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Linn County Board of Supervisors

Posted on: December 22, 2022

[ARCHIVED] Linn County Board of Supervisors Awards $80,000 in Witwer Trust Grants

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The Linn County Board of Supervisors has awarded $80,000 in grants from the Linn County Board of Supervisors Witwer Trust Fund to 24 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 $298,000 in grant requests with $80,000 in available funds.

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. For more information about the Witwer Trust grant program, visit LinnCountyIowa.gov/Witwer

The following organizations received Witwer Trust grant funding for fiscal year 2023:

FY23 Witwer Trust Grant Recipients

 

Organization Name

 

Project Name

Dollar Amount Awarded

African American Museum of Iowa

Building Relationships for Our Future: A New Contact Database for the AAMI

$4,400

 

Catherine McAuley Center

Essential Supplies and Transportation for Women Experiencing Homelessness in Linn County

$3,300

Cedar Boat Club

July 3rd Fireworks Show

$4,900

Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity

Affordable Repairs Program

$2,500

Central City Senior Dining

Home Delivery Supply Replacement Project

$2,300

Coggon Area Betterment Association

Door to Door

$3,000

Community Health Free Clinic

Prescription Services Support 

$4,900

Community Resources United to Stop Heroin (CRUSH of (Iowa)

CRUSH Recovery Community Center (CRUSH RCC)

$2,600

Eastern Iowa Arts Academy

Music & Arts Studio Scholarships

$2,000

Ely, Iowa, Friends of the Public Library

Enrich the Pantry

$2,500

Families Helping Families of Iowa

Providing Shoes for Linn County Youth in Foster Care

$2,500

Foundation 2 Crisis Services

Transportation Support at The Linn County Access Center

$2,500

Hiawatha Public Library

Dinosaur Encounters!

$500

Horizons, A Family Service Alliance

Meals on Wheels Kitchen Equipment

$2,500

Kids First Law Center

Restorative Justice Prevents Youth Violence 

$3,900

LBA Foundation

LBA Youth Mental Wellness Program

$4,000

Matthew 25

Free Produce Project

$4,200

Refugee Immigrant Association & Hoover Community School

LIFE (Linn County Integration project For Emerging Communities

$5,000

Riverview Center

Linn County Sexual Assault/Abuse Crisis Intervention Project

$5,000

Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Inc.

No Kid Sleeps on the Floor in Our Town! IA-Cedar Rapids Marion 2023

$4,500

Southeast Linn Community Center

Kitchen Range Replacement

$2,000

Springville Area Neighborhood Services and Information (SANSI)

SANSI Facility Rental 

$3,000

The Academy for Scholastic and Personal Success Expansion Program

The Academy Expansion Program Support: Setting Goals, Planting Seeds, Nurturing Dreams, Growing Our Future

$4,000

Waypoint 

Waypoint Domestic Violence Fleeing Assistance Project

$4,000

 Total Amount Awarded


$80,000

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