Projects
Grant recipients in 2022:
Hardin Co. Ag. Society CCC/POW Project (display cases and storage) $500.00
Robert W Barlow Memorial Library (computer workstation for kid area) $3,500.00
Hardin County Supervisors (ice fishing equipment for Calkins Nature Area) $2,000.00
City of Iowa Falls - Airport (Fly Iowa event) $5,000.00
Mid Iowa Community Action (food pantry) $5,000.00
Iowa Falls Community Schools - Pineview Elementary (Cadet Ninja Warrior Course) $1,000.00
Salt & Light Youth Ministries (life skills classes) $1,000.00
Steamboat Rock Public Library (summer reading program) $1,000.00
St Mathews By-The-Bridge Episcopal Church (summer organ recital series) $600.00
City of Iowa Falls - Ambulance EMS Service (gear storage) $5,000.00
Grant recipients in 2021:
CAL Community School District (library improvements) $2,000.00
Friends of the Eldora Library (library improvements) $2,500.00
MARS Research Foundation (research) $2,500.00
Mid-Iowa Community Action (Emergency Food Pantry) $3,500.00
Salt & Light Youth Ministries (youth center improvements) $1,000.00
Steamboat Rock Public Library (computers) $1,500.00
Steamboat Rock Visionary Group (pickleball court) $5,000.00
Grant recipients in 2020:
Eldora CCC/POW Museum (humidifiers) $600
IFA Band Boosters (one-time pledge) $5000
MARS Foundation (includes team fee) $2500
Rock Run Elementary (books) $1000
Rock Run/Pineview PE (elementary equipment) $700
St. Matthew’s By-The-Bridge (organ series) $600
Scenic City Boat Club (update furniture/projector) $6300
Franklin Co. Food Pantry (supplies) $1000
Mid-Iowa Community Action (food pantry) $1000
Grant recipients in 2019:
Eldora Community Garden (food donation garden) $2500
Hardin County Ag Society – CCC/POW (research materials) $1000
La Luz Hispana (laptops) $2500
Mid-Iowa Community Action (food pantry) $2500
Northeast Hamilton Elementary (chicken coop) $2500
Riverbend Middle School (sculpture) $2500
Scenic City Boat Club (ski museum) $5000
Steamboat Rock Public Library (handicap ramp/patio) $2500
Winter Rec Fest (ice skating equipment) $1125
Grant recipients in 2018:
Ackley Public Library (lunch ‘n learn) $300
Alden Elementary School (books & activities) $1550
Alden Public Library (DVD storage system) $2000
Cub Cadet Childhood Center – Latimer (splash pad) $2500
Iowa Falls Historical Society (TV screen for depot) $700
Mid-Iowa Community Action (food bank) $1000
NE Hamilton Elementary (greenhouse/lab) $2500
Riverbend Child Care (wall repair) $3300
Riverbend Middle School (sculpture park) $2500
Rock Run Elementary (books) $5000
Steamboat Rock Visionary Group (park improvement) $2000
St. Matthew’s By-The-Bridge (organ series) $600
Wings of Refuge (computer and supplies) $1050
Grant recipients in 2017:
South Side Elementary School, Hampton (10 ipads & cart) $5900
Iowa Falls CSD (Pineview & Rock Run) (updating library books) $2000
MARS (supporting multiple sclerosis research) $2000
Barlow Memorial Library (Makerspaces project) $1000
Hardin Co. Performance Series (performances) $3500
Pat Clark Summer Art Camp $1500
Eldora Public Library (Google Expeditions) $2000
St. Matthew’s Summer Organ Recitals $800
Alden Public Library (additional programming) $2500
Hubbard-Radcliffe CSD (performing arts facilities) $5000
Grant recipients in 2016:
MARS (MS research) $2000
Hardin Co. Performance series $2500
Edgewood Place (web page) $500
Ackley Public Library (town photos) $ 300
Steamboat Rock Visionary Group (city park) $2500
Franklin Co. Food Pantry (supplies) $1000
Kiwanis Club of Hampton (playground equipment) $2500
New Providence Pride & Progress (children’s park) $2500
Eldora Public Library (Legos) $700
La Luz Hispana of Hampton (family sewing project) $1000
Alden Public Library (craft space project) $2500
Downtowner’s Circus Crew (IF) (Friday night shows) $3500
Hardin County Food Pantry (supplies) $1000
Hubbard Historical Society (computer and printer) $1000
These are some of the older projects which have been funded by the Barlow Family Foundation in the past:
Matching Funds Community Challenge
Robert W. Barlow Memorial Library
Iowa Falls-Alden Community Schools