CEDAR RAPIDS – Several Mason City nonprofit organizations are receiving community grants totaling $8,000 from Alliant Energy’s Foundation.
“The services and programs our nonprofit partners provide are needed now more than ever,” said Julie Bauer, Executive Director of the Alliant Energy Foundation. “We are proud to support these organizations through our grants program. The entire community benefits when we work together and find creative opportunities that help make life better for others.”
The grants fund projects in four key areas, which resonate with Alliant Energy’s core values.
- Hunger and Housing
- Workforce Readiness
- Environmental Stewardship
- Diversity, Safety and Wellbeing
These community grants are among 139 awarded by Alliant Energy’s Foundation during the fall grant cycle, totaling over $345,000.
|
Name |
Grant |
Program |
Community |
| Winneshiek County Emergency Management |
$1,500 |
AEDs | Decorah |
| Caring Pregnancy Center |
$1,000 |
Providing baby necessities during and after COVID-19 | Mason City |
| Habitat for Humanity of North Central Iowa |
$3,500 |
Health and safety home repair projects | Mason City |
| Youth Men’s Christian Association |
$1,000 |
Girls Leading Others Wisely (GLOW) | Mason City |
| City of Worthington |
$1,000 |
Playground equipment | Worthington |
In 2020, Alliant Energy’s Foundation provided over $895,000 to 376 organizations through its Community Grants Program. In addition, its annual Drive Out Hunger event generated $385,000 for seven food banks, enough to purchase 1.15 million meals for local families.
Grants and donations are funded solely by Alliant Energy shareowners.
Don’t forget, the Iowa Utility Board approved these rates. Complain to your city leaders and force them to create their own transmission group. City can buy power much cheaper and distribute the power for half the cost you’re paying now.
Alliant Energy: They are on for you, so they can steal money from you.
F**K ALLIANT ENERGY!!!
Can’t argue with this. ^^^
Sour Grapes?
What’s the matter Markwart, you couldn’t beg for and mooch “free money” from them like you ripped off the $30K from Mason City taxpayers?
Don’t worry, I’ll apply again if I ever get the chance.
Send that note along with your next payment.
If you stop using their service, you won’t have to pay.
Wish we had a option
You do have an option. Nobody is forcing you to use energy from Alliant. DUH!!!
You are one smart one! You must have made it past kindergarten!
who do you use?
Really smart answer!
I know, it’s the only answer for all the pissing and moaning.
Pissing and moaning??? You must not be an Alliant cuatomer. So STFU!!!
The free money that Alliant is handing out came right from your pocket.
You are absolutely right! Those grants are coming out of all Alliant’s customers pockets! They are nothing but a monopoly and they overpay their IDIOT managers! That money is also coming from the rate increases and the 150 meter readers they fired when they implemented the new smart meters! F ALLIANT!
Are these grants red herrings to distract from the sky-high rates they charge?
They sure are. But we hope people are smarter than what Alliant makes themselves look like. A RIPOFF company.
Oh, such a NOAK!!!