The Cass and Audubon County Community Foundations presented grants amounting to more than $117,590 each, to various non-profit agencies in their respective Counties, last Friday, who had submitted their application in-time for the Feb. 1^st deadline.

Cass County Community Foundation grant recipient representatives.

Included among the grant recipients in Cass County, was:

• The Anita Public Library, $2,000 for LED lighting in the Adult Fiction Room.
• The Ann W. Wickman Child Development Center, $10,000 for expansion & renovations.
• Atlantic Coca Cola Center & Museum, $1,000 for shelving/backroom storage.
• Atlantic Lions Club, $2,000 to renovate the 1875 schoolhouse at Sunnyside Park.
• Atlantic Parks & Rec, $12,000 to install a picnic shelter at the Schildberg Rec Area.
• Atlantic Police Reserves, $2,500 for body camera systems for the A-PD.
• Atlantic Soccer Association, $2,000 for soccer goals with nets.
• Atlantic Youth Sports Organization, $10,000 to renovate existing bathrooms.
• CAM Shooting Team, $1,000 to construct benches at the practice field.
• Cass Co. Conservation, $6,000 to update playground equipment at the Cold Springs Park campground.
• Cass Co. Historical Society, $10,000 to preserve & protect artifacts.
• Cumberland Public Library, $3,000 for computers & maker space items.
• Friends of the Griswold Public Library, $3,000 for bookshelf & furniture additions.
• Friends of the Outdoor Classroom, $3,000 to expoxy finish the concrete floor in the new kitchen addition.
• Griswold Volunteer Fire Dept., $3,000 for a rope rescue truck cache kit & Life Safety rope.
• Griswold Volunteer Rescue, $3,000 for patient mobilization equipment.
• Griswold Youth Sports, $5,000 for ball field improvements.
• Hitchock House Advisory, $8,000 for tuckpointing to the Hitchcock House.
• Marne Fire & Rescue, $6,000 to replace old bunker gear.
• Massena Historical Society, $4,000 for Heritage Park improvements.
• Massena Volunteer Fire & Rescue, $4,000 for a new Grass Attack vehicle.
• Nisnha Valley Family YMCA, $17,095 to repair & update the indoor pool

Altogether, the Cass County Community Foundation provided $117,595 in direct grants to Cass County Non-profit Agencies. The Audubon County Community Foundation provided $117, 594 in direct grants to non-profit agencies in Audubon County. The recepients include:

• Audubon Community Cinema, $10,000 for Rose Theater renovations.
• Audubon County Fair Board, $5,000 for electrical lines for new campsites on the fairground.
• Audubon County Historical Society, $5,000 to tuckpoint the exterior of the Nathaniel Hamlin Park Museum.
• Audubon Recreation Foundation, $32, 797 to install bowling lanes in the rec center.
• Brayton Fire Dept., $5,000 for equipment updates to the grass attack unit.
• Exira Community Club, $32,797 for Phase 4 of the Rec Reno project.
• Exira Public Library, $2,000 to install a patron drinking fountain & fireproof the book drop.
• Friendship Home Foundation, $20,000 to renovate the upper level of the Friendship Home.
• And, The Children’s Nest, $5,000 for Indoor/Outdoor Classroom equipment and to renovate the laundry room.

Both Community Foundations work with individuals, families, businesses and organizatins, to create permanent funds that address changing, vital community needs. By donating to either Foundation, you’ll be eligible to receive a 25% Endow Iowa Tax Credit for each donation, in addition to any Federal Tax benefits for which you may qualify.

For more information about donating or establishing an individual foundation or fund, contact Stacey Goodman, Iowa Foundations Director, at 1-800-794-3458.