The Dickinson County Endowment Fund is a non-profit, tax exempt foundation established in 2005 to support community betterment projects in Dickinson County, Iowa. The Fund encourages philanthropic giving and provides financial support for projects and programs that improve the quality of life and help promote a healthy economy our county.
The DCEF is administered by a voluntary Advisory Council representing communities throughout the county. Additional support is provided by a team of consultants with special expertise in areas such as grant writing, public administration and law.
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The Dickinson County Endowment Fund, in support of fourteen projects led by Dickinson County non-profit organizations, has distributed grants totaling $103,739. DCEF Council Advisor Ann Ditsworth recognized the 2025 Advisory Council, which is made up of volunteers who broadly represent the County’s residents: Chairman Evan Bensley – Lake Park, Vice Chairman Marilyn Vos – Arnolds […]
The Dickinson County Endowment Fund, in support of twenty-three projects led by Dickinson County non-profit organizations, has distributed grants totaling $110,842. DCEF Council Advisor Ann Ditsworth recognized the 2024 Advisory Council, which is made up of volunteers who broadly represent the County’s residents: Chairman Evan Bensley – Lake Park, Vice Chairman Marilyn Vos – Arnolds […]
In 2023, the Advisory Council awarded $123,751 and also chose to make four Special Project Grants. All agreed that one way to continue our focus of ‘making broad impacts throughout the County’ would be to work with our schools. Each District was contacted to consider projects that would have direct student impact and submitted their […]