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2009 Grants

Allen Memorial Hospital  -  $25,000.00

    Together for Youth - Education and  Prevention Programs

ASPIRE TRP, Inc.   -  $4,700.00

    Scholarships-Therapeutic Horseback  Riding for the Disabled Youth

Big Brothers Big Sisters of NE Iowa  -  $15,000.00

    Big Brothers Big Sisters in Schools

Blairstown Community Foundation   - $5,000.00

    Blairstown City Park

Boys & Girls Clubs of Black Hawk Co.  -  $50,000.00

    Crisis to Sustainability

Boy Scouts of America/   -   $5,000.00

    Hawkeye Area Council – Eastern Iowa

       Storm Refuge Areas at Scout Reservation Camp

Cedar Valley Hospice  -   $7,500.00

    Youth Support Services/Eucalyptus Tree Program

Charles City Family YMCA   -  $25,000.00

    Renewing the YMCA for the Next Generation

Community Foundation of NE Iowa   -   $10,000.00

    Harbaugh-Williams Education Promise Fund

Communities In Schools of Cedar Valley, Inc.  - $5,000.00

    Success Street

Community United Child Care Centers, Inc.  -  $22,000.00

    Playground Resurfacing/Safety First

Covenant-Sartori Hospital Auxiliaries  - $8,000.00

    Scholarship Programs

Elkader Childcare & Learning Center   -   $2,000.00

    Before/After & Summer School Age Program

Excellence in Education Enrichment    -  $61,740.00

Grant Program

    AEA Agency 267 & Keystone AEA

Family & Children’s Council   -  $11,600.00

  Education and Training Programs

First Children’s Finance   -  $5,000.00

    Business Assistance for Child Care Businesses

    in NE Iowa

Girl Scouts of Western IL & Eastern IA   - $8,000.00

    Summer Fun Program

Grin and Grow Child Care    -    $10,000.00

    Quality Early Childhood Education Services

Grout Museum District   -   $170,000.00

    Intern/Education Program

    Sullivan Brothers Museum

Hansen Elementary PTA    - $5,000.00

    Playground & Outdoor Learning Environment

Harpers Ferry, City of      -  $7,500.00

    Ball Park Renovation Project

Hawkeye Community College  -   $55,000.00

    R.J. McElroy Minority Scholarships

    Temporary Childcare & Emergency Transportation Assistance Fund

Hills & Dales Child Development Center  -  $20,000.00

    Building Meaningful Lives Now & Forever

Inclusion Connection   -   $3,000.00

    Mentorship Project for Communication Partner Support

Independence Public Library  -    $25,000.00

   A Proud Past..A Progressive Future Capital Campaign 2006

International Wrestling Museum    -    $40,000.00

    Gable Museum

Iowa College Foundation  -    $17,000.00

    McElroy Student/Faculty Research Program

Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation     -   $40,700.00

    Robert R. Buckmaster Internship Program

Junior Achievement of Eastern IA, Inc.           $16,000.00

    Educational Programs

La Porte City Preschool Education   -    $2,000.00

Association, Inc.

    Scholarships

LSI Bremwood Lutheran   -  $15,000.00

Children’s Home

    Exodus Transitional Living Program

Luther College  -  $57,000.00

    Celebration Iowa Singers & Jazz Band

    Science Laboratories & Research Center

McElroy Fellowships   -   $59,768.28

    A $10,000 fellowship each year for up to 3 years to graduating liberal arts

    students to pursue a Ph.D.

McElroy Gold Star Awards    -  $52,248.46

    To recognize and reward outstanding teaching

McElroy NE IA High School Scholarships  -   $106,253.64

    $1,000 Scholarships for H.S. graduates to pursue post-secondary education

McElroy Scholarship In Excellence   -   $5,000.00

    Joffrey School of Ballet

Montessori System School of Black Hawk Co.  - $3,500.00

    Scholarship/Internship

NE Iowa Community College Fdn.  - $13,500.00

    Scholarship Program

Philanthropy  -  $300.00

    Leave A Legacy Iowa 2009 Partnership

Post Prom   -    $150.00

    Safe After Prom Entertainment

Quakerdale     -  $15,000.00

    Educational Program

Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)   -   $5,000.00

    Literacy Program in Waterloo Schools

Salvation Army  -      $5,000.00

    Family Activity Center Equipment

USA Training Center   -   $8,000.00

    Youth Programs

Variety – The Children’s Charity   -   $2,000.00

    Bikes for Kids

Volunteer Center of Cedar Valley    -  $5,650.00

    Mayor’s Top Teen Awards

    Service-Learning & After School Youth Volunteer Programs

Wartburg College    - $50,000.00

    Communications Arts Digital Conversion

Wartburg Community Symphony    -  $2,000.00

    Scholarships

Waterloo/Cedar Falls Symphony    -    $16,500.00

    Education Program – Scholarships, Internship & Ticket Subsidy

Waterloo Community Playhouse  -    $20,000.00

    Black Hawk Children’s Theatre

Waterloo Community Schools   -   $10,000.00

    Uniforms for George Washington Carver Academy

Waterloo Leisure Services   -  $1,000.00

    Baseball Programs

Waukon Economic Development Corporation   -  $50,000.00

    Waukon Wellness Center

Youth Emergency Fund  -  $21,160.00

    Emergency funds at area schools for student’s educational expenses

YWCA of Black Hawk County  -  $50,000.00

    Youth and Childcare Programs