Grants awarded to 22 projects across the county totaling $50,000.
On June 22, 2021, Wright County Charitable Foundation (WCCF) held its Spring Granting Ceremony. Held at the Rowan Community Center at 5:30 p.m., the foundation awarded $50,000 to 22 projects county-wide. Since the first granting period in Spring 2006, the Wright County Charitable Foundation has granted $1,274,384.00 to 639 projects and causes across Wright County.
The WCCF Grant Committee reviews each grant application. After their deliberations, the grant committee makes their recommendations, with all grants receiving final approval by the full WCCF Board of Directors.
Wright County Economic Development (WCED) administers grants for WCCF, and grant applications can be obtained online at the county’s web site, http://www.wrightcounty.org or by contacting wced@co.wright.ia.us.
2021 Spring Grant Awards Include:
Clarion Volunteer Fire Company $ 2,500
Ice Rescue Equipment
Belmond Historical Society $ 800
Country School House
Iowa Specialty Hospital—Belmond $ 2,000
AccuVein Vein Finder
Clarion Ambulance Service $ 4,345
Cardiac Monitor Replacement
Goldfield Fire Department $ 2,000
Firefighting Equipment
TLC Preschool $ 2,500
New Playground Equipment
City of Dows $ 3,000
Picnic Table Replacement
Belmond-Klemme Industrial Art Department $ 2,500
Sheet Metal Roller
Belmond Area Arts Council $ 1,000
Kites Over the Prairie
Woolstock Fire Department $ 3,000
Handheld Radios/Pagers
Lake Cornelia Improvement Assoc. $ 2,000
Lake Cornelia July Celebration
Eagle Grove Emergency Medical Services $ 3,000
Digital Paging System
Rowan Improvement Foundation $ 3,295
Automatic Door Openers
City of Belmond $ 2,500
City Website Redesign
Latinas Latinos Al Exito Clarion $ 2,000
Al Exito Clarion: Toward Success Clarion
Food Bank of Iowa $ 2,500
Fighting Childhood Hunger in Wright County
Belmond Fire Department $ 1,500
Compressor Repairs
Wright County Conservation Board $ 2,060
Purchasing Outdoor Program Equipment
Belmond Fourth of July Committee $ 2,000
Belmond Fourth of July Celebration
ISU Extension $ 1,500
3rd Grade Safety Day Camp
Build a Better Belmond $ 3,000
Belmond Business Incubator
Belmond Growth Alliance $ 1,000
Flower Basket Project
WCCF Board of Directors Include:
Lennea Groom (President), Todd Buseman, Kyle Marker, Aimee Miller, Bob Powers, Jeanne Russell, Alyce Seaba
WCCF Endowment Building:
Duane Asbe
Wright County Economic Development:
Sarah Holmes
