The Audubon County Community Foundation (ACCF) is pleased to announce that it has awarded $117,594 in grants to Audubon County nonprofit agencies. The following organizations were awarded grants by the ACCF Advisory Board:

  • Audubon Community Cinema Rose – $10,000 for theater renovations
  • Audubon County Fair Board – $5,000 for electrical lines for new fairgrounds campsite
  • Audubon County Historical Society – $5,000 for tuckpoint exterior for Nathaniel Hamlin Park Museum
  • Audubon Recreation Foundation – $32,797 to install bowling lanes in the rec center
  • Brayton Fire Department – $5,000 for equipment updates for grass attack unit
  • Exira Community Club – $32,797 for phase 4 of Rec Reno Project
  • Exira Public Library – $2,000 to install patron drinking fountain and fireproof book drop
  • Friendship Home Foundation – $20,000 to renovate upper level of Friendship Home
  • The Children’s Nest – $5,000 for indoor/outdoor classroom equipment and to renovate laundry room

All grantees met the criteria as Audubon County nonprofit agencies or organizations with charitable missions in the areas of civic, cultural, health, education, and social services. Only organizations providing services in Audubon County were eligible. Audubon County agency representatives received their checks on April 6. During brief check distribution activities, Genelle Deist commended the nonprofit agencies for their individual efforts to provide a better quality of life for the residents of Audubon County.

Our Advisory Board is pleased to direct $117,594 in grants to these important community efforts in Audubon County. The Audubon County Community Foundation is one of nine counties that are collectively known as the Community Foundations of Southwest Iowa and meets or exceeds the Standards for Community Foundations as established by the Council on Foundations in Washington DC.
Genelle Deist, Chair of the Audubon County Community Foundation

The Audubon County Community Foundation works with individuals, families, businesses, and organizations to create permanent funds that address the changing, vital community needs and interests. Donating to a permanently endowed fund helps your neighbors today and you help build a stronger community tomorrow. Not only that, 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. The Audubon County Community Foundation invests and administers these funds and distributes grants to deserving, qualified nonprofit organizations. “This has grown from an annual event to twice a year, with one grant cycle in the spring and another in the fall,” said Deist.

For information about donating or establishing an individual foundation/fund, please contact Stacey Goodman, Iowa Foundations Director, at 800-794-3458 or stacey@omahafoundation.org. Audubon County nonprofits may go here to learn more about the grant guidelines and to apply.