For Immediate Release
November 2, 2007
The Foundation for the Enhancement of Mitchell
County Awards more than $60,000 to Local Non Profit Organizations
Mitchell County – This morning the Foundation for the
Enhancement of Mitchell County (FEMC) wrapped up their 2007 grant making cycle
by awarding $68,685 in grant funds to 24 different non profit
organizations/projects in Mitchell County. Projects funded this year by FEMC
goal area include:
|
American Cancer Society - Relay for Life
These funds will be used to purchase 4 tents for use in the annual
Mitchell
County Relay
for Life events. |
$2,000 |
|
City
of Osage - Park & Recreation Board
These funds will be used to purchase equipment for a skate park. |
$5,000 |
|
City
of St. Ansgar
These funds will be used to purchase a computer and other office equipment
for the St. Ansgar Chamber of Commerce. |
$2,500 |
|
City
of Stacyville
These funds will be used to renovate and remodel restrooms in the
Stacyville
Community Center. |
$3,000 |
|
Good
Samaritan Society - St. Ansgar
These funds will be used to sponsor a community-wide blood pressure clinic. |
$854 |
|
Growing Tree Preschool
These funds will be used to purchase the “Creative Curriculum” for use in
this preschool. |
$1,050 |
|
Mitchell County Agricultural Society
These funds will be used to insulate and line the
Varied
Industries
Building at
the Mitchell
County
Fairgrounds. |
$2,500 |
|
Mitchell
County Economic Development Commission
These funds will be used to conduct a county-wide housing needs assessment. |
$3,000 |
|
Mitchell County Environmental Education Foundation
These funds will be used to provide educational programming at the
Mitchell
County
Nature
Center. |
$1,300 |
|
Mitchell County Historical Society
These funds will be used to purchase display boxes for artifacts. |
$4,000 |
|
Noah's Ark Preschool
These funds will be used to purchase a laptop computer for the preschool. |
$600 |
|
Osage Community Daycare
These funds will be used to support educational programming. |
$2,500 |
|
Osage Community School
District
These funds will be used to support educational projects at the school. |
$5,000 |
|
Osage Senior Center
These funds will be used to support the replacement of a stove and oven in
the facility. |
$2,450 |
|
Riceville Community Foundation – Housing Application
These funds will used toward the local match in a State of
Iowa
application to support housing rehabilitation in the community. |
$3,000 |
|
Riceville Community Foundation – Trail Application
These funds will be used to purchase all the needed trail signage for the
Wapsi Great Western trail. |
$5,000 |
|
Riceville Community School
District
These funds will be used to support educational projects at the school. |
$5,000 |
|
St.
Ansgar Community School District
These funds will be used to support educational projects at the school. |
$5,000 |
|
St. Ansgar Rescue
These funds will be used to purchase blood pressure monitoring equipment. |
$2,195 |
|
Stacyville Community Nursing Home
These funds will be used to replace dining room chairs in the facility.
|
$2,736 |
|
Stacyville Kids Care
These funds will be used to support educational programming. |
$2,500 |
|
Stacyville Economic Development
These funds will be used to implement a “Promote Stacyville” campaign. |
$1,500 |
|
Stacyville Library (City of
Stacyville)
These funds will be used to purchase tables for the library facility. |
$500 |
|
Wee
Saints
These funds will be used to support educational programming. |
$2,500 |
The total cost of the above funded projects is $454,784.
The Foundation for the Enhancement of Mitchell County grants will leverage
$386,029 in other funds to bring these projects to reality in Mitchell County.
Over the last three years the FEMC Board of Directors
has awarded $170,820 in grant funding to 58 Mitchell County projects and/or non
profit organizations. The total cost for these funded projects exceeds $1.3M and
leveraged more than $1.1 M in other funding to make these projects happen!
The FEMC Board of Directors expects to launch their next
grant making cycle in September of 2008. Eligible applicants
include 501(c) (3) tax-exempt, not-for-profit organizations
and 170(b) units of government organizations. The FEMC looks to fund
projects that address significant community issues; present
innovative, creative, and practical proposals which build on community
strengths; develop the leadership potential of the community; involve the people
served in the planning and implementation of the program, provide a plan for
sustainability beyond the funding period, capital projects that impact a
significant number of Mitchell county residents.
The FEMC offers grants in the following areas: Health &
Fitness; Environmental Quality; Community Development; and Life Learning
The Foundation for the Enhancement of Mitchell County was
formed in 2005 with the purpose to foster private giving, strengthen service
providers and improve the conditions of Mitchell County. To these ends, the
foundation will promote endowment building, grant making, organizational
collaboration, and public leadership for the benefit of the Mitchell County
area.
The Foundation for the Enhancement of Mitchell County is
presently soliciting endowed gifts that will help further this foundation for
Mitchell County. Gifts made to the FEMC permanent endowment may be eligible
for a 20% Iowa Tax Credit. For further information please contact FEMC
President Bill Denner at 641.732.5546 or MCEDC Director, Brenda Dryer at
641.732.4790.
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Mitchell County Economic Development Commission
