Alliant Energy grants support local non-profits

     Seventeen area non-profit organizations are receiving community grants totaling over $20,000 from the Alliant Energy Foundation.

     Two of those non-profits are here in Jones County:

     • Monticello Public Library, Monticello, $750 for a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) Lab

     • United Way of East Central Iowa, Anamosa, $1,000 for literacy kits for elementary students

     “Our grant recipients represent so many wonderful groups who work to make life better in our state,” said Julie Bauer, executive director of the Alliant Energy Foundation. “Our investments support their crucial activities that make a difference for families, education and the environment in the area.”

     These grants are among 145 others the Foundation awarded this grant cycle, totaling over $329,000.