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Linn County Board of Supervisors

Posted on: February 16, 2017

[ARCHIVED] Linn County Board of Supervisors Award $81,000 in Witwer Trust Grants

The Linn County Board of Supervisors has awarded $81,614 in grants from the Linn County Board of Supervisors Witwer Trust Fund to 39 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 nearly $175,000 in grant requests.

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 www.linncounty.org/witwer.


The following organizations received funding in 2017:


FY17 Witwer Trust Grant Recipients

 
Organization Name
 
Project Name

Dollar Amount Awarded

African American Heritage Foundation dba African American Museum of Iowa
Video Surveillance System Upgrade

$1824

Alzheimer’s Association
Enhanced Safety for Persons with Alzheimer’s or Dementia

$1382

Best Buddies Iowa
Linn County High School Friendship Program

$2876

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids & East Central Iowa
Male Mentoring Project: Phase II

$4076

Catherine McAuley Center
Offering Hope and Opportunity through Adult English Education

$1576

Cedar Rapids Community Schools Foundation
Student Enrichment Program

$1226

Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival
Special Needs Rock N Bowl

$676

Cedar Valley Friends of the Family
Victim Services Programming

$2176

Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity
2017 Hope Builders Home

$4976

Coggon Area Betterment Association
Window Replacement in Coggon Center

$831

Community Circle of Care, Inc.
2017 Sleep-Out

$2476

Community Health Free Clinic
CHFC Prescription Services Program

$2176

Cornell College
AED Enhancement to Community CPR Training Initiative

$576

Discovery Living, Inc.
Home Accessibility and Independence Initiative

$2176

Eastern Iowa Health Center
Reach Out and Read

$1156

Families Helping Families of Iowa
Clothing Closet Car Seats

$3423

Foundation 2, Inc.
Website Mobile Optimization

$776

Gems of Hope
Join the Gems Circle

$1576

HACAP Food Reservoir
Eastern Iowa Freedom from Hunger

$1776

Hope Community Development Association
Construction Jobs Training Program

$3976

Iowa Dental Foundation
10th Annual Iowa Mission of Mercy

$2376

Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa
Cultivating a Skilled Future Workforce through Junior Achievement Programs

$1677

Kids First Law Center
Help Us Help Kids

$2076

Marion Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Marion Arts Festival 2017

$1176

Marion East Cedar Rapids Rotary Club
Shoes for Kids

$1776

NTS, program of Horizons a Family Service Alliance
Horizons Mental Health Rides

$1376

Orchestra Iowa
2016-17 Music in the Schools

$1676

Peer Action Disability Support
2017 ADA Celebration

$3476

Riverview Center
Transportation Assistance for Crime Victims to Receive Trauma-Informed Services

$776

Tanager Place
Children of Promise

$4376

The Academy for Scholastic and Personal Success (SPS)
The Academy Expansion Program

$1676

The Arc of East Central Iowa
Disability Supports and Programming Enhancements

$1601

The Hook
The Living Room Series

$3754

The Natural Conservancy in Iowa
Wetland Restorations Upstream of Cedar Rapids for Reduced Flood Risk and Improved Water Quality

$1836

Theatre Cedar Rapids
Spotlight on Kids - Theatre Accessibility

$1376

Trees Forever
Trees Forever: Supplies for Volunteers

$2276

VALOR, Inc., dba Five Seasons Stand Down
Five Seasons Stand Down

$2176

YMCA of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Area
Providing Access to Quality Child Care for All Income Levels

$2276

Young Parents Network
YPN Organizational Enhancement Grant

$2176

 Total Amount Awarded

$81,614


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