The Lyon County Riverboat Foundation seeks to be the catalyst to help qualified organizations meet needs within Lyon County and beyond with a primary emphasis in the areas of Community Development & Beautification, Education & Arts, Economic Development, and Human & Social Needs.

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2024 Mini Grant Applications are now being accepted! Click on the Mini Grants tab for details.

 

Lyon County Riverboat Foundation Has Director Openings

 

The Lyon County Riverboat Foundation is taking applications to fill 3 board of director positions, as their term limits have been reached. The new directors will assume board responsibilities starting on June 1, 2024, with a 3-year term.

 

The Foundation is taking applications from anyone who lives in the Larchwood or Inwood areas. Interested people should be aware that they will be required to undergo an extensive background check by the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation and be required to attend monthly meetings, which are held on the 3rd Monday of each month and attend a few other events throughout the year.

 

Although this is a volunteer position, it is rewarding as you are part of a team that makes a significant impact in the communities around you by determining which grants to fund. Interested people from the Larchwood or Inwood areas should complete the Board Member Application by clicking on the link below and return it by end of day March 8, 2024. Interviews will be held between March 9th and March 15th.

 

Click here (Word) or here (PDF) to download the Board Member Application.

 

If you have questions or are returning the application electronically, send to Executive@LyonCountyRiverboatFoundation.org  or mail to the Lyon County Riverboat Foundation at PO Box 222, Rock Rapids, IA 51246.

 

 

Lyon County Riverboat Foundation Awards $1.5 Million to 28 Area Organizations

 

Grand Falls Casino & Golf Resort, Larchwood, IA – On November 9, 2023, the Lyon County Riverboat Foundation (LCRF) awarded $1.5 million in 2024 grant funds to 28 organizations in Northwest Iowa, Southeast South Dakota, and Southwest Minnesota at the 2023 Fall Competitive Grant award ceremony. Nearly 130 people representing various nonprofit organizations and local governments attended.

 

The LCRF seeks to be the catalyst to help qualified organizations meet needs within Lyon County and beyond with a primary emphasis in the areas of Community Development & Beautification, Education & Arts, Economic Development, and Human & Social Needs. Many of the organizations awarded funding this fall were for brick-and-mortar projects and other projects that will have a long-lasting impact on their communities. Among those are the following:

 

§  Community Center projects include new, rebuilt, or enhanced community centers in Alvord, Doon, Inwood, and Lester.

§  Recreational projects include improvements to ball fields in Alvord and Larchwood, a trail expansion in Rock Rapids, a natural playscape, outdoor classroom and new docks and boats at Lake Pahoja.

§  Veteran related projects include the sponsoring of Midwest Honor Flight Mission 18, Crooks Veterans Park, Golf for Injured Veterans Everywhere, building repair at VFW Post 6960, and veteran burial flag cases.

 

Other projects receiving significant funding with enduring impact include a shelter for family safety through the Children’s Home Society, a Mid-Sioux Opportunity facility upgrade in Rock Rapids and enhancements at the Blood Run National Historic Landmark by the Friends of Blood Run organization.

 

LCRF is the nonprofit organization that holds the gaming license for Grand Falls Casino & Golf Resort (GFCR), which is located by the city of Larchwood in Lyon County, Iowa. Iowa law requires that the LCRF is funded through a portion of the GFCR gaming revenue, and that money should be used to fund charitable and civic needs in and outside of their communities. The Lyon County Riverboat Foundation was established in June of 2011 and since that time has distributed almost $30 million to those charitable and civic organizations.

 

2023 Competitive Grant Recipients:

 

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