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Endow Urbandale awards $26,500 in community grants, including support for Living History Farms and Urbandale Food Pantry
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Endow Urbandale announced nine grants totaling $26,500 to local nonprofits and school groups, the council heard during a presentation at the June 3 meeting.
Endow Urbandale presented the City Council on June 3 with its 2025 grant recipients, announcing nine awards totaling $26,500 to local nonprofit and school organizations.
The volunteer-run Endow Urbandale showed the council a list of recipients and described multi-year installments for several projects. The largest single award in this round was $5,000 to the Urbandale Schools And Alumni Foundation to support classroom grants. Other awards included recurring installments of $2,500 to Living History Farms (cultivation complex), $2,500 to the Urbandale Food Pantry toward renovation, and $2,500 to Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa to subsidize membership fees for Urbandale girls.
Other recipients included the Urbandale Lions Club ($3,000 for comfort kits to support police and fire responses), the Urbandale Historical Society ($3,000 to digitize historical newspapers), Valerius PTO ($2,300 for a Culture All Day program), the Waukee Community Schools Foundation ($1,700 for backpacks and supplies for students living within Urbandale school boundaries), and an additional $4,000 to support backpacks and school supplies for Urbandale students in need.
Endow Urbandale said the fund is supported by city residents and local businesses and noted the organization has awarded more than 90 grants totaling over $250,000 over the past 15 years. The group plans to distribute the 2025 awards at an upcoming community event.
Quote from the meeting: "We're extremely excited to continue our growth within the city," an Endow Urbandale representative said, inviting residents to the Filipino Fiesta at Living History Farms next June as an example of community partnerships.
Ending: The council received the presentation; no formal council action was required for the information-only report. Residents seeking more information on grant recipients can contact Endow Urbandale or the city clerk's office.
