First Citizens Charitable Foundation, Inc. is pleased to announce that 49 area organizations were the recipients of $293,995 in donations in the first half of 2021. 

Recipients are: Bridge of Hope North Central Iowa $1,000; Changing Gaits, Inc. $5,000; Charles City Art-a-Fest $1,000; Charles City Community School District $10,000; Chickasaw Township Fire District $2,500; City of Elma $3,000; City of Mora $5,000; City of Osage Iowa $30,000; Community Policing Advisory Board $1,500; Comprehensive Systems, Inc. $4,000; Floyd County Fair Society $12,500; Floyd County Historical Society $5,000; Franklin County Fair Foundation $5,000; Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa $5,000; Good Shepherd Health Center, Inc. $1,000; International Association of Lions Club - Rockwell, IA $2,000; IOOF Home and Community Therapy Center $10,000; Iowa College Foundation $5,000; Iowa Legal Aid $5,000; Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond, Hampton Clinic $1,000; Kanabec County Historical Society $5,000; Kanawha Community Pool Inc. $2,000; Linn Grove Recreation Center Inc $5,000; Lutheran Services in Iowa $5,000; Mason City Chamber of Commerce Foundation $5,000; Mason City Community Schools $50,000; Mission 61, Inc. $5,000; Mitchell County Memorial Foundation, Inc. $25,000; Mora Public Schools/Bergloff-Deis New Field Project $20,000; Mora School District 332 $3,945; New Hampton Industrial Development Corporation $10,000; NIACOG Housing Trust Fund, Inc. $5,000; North Iowa Area Community College Foundation $3,950; North Iowa Area Community College: Lifelong Learning Institute $10,000; North Iowa Fair Association $10,000;  North Iowa Transition and Employment Services $25,000; Northeast Iowa Food Bank $5,000; Northwood-Kensett Booster Club $5,000; Project Flo Association $2,000; Rockwell Lions Club $5,000; The Salvation Army Adult Day Health Center $1,500; Una Vocis Choral Ensemble $1,000; West Fork Food Pantry $5,000; World Food Prize Foundation $10,000; Youth & Shelter Services, Inc. & Francis Lauer $40,000; YSS Francis Lauer (a YSS organization) $5,000. 

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 $7.5 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.