Representatives of Prairie Meadows and Polk County presented a $16,382 check to the Southeast Polk Community School District during the board of directorsmeeting on March 27, 2025.

The donation is part of a revenue-sharing partnership between Prairie Meadows and Polk County that distributes a portion of Prairie Meadowsgross receipts to school districts based on per-capita enrollment of Polk County students. Mark Holm, Polk County Board of Supervisors, District 3, said the county is distributing $1,311,256.91 to Polk County entities this year and noted the programhas returned more than $20 million to county students since 2007.

Julie Stewart, senior vice president for Prairie Meadows, told the board the funds are unrestricted and districts may choose how to use them. "These funds are unrestricted so that school gets to choose how they wanna use these dollars," Stewart said during the presentation.

Brian Orelko, another Prairie Meadows senior vice president, joined Stewart and county supervisors Jill Altriner and Mark Holm for the check presentation and a photo with board members. The board acknowledged the donation and took the photo in the meeting room.

The district did not specify how it will allocate the $16,382; Prairie Meadows representatives and the county noted only that the dollars are distributed based on 2024 gross receipts and per-capita enrollment in Polk County.

The partnership between Prairie Meadows and Polk County has provided recurring, unrestricted funds to districts in Polk County since 2007, county and Prairie Meadows representatives said.