housing in Council Bluffs
$35,000
Four County Fair Association
Expo Building Renovations
$20,000
Friends of Lake Manawa
Dream Playground Re-Imagined
$160,000
Golden Hills Resource Conservation & Development
Loess Hills Missouri River Region Parks to People Coordination
$24,000
Habitat for Humanity of Council Bluffs
Neighborhood Network
$160,000
Heartland Bike Share
Electric bikes for Council Bluffs
$10,000
Metro Area Planning Agency (MAPA)
Heartland 2050 for Council Bluffs
$14,625
Neighborworks Home Solutions
Construction Trades Partnership to build one single-family home in conjunction with Iowa Western Community College’s Home Building Program
$62,500
Neighborworks Home Solutions
Funding for a targeted, multi-phase, mixed-income revitalization of the Walnut Grove development area
$200,000
Omaha Zoological Society
Carousel Plaza
$50,000
Pottawattamie Arts, Culture & Entertainment
Arts and Culture District
$1,400,000
Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors
CITIES: City of Carson to complete its façade improvement plan; City of Hancock to improve its municipal wastewater system
$474,125
The 712 Initiative
Downtown Re-Vitalization Fund
$1,000,000
2017
Economic Development
City of Council Bluffs
River's Edge parking garage
$2,000,000
Downtown Riverfront
Trust Iowa/Nebraska Riverfront Study
$250,000
Education
AHSTW Community Schools
Career & Technical Education Equipment
$85,492
Council Bluffs Community Education Foundation
Classroom grants for teachers 2017-2018
$15,000
Council Bluffs Community Education Foundation
STARS Scholarship program for adults
$426,775
Council Bluffs Community School District
Middle Years International Baccalaureate Program, Year 2
$404,000
I-JAG
Dropout prevention program in Council Bluffs schools
$20,000
Inclusive Communities
Youth Programming support in Council Bluffs
$8,000
Joslyn Art Museum
Kent Bellows Mentoring Program
$20,500
Omaha Children’s Museum
Outreach, field trip programs and subsidized memberships for Pottawattamie County families
$45,000
Omaha Conservatory of Music
Violin Sprouts of Council Bluffs
$35,500
Omaha Symphony
Adventures in Music
$25,000
Omaha Theater Company
Rose Theater Field Trips for CBCSD First Graders
$7,113
R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
Building healthy relationships through theatre in Council Bluffs
$9,150
Tri-Center Community School District
Preschool/Before & After School Programming
$50,000
Healthy Families
Angels Among Us, Inc.
Family assistance program - Pottawattamie County
$21,600
Boys and Girls Club of the Midlands
Multi-Year Funding General Operating Support for Council Bluffs club
$85,000
Centro Latino of Iowa
Operational Support 2017-18
$75,000
City of Crescent
Bunker gear
$10,000
FAMILY, Inc.
Multi-Year Funding General Operating Support/Birth-Three Parent Education Programming in Pottawattamie County
$120,000
FAMILY, Inc.
Capacity Building/Executive Director Search
$16,000
Green Hills AEA
Multi-Year Funding Pottawattamie County Preschool
$1,100,000
Heartland Family Service
Multi-Year Funding -Iowa Family Works -Homeless LINK -Substance Abuse Prevention
$330,000
Heartland Family Service
Housing and Emergency Task Force (HEAT)
$170,000
Iowa Legal Aid
Community stabilization project
$40,809
Justice For Our Neighbors
Multi-Year Funding for Legal Assistance for low-income immigrants in southwest Iowa
$65,000
Lutheran Family Services
Multi-Year Funding -Pottawattamie County Center for Healthy Families -RSafe Program
$50,000
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Iowa
Wish Granting/Adopt-a-Wish
$20,000
MICAH House
Multi-Year Funding for Homeless Services for Families/General Operating Support
$70,000
MICAH House
Shelter Reimagined campaign
$425,000
Omaha Community Foundation
Nonprofit Capacity Building Program
$20,000
Radio Talking Book Service
Radio Talking Book Network
$3,500
United Way of the Midlands
Annual Campaign and Convening Efforts in Food Security
$275,000
Walnut Volunteer Fire Department
Compressed air foam system, pagers, parkas and blowers
$7,567
Placemaking
Ballet Nebraska
Season 8: Momentum, The Nutcracker, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream
$125,000
Blue Barn Theater
2017-2018 programming
$5,000
Chanticleer, Inc.
2016-2017 season programming
$22,000
Chanticleer, Inc.
Programming support for 2017-2018 season
$32,000
City of Carroll
Kellan's Kingdom: Carroll's first all-inclusive playground
$10,000
City of Council Bluffs
Loessfest 2017
$175,000
City of Council Bluffs
Sternhill Park – Art in the Park
$54,500
City of Council Bluffs
West Broadway Reconstruction Project - Phase 1
$1,700,000
City of Council Bluffs
Bayliss Park holiday lights
$24,370
City of Denison
Audio-Visual equipment
$4,000
City of Shelby
Dewer System Improvement
$150,000
Council Bluffs Community School District
BLink Wifi - Phase Four
$100,000
Habitat for Humanity of Council Bluffs
Neighborhood Network
$70,000
Iowa Western Community College
Fitness & Wellness Center
$500,000
Iowa Western Community College Foundation
Access to performing arts programs
$30,000
Metro Area Planning Agency (MAPA)
Heartland 2050 Implementation/Close the Gap
$65,000
Omaha Botanical Center, Inc.
Railroad Days 2017
$25,000
Omaha Botanical Center, Inc.
The Recycled Art of Sayaka Ganz, Kim Merz and Aurora Robson
$12,500
Omaha Community Foundation
Pottawattamie Gives! Incentives
$21,500
Omaha Creative Institute
Professional Development Series
$3,000
Omaha Performing Arts Society
Orpheum Theater’s 90th Anniversary Capital Improvements
$100,000
Omaha Zoological Society
Asian Highlands
$250,000
Opera Omaha
"Falstaff," "Medea," and "Proving Up" productions
$25,000
Pheasants Forever, Inc.
Precision Agriculture Technology Integration
$73,671
Pottawattamie Arts, Culture & Entertainment
Arts & Culture Center
$1,266,436
Pottawattamie Arts, Culture & Entertainment
Hoff Family Arts and Culture Center
$600,000
Pottawattamie Arts, Culture & Entertainment (PACE)
Arts and Culture Center
$408,195
Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors
CITIES Program
$921,525
Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors
Rural Recycling Center
$222,500
Red Oak Grant Theater, Inc.
Phase II - Theater Addition
$90,000
Shelby County Historical Society
Military Exhibit Hall
$8,250
The 712 Initiative
General Operating Support
$500,000
The Durham Museum
Top Secret: License to Spy Exhibition
$25,000
The Nature Conservancy
Acquisition of 506-acre Loess Hills Natural Area near Council Bluffs
$400,000
2016
Economic Development
Greater Omaha Chamber Foundation
*The Kitchen Council - a food incubator entrepreneurship program
$100,000
Iowa West Foundation Initiative
FieldhouseUSA at the Mid-America Center
$3,500,000
Education
African Culture Connection
After School and Summer Camp Program
$19,000
City of Council Bluffs
Public Library - Council Bluffs newspaper archive (1857-2002)
$120,000
Council Bluffs Community Education Foundation
Classroom Grants 2016-2017
$15,000
Council Bluffs Community Education Foundation
Capacity Building
$10,000
Council Bluffs Community Education Foundation
STARS program
$342,614
Council Bluffs Community School District
International Baccalaureate Program for Kirn and Wilson Middle Schools
$186,000
Council Bluffs Community School District
Summer School for 2017 and 2018
$1,278,900
Family Inc.
Raise Me to Read
$35,000
FAMILY, Inc.
Birth-Three Parent Education Programming in Pottawattamie County
$120,000
Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa Inc.
Girl Scout STEM program
$3,000
Green Hills AEA
Pottawattamie County Preschool
$1,100,000
Iowa JAG, Inc.
Middle/High School Dropout Prevention Program
$35,000
Iowa Newspaper Foundation
Southwest Iowa Newspapers in Education Program
$18,500
Iowa Public Broadcast Network Foundation
Repainting & Lighting replacement for KHIN tower in Red Oak
$53,330
Joslyn Art Museum
Kent Bellows Mentoring Program for southwest Iowa Students
$16,700
KANEKO
Creative Catalyst – After school arts program in Council Bluffs
$2,362
Omaha Area Youth Orchestras, Inc.
Impact Iowa – support for Prelude Strings and Honors Orchestra for CBCSD
$28,927
Omaha Children’s Museum
Omaha Children's Museum Partner School Program
$40,000
Omaha Symphony Association
2015/2016 Adventures in Music Program for southwest Iowa
$15,000
Omaha Symphony Association
2016-2017 Adventures in Music – southwest Iowa
$26,000
Omaha Theater Company
School Field Trips for Council Bluffs First-Graders
$7,113
Omaha Zoological Society
Education and Exploration Center
$500,000
Omaha’s Children’s Museum
Field Trips and Memberships for Pottawattamie County Students and Families
$40,000
Promise Partners
Youth Philanthropy, Grantmaking & Community Networking
$20,000
University of Iowa
Iowa Literacy Center
$50,000
Healthy Families
Boys and Girls Club of the Midlands
General Operation Funding for Council Bluffs Club
$85,000
Catholic Charities Diocese of Des Moines
Phoenix House Remodel
$60,000
Connections Area Agency on Aging
“Meals on Wheels”
$70,000
Council Bluffs Goodfellows
Goodfellows 2016
$35,000
Heartland Family Service
Iowa Family Works
$155,000
Heartland Family Service
Homeless LINK
$100,000
Heartland Family Service
Substance Abuse Prevention
$75,000
Heartland Family Service
Housing and Emergency Assistance Task Force (HEAT)
$170,000
Iowa Legal Aid
Youth Link Project
$28,791
Justice For Our Neighbors
Legal Assistance for low-income Immigrants in southwest Iowa
$65,000
Lutheran Family Services
Pottawattamie County Center for Healthy Families
$35,000
Lutheran Family Services
RSafe Program
$15,000
Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska, Inc.
RSafe program
$15,000
MICAH House
General Operation Funding
$70,000
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Summer Camp 2016
$5,000
New Visions Christian Worship Center
Capacity building
$69,000
Pottawattamie County Mental Health and Substance Abuse Network
General Operating Support
$15,000
Santa Monica, Inc.
Treatment/Halfway House for Iowa Women
$24,000
Special Olympics
Southwest Iowa area events
$1,200
United Way of the Midlands
Programs in Pottawattamie County
$300,000
Youth Emergency Services
Street Outreach Services in Council Bluffs
$25,000
Placemaking
Audubon Community Cinema
The Rose Movie Theater Renovation
$6,000
Ballet Nebraska
Season Seven: Swan Lake, The Nutcracker & Momentum 7
$100,000
Centro Latino
General Operating Support
$75,000
City of Avoca
Police Department - 2016 communications equipment
$2,500
City of Avoca
Public Library - Main entry renovation for ADA compliance
$4,950
City of Council Bluffs
Loessfest 2016
$175,000
City of Council Bluffs
River's Edge Park Phase II - Landing Park
$1,515,000
City of Council Bluffs
CBFD Bell Tower Project
$85,000
City of Council Bluffs
UN image campaign
$100,000
City of Tabor
Main Street Lights and Brick Paving Improvements
$10,000
Council Bluffs Community School District
BLink Wi-Fi Phase III
$150,000
Friends of the Union Pacific Museum
“Working on the Railroad” Exhibit
$100,000
Golden Hills Resource Conservation & Development
Southwest Iowa Rural Art and Culture Development
$32,500
Habitat for Humanity of Council Bluffs
Neighborhood Network, Year 3
$106,920
Iowa West Foundation Initiative
Community Development Consortium
$500,000
Iowa Western Community College Foundation
2016-2017 season programming
$30,000
Joslyn Art Museum
Interpretive technology for the reinstallations of permanent European galleries
$20,000
Metro Area Planning Agency (MAPA)
Heartland 2050 Implementation
$65,000
Mimran Event Management, Inc.
USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships
$20,000
Nishna Valley Family YMCA
Wellness equipment
$32,500
Omaha Botanical Center, Inc.
Railroad Days 2016
$25,000
Omaha Community Foundation
Pottawattamie Gives! Challenge Funds
$21,500
Omaha Community Foundation
The Landscape Project
$18,000
Omaha Development Foundation
Missouri River Commons
$35,000
Opera Omaha
Productions: “La boheme,” Cosi fan tutte” and “Flight”
$30,000
Pottawattamie Arts, Culture & Entertainment
Arts and Culture District
$2,325,369
Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors
CITIES program
$836,850
Pottawattamie County Development Corporation
100 Block Redevelopment Project
$1,000,000
Pottawattamie County Development Corporation
Placemaking Consortium
$2,000,000
The Blue Barn Theatre
2016-2017 season programming
$10,000
2015
Economic Development
Iowa West Foundation Initiative
FieldhouseUSA at the Mid-America Center
$2,000,000
Education
Audubon County Early Childhood Organization (IA)
Programmatic support for the Children's Nest Daycare Center
$40,000
Community Education Foundation
STARS Scholarship Program
$369,526
Council Bluffs Community School District
Support for the Pottawattamie Promise program delivery
$398,372
Eckels Memorial Library
2015 collection development in library located in Oakland (IA)
$2,000
FAMILY, Inc.
General Operating Support
$146,500
Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa, Inc.
Programmatic support for an online volunteer and parent engagement system
$7,500
Green Hills AEA
Support for preschool program in Pottawattamie County school districts
$1,100,000
Hearts and Hugs Day Care, Inc.
(Corning) Facility renovation
$10,000
Iowa West Foundation Initiative
Raise Me to Read
$225,000
Iowa Western Community College Foundation
Pottawattamie Promise
$2
Joslyn Art Museum
Support for the Kent Bellows Mentoring Program for students in Council Bluffs
$15,600
Omaha Conservatory of Music
2015-2016 Omaha Conservatory of Music's Sprouts Program at participating CBCSD schools
$30,000
Omaha Theater Company
Rose Theater Field Trips for Council Bluffs students
$9,452
Riverside Community School District
Support for Pottawattamie Promise program delivery
$76,344
The Durham Museum
Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition project
$20,000
West Pottawattamie County Agricultural Extension District
Support for the West Pottawattamie County 4-H youth programming administration
$57,700
Healthy Families
Angels Among Us, Inc.
Financial Aid for Families of Children with Cancer
$20,000
Council Bluffs Goodfellows
Program to assist Pottawattamie County families in need during the holiday season
$45,000
Fourth Judicial District
Department of Correctional Service - drug court
$113,000
Heartland Family Service
Lewis Central Children's Mental Health Program
$300,000
Heartland Family Service
Housing Emergency Assistance Task Force
$170,000
Heartland Family Service
Iowa Family Works
$77,500
Heartland Family Service
Substance Abuse Services
$37,500
Heartland Family Service
Support to Families Displaced due to Rental Inspection Program
$30,000
HELP Adult Services
Purchase of new delivery vehicle
$5,000
Iowa Dental Foundation
Mission of Mercy dental project to be held in Council Bluffs
$25,000
Justice For Our Neighbors
Legal assistance for low-income immigrants in southwest Iowa
$32,500
Merrymakers Association
Southwest Iowa senior music project
$4,000
MICAH House Corporation
General Operating Funds
$35,000
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, Inc.
Prevention education in Pottawattamie County on Sexually Transmitted Infections and teen pregnancy
$39,500
Vocational Development Center
Residential Home Renovation
$25,000
Placemaking
Audubon Recreation Foundation
Recreation Center in Audubon
$50,000
Ballet Nebraska
Program support for Season Six: "Cleopatra," "The Nutcracker," and "Momentum 6"
$124,000
Blue Barn Theatre
Expanded programming for 2015-2016 season
$9,200
Bluffs Arts Council
Arts programming in 2015-2016
$11,000
Carstens 1880s Farmstead, Inc.
(Shelby) Restoration
$15,750
Chanticleer, Inc.
Program support for the 2015-2016 season
$30,000
City of Clarinda
Downtown Facade Revitalization
$55,975
City of Council Bluffs
Communications Officer
$152,000
City of Council Bluffs
Rental Housing Inspection
$64,202
City of Griswold
Improvements to the Griswold Community Building
$10,000
Council Bluffs Community School District
Stadium campaign
$1,000,000
Council Bluffs Community School District
Wi-Fi Initiative Phase 2
$153,000
Council Bluffs Housing Trust Fund
Affordable Housing 2015-2016
$45,058
Downtown Omaha Inc.
Foundation 2015 Holiday Lights Festival
$15,000
El Centro Latino
Operational support in 2015-16
$75,000
Food Bank for the Heartland
Back Pack for Kids Program providing weekend meals for 1,500 at-risk children in Council Bluffs
$25,000
Habitat for Humanity
General Operating Funds
$100,000
Harlan Friends of Downtown
LED lighting and updated sound system in historic downtown Harlan
$7,500
Heritage Services
Riverfront Study
$95,500
Historic General Dodge House
Funding to support capital improvement and collection management project
$24,500
Iowa West Foundation Initiative
River's Edge Park Phase II - Landing Park
$1,150,000
Iowa West Foundation Initiative
PACE
$2,000,000
Iowa Western Community College Foundation
Programming at the Arts Center in Council Bluffs
$22,000
Montgomery County Family YMCA (Red Oak)
Indoor Tennis Lighting/Court Enhancement
$20,000
Neola Area Community Center
Strong(er) Community
$10,000
Omaha Community Foundation
Incentive funds for Pottawattamie County nonprofits that raised funds through Omaha Gives!
$21,500
Opera Omaha
"La Fanciulla del West" and "Semele" productions
$30,000
Pottawattamie County Supervisors
Veterans Administration Building
$275,000
Southwest Iowa Nature Trails
Interactive information kiosks at three cities on the Wabash Trace
$20,000
Stanton Historical Society
Repair and repainting of the Swedish coffeepot water tower
$5,000
2014
Economic Development
City of Council Bluffs
Riverfront
$850,000
City of Council Bluffs
MAC Entertainment District
$100,000
City of Council Bluffs
Loessfest 2015
$175,000
Grameen America Inc.
Omaha/Council Bluffs Expansion
$350,000
2013
Economic Development
City of Council Bluffs
Loessfest 2014
$250,000
Downtown Omaha Inc. Foundation
Holiday Lights Festival
$15,000
French Icarian Colony Foundation
Phase IX, Development of the French Icarian Village
$20,000
Greater Omaha Chamber Foundation
Prosper Omaha - Leveraging Opportunities for the Region
$2,200,000
Iowa Western Community College Foundation
Iowa Western Community College Foundation 2013-2014 Season Programming Economic Development 2013 $35,000.00
$35,000
New Community Development Corporation
Construction Workforce Training
$140,000
Omaha Botanical Center, Inc.
Railroad Days
$25,000
Pottawattamie County Development Corporation
Recapitalize Downtown Revitalization Fund
$500,000
Pottawattamie County Development Corporation
Recapitalize Downtown Revitalization Fund
$800,000
YMCA of Greater Omaha
Charles E. Lakin YMCA
$3,500,000
2012
Economic Development
Adams County Conservation Board
Timber Ridge Campground Improvements
$20,000
Bluffs Arts Council
Operating Support Grant 2013
$25,000
City of Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs 2020 Initiative
$200,000
City of Council Bluffs
River's Edge Grand Opening Festivities
$250,000
City of Harlan
Shelby County Opportunity Promotion Enterprise
$25,000
Council Bluffs
West Broadway Fund
$1,250,000
Grameen America, Inc.
2012-2014 Expansion Project
$150,000
Heartland Workers Center
Building a Community that Works for All - Phase II: HWC Training Institute
$17,000
Heartland Workforce Solutions, Inc.
Regional Workforce Planning for Council Bluffs and Eastern NE
$8,000
Iowa Food Systems Council, Inc.
Economic Development for Poultry and Fruit and Vegetable Growers in Western Iowa
$5,000
Iowa Western Community College Foundation
Workforce Allignment Collaborative
$120,000
Iowa Western Community College Foundation
2012-2013 Arts Center Programming
$40,000
Macedonia Historical Preservation Society
Pioneer Trail Museum Expansion Phase I
$51,025
Omaha Botanical Center
Railroad Days
$25,000
Omaha Performing Arts Society
Web Enhancement Initiative
$25,000
Pottawattamie County
2012 CITIES Program Re-Capitalization
$875,000
Pottawattamie County
CITIES Program Evaluation
$20,000
Pottawattamie County
2012 CITIES Program Re-Capitalization
$1,274,059
Pottawattamie County Development Corporation
Start up and Program Development MSCB, Inc.
$300,000
Union Pacific Museum
Outreach Program
$72,500
2011
Economic Development
Board of Regents University of Nebraska
Information Technology Interventions for Microenterprise Economic Development
$38,601
City of Council Bluffs
Airport Business Park No. 1
$25,000
City of Council Bluffs
First Night 2012
$20,000
Heartland Center for Leadership Development
HomeTown Competitiveness Strategic Plan Implementation for Rural Pottawattamie County
$400,000
Heartland Workers Center
Building a Community that Works for All
$15,000
Macedonia Historical Preservation Society
MHPS Historic Preservation
$4,500
Omaha Botanical Center Inc.
Railroad Days
$25,000
Omaha Performing Arts Society
Technology Capacity Building Initiative
$20,000
Pottawattamie County
2011 CITIES Program Re-Capitalization
$600,000
Pottawattamie County
Video Library Creation & Marketing Campaign
$63,500
Pottawattamie County Development Corporation
Operating Support Grant 2012
$200,000
Pottawattamie County Development Corporation
Downtown Revitalization/Redevelopment
$1,432,500
Union Pacific Museum Association
Exhibit Update - Building of the Transcontinental Railroad
$150,000
2010
Economic Development
Adams County Conservation Board
Lake Icaria Playgrounds
$20,000
City of Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs Economic Development Initiative
$150,000
Grameen America, Inc.
Grameen America Microloan Program Expansion in Omaha and Iowa
$100,000
Harrison County Conservation Board
Phase II of the Lincoln Highway/Loess Hills Interpretive Center Project at the Harrison County HIstorical Village & Iowa Welcome Center near Missouri Valley
$10,000
Heartland Center for Leadership Development
Capacity Building for Rural Pottawattamie County Community Leaders
$100,000
Iowa Western Community College Foundation
2010-2011 Programming
$50,000
Omaha Botanical Center, Inc.
Railroad Days
$20,000
Omaha Economic Development Corporation
The Village Zone Strategy
$25,000
Pottawattamie County
2010 CITIES Program Re-Capitalization
$500,000
2009
Economic Development
Bluffs Arts Council
Concert and Film Series 2009-2010
$9,500
Bluffs Arts Council
Festival of Trees 2009: It's All About Creativity
$4,500
Chanticleer, Inc.
Back to the Good Old Days Series
$6,250
City of Council Bluffs
First Night 2010
$45,000
City of Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs Economic Development Initiative
$150,000
City of Council Bluffs
Arena Operating Support
$300,000
Fremont County Historical Society
Fremont County Rodeo Museum Project
$60,000
French Icarian Colony Foundation
Planning & Design French Icarian Village Visitors' Center
$25,000
Golden Hills Resource Conservation and Development
Loess Hills National Scenic Byway Recreation Plan Study
$5,000
Harrison County Conservation Board
Lincoln Highway/Loess Hills Interpretive Center at the Harrison County Historical Village and Iowa Welcome Center near Missouri Valley
$32,000
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
Wabash TraceTrail Enhancement
$30,000
Iowa Western Community College Foundation
2009-2010 Season Programming
$60,000
Lenox Community Trust
Lenox Community Center Development
$10,000
Midwest Women and Children’s Services
Neighborhood Entrepreneurs
$134,829
Nebraska Arts Council
Creative Capitol Professional Development for Artists
$4,500
Omaha Botanical Center, Inc.
Railroad Days
$18,000
Omaha Performing Arts Society
Orpheum Theater Sound System
$50,000
Omaha Theater Company
New Sound Reinforcement System for The Rose Theater
$15,000
Pottawattamie County
Pottawattamie County Wayfinding & Marketing Campaign
$39,000
Pottawattamie County
2009 CITIES Program Recapitalization
$170,000
Pottawattamie County Development Corporation
Downtown Revitalization Fund
$800,000
2008
Economic Development
Bluffs Arts Council
Concert and Film Series 2008-09
$10,000
Bluffs Arts Council
Festival of Trees: Celebrate the Arts
$13,000
Chanticleer, Inc.
Chanticleer Theater Improvement Needs
$14,997
City of Avoca
Economic Development Grant Program
$125,000
City of Council Bluffs
First Night 2009
$45,000
City of Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs Economic Development Initiative
$150,000
Golden Hills Resource Conservation and Development
Update Corridor Management Plan for Loess Hills National Scenic Byway
$24,850
Golden Hills Resource Conservation and Development
Pottawattamie County Farm to Fork - Local Foods Coordinator
$97,500
Historic General Dodge House
Museum Audio Tours
$30,000
Iowa Western Community College
NJCAA Division I National Volleyball Championship
$20,000
Iowa Western Community College Foundation
2008-2009 Programming
$60,000
Montgomery County Historical Society
The Square: Early Years (Exhibit art/sculpture)
$15,000
Omaha Botanical Center, Inc.
Railroad Days
$20,000
Pottawattamie County
CITIES Program Re-Capitalization
$400,000
Pottawattamie County
Economic Feasibility Analysis of the Gateway Commerce Portal
$100,000
Pottawattamie County
CITIES Fund Recapitalization- Fiscal Year 08-09
$760,000
Pottawattamie County Development Corporation
Downtown Revitalization Fund
$500,000
2007
Economic Development
Adams County Conservation Board
Lake Icaria Improvements
$50,000
Artspace Projects, Inc.
Harvester Artist Lofts
$2,239,182
Bluffs Arts Council
Concert Series 2007-2008
$15,000
City of Carson
City Website Development and City Needs Assessment Survey
$1,300
City of Corning
Adams County Aquatic Center
$30,000
City of Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs Economic Initiative
$350,000
City of Council Bluffs
First Night 2008
$35,000
Corning Center for Fine Arts
CCFA Facility Completion
$24,000
Golden Hills Resource Conservation and Development
Loess Hills Scenic Byway Brochure
$34,000
Golden Hills Resource Conservation and Development
Cultural Resources Study in the Loess Hills
$74,850
Iowa Western Community College Foundation
2007-2008 National Season Series
$75,000
Omaha Area Youth Orchestra, Inc.
Omaha Area Youth Orchestra outreach concerts
$5,000
Omaha Botanical Center, Inc.
Railroad Days
$25,000
Pottawattamie County
2007 CITIES Program Re-Capitalization
$1,300,000
Pottawattamie County
Travel Corridor Marketing
$62,500
Pottawattamie County Community Foundation
Community Foundation Start-Up
$6,000,000
Pottawattamie County Development Corporation
Downtown Revitalization Fund
$2,000,000
Wallace Foundation for Rural Research and Development
Rural Research and Development Center
$33,333
Wallace Foundation for Rural Research and Development
Growing a Regional Food System: Developing a Strategic Plan
$20,000
2006
Economic Development
Artspace Inc.
Council Bluffs Artist Lofts
$35,000
Artspace Projects, Inc.
Council Bluffs Artist Lofts
$182,000
Bluffs Arts Council
Concert Series 2006-2007
$18,000
Bluffs Arts Council
Bluffs Arts Council Competency Building
$19,000
City of Council Bluffs
Bass Pro Arena Sports Promotion Fund
$145,000
City of Council Bluffs
Arena Operating Support
$300,000
City of Council Bluffs
Playland Park Master Planning
$240,000
City of Council Bluffs
Mid-City Corridor Project
$450,000
City of Harlan
College Park
$200,000
City of Underwood
Comprehensive Plan
$10,875
Corning Opera House Cultural Center
Weatherproofing
$9,800
Florence Futures
East-West Gateway Master Plan for Historic Florence
$9,000
Golden Hills Resource Conservation and Development
Development of a "Day Tripping" Program
$7,795
Habitat for Humanity of Council Bluffs
2007 homes for low and moderate income families
$220,000
Loess Hills Preservation Society, Inc.
Autumn in the Bluffs 2006
$15,000
Midwest Women and Children’s Services
Neighborhood Entrepreneurs
$113,729
Missouri River Pedestrian Bridge
Missouri River Pedestrian Bridge
$1,500,000
Municipal Homes, Inc.
Capacity Building Opportunity Request
$25,000
Nonprofit Association of the Midlands
Capacity Building
$6,990
Omaha Theater Company
The Nutcracker - development of a new version and refurbishment of the current version
$25,000
Pottawattamie County
2006 CITIES Program Re-Capitalization
$1,000,000
Pottawattamie County
Loess Hills Lodge Educational Exhibits
$93,960
Pottawattamie County Development Corporation
General Operating Funding
$150,000
Pottawattamie County Development Corporation
Downtown Revitalization Fund
$1,000,000
Pottawattamie County Development Corporation
Site Development & Job Creation Initiative
$335,000
Union Pacific Museum Association
Simulator Upgrade
$47,500
West Pottawattamie Agriculture Extension District
Nonprofit Management Academy Fellowship and Program Services Application
$30,000
2005
Economic Development
City of Council Bluffs
Bass Pro Guaranty
$17,000,000
