2015 – Twenty projects received funding for a total of $88,374.25

Grants Awarded

  • Adel DeSoto Minburn Soccer Club-Adel: $4,070
    8 additional goals
  • Adel Parks and Recreation-Adel: $6,000
    Community archery center
  • Brenton Arboretum: $2,500
    People transporter
  • Dallas County Conservation: $20,000
    Connecting High Trestle Trail to Raccoon River Valley Trail
  • DeSoto Fire and Rescue: $3,200
    New air packs and air bottles
  • DeSoto Public Library: $844.63
    Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programming materials
  • Friends of Granger Public Library: $820
    Update furniture
  • Minburn Community Betterment: $3,523.47
    Security system for Minburn Depot renovation
  • Minburn Firefighters: $6,400
    New personal protective gear
  • Perry Area Swim Team: $350
    Timing system for swim meets
  • Art on the Prairie; $565
    Portable audio system
  • Perry Community School: $2,000
    Poppy Art Project
  • Perry Community School: $2,500
    Fitness Equipment
  • Perry Community School: $2,850
    Music storage system
  • Waukee Trailhead Public Art: $15,000
    Installation of public art at Waukee trailhead
  • City of West Des Moines: $5,000
    Pedestrian crossing signal at 65th & Ashworth
  • West Des Moines Police Department: $1,000
    Training equipment for rape aggression and defense systems
  • Woodward-Granger Elementary School: $4,250
    Chromebooks for Library
  • Woodward Public Library: $1,405
    5 computer tablets
  • Dallas County Foundation: $6,096.15
    Marketing and Administrative