MASON CITY – The Bertha Stebens Foundation, a Mason City-based charitable entity, has awarded $156,100 igrants for 2025. The recipient organizations and individual distribution amounts are as follows:
Mason City Community Theatre, Inc. $3,000
Habitat for Humanity 4,000
North Iowa Cultural Center & Museum 2,000
River City Society for Historic Preservation 3,000
Clear Lake Development Foundation 5,000
City of Mason City (Chas MacNider Museum) 3,500
Best Buddies International 4,000
N. Central IA AG in the Classroom 3,000
Clear Lake Development Foundation 5,000
Clear Lake Classical school, Inc. 4,000
Community Health Center of Fort Dodge 2,500
Community Kitchen of N. Iowa 6,000
North IA Vocational Center, Inc. 4,000
N-Compass, Inc. 2,000
Swaledale Fire Dept. 2,000
NIAD Center for Human Development 3,000
Meals on Wheels of Mason City 5,000
Childrens’ Cancer Connection 3,000
Frances Lauer Youth & Shelter Services 3,000 (cont’d, next pg)
Girl Scouts of Greater IA 4,000
Mollie’s Mission 3,000
Stebens Childrens Theatre 5,000
N. IA Community Action Organization 7,500
Mercy Medical Center Foundation of North IA 5,600
Caring Pregnancy Center 5,000
United to Serve with Passion & Purpose 2,500
Central Gardens of North Iowa 3,000
NIACC Foundation 5,000
Freedom Inn His Grace Ministry 7,000
Central Springs Community School District 3,500
Handicap Village – ONE VISION 3,000
North IA Band Festival Foundation 5,000
Fellowship of Christian Athletes 15,000
Christmas Cheer Fund, Inc. 3,000
The Salvation Army #1 $1,000
The Salvaation Army #2 $ 500
Senior Citizens Center 3,000
ElderBridge Agency on Aging 5,000
Mason City foundation 1,700
TOTAL $156,100
The nonprofit, tax-exempt Bertha Stebens Charitable Foundation, created by the late Bertha Stebens, benefits and helps to improve the lives of residents of Mason City and Cerro Gordo county. Grants are awarded to entities to which contributions are tax-deductible under federal income, estate and gift tax law. Its trustees are President Scott D. Brown, Treasurer Greg C. Nicholas and Secretary Todd A. Blodgett.