(Audubon Co) At its second annual grant celebration event, the Audubon County Community Foundation honored 11 nonprofit organizations and community projects that received grants throughout the past year. These honorees included grant recipients from both Spring and Fall 2022 grant cycles who were awarded a collective sum of $186,985.
Spring 2022 Grant Recipients:
| Organization | Project | Award |
| Audubon County Agricultural Society | Audio/Sound System Improvements | $8,000 |
| Audubon County Historical Society | Exira Museum Displays | $4,700 |
| Audubon Recreation Foundation | Audubon Recreation Center Gymnasium Expansion | $25,000 |
| Exira Community Club | New AC Units and Furnaces | $35,194 |
| Exira Public Library | PLAY Interactive Touch Table | $7,075 |
| Friendship Home | Memory Care Ceiling Replacement | $44,866 |
| The Children’s Nest | Staff Work Area Improvements | $9,000 |
Fall 2022 Grant Recipients:
| Organization | Project | Award |
| Albert the Bull Committee | Operation Penny Machine | $ 1,000 |
| Audubon County Agricultural Society | Chairs and Carriers | $ 7,000 |
| Audubon County Hospital Foundation | ACMH Surgical Lights and Boom | $ 16,320 |
| Exira Lions Club | Lions Club and Park Equipment | $ 2,950 |
| Friendship Home | Lower Dining Area Air Conditioning | $ 20,880 |
| Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa | Girl Scout Tree Promise – Audubon County | $ 1,000 |
| The Children’s Nest | Staff Kitchenette and Work Area Improvements | $ 4,000 |
The Foundation’s fall grant cycle is made possible through the generosity of donors to the Audubon County Community Foundation. The Foundation works with individuals, families, businesses, and organizations to create permanent and expendable funds that address changing, vital community needs and interests. Gifts to permanently endowed funds through the Audubon County Community Foundation may be eligible to receive a 25% Endow Iowa Tax Credit.
Pictured are Foundation board members and representatives of Audubon County organizations who received grants from the Audubon County Community Foundation. (1st Row Left to Right); Amy Madsen – Friendship Home; Jessica Andersen – Friendship Home; Megan Wagner – Audubon County Community Foundation Board Member, Secretary/Treasurer; Jolene Burns – Audubon County Hospital Foundation Board; Gina Benton – Audubon County Community Foundation Board Member; (2nd Row); Steven B. Hansen – Audubon County Community Foundation Board Member, Chair; Donna Olson – Audubon County Community Foundation Board Member; Daniel Bierbrodt – Audubon County Hospital Foundation, Audubon Recreation Foundation; Pat Kaiser – Audubon County Community Foundation Board Member, Vice Chair; Sara Slater – Albert the Bull Committee; Janet Collins – Audubon County Historical Society; Cindy Carter – Audubon County Historical Society; (3rd Row); Doug Olsen – Audubon Recreation Foundation; Dennis Carter – Audubon County Historical Society; Greg Jensen – Audubon County Agricultural Society; Bob Blomme, DVM – Audubon County Community Foundation Board Member; Trey Kellner – Audubon Recreation Foundation
