2011 Community Betterment Grant Recipients

Organization/Community Foundation Amount

AAU Metro Basketball $10,000.00 AIB College of Business $5,000.00 ALS Association, Iowa Chapter $25,000.00 Altoona Area Historical Society $5,000.00 Altoona Chamber of Commerce $2,500.00 Alzheimer's Association, Greater Iowa Chapter $7,500.00 Amanda Cares $10,000.00 Animal Rescue League of Iowa, Inc. $5,000.00 Ankeny Area Historical Society $1,110.00 Ankeny Community Theatre $775.00 Assumption School $10,000.00 Ballet Theatre of Des Moines $5,000.00 Beacon of Life $10,000.00 Bernie Lorenz Recovery $10,000.00 Best Buddies Iowa $10,000.00 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa $15,000.00 Blank Children's Hospital $15,000.00 BRAVO Greater Des Moines $4,000.00 C & Ws Rustic Hollow Shelter Inc $10,000.00 Callanan Middle School $5,000.00 Camp Hertko Hollow, Inc. $10,000.00 Catholic Council for Social Concern, Inc. $5,000.00 Catholic Council for Social Concern, Inc. $5,000.00 Central Iowa Shelter & Services $30,000.00 Central Place Family Resource & Community Education Ctr $3,000.00 Character Counts in Iowa $10,000.00 Character Counts in Iowa $10,846.00 Chariton Rotary Club $5,000.00 Child Abuse Prevention Council $6,000.00 Children & Families of Iowa $11,028.00 Children's Cancer Connection $10,000.00 ChildServe Foundation $15,000.00 Chrysalis Foundation $10,000.00 City of Bondurant $10,000.00 City of Des Moines Police Department $5,000.00 City of Maxwell $2,500.00 City of Mitchellville $5,000.00 City of Panora $10,000.00 City of Pleasant Hill Emergency Services $10,000.00 City of Urbandale $8,000.00 Civic Center of Greater Des Moines $10,000.00 Civic Music Association $5,000.00 Clay Elementary $5,000.00 Colfax Historical Society Inc $10,000.00 Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines $50,000.00 Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines $50,000.00 Community Legacy Matters, Inc. $10,000.00 Copper Creek Triathlon $7,500.00 Cottage Grove Avenue Presbyterian Church $10,000.00 Creative Visions $10,000.00 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation $5,000.00 Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc $10,000.00 Des Moines Area Community College Foundation $10,000.00 Des Moines Area Community College Foundation $20,000.00 Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority $20,000.00 Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC) $25,000.00 $10,000.00 Des Moines Art Center $10,000.00 $65,000.00 Des Moines Choral Society $4,560.00 Des Moines East High School Alumni Foundation $20,000.00 Des Moines Health Center $10,000.00 Des Moines I Have A Dream Foundation $10,087.00 Des Moines Independent Community School District $5,000.00 Des Moines Metro Opera, Inc. $5,000.00 Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center $5,000.00 Des Moines Public Library Foundation $5,000.00 Des Moines Public School Library Support Group $10,000.00 Des Moines Symphony Association $5,000.00 Des Moines Symphony Association $10,000.00 Dowling Catholic High School $20,000.00 $5,000.00 Drake University $5,000.00 Easter Seals Society of Iowa $5,000.00 Easter Seals Society of Iowa $5,000.00 Eastern Polk Regional Development $9,250.00 Employee & Family Resources $10,000.00 Evelyn Davis Early Learning Academy $5,694.00 Everybody Wins! Iowa $5,000.00 Food Bank of Iowa $25,000.00 Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center $10,000.00 FreeStore $10,000.00 Friends of Des Moines Botanical Center $15,000.00 Friends of the Urbandale Parks $5,000.00 Furry Friends Refuge $5,000.00 Garton Elementary $5,000.00 Gateway Dance Theatre, Inc. $5,000.00 Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa, Inc. $10,000.00 GLBT Youth in Iowa Schools Task Force $7,500.00 Goodwill Industries of Central Iowa $15,000.00 Greater Altoona Community Service Campus $10,000.00 Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity $12,500.00 Greater Des Moines Music Coalition $10,000.00 Hansen House of Hospitality $5,000.00 Harbor of Hope $5,000.00 HCI Care Services (formerly Hospice of Central Iowa) $10,000.00 Healing Hearts with Horses $2,500.00 Hillis Elementary School $7,418.00 Historic Valley Junction Foundation $5,000.00 Holy Trinity School $10,000.00 Hoyt Sherman Place Foundation $5,000.00 iJAG Inc. $5,000.00 I'll Make Me a World in Iowa, Inc. $10,000.00 Indianola Community Youth Foundation $13,500.00 Investing In My Future Inc $3,000.00 Iowa Alliance For Retired Americans $10,000.00 Iowa Asian Alliance $10,000.00 Iowa Bombers $3,835.24 Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence $15,000.00 Iowa Comprehensive Human Services $10,000.00 Iowa Comprehensive Human Services $15,000.00 Iowa Council for International Understanding $10,000.00 Iowa Drug Court Foundation $10,000.00 Iowa Foster and Adoptive Parents Association $5,000.00 Iowa Hands and Voices $1,500.00 Iowa Health Foundation $5,980.00 Iowa Irish, Inc. $10,000.00 Iowa Legal Aid $4,331.26 Iowa Legal Aid $10,000.00 Iowa National Guard Memorial Association $5,000.00 Iowa Radio Reading Information Services for the Blind & Print Handicapped, Inc. $15,000.00 Iowa Shrine Bowl Games $10,000.00 Iron Warriors Mc Crued Pigs Central Iowa Chapter Inc $10,000.00 ISED Ventures $5,000.00 Jim Ellefson Free Medical Clinic $10,000.00 John L. Lewis Commission $10,000.00 John Stoddard Cancer Center $5,000.00 Joppa Outreach $5,000.00 Junior Achievement of Central Iowa, Inc. $5,000.00 Junior Achievement of Central Iowa, Inc. $10,000.00 Latino Resources, Inc. $15,000.00 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society $5,000.00 Lifeline - Youth Foundations $10,000.00 Link Associates Foundation $10,000.00 Living History Farms $5,000.00 Local 67 Training Program Trust $10,000.00 Lucas County Fair Association $5,000.00 Luther Care Services $2,500.00 Luther Care Services $10,000.00 Mainstream Living, Inc. $50,000.00 Mentor Iowa $10,000.00 Mica-Asbestos Workers No 74 Education Trust Fund $10,000.00 Mid Iowa Council Boy Scouts of America $5,000.00 Mitchellville Community Center $5,000.00 Moulton Extended Learning Center $28,815.00 Mu Omicron Foundation $20,000.00 National Multiple Sclerosis Society, North Central States Chapter $5,000.00 Newton Community Theatre, Inc. $3,500.00 North Polk Community School District $4,500.00 Oakridge Neighborhood Services $10,000.00 Orchard Place $7,500.00 Pet Project Midwest $5,000.00 Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, Inc. $10,000.00 Pleasant Hill Lions Club $19,000.00 Polk County - Crisis & Advocacy Services $9,000.00 Polk County - Sherif's Department $7,500.00 Polk County Fathers & Families Coalition $1,400.00 Polk County Medical Society $5,000.00 Prairie City Monroe School District $10,000.00 Prevent Blindness Iowa $2,184.00 Primary Health Care, Inc. $10,000.00 Progress Industries $10,000.00 Reach Out and Read Iowa $5,000.00 Read To Me Foundation $5,000.00 Roman Catholic Diocese of Des Moines $54,169.50 Runnells Area Park Corporation $5,000.00 Runnells Historical Society $5,000.00 Sacred Heart School $5,000.00 Salisbury House Foundation $5,000.00 $10,000.00 Shoes That Fit $5,000.00 Sixth Avenue Corridor $10,000.00 South Central Iowa Federation of Labor $10,000.00 Southeast Polk Community School District $3,000.00 Southeast Polk Community School District $9,980.00 Special Olympics Iowa $15,000.00 Spectrum Resources, Inc. $5,000.00 St. Anthony Catholic School $10,000.00 St. Augustin Catholic School $5,000.00 St. Francis of Assisi School $5,000.00 St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School $15,000.00 St. Pius X School $5,300.00 St. Theresa School $5,000.00 Storytime Child Care Center $2,787.00 The Danish Immigrant Museum $10,000.00 The Des Moines Playhouse $10,000.00 The Des Moines Social Club $15,000.00 The Eddie Davis Community Center, Inc. $5,000.00 The Homestead Living & Learning Center $10,000.00 US Center for Citizen Diplomacy, Inc. $5,000.00 Variety Club of Iowa Inc. $15,000.00 Visiting Nurse Services $5,000.00 Visiting Nurse Services $5,000.00 VSA Iowa $10,000.00 Warren County Economic Development Corporation $5,000.00 Wesley Community Services Inc. $10,000.00 Wildwood Hills Ranch $17,000.00 Windsor Heights Foundation $1,000.00 YMCA of Greater Des Moines $7,500.00 YMCA of Greater Des Moines $12,500.00 Young Women's Resource Center $15,000.00 Youth and Shelter Services, Inc. $4,450.00 Youth and Shelter Services, Inc. $5,000.00 Youth Emergency Services & Shelter of Iowa $10,000.00 Youth Homes of Mid-America $5,000.00 Za-Ga-Zig Shriners $10,000.00 TOTAL $2,000,000.00