2025 Community Endowment Fund Recipients

The County Endowment Fund Program was established in 2004 by the Iowa State Legislature in HF 2302
and implementation began in 2005. The County Endowment Fund Program is separate from the Endow
Iowa Tax Credit program. Through the County Endowment Fund Program, a percentage of the state’s
gaming tax revenue is distributed to community foundations in the 84 counties that do not hold a state-
issued gaming license. The community foundation organizations then grant 75 percent of those funds to
charitable projects within their counties and place the remaining 25 percent in a permanent endowment
fund, which is intended to attract other donations and provide a source of permanent funding for
charitable projects within the county. Fifteen (15) counties are not eligible for the funding because state-
licensed gaming facilities are located in those counties. The Program is administered by the Iowa
Economic Department Authority (IEDA) which works closely with the Iowa Council of Foundations
(ICoF) in coordinating the program and determining the community foundation recipients of the funding.

2025—The County Endowment Fund Program

Ackley Fire Department – $7,805
SCBA “Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus” Replacement Project

Ackley Heritage Center – $5,625
Ackley Heritage Center Roof Replacement

AGWSR Elementary and Middle Schools – $1,800
Supports for Children in Distress

Camp Pine Lake – Church of the Brethren – $2,000
First Sundays Community Meal Program

Eldora Area Ambulance Foundation – $15,000
EMS Monitor/Defibrillator

Eldora Children’s Center, Inc. – $25,000
Commercial Kitchen at New Facility

Eldora Public Library – $1,875
Water Bottle Drinking Fountain

E-NP Bearcats 4-H Club – $1,100
Gravity Wagon Basketball Hoops

Grand JiVante – $3,500
AED

Hubbard Care Center – $3,000
Nu-step for Therapy

Hubbard Economic Development Corporation – $15,000