Eichacker / Lofton Grant Fund

One of George Eichacker’s and Richard Lofton’s proudest achievements was being the founding fathers of the Keokuk Area Community Foundation. George and Richard established the Keokuk Area Community Foundation Grant Fund to support Keokuk Area organizations in arts and culture, community betterment, education, health, and human services. 

 

To honor George and Richard's legacies, the Keokuk Area Community Foundation Board of Directors renamed the Keokuk Area Community Foundation Grant Fund to the Eichacker / Lofton Grant Fund in 2024. 

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At the 2024 Keokuk Area Community Foundation Grant Reception, twenty-eight grantees were awarded grants totaling $100,000. The Lee County, Hancock County, and Clark County nonprofit organizations that received a grant were:

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• Advocacy Network for Children

• America's First Great Dam Foundation, Inc.

• Argyle Community Boosters

• Central Lee High School

• City of Hamilton Illinois

• Clark County Council on Aging

• Community Services Council, Inc Food Pantry

• Domestic Violence Intervention Program

• First Christian Church-Keokuk Loads of Love

• Food Bank of Iowa

• Fort Madison Mexican Fiesta

• Fort Madison YMCA Test Kitchen

• Grand Theatre Corporate Foundation

• Green Acres Golf Club Foundation

• Hancock County Health and Wellness Coalition

• Hoerner YMCA

• Industrial Opportunities Inc

• Keokuk Catholic Schools

• Keokuk High School Science Department

• Keokuk Saddle Club

• Keokuk Union Depot Foundation

• Legacy Theatre Foundation

• Montrose Fire Rescue

• Pathfinders Resource Conservation & Development Area, Inc.

• Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra

• Three Rivers Conservation Foundation

• Toys for Tots

• United Way of the Great River Region

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