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Mason City nonprofits receive grants from Alliant Energy’s Foundation

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.

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