Martha-Ellen Tye Foundation 2023 Grants
Albion Municipal Library $4,950
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
Animal Rescue League of Marshalltown $2,000
Director’s Grant – Technology Upgrades
Arts + Culture Alliance $60,000
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
Arts + Culture Alliance $2,500
Director’s Grant – takepART Implementation Fund
Arts + Culture Alliance $150,000
Implementation of Arts & Culture Master Plan
Brevard Schools Foundation, Inc. $2,500
Director’s Grant – A/V Equipment for Theatre Program
Buena Vista University Marshalltown Campus $5,000
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
Christian Assistance Ministry $16,000
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
Church of the Resurrection $16,000
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
CommonBond $1,400
Director’s Grant – Tallcorn Beautification Project
Crossroads of Iowa $9,533
Fiscal Sponsor for Bella Luna Productions, LLC
Exponent Philanthropy $1,000
Annual Contribution
Fisher Governor Foundation $50,000
Marshalltown Arts & Civic Center – General Operating Support
Fisher Governor Foundation $15,500
Annual Contribution – Marshalltown Arts & Civic Center
Fisher Governor Foundation $5,000
Director’s Grant – Marshalltown Arts & Civic Center
Fisher Governor Foundation $10,000
Director’s Grant – General Operating Support
Folds of Honor Foundation – MN $5,000
Director’s Grant
Friends of the Melbourne Public Library $4,950
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
Gilman Public Library $4,950
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations $780
Annual Contribution
Gutekunst Public Library $5,500
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
House of Compassion $9,000
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
Le Grand Pioneer Heritage Library $4,950
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
Marshall Economic Develop. Impact Comm. $2,000
Director’s Grant – Leadership Marshalltown Teaching Team
Marshalltown Community College $15,000
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
Marshalltown Community College Foundation $22,500
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
Marshalltown Community Schools $50,000
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
Marshalltown Education Partnership $170,000
Endowment Campaign
Marshalltown Public Library $7,700
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
National Center for Family Philanthropy $1,400
Annual Contribution
Oak Park Art League $5,000
Director’s Grant
One Purse $5,000
Director’s Grant
Opera San Antonio $25,000
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
Orlando Art Museum $2,500
Director’s Grant
Pat Graney Dance Company $5,000
Director’s Grant – Educational Programming
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church $40,000
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
Greater Des Moines Community Foundation $100,000
CFMC Permanent Endowment Campaign
Greater Des Moines Community Foundation $5,000
Annual Contribution – S.T.E.P. Program
Greater Des Moines Community Foundation $5,000
Director’s Grant – CFMC Rebuild Marshalltown Fund
The Magik Theatre $15,000
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
Union Public Library $4,400
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
United Way of Marshalltown $11,000
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
United Way of Marshalltown $2,100
Director’s Grant – Annual Campaign
University of Washington $5,000
Director’s Grant – Dance Department
2023 Grand Total $885,113
Martha-Ellen Tye Foundation 2022 Grants
Albion Municipal Library $4,950
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
Arts + Culture Alliance $60,000
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
Arts + Culture Alliance $320
Director’s Grant – Technology Upgrade
Buena Vista University Marshalltown Campus $5,000
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
Casa Monarca $10,000
Director’s Grant – General Operating Support
Christian Assistance Ministry $16,000
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
Church of the Resurrection $16,000
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
City of Marshalltown $125,000
State Street Reconstruction
Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts $10,000
Director’s Grant – Building Campaign
Exponent Philanthropy $1,000
Annual Contribution
Fisher Governor Foundation $250,000
Marshalltown Arts & Civic Center (Phase I Renovation)
Fisher Governor Foundation $15,000
Annual Contribution – Marshalltown Arts & Civic Center
Fisher Governor Foundation $5,000
Director’s Grant – Marshalltown Arts & Civic Center
Fisher Governor Foundation $10,000
Director’s Grant – General Operating Support
Friends of Riverside Cemetery Inc. $900
Fence Restoration Project
Friends of the Melbourne Public Library $4,950
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
Gilman Public Library $4,950
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations $780
Annual Contribution
Gutekunst Public Library $5,500
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
House of Compassion $9,000
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
Le Grand Pioneer Heritage Library $4,950
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
Marshall Economic Develop. Impact Comm. $3,580
Facilitation of Strategic Planning – Vision Marshalltown
Marshall Economic Develop. Impact Comm. $30,727.63
Leadership Marshalltown Curriculum Development
Marshalltown Community College $15,000
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
Marshalltown Community College Foundation $22,500
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
Marshalltown Community Schools $50,000
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
Marshalltown Main Street Partnership Inc. $4,125
Facilitation of Strategic Planning – Vision Marshalltown
Marshalltown Public Library $7,700
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
Marshalltown YMCA-YWCA $2,500
Memorial Gift – Nan Ryden
National Center for Family Philanthropy $1,400
Annual Contribution
Opera San Antonio $25,000
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
Pacific Northwest Ballet $3,500
Director’s Grant – General Operating Support
Pat Graney Dance Company $3,500
Director’s Grant – Performances
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church $40,000
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church $2,500
Memorial Gift – Nan Ryden
Greater Des Moines Community Foundation $5,000
Annual Contribution – S.T.E.P. Program
Greater Des Moines Community Foundation $250,000
CFMC Permanent Endowment Campaign
Greater Des Moines Community Foundation $5,000
Director’s Grant – Marshalltown Arts & Civic Center
The Magik Theatre $15,000
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
The San Antonio Philharmonic $10,000
Program Support
The San Antonio Philharmonic $10,000
Memorial Gift – Janelle Tye
Tuesday Musical $500
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
Union Public Library $4,400
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
St. Francis Catholic School $10,000
Early Childhood Playground
United Way of Marshalltown $11,000
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
United Way of Marshalltown $1,000
Director’s Grant – Technology Upgrade
University of Washington $3,000
Director’s Grant – Dance Department
2022 Grand Total $1,096,232.63
Martha-Ellen Tye Foundation 2021 Grants
Alamo Colleges Foundation $18,000
Annual Contribution – Scholarships
Albion Municipal Library $4,950
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
Animal Rescue League of Iowa, Inc. $10,000
Director’s Grant – PAWS Prison Program
Army Retirement Residence Supporting Foundation $5,000
Director’s Grant – General Operating Support
Exponent Philanthropy $1,000
Annual Contribution
Brevard Schools Foundation, Inc. $3,000
Director’s Grant – Ronald McNair Middle
School STEM Program
Buena Vista University Marshalltown Campus $5,000
Annual Contribution – Marshalltown Campus Scholarships
Christian Assistance Ministry $16,000
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
Church of the Resurrection $16,000
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
Marshalltown YMCA-YWCA $4,500
Director’s Grant – General Operating Support
Fisher Governor Foundation $750,000
Marshalltown Arts & Civic Center (F.K.A. Fisher Community Center)
Phase I Renovation
Fisher Governor Foundation $5,000
Director’s Grant – Marshalltown Arts & Civic Center
Phase I Renovation
Fisher Governor Foundation $15,000
Annual Contribution – Marshalltown Arts & Civic Center
General Operating Support
Fisher Governor Foundation $50,000
Director’s Grant
Fisher Governor Foundation $10,000
Director’s Grant – General Operating Support
Gilman Public Library $4,950
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations $780
Annual Contribution
Greater Des Moines Community Foundation $5,000
Director’s Grant – CFMC Rebuild Marshalltown Fund
Greater Des Moines Community Foundation $5,000
Annual Contribution – S.T.E.P. Program
Gutekunst Public Library $5,500
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
Habitat for Humanity Iowa $21,630
Derecho Unmet Needs in Marshalltown
House of Compassion $9,000
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
Le Grand Pioneer Heritage Library $4,950
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
The Magik Theatre $15,000
General Operating Support
Marshall County Arts & Culture Alliance $60,000
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
Marshall County Arts & Culture Alliance $2,000
Director’s Grant – Marketing Support
Marshalltown Auditorium Foundation $7,500
Public Art at Marshalltown Performing Arts Center
Marshalltown Community College $15,000
Annual Contribution – Departmental Support
Marshalltown Community College Foundation $22,500
Annual Contribution – Scholarships
Marshalltown Community Schools $50,000
Annual Contribution
Marshalltown Main Street Partnership Inc. $1,000
Director’s Grant – Main Street Floral Basket Program
Marshalltown Public Library – Friends of the Library $7,700
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
Friends of the Melbourne Public Library $4,950
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
National Center for Family Philanthropy $1,400
Annual Contribution
Opera San Antonio $20,000
General Operating Support
Orlando Museum of Art $2,000
Director’s Grant – Council 101
Pacific Northwest Ballet $3,500
Director’s Grant – General Operating Support
Pat Graney Dance Company $3,500
Director’s Grant – General Operating Support
San Antonio Symphony $12,000
Annual Contribution – Young People Concerts
San Antonio Symphony $25,000
Annual Contribution – General Operating
Support for 2021-2022 Season
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church $40,000
Annual Contribution
Tuesday Musical $500
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
Union Public Library $4,400
Annual Contribution – General Operating Support
United Way of Marshalltown $11,000
Annual Contribution
University of Washington $3,000
Director’s Grant – Dance Department
Youth & Shelter Services, Inc. $2,500
Director’s Grant – MPACT Program of Marshalltown
2021 Grand Total $1,284,710
Martha-Ellen Tye Foundation 2020 Grants
Arts and Culture
Albion Municipal Library
Annual Contribution $4,950
Fisher Governor Foundation
Director’s Grant $10,000
Fisher Governor Foundation
Annual Contribution $15,000
Friends of Marshalltown Public Library
Annual Contribution $7,700
Friends of the Melbourne Public Library
Annual Contribution $4,950
Gilman Public Library
Annual Contribution $4,950
Gutekunst Public Library
Annual Contribution $5,500
Le Grand Pioneer Heritage Library
Annual Contribution $4,950
Marshall County Arts & Culture Alliance
Annual Contribution $60,000
Old Creamery Theatre
Annual Contribution $6,750
Pacific Northwest Ballet
Director’s Grant Future Fund $3,500
Pat Graney Dance Company
Director’s Grant for ATTIC $3,500
San Antonio Symphony
Annual Contribution Young People Concerts $12,000
San Antonio Symphony
Annual Contribution $25,000
Tuesday Musical
Annual Contribution $500
Union Public Library
Annual Contribution $4,400
University of Washington Dance Dept.
Director’s Grant Chamber Dance Co. $3,000
Total Arts and Culture $176,650
Community/Human Services
Children’s Advocacy Center of Mississippi
Director’s Grant $10,000
Christian Assistance Ministry
Annual Contribution $12,000
Equal Justice Initiative
Director’s Grant $10,000
Greater Des Moines Community Foundation
Disaster Relief Fund $25,000
Greater Des Moines Community Foundation
CFMC Disaster Relief Fund COVD-19 $3,000
House of Compassion
Annual Contribution $9,000
Iowa Legal Aid
Marshall County Expungement & Employment Barriers Clinic $5,874
Marshalltown Main Street Partnership Inc.
Salvation Army Meals $4,960
Marshalltown YMCA-YWCA
Child Care $25,000
Oregon Dog Rescue
Director’s Grant $2,000
United Way
Annual Contribution $11,000
Total Community/Human Services $117,834
Community Betterment
City of Marshalltown
Veterans Memorial Coliseum Renovation $100,000
Friends of Marshall County Conservation, Inc.
Children’s Book & Guided Tour of Grimes Farm $5,000
Habitat for Humanity Iowa
Marshalltown Derecho Equipment $2,000
Marshalltown Community Schools
MHS Tennis Complex $100,000
Marshalltown Main Street Partnership Inc.
Community-Wide Marketing Phase II $14,520
Marshalltown Main Street Partnership Inc.
Downtown Restaurant COVID-19 Relief $30,000
Marshalltown Main Street Partnership Inc.
MCBD Restaurant & Bar Relief Program $49,800
MHS Bobcat Alumni Fund Inc.
Derecho Tree Replacement Project $10,000
UnityPoint Health-Marshalltown Foundation
South Hospital Campus $250,000
Total Community Betterment $561,320
Education
Alamo Colleges Foundation
Annual Contribution Scholarships $36,000
Buena Vista University Marshalltown Campus
Marshalltown Campus Scholarships Annual Contribution $5,000
Exponent Philanthropy
Annual Contribution $1,000
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations
Annual Contribution $780
Greater Des Moines Community Foundation
STEP 2020 Annual Contribution $5,000
Lake Oswego Community School Dist. Foundation
Director’s Grant $4,000
Lake Oswego Community School Dist. Foundation
Director’s Grant $4,000
Marshalltown Community College
Annual Contribution $15,000
Marshalltown Community College Foundation
Annual Contribution Scholarships $22,500
Marshalltown Community Schools
Annual Contribution $50,000
National Center for Family Philanthropy
Annual Contribution $1,400
Total Education $144,680
Religious
Church of the Resurrection
Annual Contribution $16,000
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Annual Contribution $40,000
Total Religious $56,000
2020 Grand Total $1,056,484
Martha-Ellen Tye Foundation 2019 Grants
Arts and Culture
Albion Municipal Library
Annual Contribution and Special Project $4,950
Atlantic Center for the Arts
Director’s Grant $5,000
Fisher Governor Foundation
Director’s Grant $10,000
Fisher Governor Foundation
Director’s Grant
Fisher Community Center Design Charrette $3,000
Fisher Governor Foundation
Director’s Grant
Fisher Community Center Planning Session $2,000
Fisher Governor Foundation
Annual Contribution $15,000
Friends of the Melbourne Public Library
Annual Contribution and Special Project $4,950
Friends of the Orpheum Theater
2020 Live After Five $10,000
Gilman Public Library
Annual Contribution and Special Project $4,950
Gutekunst Public Library
2019 Annual Contribution $5,500
Le Grand Pioneer Heritage Library
Annual Contribution and Special Project $4,950
Marshall County Arts & Culture Alliance
Marshalltown Mural Program $20,000
Marshalltown Community Theatre
MCT’s 2020 Summer Program
“Shrek the Musical & Shrek Jr.” $25,000
Marshalltown Public Library – Friends of the Library
Annual Contribution and Special Project $7,700
Old Creamery Theatre
Marshall County Elementary School Performances $6,750
Opera San Antonio
2019 Faust Production $14,000
Orlando Museum of Art
Director’s Grant $2,500
Pacific Northwest Ballet
Director’s Grant
New Works Fun $3,500
Pat Graney Dance Company
Director’s Grant
Keeping the Faith Prison Project $3,500
San Antonio Symphony
Annual Contribution $25,000
San Antonio Symphony
Youth Concerts $12,000
The Magik Theatre
The Magical Pinata $16,750
Tuesday Musical
Annual Contribution $500
Union Public Library
Annual Contribution and Special Project $4,400
University of Washington
Director’s Grant
Chamber Dance Company $3,000
Total Arts and Culture $214,900
Community/Human Services
Christian Assistance Ministry
Annual Commitment $12,000
Hawthorn Hill
Director’s Grant $5,000
House of Compassion
Annual Contribution $9,000
United Against Poverty, Inc.
Director’s Grant $2,500
United Way of Marshalltown
Annual Contribution $11,000
Total Community/Human Services $39,500
Community Betterment
13th Street District
West End Park Natural Playscape $50,000
City of Marshalltown
Printed Downtown Master Plan $906
Greater Des Moines Community Foundation
Director’s Grant
CFMC Rebuild Marshalltown Fund $2,000
Habitat for Humanity Iowa
2019 Rebuild Marshalltown Blitz $250,000
Marshalltown Community Schools
MHS Tennis Complex $50,000
Marshalltown Main Street Partnership Inc.
Downtown Floral Basket Program $100
Marshalltown Main Street Partnership Inc.
Vision Marshalltown Strategic Planning $3,000
Marshalltown Main Street Partnership Inc.
MCBD Programming $5,000
Marshalltown Main Street Partnership Inc.
2019 Downtown Holiday Stroll $1,000
MHS Bobcat Alumni Fund Inc.
Director’s Grant $5,000
MHS Bobcat Alumni Fund Inc.
Director’s Grant
Tree Restoration $1,000
MHS Bobcat Alumni Fund Inc.
Marshalltown Tree Restoration $10,000
Youth and Shelter Services of Marshall County
YSS Building Remodel Phase I $25,000
City of Marshalltown
Veterans Memorial Coliseum Renovation $300,000
Total Community Betterment $703,006
Education
Alamo Community College
Annual Contribution, Scholarships $36,000
Buena Vista University Marshalltown Campus
Marshalltown Campus Scholarships $5,000
Exponent Philanthropy
Annual Contribution $1,000
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations
Annual Contribution $780
Greater Des Moines Community Foundation
2019 STEP Grant Funds $5,000
Lake Oswego Community School Dist. Foundation
Director’s Grant $4,000
Marshalltown Community College
Departments, Library, Tye Teaching Excellence Fund $15,000
Marshalltown Community College Foundation
Annual Contributions Scholarships $22,500
Marshalltown Community Schools
Annual Contribution $50,000
National Center for Family Philanthropy
Annual Contribution $1,400
The Northwest Academy
Director’s Grant $4,000
Total Education $144,680
Religious
Church of the Resurrection
Annual Contribution $16,000
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Annual Contribution $40,000
Total Religious $56,000
2019 Grand Total $1,158,086
Martha-Ellen Tye Foundation 2018 Grants
Arts and Culture
Fisher Governor Foundation
Director’s Grant $10,000
Pat Graney Dance Company
Director’s Grant
Keeping the Faith Prison Project $1,500
Pacific Northwest Ballet
Director’s Grant
New Works Fund $3,000
University of Washington Dance Department
Director’s Grant
Chamber Dance Company $1,500
Lake Oswego School Foundation
Director’s Grant $4,000
Fisher Governor Foundation
Phase I Art Collection $100,000
Friends of the Orpheum Theater
2019 Live After Five & Elementary School Movies $15,000
Friends of the Orpheum Theater
2018 Orpheum Performances and Sound Improvements $25,000
Gilman Public Library
2018 Annual Contribution $4,950
Gutekunst Public Library
2018 Contribution for Support $5,500
Albion Library
Annual Contribution $4,950
LeGrand Pioneer Heritage Library
Annual Contribution $4,950
Marshalltown Public Library
Annual Contribution $7,700
Melbourne Public Library
Annual Contribution $4,950
Union Public Library
Annual Contribution $4,400
Marshall County Arts & Culture Alliance
Annual Contribution for 2018 $60,000
Marshall County Arts & Culture Alliance
Annual Contribution for 2019 $60,000
Opera San Antonio
May 2018 production of La Boheme $25,000
Opera San Antonio
2019 Faust Production $11,000
San Antonio Symphony
Annual Contribution $25,000
San Antonio Symphony
2019 Youth Concerts $12,000
City of Marshalltown
Placemaking master plan for the Iowa River Trail $50,000
Tuesday Musical
Annual Contribution $500
Total Arts and Culture $440,900
Community Betterment
Marshalltown Main Street Partnership Inc.
Central Business District, Business Recovery Manager $70,000
Community Foundation of Marshall County
Director’s Grant – Rebuild Marshalltown Fund $8,000
TRAILS, Inc.
Director’s Grant – Strategic Plan $1,000
Marshalltown Main Street Partnership Inc.
Vision Marshalltown General Support $147,000
City of Marshalltown
Downtown Redevelopment Plan $100,000
Fisher Governor Foundation
Annual Contribution $15,000
Marshalltown Main Street Partnership Inc.
MCBD Programming $10,000
Greater Des Moines Community Foundation
CFMC Full-Time Staff Multi-year funding for 2018, 2019, 2020 $150,000
Marshalltown Main Street Partnership Inc.
Director’s Grant – Vision Marshalltown Marketing $2,500
CommonBond Communities
Director’s Grant – Tallcorn Landscaping Project $3,039
Total Community Betterment $506,539
Religious
Church of the Resurrection
Annual Contribution $16,000
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Annual Contribution $40,000
Total Religious $56,000
Other
Exponent Philanthropy
Annual Contribution $1,000
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations
Annual Contribution $780
National Center for Family Philanthropy
Annual Contribution $1,400
Total Other $3,180
Community/Human Services
House of Compassion
Annual Contribution $9,000
Iowa River Hospice
Ruth Arend Memorial $500
Christian Assistance Ministry
Annual Contribution & General Operating Support $22,000
ABA Fund for Justice & Education
Death Penalty Representation Project
Director’s Grant $10,000
United Against Poverty
Director’s Grant $5,000
Justice & Soul
Director’s Grant $4,000
Marshalltown YMCA-YWCA
Director’s Grant
YMCA-YWCA Annual Campaign $1,000
Community Foundation of Marshall County
Director’s Grant – S.T.E.P. Adopt a Family Project with House of Compassion $1,000
House of Compassion
Director’s Grant – General Support $350
Iowa Legal Aid
Marshalltown Disaster Response Project $20,000
Mid-Iowa Workshops
Recycling Equipment Project $24,365
Central Iowa Residential Services Inc. (CIRSI)
Wheelchair accessible van $5,000
City of Marshalltown
Emergency Personnel Ballistic Protective Equipment $20,000
United Way of Marshalltown
Annual Contribution $11,000
Youth & Shelter Services of Marshall County
S.T.E.P. Grant – AMP program $1,000
Marshalltown YMCA-YWCA
S.T.E.P. Grant – Manikins for CPR Education $458
Total Community/Human Services $134,673
Education
The Northwest Academy
Director’s Grant $4,000
Marshalltown Community Schools
MHS Hamilton Performance $3,078
Mid-Iowa Community Action, Inc.
Bobcat University $31,323
Marshall Economic Development Impact Committee
Books for Scholars $611
Alamo Community College
Annual Contribution – Scholarships $36,000
Marshalltown Community Schools
Annual Contribution $50,000
Buena Vista University Marshalltown Campus
Annual Contribution – Scholarships $5,000
Marshalltown Community College Foundation
Annual Contribution – various scholarships $22,500
Marshalltown Community College
Annual Contribution – Departments, Library and
Tye Teaching Excellence Fund $15,000
Mid-Iowa Community Action, Inc.
S.T.E.P. Grant – Summer Pre-K camps $3,430
Total Education $170,942
2018 Grand Total $1,312,234
*S.T.E.P. Grants are awarded through the youth philanthropy program,
Students Teaching and Empowering Philanthropy at Marshalltown
High School and sponsored by the Martha-Ellen Tye Foundation and
Community Foundation of Marshall County.