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Hope Redemption Center | $5,000
Hope Redemption Center | $5,000

Hope Redemption Center | $5,000

Micro Grant - Create Murals as Symbols of Hope, Unity and Transformation

Iowa PBS Foundation | $65,000

Iowa PBS Foundation | $65,000

Project Grant - Historic Buildings of Sioux City

Izaak Walton League of America | $14,250

Izaak Walton League of America | $14,250

Project Grant - Missouri River Conservation and Recovery

Le Mars Area Chamber of Commerce | $5,000

Le Mars Area Chamber of Commerce | $5,000

Micro Grant - Le Mars Ice Cream Days Festival 2025

Le Mars Area Chamber of Commerce | $5,000

Le Mars Area Chamber of Commerce | $5,000

Micro Grant - Musical Entertainment for Christmas in Hometown Le Mars

Le Mars Community Schools Boosters | $10,000

Le Mars Community Schools Boosters | $10,000

Project Grant - Bulldog Battle of the Bands

Mater Dei School | $5,000

Mater Dei School | $5,000

Micro Grant - Musical Instruments in Playground Renovation

MOC-Floyd Valley School District | $5,000

MOC-Floyd Valley School District | $5,000

Micro Grant - Purchase of 4 Instruments

Monona County Conservation Board | $5,000

Monona County Conservation Board | $5,000

Micro Grant - Aluminum Skid Unit

Monona County Conservation Board | $5,000

Monona County Conservation Board | $5,000

Micro Grant - Update Display Cases and Educational Animal Habitats at the Nature Center

Morningside University | $5,000

Morningside University | $5,000

Micro Grant - Conservation Education with Plants from the Ag Program Greenhouse

New Moon Community Theater | $25,000

New Moon Community Theater | $25,000

Capital Campaign Grant - Save the New Moon Theater

Norfolk Public Schools Foundation | $25,000

Norfolk Public Schools Foundation | $25,000

Capital Campaign Grant - Restoration of Historic Junior High School Theater

Northwest Iowa Singers | $1,750

Northwest Iowa Singers | $1,750

Micro Grant - Commission of a Choral Music Piece that will Incorporate a Special Needs Child's Story or Poem

Okoboji Fine Arts | $5,000

Okoboji Fine Arts | $5,000

Micro Grant - Purchase of Instruments for Okoboji High School Band

ORAB Music Boosters Club | $5,000

ORAB Music Boosters Club | $5,000

Micro Grant - Purchase of a Baby Grand Piano

Orange City Arts Council | $8,000

Orange City Arts Council | $8,000

Project Grant - Music Education and Community Engagement with Cooper Street Brass

REACH Youth and Family Theatre | $5,000

REACH Youth and Family Theatre | $5,000

Micro Grant - The Velveteen Rabbit

REACH Youth and Family Theatre | $2,500

REACH Youth and Family Theatre | $2,500

Micro Grant - The Lightening Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

Saturday in the Park | $150,000

Saturday in the Park | $150,000

Project Grant - Saturday in the Park Festival 2026

SculptureWalk Inc. | $5,000

SculptureWalk Inc. | $5,000

Micro Grant - Set-up, Configuration and IT Support in Launching Otocast for a Second Year

Sergeant Bluff Community Foundation | $5,000

Sergeant Bluff Community Foundation | $5,000

Micro Grant - Light Tunnel Project

Sioux City Community School District | $4,960.49

Sioux City Community School District | $4,960.49

Micro Grant - Irving School 5th Grade Band to Purchase 6 Instruments

Sioux City Symphony Orchestra | $171,706.99

Sioux City Symphony Orchestra | $171,706.99

1:1 Challenge Match - $171,706.99 Challenge Awarded in 2023 for Music Education Center

Sioux City Symphony Orchestra | $5,000

Sioux City Symphony Orchestra | $5,000

Micro Grant - 2 Chamber Music Concerts

Sioux City Symphony Orchestra | $135,000

Sioux City Symphony Orchestra | $135,000

Project Grant - Gilchrist Pops Series & Ben Folds with the Sioux City Symphony

Sioux Empire Community Theatre Inc. | $10,000

Sioux Empire Community Theatre Inc. | $10,000

Project Grant - The Premiere Playhouse Artist Development Theatre Educational Workshops Program

Siouxland Artists Inc. | $5,000

Siouxland Artists Inc. | $5,000

Micro Grant - Four-day Acrylic Painting Class with Patti Mollica

Siouxland Center for Active Generations | $5,000

Siouxland Center for Active Generations | $5,000

Micro Grant - 2025 Family-friendly Performing Arts New Year's Eve Event

South Dakota Game Fish and Park | $5,000

South Dakota Game Fish and Park | $5,000

Micro Grant - Creation of a Virtual Reality Tour at the Fish Hatcheries Specific to Walleye Spawning and Stocking

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Hope Redemption Center | $5,000
Iowa PBS Foundation | $65,000
Izaak Walton League of America | $14,250
Le Mars Area Chamber of Commerce | $5,000
Le Mars Area Chamber of Commerce | $5,000
Le Mars Community Schools Boosters | $10,000
Mater Dei School | $5,000
MOC-Floyd Valley School District | $5,000
Monona County Conservation Board | $5,000
Monona County Conservation Board | $5,000
Morningside University | $5,000
New Moon Community Theater | $25,000
Norfolk Public Schools Foundation | $25,000
Northwest Iowa Singers | $1,750
Okoboji Fine Arts | $5,000
ORAB Music Boosters Club | $5,000
Orange City Arts Council | $8,000
REACH Youth and Family Theatre | $5,000
REACH Youth and Family Theatre | $2,500
Saturday in the Park | $150,000
SculptureWalk Inc. | $5,000
Sergeant Bluff Community Foundation | $5,000
Sioux City Community School District | $4,960.49
Sioux City Symphony Orchestra | $171,706.99
Sioux City Symphony Orchestra | $5,000
Sioux City Symphony Orchestra | $135,000
Sioux Empire Community Theatre Inc. | $10,000
Siouxland Artists Inc. | $5,000
Siouxland Center for Active Generations | $5,000
South Dakota Game Fish and Park | $5,000
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