MidWestOne Foundation
Our Focus
As a community bank, MidWestOne has a vision to drive relationships and generate meaningful impact. We passionately pursue success for our neighbors, and support organizations that create opportunities in the communities we serve through three focus areas: community development & services, arts & culture, and youth & education.
Community Development & Services
- Support local economic development to build the community & support its people.
- Funding priorities: Community facilities, economic development, and food & housing insecurity.
Arts & Culture
- Support local artists and cultural initiatives that create vibrant communities.
- Funding priorities: Museums, cultural programs, historical preservation, festivals, and performing arts.
Youth & Education
- Support financial literacy and the pursuit of higher education.
- Funding priorities: Youth programming, early education, mentoring, and college readiness.
Empowering Communities
The MidWestOne Foundation supports non-profit groups, institutions, schools, and organizations that enhance the cultural well-being of the communities we serve.
We predominately support capital and building campaigns that benefit the greater good over time.
Community Engagement
We are proud to support organizations within our communities.
Here we believe a prosperous community is one that reaches the interests of all who live there.
Grant Recipients
$5,000
Forest Lake High School
Renovation of the hockey locker room.
$25,000
West Liberty Library
Renovations to ensure the community's growing needs are met.
$15,000
North Liberty Community Pantry
For a new, larger facility for the food pantry to meet the growing community needs.
$2,500
Montfort Public Library
Construction of quiet, handicap accessible and private meeting space.
$10,000
Bike Library
Improvements to outdoor bike repair facilities.
$2,500
City of Parkersburg
Used for the development on the Pickleball court.
$10,000
House of Hope Waterloo
For the expansion of facilities & continuing to serve local families.
$25,000
Knepper Child Care Center
For the construction of a new playground, playground equipment and capital improvements.
$2,000
Endeavors
Improve building safety at the Endeavors Adult Development Center
$25,000
Hills and Dales
For the renovated Weber Autism Center in Dubuque, IA
$10,000
Preston's Station
For restoration and preservation of the historic motel & station.
$10,000
William Penn University
Used to renovate the Spencer Chapel.
$10,000
Butler County Fair Board
Used for a new livestock building project.
$25,000
Osceola High School
Used for the purchase of new video scoreboard system for the Osceola High School gym.
$25,000
City of North Liberty, IA
Funds were used for "Building North Liberty's Next Stage" campaign to construct a new event center, splashpad, ADA playground and open air pavilion.