About Iowa West Foundation
Listening. Convening. Leading.
We were infused with hope, moved by progress, and filled with pride in 2019. The way southwest Iowa agencies responded in the wake of the devastating spring floods throughout the region provided multiple opportunities to constructively channel our emergency support. As construction came to a close on the Pottawattamie Arts, Culture and Entertainment facility and began on the Iowa West Sports Plex, we realized that these facilities in Council Bluffs/Pottawattamie County are not just hubs for activities like art camp or soccer practice, but also serve as places for belonging. Last but not least, as the confetti canons popped at our $500 million milestone celebration, we reveled in the transformational impact we have been able to have because of partnerships with nonprofits, government entities, and the greater community.
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In 2019, we partnered with dozens of nonprofit organizations and governmental entities to award nearly 100 grants for a total of $20.6 million. This helped us to surpass the $500 million in funding milestone. Because our funding is matched with other sources, this translates to more than $1 BILLION infused into our community since the beginning of the Iowa West Foundation.
Pete Tulipana
Iowa West Foundation President and CEO
How We're Funded
The Iowa West Foundation receives its funding for grants from investment income and also from the Iowa West Racing Association. The association receives contracted fees from casino operators.
View our 2019 Financials
Our Leadership
Iowa West Foundation
Board of Directors
RICK CROWL
Chair
MATT GRONSTAL
Vice-Chair
TARA SLEVIN
Secretary/Treasurer
DR. THERESA BARRON-MCKEAGNEY
KATE CUTLER
RON DICKINSON
SUSAN MILLER
PHIL REED
BOB SCHLOTT
Iowa West Racing Association Board of Directors
RICK KILLION
President
AMY CRAWFORD
Vice-President
JASON JAMES
Secretary/Treasurer
CINDY HUME
KIRK MADSEN
SUSAN MILLER
TAMARA PAVICH
JACK RUESCH
WARREN WEBER
Iowa West Foundation
Staff Members
PETE TULIPANA
President & CEO
KATHY FRY
Executive Assistant
MATTHEW HENKES
Vice President of Grants & Initiatives
DEB DEBBAUT
Director of Grants Programs
PAM BIERCE
Grants Assistant
TIM GALLIGAN
Economic Development Program Officer
MALENA ROUSSEAU,
Program Associate
JACKIE DIX
Controller
NICOLE LINDQUIST
Director of Communications
Advisory Boards
Placemaking
ALAN BYERS
PAULA HAZLEWOOD
Chair
SHANE HOSS
DOUG KLAHN
Vice-Chair
CORY PETERS
BRIAN RHOTEN
BRENDAN RYAN
TAMMY PAVICH
Board-Member Liaison
Education
SANDI BURMEISTER
TORI CHRISTIE
DEB GOODMAN
AMY LEATH
DR. ANN MAUSBACH
Chair
DEB McCARTHY
MELANIE SHELLBERG
WARREN WEBER
Board Liaison
Healthy Families
JENNY BARNETT
Chair
SARENA DACUS
KATHY PENKERT
JOANIE POORE
RACHEL STOLZ
DR. THERESA BARRON-MCKEAGNEY
Board Liaison
The Community
Why do we list the Community on our About Us page? Because the people who are community leaders, elected officials, business entrepreneurs, students of all ages and Council Bluffs’ champions are the driving force behind our strategic plan. From our listening sessions with those groups and others, we set the course for how we can continue to improve lives and strengthen communities by envisioning a place where families want to live and businesses want to locate, all because of the quality of life and standard of living. Thank YOU for your continued engagement in our process, and we hope you take notice of what it brought about in 2019 when you read this year’s annual report.
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