Dallas County Foundation Announces Grant Winners for 2025

The 2025 award winners are:

City of Adel/Adel Public Library-Mobile Technology Lab $5,000

Adel Kiwanis Club- Kiwanis Casino Trailer $1,400

City of Adel- Event Safety Barricades $5,000

ADM Fine Arts Boosters- Middle School Drumline Equipment $4,800

Tiger Wrestling Club/Adel- Wrestling Mat $8,000

Brenton Arboretum- Classroom Table Top Replacement $4,500

City of Bouton- Trailhead Welcome Sign $9,000

Friends of Dallas Center Fire & Rescue- Knox Box Program $8,000

Overlooked Cat Refuge- Trap, Neuter & Release Traps & Accessories $1,500

Raccoon Valley Youth Football Uniforms $6,000

City of Granger Park & Rec- Batting Cage Build $5,000

American Legion Post 717/Granger- Remodel Phase III $10,000

Minburn United Methodist Church- New Elevator Lift $8,000

Minburn Betterment Group- Global Roots Mosaic Mural $3,800

Minburn Firefighters Association- Firefighter Bunker Gear $10,000

Washington Township School Foundation- Tuckpointing North Face of Building $10,000

Everybody Wins Inc.- Power Reading Program/Perry & Maple Grove Elementary. $1,000

Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church- Sleep Space $4,000

Perry Rotary Club- Phase 2 Wiese Park Inclusive Playground $15,000

Perry Baseball Club- Baseball Uniforms $1,100

Perry Little League Inc.- Baseball Pitching Machine $1,900

 Fullhart/Carnegie Trust- Hometown Heritage- Wall of Witness 2025 sculpture, relief $1,000

Perry Police Department- Camera Project $20,000

Perry Lutheran Home/Rowley Campus- Wheelchair Van $7,000

Friends of the Perry Public Library- Family Workstation Area $4,600

Perry Area Child Development- Outdoor Learning Spaces $2,400

PRESBY Childcare Program- Childcare Center Expansion $2,500

Perry Alano Club- Fire/Electrical Safety $5,000Acorns & Oaks Christian Academy- Baby Room Addition $1,000

West Central Valley Boosters- Volleyball Equipment for WCV High School $3,200

City of Urbandale Parks & Rec- Barrett Boesen Park & Natural Landscape Outdoor Musical Play Equipment. $5,000

Van Meter Athletic Booster Club- High School Weights & Equipment $8,000

City of Van Meter/Library- Wonderbooks, STEAM Launchpads. $3,000

WCV School District- Elementary Sensory Classroom $1,400

City of Waukee- Fitness Court at Ridge Pointe $10,000

Woodward Friends & Neighbors- Shed to store supplies for activities/events $2,850

  • 56 submitted applications, $471,617.47 requested funds

  • 36 awarded, $200,000 available grant funds


Total Granting Funds: $200,000
Dallas County Foundation (GDMCF) Funds: $148,500
Grow Greene County Funds: $51,500