HELP OUR COMMUNITY MEET THE CHALLENGES OF CHANGING TIMES.
donate to the southwest iowa emergency relief fund
Our southwest Iowa communities, as well as our neighbors in eastern Nebraska, are coping with heartbreaking loss and destruction caused by a series of tornadoes and storms that tore through the region on Friday, April 26. Damage is so severe, that many impacted neighborhoods and communities are inaccessible at this time.
The Community Foundation for Western Iowa is here to support our southwest Iowa communities in gathering donations through the Southwest Iowa Emergency Relief Fund. Donations to the fund will support Iowa nonprofit partners, communities, disaster relief organizations, and public health organizations who are on the front line of disaster relief efforts.
Iowa West Foundation to Match Donations up to $50,000
(May 3, 2024) The Community Foundation for Western Iowa is pleased to announce that the Iowa West Foundation has generously committed a 1-to-1 match of $50,000 for donations made to the Southwest Iowa Emergency Relief Fund. The fund at the Community Foundation for Western Iowa is a philanthropic response to the increasing needs throughout Pottawattamie County due to the catastrophic tornadoes that tore through the region on April 26. Iowa West matching funds will provide relief to individuals impacted in Pottawattamie County. Read more.
apply for funding from the relief fund
The Southwest Iowa Emergency Relief Fund will provide funding to organizations and services in Pottawattamie County that are filling basic human needs, rebuilding communities, and providing direct support to individuals and families.
Nonprofit organizations, city and county governmental organizations, and church groups that are on the frontline of relief efforts and working with the communities affected are encouraged to APPLY HERE.
LEARN ABOUT VOLUNTEER AND DONATION NEEDS
SHARE Iowa – an initiative of the Community Foundation – is a resource to access information on how you can assist our communities through relief efforts, such as volunteer opportunities and in-kind donations. The Community Foundation and SHARE Iowa team continues to work directly with Pottawattamie County Emergency Management and Pottawattamie County officials on approved volunteer opportunities and donation needs.
The Relief Resource website will be updated regularly.
Follow SHARE Iowa on Facebook for updates.
RESIDENTS CREATE the minden, iowa community fund
The city of Minden, Iowa suffered catastrophic damage and loss from the April 26 tornadoes. As a response to the devastation, Minden residents created a fund this week at the Community Foundation to support efforts specifically for their community.
The Minden Iowa Community Fund will support clean-up, rebuilding efforts, and future community betterment projects in Minden, Iowa. To support the fund with an online donation, please click here.
Monetary donations of cash or check can also be made at Midstates Bank in Neola or Minden. Please note "Minden Relief Fund" in the memo line. A special thank you to Midstates Bank for your philanthropic response during this devastating time in our southwest Iowa communities.
important information from pottawattamie county officials
As of 4/29, Pottawattamie County, Iowa officials are currently limiting access to the community of Minden to only public safety personnel, utility crews, residents and the organized groups that have been requested and deployed to meet current and specific operational priorities.
Officials are advising volunteers and organizations not to self-deploy to the disaster area. As safety conditions and operational needs change, officials will announce volunteer opportunities for individuals, small groups, and other organized disaster response teams.
More details on updated information can be found on the Pottawattamie County website.
