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The Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation (GPCF) received $132,703.04 in donations, including matching gifts, during Give Grinnell Week, Nov. 14-18.

President F. Austin Jones said that this far exceeded the foundation’s goal of $50,000 in a one week time period. The foundation recently received two challenge grants to help stimulate local giving: one grant from an anonymous donor matched dollar-for-dollar all gifts to the GPCF Administrative Funds that covers foundation operating costs; and the second grant from Jewel Kintzinger and Burtwin Day matched gifts to non-profits with matching funds directed to the Administrative Funds. "These matching gifts offered community members the opportunity to double their giving and our community came through with flying colors,” Jones said. “Our community support was overwhelming and it is one more reason that we are the envy of many communities in Iowa.”

New donations to Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation and the non-profits served totaled $93,844.71 and pledge payments received during Give Grinnell Week were $36,958.33. Some community members fulfilled their pledges to the Community Fund during this week and gave a total of $1,900 towards this fund. The Community Fund is a relatively new fund at the foundation created for unrestricted community needs. Donors to this fund have pledged to give $100 a year for 10 years. To date, the foundation has over 300 donors to this fund and will need another 700 individuals to help them reach the goal of building a million dollar endowment for community needs.

The non profits that received donations during GIVE GRINNELL WEEK include Communities for Literate Iowa Kids; Community Education Council; Grinnell Area Arts Council Endowment; Grinnell High School Alumni Association; Grinnell Historical Museum Endowment; Grinnell Newburg Dollars for Scholars; Grinnell Newburg Education Excellence Endowment and Mini-Grant/Operating funds; Imagine Grinnell; Iowa Transportation Museum Endowment; Kids Against Hunger; Mayflower Human Needs Endowment Fund; Poweshiek County Empowerment; Community Fund, the Connie Marshall Administrative Endowment Fund, and Second Mile Building Campaign.

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