Dallas County Foundation Announces Grant Winners for 2024

The 2024 award winners are:

City of Adel – Adel Historical Museum Front Door Replacement $5,000

City of Adel – Activated Graphic Mural $2,500

City of Bouton – Bouton Trail Head $15,000

Brenton Arboretum – Portable Stem Programming $1,000

Dallas Center Parks & Rec Board – Resurface Tennis/Pickleball Court $3,000

Godspeed Equine – The Refuge at Victory Ranch $4,280.74

Rhythms of Grace – Air Quality for Equine Assisted Therapy Patients with Special Needs $3,384

Dexter Community Foundation – Historical Museum Display Cases $2,150

Dexter Fire & Rescue Assoc. – Stryker Lucas Device $14,272.30

City of Dexter – Public Library Exterior Façade Renovation $10,000

City of Granger – Granger Trial Hub North Connector $10,000

Volunteer Com. Serv. of Woodward-Granger – Bench Project $1,400

City of Granger Park & Rec –Lightning Detection for Parks & Fields $2,700

Linden Public Library Foundation – Wonderbook Read Along 2024 $2,500

City of Minburn – City Hall basement repair $1,000

Presby Childcare Program – Safety Gates for Play Areas $3,000

PACES PK-5th Learning Center – iPads for Learning Center $6,285

Perry Little League Inc. – Safety Screens,Balls & Equipment Bags $4,442

Perry Baseball Club Inc. – Equipment Bags & Jerseys $1,000

Perry Community School District – Middle School Basketball Uniforms $4,000

Friends of Hotel Pattee – Kitchen Oven Replacement $6,000

Perry Youth Football – Helmet & Football Update $800

Redfield Historical Society – Rex J Harvey Memorial $5,000

 Waukee Area Christian Services – New Name Signage $1,000

Waukee Institute Leadership Class – Waukee Schools E Sports Program $2,000

YMCA of Greater Des Moines – Waukee YMCA Lighting Upgrade $6,000

WG Comm. School District Foundation – Band Expansion Project $6,000

Van Meter United Methodist Church – Lighting & Safety Fencing for Daycare $6,000

City of Van Meter – Richland Trail Project $10,000

City of Van Meter – Public Library Improvement Project $5,000

Dallas County Fair Association –Roadside Marquee Sign $10,000

Crisis Canines of the Midlands – Dallas Co. Crisis Response Therapy K9 $6,300

Dallas County Hospital Foundation – Dedicated blanket warmer for $5,325

outpatient ambulatory & infusion center 

  • 52 submitted applications, $411, 778 requested funds

  • 33 awarded, $166,339 available grant funds


Total Granting Funds: $166,339
Dallas County Foundation (GDMCF) Funds: $112,839
Grow Greene County Funds: $53,500