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First Citizens Charitable Foundation, Inc. is pleased to announce that 44 area organizations were the recipients of $317,000 in donations in July and August of 2024.
Recipients include: Clear Lake Chamber $125,000; Osage Community School $50,000; Cedar River Complex $50,000; 43 North Iowa $20,000; Crisis Intervention Service $15,000; Iowa PBS Foundation $15,000; North Iowa Fair Association $10,000; World Food Prize Foundation $10,000; Kanabec County Veterans Memorial $10,000; Central Minnesota Jobs and Training Services, Inc $9,000; City of Floyd $5,000; Faith Lutheran Home, Osage $5,000; Clarion Foundation for Community Improvement, Inc $5,000; Iowa Specialty Hospital – Clarion $5,000; Belmond Community Hospital $5,000; NIACOG Housing Trust Fund, Inc $5,000; Northeast Iowa Food Bank $5,000; Lutheran Services in Iowa $5,000; SHIELD616 $4,500; Charles City Civic Foundation $4,000; Mason City School Instrumental Music Boosters Foundation $4,000; Kanabec County First Responder Team $4,000; Stebens Children’s Theatre $3,000; The Salvation Army Adult Day Health Center $2,500; Ruff Start Rescue $2,500; TLC: The Learning Center, Charles City $2,000; One Vision $2,000; Veterans of Foreign Wars San-Juan Marne Post 733 $2,000; Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa $2,000; Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity $1,500; The Big Four Fair Association $1,000; New Hampton Firefighters Association $1,000; Alta Vista Firefighters Association $1,000; Chickasaw Town Fire District $1,000; Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Office $1,000; Avalon Center, Charles City $1,000; Charles City Arts Council Art-A-Fest $1,000; Osage Community Daycare $1,000; Clarion-Goldfield-Dows School District $1,000; United to Serve with Passion and Purpose – Bash at the Lake Music Festival $1,000; North Iowa Southern Minnesota Veterans Standdown $1,000; Mason City Police Department $1,000; Charlie Brown Preschool and Child Care $1,000; Kaitlin’s Heart for Heroes $1,000.
First Citizens Charitable Foundation, Inc. was organized to distribute funds to charitable, religious, educational and health care institutions in North Iowa and Minnesota. Application deadlines are June 1 and November 15 of each year. Since 1995, over $7.9 million has been donated to our North Iowa and Minnesota communities.
$125,000 to the Clear Lake Development Foundation towards the Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce and Welcome Center Expansion
$50,000 to Osage Community Schools towards the Green Devil Capital Campaign
$50,000 to the Cedar River Complex towards their Capital Campaign
$20,000 donation to 43 North Iowa towards their Innovation project
$15,000 to Crisis Intervention Services towards crisis services
$4,000 donation to Kanabec County First Responder Team towards an equipment update
$1,000 donation to Kaitlin's Hearts for Heroes
$1,000 to the Big Four Fair Association towards the Event Center
$5,000 to Clarion Foundation for Community Improvement towards the Gazebo Park Project
$5,000 to Iowa Specialty Hospital in Belmond towards Pediatric Occupational Therapy Expansion
$1,000 to Mason City Police Department towards a drug terminator
$1,000 to Clarion-Goldfield-Dows School District towards CPR in school and community
$5,000 to the City of Floyd towards park recreational renewal project
$9,000 to Central Minnesota Jobs & Training Services towards Operation Exploration
$1,000 to New Hampton Firefighters Association towards a hose roller
$1,000 to Alta Vista Fire Department towards a Thermal Imaging Camera
$5,000 to Iowa Specialty Hospital in Clarion towards a Fetal Monitoring System
$5,000 to Faith Lutheran Home towards a kitchen remodel
$1,000 to United to Serve with Passion and Purpose towards Bash on the Lake Music Festival
$2,500 to Salvation Army Adult Day Health Center towards the Adult Day Health Center
$2,000 to Veterans of Foreign Wars San-Juan Marine Post 733 towards Furnace/AC Replacement Project
$1,000 to North Iowa Southern Minnesota Veterans Stand Down towards their event
$2,500 to Ruff Start Rescue towards surrender prevention
$1,000 to Chickasaw Township First District towards a battery operated vehicle extraction tools
$2,000 to TLC: The Learning Center towards Technology and Website Upgrade
$5,000 to NIACOG Housing Trust Fund, Inc. towards Regional Home Repair Program
$1,000 to Avalon Center towards a roof replacement project
$4,500 to Shield616 towards All day rifle-rated armor for Kanabec County Sheriff's Office
$2,000 to One Vision towards Accessible Transportation: Advancing Independence and Inclusion through Community Integration
$10,000 to North Iowa Fair Association towards naming rights to the North Iowa Recreational Arena Building
$1,000 to Charlie Brown Preschool and Childcare towards summer activities
$3,000 to Stebens Children's Theatre towards Making Space for Learning
$1,000 to Osage Community Daycare towards the Bridges Mentoring Program
$1,000 to Charles City Arts Council towards Art-a-Fest
$10,000 to Kanabec County Veterans Memorial towards the memorial
$1,000 to Chickasaw County Sheriff's Department towards Mobile Communications Update
$125,000 to the Clear Lake Development Foundation towards the Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce and Welcome Center Expansion
$50,000 to Osage Community Schools towards the Green Devil Capital Campaign
$50,000 to the Cedar River Complex towards their Capital Campaign
$20,000 donation to 43 North Iowa towards their Innovation project
$15,000 to Crisis Intervention Services towards crisis services
$4,000 donation to Kanabec County First Responder Team towards an equipment update
$1,000 donation to Kaitlin's Hearts for Heroes
$1,000 to the Big Four Fair Association towards the Event Center
$5,000 to Clarion Foundation for Community Improvement towards the Gazebo Park Project
$5,000 to Iowa Specialty Hospital in Belmond towards Pediatric Occupational Therapy Expansion
$1,000 to Mason City Police Department towards a drug terminator
$1,000 to Clarion-Goldfield-Dows School District towards CPR in school and community
$5,000 to the City of Floyd towards park recreational renewal project
$9,000 to Central Minnesota Jobs & Training Services towards Operation Exploration
$1,000 to New Hampton Firefighters Association towards a hose roller
$1,000 to Alta Vista Fire Department towards a Thermal Imaging Camera
$5,000 to Iowa Specialty Hospital in Clarion towards a Fetal Monitoring System
$5,000 to Faith Lutheran Home towards a kitchen remodel
$1,000 to United to Serve with Passion and Purpose towards Bash on the Lake Music Festival
$2,500 to Salvation Army Adult Day Health Center towards the Adult Day Health Center
$2,000 to Veterans of Foreign Wars San-Juan Marine Post 733 towards Furnace/AC Replacement Project
$1,000 to North Iowa Southern Minnesota Veterans Stand Down towards their event
$2,500 to Ruff Start Rescue towards surrender prevention
$1,000 to Chickasaw Township First District towards a battery operated vehicle extraction tools
$2,000 to TLC: The Learning Center towards Technology and Website Upgrade
$5,000 to NIACOG Housing Trust Fund, Inc. towards Regional Home Repair Program
$1,000 to Avalon Center towards a roof replacement project
$4,500 to Shield616 towards All day rifle-rated armor for Kanabec County Sheriff's Office
$2,000 to One Vision towards Accessible Transportation: Advancing Independence and Inclusion through Community Integration
$10,000 to North Iowa Fair Association towards naming rights to the North Iowa Recreational Arena Building
$1,000 to Charlie Brown Preschool and Childcare towards summer activities
$3,000 to Stebens Children's Theatre towards Making Space for Learning
$1,000 to Osage Community Daycare towards the Bridges Mentoring Program
$1,000 to Charles City Arts Council towards Art-a-Fest
$10,000 to Kanabec County Veterans Memorial towards the memorial
$1,000 to Chickasaw County Sheriff's Department towards Mobile Communications Update