Rock Rapids, Iowa — Five Lyon County nonprofit organizations received funds from the Community Foundation of Lyon County recently.
The foundation is an affiliate of the Siouxland Community Foundation. The recently-awarded grants totaled $24,500. Due to the pandemic, a grant presentation did not take place this year.
The dollars granted and distributed are made possible from the annual distribution from the Community Foundation of Lyon County’s Endowment Fund. Since inception in 2006 the CFLC has distributed over $525,000 to local nonprofit organizations that support Lyon County. The foundation is not to be confused with the Lyon County Riverboat Foundation, which also gives grants to nonprofit organizations. The biggest difference is that the Riverboat Foundation gives away a percentage of the profits at Grand Falls Casino. While other community foundations in the state get some gambling money from the state if they are located in a county that doesn’t have a gambling entity, Lyon County’s foundation doesn’t get this extra money, due to the presence of the casino in the county.
Shayne Mayer, the CFLC’s Advisory Board Chair says that the foundation is pleased to support the services of organizations that positively impact the quality of life in Lyon County.
Receiving funds were
The Lyon County Conservation Board, who received $7,200 toward an Environmental Education Classroom;
The George Community Daycare, who received $7,000 toward Daycare Furnishings;
Destiny Youth Ranch Inc., who received $3,500 toward their Bunk House Improvement Project;
The Rapids Theatre Preservation Society, Inc. who received $3,500 toward the south wall foam removal;
Kingdom Kids Community Daycare, who received $3,300 toward new flooring.
Lyon County residents can make a donation to the CFLC endowment fund and then their gift will generate grant dollars in perpetuity.
Photo caption: (L-R) Rapids Theatre Preservation Society members Shelby Hunt, Norma Jansma and Jackie Telford accept a $3,500 grant for work on the south exterior wall of the theatre from CFLC Board Member Micah Freese of Rock Rapids.
