Community Grants 2026

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January 2026

Northeast Iowa Wrestling Club weights and equipment $2,000.00

Highland Lutheran Church update and renovate enclosed porch of parsonage  $3,500.00

Decorah Christian Life Center replace outdoor signage $2,500.00

Waterloo Ridge Lutheran Church replace furnaces $3,500.00

January Total:  $11,500.00

February 2026

Big Canoe Lutheran Church new septic installation $3,500.00

Heart Animal Rescue Trap-Neuter-Rehome project $3,000.00

Burr Oak Cemetery Association driveway repair $2,000.00

Decorah First United Methodist Church update sound system $3,500.00

February Total:  $12,000.00

March 2026

Northern Lights Women's Chorus purchase new music and provide scholarships for annual dues $2,500.00

Seed Savers Exchange trail stiles and boardwalk $3,600.00

Decorah Chorale rebranding and new website $3,000.00

Oneota Film Festival iPad, sound system and signage $3,000.00

March Total $12,100.00

April 2026

St Teresa Faith Formation Catholic Heart Workcamp expenses $2,500.00

Winneshiek County Emergency Mgmt purchase CPR mannequins $2,000.00

Aase Haugen Senior Services purchase bed comforters and linens $2,000.00

Zion Lutheran Church install air conditioning $3,500.00

April Total $10,000.00

May 2026

Project Linus - NE Iowa purchase fleece blanket kits $500.00

Driftless Water Defenders billboard rental to gain awareness $2,500.00

Decorah Genealogy Association archival materials, repairs on microfilm reader $3,000.00

Quartet Winneshiek  for Driftless Chamber Music Institute $1,000.00

May Total $7,000.00

2026 Total Public Grants:  $52,600.00

2026 Giving Tuesday:  

2026 High School After Proms  $500.00

2026 Cab Program (DOLR)  $13,524.00

2026 Vouchers $100.00

2026 Other  $250.00

2026 Bingo 

Total Funding 2026 for All Programs:  $66,974

Lifetime Grants and Funding Donated Back to Winneshiek County Totals Over $3.5 Million!

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