VARIETY 2022 GRANTS
American Home Finding Association
ASAP, the After School Arts Program
Best Buddies of Iowa
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central
Iowa
Blank Children’s Hospital
Blank Park Zoo
Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Iowa
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Corridor
Broadlawns Medical Center
Foundation
CHI Health Mercy
Child Abuse Prevention Services
Children’s Cancer Connection
ChildServe
Crescent Community Health Center
Crittenton Center
CROSS Outreach
Des Moines Refugee Support
Dream Team Des Moines
Dubuque Visiting Nurse Association
Eastern Iowa Arts Academy
Easterseals Iowa
Ellipsis
EveryStep Foundation Grief and Loss
Services
EveryStep Foundation Care and
Support Services
Families, Inc.
Family & Children’s Council of Black
Hawk County
Family Promise of Greater Des Moines
Finley Health Foundation
Food Bank of Iowa
Four Mounds
Ottumwa Construction of a recreation center at the Agency shelter and Corinthians
House
Des Moines Supplies for free, quality arts programs for underserved children
Des Moines 2023 Iowa school friendship balls
Clive Purchase activity passes and 20 iPads for community-based mentoring
program
Des Moines Special equipment for Variety Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - Two Giraffe
Omnibeds and One Arctic Sun Cooling Blanket
Des Moines Dreamnight at the Zoo 2023
Des Moines Remodel the entrance for the Ellis I. Levitt Club to ensure building security
Cedar Rapids Construction of a Boys and Girls Club in southeast Cedar Rapids
Des Moines Remodel to expand Broadlawns/Variety Pediatric Clinic
Council Bluffs Creation of a therapy garden that will be utilized by youth in the hospitals
inpatient behavioral health unit
Marshalltown Incentive items to assist low-income families in meeting basic needs,
including health, hygiene, feeding, and safety items
Johnston An ADA accessible playground for children served by CCC ages 5-12 that
have or had cancer and their siblings
Johnston Construction of a dedicated behavioral health clinic
Dubuque Implementation of a best practices anthropometric screening program for
at-risk and special needs pediatric patients
Sioux City Recreation equipment, specifically kayaks, paddle boats, and a trailer.
Des Moines Backpacks and school supplies for underprivileged children
Norwalk For refugee children to spend a week at summer camp
Des Moines Food and equipment for training youth during 2022/2023 season
Dubuque Family memberships to the Creative Adventure Lab to provide to families
participating in VNS programs
Cedar Rapids To purchase music and art supplies to underprivileged youth
Des Moines Equipment for the Children’s Brain Health Crisis Stabilization/Outpatient
Therapy and recreational equipment for camp and recreation programs
Johnston Purchase of durable furniture and beds for Ellipsis facilities
Des Moines Supplies and materials for children’s grief programs including support
groups and cheer boxes
Des Moines Baby supplies and essentials for Everystep’s Nest programs, including
cribs, mattresses, portable play yards, and car seats
West Branch Purchase counseling materials, stress relievers, focus aids, and rewards for
treatment progress
Waterloo Infant and toddler car seats, pack-n-plays, baby home-proofing kits, and
safe sleep spaces
Des Moines Day center supplies and guest expenses
Dubuque Mobile ultrasound equipment to monitor mothers and unborn babies
during labor in Family Birthing Suites
Des Moines Used for the weekend backpack program
Dubuque Necessary tools and equipment for the youth vocational training program
VARIETY 2022 GRANTS
Friendly House
Friends of Des Moines Parks
Friends of Iowa CASA and ICFCRB
Girls Rock Des Moines
Heart of Iowa Big Brothers Big Sisters
Iowa Youth Chorus
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa
Madison County Service Above Self
Foundation
Mary Greeley Medical Center
Foundation
Mentor Iowa
MercyOne Des Moines Foundation
MercyOne House of Mercy
MercyOne Waterloo Foundation
Opening Doors
Orchard Place
Prevent Blindness Iowa
Reach Out and Read Iowa
Ronald McDonald House Charities of
Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois
Skate DSM
Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Inc
Southwest Iowa Families Inc
Spina Bifida Association of Iowa
Tech Journey
The Iowa Children’s Museum
Witwer Children’s Therapy
Y Camp/YMCA of Greater Des Moines
Young Women’s Resource Center
YSS
Davenport Furniture to be used in Youth Program rooms
Des Moines Swim lesson scholarships for low-income families, English language
learners, and refugee children in the metro
Des Moines Gas cards for CASA volunteers who advocate for abused and neglected
children in Iowa
Des Moines New drum set for the program
Marshalltown Activities for Bigs and Littles to participate in together at no cost to them
Des Moines Sheet music, binders, participant t-shirts, and to fund the Spring
Community Night
Cedar Rapids JA Economics for Success program material
Winterset Benches for the inclusive playground and a changing table for children
living with special needs
Ames State of the art equipment for birthways/NICU unit and emergency
department: two Giraffe Incubators and two Panda iRes Warmers
Urbandale Group events, Jeans for Teens/Clothes for Kids program, Mentor Activity
fund and Mentee Assistance fund
Des Moines Remodel of the MercyOne pediatric emergency department
Des Moines Remodel and create the Family Visitation Room
Waterloo Expansion of OBGYN services to Cedar Ralls at Bluebell Health Plaza
Dubuque Funds will provide basic supplies for children entering our emergency
shelter program
Des Moines Bedroom furniture for the children that are clients at the Psychiatric
Medical Institute for Children
Des Moines Vision screenings at Des Moines Middle Schools
Des Moines Books for programs in Iowa serving children birth through age five
Iowa City Variety minivan
Des Moines Providing skateboards and helmets to at-risk youth in Des Moines
Twin Falls 62 fully furnished beds for underprivileged children ages 3-17 in the Des
Moines Metro
Clarinda Toys for waiting rooms, equipment and furniture for children in the new
Child and Families Center
Urbandale Camp so Bright scholarships- summer camp for children with Spina Bifida
and their families
Urbandale Equipment for classroom space to deliver robotics programming for youth
Coralville renovation and creation of a sensory inclusive quiet space and the
purchase of a changing table for children living with special needs
Cedar Rapids To purchase specialized equipment and computer software to expand and
improve the services provided to pediatric patients
Boone Funding for the purchase of a medical ATC for quick medical responses to
campers and guests to maximize safety and preparedness
Des Moines Supplies/activity fees for after school and summer groups for at-risk girls
and young women in the Des Moines Metro
Ames Construction of the Ember Youth Recovery Campus that will offer shelter,
crisis stabilization and residential addiction treatment for youth