First Citizens Charitable Foundation, Inc. is pleased to announce that 68 area organizations were the recipients of $457,740 in donations in 2019.

Recipients are: Belmond Area Arts Council $1,000; Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Iowa $5,000; Booktown Mora $3,000; Build a Better Belmond $5,000; Central Gardens of North Iowa, Inc. $2,500; Charles City Community School District $10,000; City of Floyd $1,000; City of Mason City $5,000; Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce $2,500; Clear Lake Public Library $1,000; Community Health Center of Fort Dodge, Inc. $10,150; Community Kitchen of North Iowa, Inc. $250; Community Policing Advisory Board $1,500; Comprehensive Systems, Inc. $5,000; Elderbridge Agency on Aging $10,000; Epiphany Parish Social Justice Committee $1,000; Floyd County Sheriff's Office $1,000; Food4ME Weekend Food Program $5,000; Fossil & Prairie Conservation Foundation $1,000; Good Shepherd, Inc. $1,000; Greater Iowa Youth for Christ $10,000; IOOF Home & Community Therapy Center $6,000; Iowa College Foundation $5,000; Iowa Legal Aid $5,000; Jordan River, Inc. d/b/a Messiah's Food Pantry $5,000; Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa $2,500; Kanabec County Community Health $3,000; Kanabec County Historical Society $5,000; Kanabec County Sheriff Reserves $5,000; Kanawha Swimming Pool $4,000; Kinney Pioneer Museum $2,500; Lawler Lions $1,000; Lime Creek Nature Center $5,000; Lutheran Island Camp Inc. $15,000; Lutheran Services in Iowa $5,000; Mason City Chamber of Commerce $5,000; Mason City Family YMCA $1,750; Mason City Fire Department $5,000; MercyOne North Iowa Foundation $2,000; Mission 61, Inc. $17,500; Mitchell County Memorial Foundation, Inc. $26,000; Mohawk Market $2,640; Mora Area Youth Recreation Assoc. (MAYRA) $1,000; Mora High School $4,000; NIACC Foundation $22,950; NIACOG Housing Trust Fund, Inc. $5,000; North Iowa Christian School $12,500; North Iowa Fair Association $10,000; Northeast Iowa Food Bank $10,000; Northern Lights Alliance for the Homeless $21,000; One Heartland $5,000; Osage Community Daycare Construction of Daycare Building $15,000; Our Daily Bread Food Pantry $1,000; Paradise Community Theatre $2,500; Pheasants Forever $1,000; Post 733 San Juan-Marne VFW $3,000; Prairie Ridge Integrated Behavior Healthcare $15,000; Project Flo Association $2,000; Rockwell Lions Club $2,000; Salvation Army Adult Day Health Center $1,000; Salvation Army of North Iowa $6,000; Spin Development Cycling Team (Spin Devo) $2,500; Stacyville Kids Care $1,000; The World Food Prize Foundation $10,000; Vasaloppet, Inc. $7,500; West Hancock Community School District $5,000; Youth & Shelter Services, Inc. & Francis Lauer $80,000; Zion Lutheran Church and Preschool $1,000.

First Citizens Charitable Foundation, Inc. was organized to distribute funds to charitable, religious, educational and health care institutions in North Iowa and Minnesota. Application deadlines are June 1 and November 15 of each year. Since 1995, over $6.8 million has been donated to our North Iowa and Minnesota communities. Organizations wishing to apply for funding can click here for the official application form and criteria.