Past Community and Major Grant Awards
We are very pleased to announce that since 2005 Story County Community Foundation (SCCF) has awarded grants totaling over $1.5 million to benefit the county. Grants ranging from $300 to $25,000 have been awarded through our annual competitive grant process. This year alone SCCF has awarded $131,957 to 17 projects.
2021 Major Grant Award Recipients
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Mary Greeley Medical Center Foundation – Third Way Project
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The Bridge Home – 911 Drop-in Shelter
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Nevada Fieldhouse Project – Indoor Play Area
2021 Community Grant Award Recipients
- All Aboard Kids - High Needs Classroom
- Arc of Story County - Project SEARCH
- Ballard Community Performing Arts - Protable music stands
- Big & Small Tortoise Rescue and Sanctuary - Community Biology Educational program
- Boys Scouts of America - Willson Pond Addition in Nevada
- ChildServe - Development of Children's Mental Health Services
- City of Gilbert - Upland Trail
- Community & Family Resources - Document Translation Project
- Friendship Ark - Handicap Acessibility Improvement Project
- Food at First - Energy efficient and increased capacity equipment
- Food Bank of Iowa - Fighting childhood hunger in Story County
- Harmony Clothing Closet - MAKEOVER Project
- Raising Readers in Story County - 500 Days: Smart start for Story County babies*
- Threshold Learning Center - Renovation of barn
2020 Major Grant Award Recipient
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City of Roland – Erikson Park Enclosed Shelter House
2020 Community Grant Award Recipients
- ACTORS - Livestreaming
- Ames Alano Society - Reroofing Building
- Ames Public Libary Friends Foundation - Community Access & Learning With Free WiFi Hotspots
- Ames Town & Gown - Virtual Reality Concert Recording for Outreach
- ChildServe - Respite Summer Programming, Toys & Supplies
- Colo Public Library - Busy Bags Project
- Legal Aid Society - Technology Upgrade
- Mustard Seed Community Farm - Food & Supply Storage
- Skunk River Paddlers/Outdoor Alliance of Story County - Ada Hayden Accessible Dock Project
- Story County Fair Association - Preserving the History for Future Generations
- Story County Sheriff's Office - Story County Sheriff’s Office AED Campaign
- Raising Readers in Story County - Diversity in Literacy*
2019 Major Grant Award Recipient
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City of Zearing – Fire Department
2019 Community Grant Award Recipients
- ACCESS – Assault Care Center Extending Shelter & Support
- ChildServe – Ames
- City of Collins
- City of Colo
- City of McCallsburg**
- Emergency Residence Project
- Food Bank of Iowa
- Friendship Ark
- Iowa College Access Network (I.C.A.N.)
- KHOI
- Mainstream Living
- Martha's House of Hope
- Maxwell Area Renewal Committee
- Prairie Rivers of Iowa Resource Conservation and Development*
- Raising Readers in Story County
- The Arc of Story County
- Threshold Learning Center
- Wings of Refuge*
*Suzy Shierholz Award Recipient
**McCallsburg Legacy Fund Grant Recipient