
Over $46,000 was distributed to local non-profits through the Community Foundation of Washington County.
On April 28th, the Community Foundation distributed funds to 23 Washington County non-profits at a reception held at the Washington Country Club. The organizations receiving funds include, Latinos for Washington, St. James Foundation, Washington Music Boosters, Washington County Hospital Foundation, Washington County Fair Association, Friends of Lake Darling State Park, HACAP, Washington Community School Foundation, Crooked Creek Christian Camp, Wellman Rotary, Wellman YMCA Fund, Wellman Goodwin Sr. Dining Fund, Lime Creek Cemetery, Wellman Ambulance Service and Fire Department, Mid-Prairie Foundation, United Way of Johnson/Washington County, Hospice of Washington County, Kalona Historical Society, Kalona Public Library Foundation, Washington Free Public Library Foundation, Highland Community School District, Washington Area Performing Arts and Events Center, and the Washington Iowa Betterment Foundation.
The foundation is overseen by a volunteer board of local citizens and permanently endows most of its assets. Since its inception in 2006, the Community Foundation of Washington County has distributed over $540,000 to non-profit causes here in the County.