2018 BETTERMENT GRANT RECIPIENTS

Since 1996, Prairie Meadows has given back nearly $2 billion through taxes, grants, and charitable donations to the state of , with more than $790 million remaining in Polk County.

4-H Clubs & Affiliated 4-H Organizations Beacon of Life Clover Woods Camp: Swimming Pool Healthy Living, Healthy Environment

8th & Connections Bergman Academy English Language Learners Program Technology at Bergman Academy

African American Heritage Foundation Bernie Lorenz Recovery Expanding Iowa’s Education of African American History Life Skills and Nutrition Program

Aging Resources of Central Iowa Best Buddies Iowa Family Caregiver Support and Services Central Iowa School Friendship

ALS Association, Iowa Chapter Bidwell Riverside Center Quality of Life Grant Bidwell Riverside Center Painting Project

Animal Lifeline of Iowa Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa Special Needs Animal Veterinary & Rehab Care Workplace Mentoring

Animal Rescue League of Iowa Inc. Big Creek State Park Kitten Nursery Equipment: Save Kitten Trail Paving Phase 2 Lives with Incubators Blank Children’s Hospital Animal Rescue League of Iowa Inc. Clowns at the Carousel - 2018 Multipurpose Room Dividers for Dog Training Center Blank Park Zoo Ankeny Instrumental Music Foundation Inc. Eastern Black Rhinoceros Drumline Battery Replacement for Ankeny High School & Marching Brass Replacement for Ankeny Blank Park Zoo Centennial High School North American River Otter Glass

The Avenues of Ingersoll & Grand Bondurant Emergency Services Ingersoll LIVE 2018 Rapid Response Ultra High Pressure Command Vehicles

Ballet Theatre of Des Moines Bondurant - Farrar School District Spring ballet performance 2019 - The Little Mermaid Activity Bus Wi-Fi Routers

Baxter Community School District Boy Scouts of America - Troop 128 Scoreboard Project Boy Scout Equipment PRAIRIE MEADOWS 2018 BETTERMENT GRANT RECIPIENTS

Bridges of Iowa City of Baxter Iowa Back to Work Baxter Police Department in-car camera system

Broadlawns Medical Center City of Clive Broadlawns Family Birthing Center Power-Load Ambulance Cot Loading System

Camp Hantesa, Camp Fire Heart of Iowa City of Des Moines Clayton Lodge Kitchen (Department of Economic Development) City of Des Moines-DART-Gray’s Station Land Candeo Reclamation and Water Quality Mental Health Training and Development City of Des Moines Police Department Carlisle Community School District Police Memorial Garden Classroom Libraries City of Indianola Police Department Carroll Public Library Foundation Squad car equipment New Library, New Carroll City of Johnston Cedar Rapids Electrical Apprenticeship Merle Hay Trail Connection Training & Educational Trust Electrical Apprenticeship Training Center; City of Johnston Fire Department Classroom Tables & Chairs Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Emergency Operations

Central Iowa Shelter & Services City of Knoxville Health and Safety Knoxville Fire & Rescue Apparatus Proposal

Chickasaw County Agricultural Extension District City of Lynnville and the Lynnville EAGLE Library; Preschool Programs FY 19 Hometown Pride Committee Lynnville School Memorial Park Child Abuse Prevention Services Inc. Playground Equipment Upgrade Crisis Child Care City of Maxwell Children & Families of Iowa Maxwell Park Shelter Strategic Investments in Iowa’s Children City of Mitchellville Children & Family Urban Ministries City Park Improvements Literacy for Life; Awesome Summer Days City of Mitchellville Public Library Children’s Cancer Connection Water Fountain 2019 Family Camp City of Pleasant Hill Parks and Recreation Department ChildServe Foundation Batting Cages in Doanes Park Complex Behavioral Health City of Pleasantville Chrysalis Field Accessibility WISE-5 Program Expansion City of Prairie City City of Altoona Police Department Garden Square Bandstand Restoration Police Video Training Simulator PRAIRIE MEADOWS 2018 BETTERMENT GRANT RECIPIENTS

City of Sully Crocker Elementary Parent Replace and upgrade emergency dispatch pagers for Teacher Organization (PTO) Sully Rural Fire and Ambulance Service C.O.L.A. (Crocker Outdoor Learning Area)

City of Urbandale Parks and Recreation Crossway Community Church MAC Camp (Making A Connection) Eastview Community Center Window Replacement

City of Windsor Heights CultureALL Inc. Walnut Creek Trail and Colby Park Enhancements CultureALL Community & Youth Education Programs - FY2019 City Voices Education Programs Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Cystic Fibrosis Care at Blank Children’s Hospital Class Act Productions Community Theatre Safety First - First Aid/CPR/AED Training and Des Moines Area Community College AED Device Installation (DMACC) Foundation DMACC Criminal Justice Training Center Colfax Main Street Downtown Heritage Plaques Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC) DMARC Food Pantry Network Colfax Park and Recreation Auxiliary Board Inc. East Park Road Project Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC) DMARC Freezer Fund Collins-Maxwell Athletic Boosters Concession Stand Upgrades Des Moines Area Sports Commission 2018 Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympic Games Collins-Maxwell Community School District Band Instrument Enhancements 2018 Educational Outreach Program Collins-Maxwell Partners in Education Collins-Maxwell PIE MakerSpace MS/HS Edition Des Moines Art Center 2018 School Tours Program Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines Evelyn K. Davis Park Fund Des Moines Arts Festival; Community Outreach Program Community Support Advocates Momentum Art Access Des Moines Community Orchestra Trailer Cops Against Cancer Mobile Fundraising Resource for Cancer Families Des Moines Community Playhouse Spotlight: Literacy Cops Against Cancer Returning to Normalacy - There’s a Positive Life Des Moines Electrical Apprenticeship After Cancer Greenlee Bender

Cops Against Cancer Des Moines I Have A Dream Foundation Returning to Normalcy through Life Purpose: Transition Findley Dreamer Academy Program and Wellness Coaching Program PRAIRIE MEADOWS 2018 BETTERMENT GRANT RECIPIENTS

Des Moines Independent Community School District Dr. Nick Palmer & Jim Ellefson Free Medical Clinic Des Moines Public Schools Instrumental Music Program Free Medical Clinic

Des Moines Maker Space Drake Area515 Artist Residency Program CHARACTER COUNTS! for Early Childhood

Des Moines Maker Space Dress for Success Des Moines MakerEd Suits to Success Program

Des Moines Metro Opera Inc. Eagle Grove Community Veterans Tower Inc. 2019 OPERA Iowa Educational Tour Eagle Grove Community Veterans Tower

Des Moines Metro Opera Inc. Easter Seals Society of Iowa Production of The Tender Land Camp Sunnyside Campships

Des Moines North High School Booster Club Easter Seals Society of Iowa Floor Refinishing Camp Sunnyside Lodge Renovation

Des Moines North High School Booster Club Eastern Polk Regional Development Inc. Youth Football for North Area Youth EPIC Marketing

Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center The Eddie Davis Community Center Inc. Technology Update for Mental Health Service Efficiency The Eddie Davis Center Human, Education, and Social Services Des Moines Performing Arts 2018-2019 Applause Series Everybody Wins! Iowa Power Read Innovative Mentoring Software Des Moines Performing Arts 2018-2019 Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards Faith & Grace Garden Greenhouse Des Moines Public Library Foundation 2018 Summer Reading & School Readiness Food Bank of Iowa BackPack Program Des Moines Social Club Enhancement of Prairie Meadows Courtyard Forest Avenue Outreach Food For Action Performance Association 2019 Youth Concerts FreeStore Client Services Dowling – St. Joseph Alumni Association Investment Co. LLC The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of Central Iowa Inc. Pathways for Success Chromebook Checkout Program St Patrick’s Day Parade 2019

Downtown Events Group Inc. Friends of Webb Shadle Memorial Library Des Moines Book Festival Pleasantville Library Community Billboard

Downtown Events Group Inc. Furry Friends Refuge World Food & Music Festival HVAC System for Adoption Facility PRAIRIE MEADOWS 2018 BETTERMENT GRANT RECIPIENTS

Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa Inc. “I Want to Be…” troops Holy Trinity Catholic School & Church Maximizing Community Educational Space Views Forward: Neighbors Building a Better Tomorrow House of Mercy Mental Health Clinic Great Outdoors Foundation Greater Des Moines Regional Parks Plan Sustainable Preservation Security System Greater Altoona Community Service Campus Outdoor Fitness Initiative iJAG Inc. Meeting the Needs of At-Risk Students Across Iowa Greater Altoona Community Service Campus Teen Fitness Initiative IMPACT Community Action Partnership Personal Pantry - Des Moines Greater Des Moines Community Band Inc. Betterment Project Indian Creek Clover Kids Library Front Beautification Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity 2018 Neighborhood Revitalization Indianola Community School District Instruments for Indianola Middle School Band Program Greater Des Moines Music Coalition Inc. Youth Music Education Program Iowa Asian Alliance CelebrAsian 2018 – 16th Anniversary Grimes Parks and Recreation Asian Heritage Festival Kennybrook South Park Project Iowa Homeless Youth Centers Griswold Public Library & Friends Emergency Bed Supply Support of the Griswold Public Library Makerspace Expansion Project Iowa Homeless Youth Centers Jacobson Center Revitalization Hawthorn Hill Hawthorn Hill Multifamily Property External Renovations Iowa Illinois Safety Council Alive at 25 HCI Care Services Kavanagh House Play Area Update and Upgrade Iowa International Center Multilingual Emergency Services and Hotline Healthy Birth Day Inc. Count the Kicks Campaign to Save Polk County Babies Iowa Laborers District Council Heavy Highway Training Fund Heartland Youth Choir Lincoln High School Construction Education Partnership Rehearsal Room Technology Update Iowa Laborers-Employers Helping Our Veterans with Everyday Living Cooperation and Education Trust (H.O.V.E.L.) Employer-Directed Enhanced Skills Training Housing, Utility, and Food Program Funding Priority 3 - Education

Highland Park Community Church of Des Moines Iowa Iowa Lutheran Hospital Precious Beginnings Children’s Center PRAIRIE MEADOWS 2018 BETTERMENT GRANT RECIPIENTS

Iowa Lutheran Hospital Critical Care Equipment for Latino Resources Inc. Mobilization & Improved Outcomes 2018 Latino Heritage Festival

Iowa Methodist Medical Center Legal Aid Society of Story County LifeFlight Automated Chest Compression Device Office Improvement

Iowa Narcotics Officers Association Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Inc. What You Don’t See Blood Cancer Educational Resources & Be Your Own Advocate Guidebook for Patients Iowa Public Radio Inc. Emergency Broadcast Equipment and Technology Link Associates Foundation Outreach and enriching programs for persons with Iowa Sports Foundation intellectual disabilities Iowa Senior Games 2018 Living History Farms Iowa State Building and Construction Trades Council Church of the Land Registered Trades Apprenticeship Programs: Pathways to Success Living History Farms Education programs The Iowa Veterans Perspective Charitable Foundation Oral History Project Local 67 Training Program Trust Electrical Modernization; Lighting enhancement and Iowa Youth Chorus educational technology center 21st Century Community Learning Center Project with Des Moines Schools Lutheran Services in Iowa Inc. Enhancing English Language Acquisition for Jasper County Historical Society Refugee Learners Floods of 1993 Augmented Reality Sandbox Mainframe Studios John L. Lewis Commission Entry Plaza & Lighting Improvements Repair and replace 28-year-old roof Make-A-Wish Foundation of Iowa Joppa Outreach Chris Greicius Conference; Wish Reveal and Homeless Education Center Welcome Home Room

Junior Achievement of Central Iowa Inc. Maxwell Area Renewal Committee JA BizTown VFW Memorable Landscape Project

Keep Iowa Beautiful Mercy College of Health Sciences Mingo City Park Playground Renovation Nursing Kelly Simulator

Keep Iowa Beautiful Kellogg Hometown Pride Mercy Hospital Medical Foundation Holmdahl Park Baseball Field Dugouts Mercy Children’s Teddy Bear Clinic

Lake View Foundation Mid-Iowa Community Action Health Services Cardiac Monitor Story County Dental Clinic PRAIRIE MEADOWS 2018 BETTERMENT GRANT RECIPIENTS

Mid-Iowa Council Boy Scouts of America Parks and Recreation Board, City of Dallas Center After School Scouting Initiative Three-season /Pickle Ball Court and Ice Rink

Midwest Old Settlers And Threshers Assn. Inc. The Pet Project Midwest Restoration of Waterloo, Cedar Falls, and Pet Pantry & Animeals Pet Food Distribution Northern Car #381 Planned Parenthood of the Heartland Inc. Military Order of the Purple Heart Healthy Connections PTSD Services for Disabled Veterans Pleasant Hill Soccer Club Miracle League of Des Moines Kiwanis Soccer-4-All Ten-Year Anniversary Capital Campaign Pleasantville Community Schools Mitchellville Community Center MakerSpace Replacement of current indoor lighting Polk City Police Department Mitchellville Firefighters Association Inc. K-9 Program Communication and Technology upgrade Polk County - Crisis & Advocacy Services Monroe Hometown Pride & Keep Iowa Beautiful Mid-Iowa Sexual Assault Exams Red Rock Prairie Trail – Monroe trailhead parking lot Polk County Housing Trust Fund Mosaic Downtown Workforce Housing Study Tech Resources to Support our Mission Prairie City-Monroe Community School District National Kidney Foundation Inc. Prairie City Elementary Bookroom THE BIG ASK: THE BIG GIVE The Presbytery of Des Moines of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Revolution - Jean Marie Cardinell Chapter CROSS Ministries Veterans Activities and Care Primary Health Care Inc. North Polk West PTA The Wellness Center - walking path North Polk West Security and Building Improvements Progress Industries Oakridge Neighborhood Services Progress in the Community Oak Academy Scholars Project Iowa Opportunity on Deck The Prairie Meadows Work Center Soccer Leagues Project Linus of Story, Boone, and Orchard Place Polk Counties of Iowa Residential Roofing Project - Orchard Place Campus Make 600 blankets for HeadStart

Overflow Thrift Store Puppy Jake Foundation Recycling and Community Giving Training Equipment and Service Dogs PRAIRIE MEADOWS 2018 BETTERMENT GRANT RECIPIENTS

St Luke’s Episcopal Church Reach Out and Read Iowa Sack Lunch Project Prescribing Books and Family Reading St. Pius X School Rebuilding Together Greater Des Moines STEM Lab Handicap Accessibility and Repair Program State of Iowa - State Historical Museum Roman Catholic Diocese of Des Moines Outstanding History Education Programs Catholic Schools within the Diocese of Des Moines Story Theater Company Salisbury House Foundation Lighting and Sound Equipment for Black Box Theater Community Arts Connection Swerve Outreach (Kids Cafe program) SCIFL Charity Inc. Altoona Kids Cafe Park Driveway Improvement Tallgrass Theatre Company Senior Care of Iowa Stage Upgrade Green Bag Program Taylor House Hospice Shoes That Fit Hospice Comfort Therapies Family & Friend Program Shoes That Fit Program 2018-2019 Des Moines Chapter Partnership Sixth Avenue Corridor Historic Restoration of the Exterior of Terrace Hill and Historic Carriage House Rehabilitation - 6th Avenue Carriage House Corridor Office The Homestead Southeast Polk Community School District Community Service Homes Altoona Learning Commons Town of Hartford Southeast Polk Community School District Landing Zone Markers - 6 kits Beyond the Classroom with Google Expeditions Town of Hartford Southeast Polk Community School District Rope Rescue Gear Instruments for Elementary Band Program Train To Inspire Inc. Southeast Polk Community School District Fully Accessible Obstacle Course STEM-tastic United Way of Central Iowa Southeast Polk Community School District 2-1-1 Iowa App Ultrasound for Advanced Animal Science UnityPoint Health Foundation Southeast Polk Dollars for Scholars John Stoddard Cancer Center Survivorship Program SEP Dollars for Scholars Dinner Auction Foundation Special Olympics Iowa Child Life Program Support at UI Stead Central Iowa Athlete Events and Programs Family Children’s Hospital PRAIRIE MEADOWS 2018 BETTERMENT GRANT RECIPIENTS

Uptown Ankeny Inc. Ankeny Uptown district entrance signage

Urban Dreams Indigent client substance abuse evaluations and treatment

Urbandale Community Action Council Inc. At-Risk Teen Services

Visiting Nurse Services Stork and Family Nests

West Central Valley Community Schools Mend the Wildcat Den!

West Des Moines Historical Society Expanded Underground Railroad and Bennett School Curriculum

West Des Moines Human Services Drop in Childcare; Free Medical Clinic

West Des Moines Human Services Emergency Financial Assistance Program

Wildlife Rehabilitation Network of Central Iowa Promoting Native Wildlife and Rehabilitation

YMCA of Greater Des Moines John R. Grubb GRIT (Grubb Role Models in Training) Program

Youth Emergency Services & Shelter of Iowa Emergency Shelter Meals Program

Youth Homes of Mid-America Richard O. Jacobson Transitional Living Center