The Marion County Community Foundation has announced the receipts of their 2023 grant cycle. The non-profit organization donated 36 grants worth more than $130,000 to various projects across the county, with the largest gifts including $15,000 to Stepping Stones in Knoxville for a heat pump replacement, $10,000 to the Friends of the Pella Community Center for renovations toward the heritage gym, just over $8,000 to the Bussey Little League rec center repurposing project, and $7,500 to the Pleasantville Sports Association for a practice and hitting facility.
Bussey Community Library – media center – $1,000
Bussey Little League – Bussey Rec. Center repurposing project – $8,025
Crossroads of Pella – hosting kid-friendly service projects – $1,400
Freedom for Youth Ministries – panic bar installation – $250
Friends of the Melcher-Dallas Public Library – purchase of books – $500
Friends of the Pella Community Center – heritage gym – $10,000
Friends of Webb Shadle Public Library – programs & books – $4,000
Hamilton – picnic tables & trash bins for shelter house – $1,725
Hamilton – playground – $6,000
Helping Hands – sewer line repair project – $5,000
Knoxville Community Chorus – new music & folders – $1,900
Knoxville Elementary TAG – elementary TAG project coding/robotics kits – $3,000
Knoxville Food Youth Initiative – feeding families through pantry – $5,000
Knoxville Public Library – promoting literacy, purchasing books – $3,000
Knoxville Rotary Club – purchase & display Iowa flags along Hwy. 14 – $3,000
Knoxville Senior Center Meals of Wheels – disposable food trays – $3,000
Lions Club Charity of Melcher-Dallas – front doors – $5,000
Marion County Genealogical Society – digitization of Knoxville Journal 2008-2017 – $2,700
Marion County Historical Society – improvements to Machine Shed – $2,500
Marion County Humane Society – commercial washing machine – $4,000
Marysville – concrete slab for basketball – $3,000
Melcher-Dallas Food Pantry – holiday food, school supplies – $2,000
Melcher-Dallas Little League Rookies – field renovation – $7,000
Melcher-Dallas Music Boosters – risers – $3,000
Melcher-Dallas Public Library – classes – $600
Melcher-Dallas Senior Citizens – promoting the Melcher-Dallas Senior Center – $2,500
Pella Community Art Center – Eulenspiegel Residency & Workshop – $3,000
Pella TV Documentary – The historical documentary “Pella” – $3,000
Pella Opera House – Fun with Physics program – $2,750
Pleasantville – seating/dugout upgrade – $3,000
Pleasantville Senior Center – storage shed – $2,700
Pleasantville Sports Association – practice/hitting facility – $7,500
Riverside Community Church – Ark Room/Blessing Boxes – $2,500
Stepping Stones Early Learning Center – heat pump replacement – $15,000
Thrive Knoxville – planning & designing Beautification Project – $3,000
Thrive Knoxville – upgrade electrical for Merry-N Country Christmas – $3,000