The Linn County Board of Supervisors has awarded $80,000 in grants from the Linn County Board of Supervisors Witwer Trust Grant Fund to 19 non-profit organizations whose work benefits Linn County residents. The recipients were selected through an annual competitive grant process that began in November. The Board of Supervisors received more than $286,000 in grant requests with $80,000 available.
The Witwer Trust was established by Weaver Witwer, a prominent Cedar Rapids grocer and landowner who died in 1979. Mr. Witwer owned and operated a food processing plant, a number of local farms, and what became known as the Me Too grocery stores.
The Witwer Trust grant cycle begins November 1 of each year.
The following organizations received Witwer Trust grant funding in 2022:
Organization Name
| Project Name | Dollar Amount Awarded |
|---|
African American Museum of Iowa
| We Are Here to Educate!
| $5,000 |
| Alburnett Lions Club | Community Sign
| $3,000 |
Area Substance Abuse Council (ASAC)
| Youth Residential Updates | $3,500 |
Catherine McAuley Center
| Offering Hope and Opportunity to Women in Crisis in Linn County | $3,000 |
Cedar Rapids Community School Foundation
| McKinley Outdoor Learning Lab
| $1,650 |
| Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation | Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
| $2,500 |
Central City Senior Dining
| Walk In Cooler Repairs
| $5,000 |
Community Health Free Clinic
| Dental Services
| $3,000 |
| Families Helping Families of Iowa | Providing Shoes for Linn County Children in Foster Care
| $2,500 |
Kids First Law Center
| Restorative Justice Prevents Youth Violence | $3,500 |
Mount Mercy University Jump Start Academy
| Jr. WNBA & Jr. NBA
| $4,500 |
| Peer Action Disability Support (PADS) | ADA Celebration
| $3,500 |
Refugee Immigrant Association & Hoover Community School
| LIFE (Linn County Integration project For Emerging communities)
| $7,000 |
Riverview Center
| Linn County Sexual Assault/Abuse Crisis Intervention Project
| $5,000 |
Tanager Place
| 2022 Freedom Schools
| $5,000 |
The Academy for Scholastic and Personal Success Expansion Program
| The Academy Expansion Program Support: Setting Goals, Planting Seeds, and Sowing Dreams (Gardening and Conservation) | $9,000 |
| Troy Mills Historical Society | UV Protection for Museum Windows
| $5,000 |
Willis Dady Homeless Services
| Homelessness Prevention and Street Outreach | $5,000 |
Young Parents Network Incorporated
| Eastern Iowa Diaper Bank
| $3,350 |
| Total Amount Awarded |
| $80,000 |