Our Goal
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GROW Decatur County Foundation strives to improve and enhance the lives of all Decatur County residents. In the last eight years GROW has granted a million dollars to local community organizations and projects. Each of these grants furthers the goal of making Decatur County an inviting place to live and visit.
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Our DirectorKaren Storrs is the Foundation Director of the GROW Decatur County Foundation. Karen joined GROW in August of 2024 as the full-time director.
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Our Board
Front Row: Abby Hissong- Past Chairman, Amanda Grafel, Laurie Wasson - Secretary, Josh Williby - Chairman.
Second Row: Gary Walter, Alyssa
Rippe-May, Joan McKenna - Past Chairman, Mirla Coleman, Garret McDougal -
Vice Chair, and Karen Storrs - Director.
Second Row: Gary Walter, Alyssa
Rippe-May, Joan McKenna - Past Chairman, Mirla Coleman, Garret McDougal -
Vice Chair, and Karen Storrs - Director.
Established in 2016In November 2016, the GROW Decatur County Foundation Fund was established through utilizing a matching campaign initiative offered through the Dane G. Hansen Foundation. Incoming donations into this endowment fund were matched $1 for $1 up to $50,000. The Decatur County communities, exceeded their portion of the incoming contributions by more than double; raising approximately $115,000 prior to adding in the $50,000 match. In subsequent years, local support came through and the fund has since passed the $1 million mark!
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