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Prairie Meadows and Polk County highlight $51.5 million in 2024 giving, pledge to refocus future funds on people
Summary
At its annual community impact luncheon, Prairie Meadows and Polk County celebrated decades of partnership and announced that Prairie Meadows distributed $51.5 million in charitable giving in 2024 and $13.5 million through its grants program this year, while county leaders said future dollars will shift toward direct services for people.
Prairie Meadows and Polk County officials onstage at the organization's annual community impact luncheon on Friday detailed years of local investment and recent grant activity, saying the partnership has returned billions to the region and will prioritize people-centered programs going forward.
Julie Stewart, chief operating officer for Prairie Meadows, said the private-public relationship has "promoted agriculture, economic development, jobs, and tourism" and noted that "For over 3 decades, Polk County and Prairie Meadows have partnered" to support the community. She and other speakers repeated a cumulative figure of approximately $2,300,000,000 in charitable contributions and taxes tied to the partnership.
The nut graf: Prairie Meadows reported $51,500,000 in charitable…
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