The Marion County Community Foundation has distributed their 2024 grants.

The Marion County Community Foundation is an organization that looks to be a resource for building bridges from today to an enhanced quality of life for tomorrow for current and future residents of Marion County. The Marion County Community Foundation’s mission is to foster private giving, strengthen service providers, and improve the conditions of the community. Different community organizations may submit grant proposals to the foundation every year and the recipients are announced in July. This year, the foundation gave out a total of $157,987. The recipients who received the highest grants were Lions Club Charity of Melcher-Dallas, Habitat for Humanity, and Bussey Little League. 

Full list of grant recipients below:

Crisis Canines of the Midlands – $5,000

Crossroads of Pella – $2,156

Families First of Pella – $800

Freedom for Youth Ministries – $1,000

Friends of Big Rock Park – $8,100

Friends of the Melcher-Dallas Public Library – $600

Friends of the Webb Shadle Memorial Library – $600

Habitat for Humanity International Inc. – $10,000

Wesley Retirement Services – $1,300

Helping Hands Food Pantry – $4,000

First United Methodist Church – $3,000

Knoxville Food Youth Initiative- $8,000

Knoxville Public Library – $3,000

Knoxville Senior Center – $3,000

Lions Club Charity of Melcher-Dallas – $15,000

Indiana Township Fire Department – $3,900

Marion County Humane Society – $1,500

Melcher-Dallas Coal Mining and Heritage Museum – $2,500

Melcher-Dallas Community School District – $4,000

Melcher-Dallas Food Pantry – $3,000

Melcher-Dallas Parent Teacher Organization – $5,000

Pella Opera House Commission – $5,000

Pleasantville Senior Center  – $2,700

Riverside Community Church – $2,000

THRIVE Knoxville – $3,000

Pella Hospital Foundation – $1,000

Historic Pella Trust – $3,000

IMPACT Community Action Partnership – $5,000

The Federated Garden Clubs of Iowa – $5,000

Melcher-Dallas Coal Miners Committee – $3,000

Melcher-Dallas Emergency Response Association – $7,735

Pleasantville Emergency Services – $3,000

City of Pella – $3,000

American Legion Post 108 – $2,982

Friends of the Melcher-Dallas Public Library – $3,000

City of Pella – $3,000

Melcher-Dallas Little League – $5,500

Bussey Little League – $9,214

Pella Cemetery Association – $2,000