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YOUR PARTNER IN COMMUNITY-BASED PHILANTHROPY by Donna Dostal, President and CEO
HE GENEROSITY AND DEDICATION OF OUR COMMUNITY makes southwest Iowa a wonderful place to live, thrive and grow. The generosity and true philanthropic spirit has created amazing ripples of impact and hope during a difficult time in our region and country.
Richard P. Wenninghoff Scholarships In its inaugural granting year through the Southwest Iowa Educational Foundation (SWIEF), the Richard P. Wenninghoff Fund awarded seven Treynor High School and seven Underwood High School seniors scholarships valued up to $14,000 each.
For the past 14 years, the Pottawattamie County Community Foundation has been your partner in community-based philanthropy throughout southwest Iowa...helping to forge a path toward positive impact. Here are a few points to know as we celebrate our 14th year!
Giving Tuesday In honor of Giving Tuesday, PCCF is offering a 20% match again this year throughout the month of November for all donations made to endowment funds. This is our fourth year of celebrating philanthropy and amplifying impact with an increase to our normal 10% match program.
Record Year for PCCF Impact Grants In our largest grant funding cycle to date, our Community Impact Grants committee elected to award 40 Community Impact Grants totaling $60,040 to area nonprofit or city organizations throughout Pottawattamie County. These grants support projects and services across Pottawattamie County and represent over $8 million of project costs reported by our nonprofit partners.
Florence M. and Charles E. Lakin Center for Community Giving We are excited to finally move into the newly renovated and expanded Florence M. and Charles E. Lakin Center for Community Giving. Visit this new space at our grand opening in 2022! To learn more about the exciting and innovative charitable giving programs that are creating impact in southwest Iowa, visit us at OurPCCF.org. Our generous community leads the work we do to create lasting, positive change, and we are excited for the future of our southwest Iowa region. .
Inaugural Impact for Women Summit The Inaugural Impact for Women submit was held in October and featured keynote speaker Elizabeth Smart. Over 250 in-person and virtual attendees participated to learn more about the important issues facing women and their families in southwest Iowa. The Women's Fund of Southwest Iowa, an initiative of Pottawattamie County Community Foundation, also awarded $57,250 in funding to six organizations during its latest, and largest, grant cycle. Donor Impact So far in 2021, our donors have generously recommended nearly $1.8 million in grants that are supporting nonprofit organizations across our region, state, nation, and the world.
Donna Dostal President and CEO
POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION • 536 E Broadway • Council Bluffs, IA 51503 Phone: (712) 256-7007 • www.ourpccf.org • President and CEO: Donna Dostal • Board President: Anthony W. “Tony” Tauke
Pottawattamie County Community Foundation works with individuals, families, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and governmental entities to establish endowment funds and other philanthropic solutions that will benefit the community for future generations. 536 E Broadway | Council Bluffs, IA 51503 712.256.7007 | www www.ourpccf urpccf.or org
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