Business : Alliant Energy Foundation provides grants to central Iowa non-profits

$26,515 provided to communities and charitable groups in first grant cycle of 2011   

The Alliant Energy Foundation contributed $26,515 to non-profit organizations to support Iowa communities in the central part of its utility service territory in the first of three grant cycles in 2011. The Foundation provided Community Grants to 20 charitable groups throughout Jones, Clinton, Marshall, Delaware, Hardin, Cedar, Benton, Johnson, Story, Boone, Carroll, and Iowa counties. The grants ranged from $300 to $3,000 and were given to help fund a variety of community-based initiatives and projects.

“The Alliant Energy Foundation Community Grants Program annually provides grants to over six hundred deserving non-profit groups throughout our utility service territory,” said Tom Aller, Alliant Energy Foundation President. “We are pleased to support many charitable groups in central Iowa.”

The Community Grants Program focuses on contributing to a wide range of programs aimed at improving the quality of community life.  Grants are awarded to support specific programs that address community needs and benefit a large number of people.  The Program emphasizes five primary areas of giving: human needs, education, culture and art, civic and the environment.

In 2010, the Alliant Energy Foundation contributed over $3.5 million to charitable causes throughout Alliant Energy’s utility service territory with over $1 million of that total given via the Foundation’s Community Grants Program. The Foundation was formed in order to help improve the quality of life – now and in the future – in the communities where Alliant Energy has a presence. Its programs reflect a commitment to play an active role in those areas and give back to future generations.  Since its formation in 1998, the Foundation has contributed more than $34 million to worthwhile projects and organizations.

The following organizations in the central part of Alliant Energy’s utility service territory received Community Grants in the first grant cycle of 2011 (list attached). 

The Alliant Energy Foundation is a philanthropic organization created by Alliant Energy Corp. and is operated as a separate entity led by its own board of directors. The Foundation is committed to making a positive difference in the communities where Alliant Energy employees, retirees and customers live and work. The Foundation, which is funded solely by the Alliant Energy shareowners, seeks to further the corporation’s goal of being a good corporate citizen and contributing member of society.  For more information, visit the Foundation’s web site at www.alliantenergy.com/foundation.

 ALLIANT ENERGY FOUNDATION FIRST CYCLE COMMUNITY GRANTS 2011

LIST OF RECIPIENTS IN CENTRAL IOWA

Anamosa Festivals                                         Anamosa

Associate Benevolent Society                       Clinton

Carroll Parks & Recreation                            Carroll

Central Community School District                DeWitt

Colo-Nesco High School                                Colo

East Marshall Schools                                    Le Grand

Friends of the Library                                      Iowa Falls

Friends of the West Branch Public Library    West Branch

Garrison Betterment Committee                    Garrison

Genesis Development                                     Boone

The Iowa County Fair                                      Marengo

Iowa State University                                      Ames

Johnson County Agricultural Extension District Iowa City

Marshalltown Community Concert Assoc.    Marshalltown

Music Boosters Sponsorship                         Dewitt

The Old Creamery Theatre Company           Amana

Penn Center, Inc.                                            Delhi

Roland Area Development Corporation        Roland

Story Theater Company                                 Ames

Youth and Shelter Services                            Ames