Public Award History

2021 Community Development Awards

Organization Name Date Awarded Amount Awarded
Roosevelt High School 12/21/2021 $100,000.00
East High School 12/21/2021 $100,000.00
Edmundson Art Foundation, Inc. D/B/A the Des Moines Art Center 11/16/2021 $100,000.00
Children & Families of Iowa 11/9/2021 $42,117.00
Des Moines Film Society 11/9/2021 $100,000.00
Wesley Community Services Inc. - Meals on Wheels 9/28/2021 $50,000.00
Tallgrass Theatre Company 9/28/2021 $54,104.00
On With Life Foundation 9/14/2021 $100,000.00
Easter Seals Society of Iowa 9/7/2021 $100,000.00
Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines 9/7/2021 $100,000.00
Downtown DSM Inc. 8/24/2021 $25,000.00
Des Moines Heritage Center 8/24/2021 $100,000.00
Des Moines Parks and Recreation Foundation d/b/a Friends of Des Moines Parks 8/10/2021 $100,000.00
6th Avenue Corridor Urban Main Street Program 8/3/2021 $100,000.00
Elkhart Community Betterment Organization, Inc. 7/13/2021 $35,000.00
Orchard Place Foundation 6/29/2021 $100,000.00
Friends of the Grimes Public Library 6/22/2021 $75,000.00
Hoyt Sherman Place Foundation 5/25/2021 $75,000.00
Des Moines Historical Society 5/11/2021 $25,000.00
Joppa 5/11/2021 $100,000.00
Iowa Healthiest State Initiative 4/27/2021 $25,000.00
Des Moines Arts Festival 4/13/2021 $35,000.00
Southeast Polk Education Foundation Fiscal Agent for Delaware Elementary 4/6/2021 $50,000.00
Golf Charitable Foundation of Greater Des Moines 4/6/2021 $100,000.00
Friends of Des Moines Parks 3/30/2021 $100,000.00
Drake University 2/2/2021 $200,000.00
Total: $2,091,221.00