The Dennis and Holly Kruger Family Fund, a donor advised fund of the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa, continues to impact Grundy and Butler Counties, recommending $35,900 in grants to 21 different charitable projects and programs in 2015. Since 2007, the family has awarded $239,079 in grants through their fund at the Community Foundation.

2015 grant recipients and their projects include:

AGWSR School District: Kindergarten Carpet

AGWSR School District: Little Cougar Playhouse

BCLUW School District: Library Furniture

City of Dike: E-Books

City of Dike: Boiler Replacement Serving the City Pool

City of Grundy Center: Lions Medical Equipment Lending Library

City of Holland: Phase 1 SCBA Tanks

City of Stout: Rescue Fire Truck Topper and Electronics

City of Wellsburg: Library Children’s Program

Dike New Hartford Community Schools: Junior High

Dike New Hartford: Dike Elementary Smart Board

Fields2Fields: Kruger-Hemmen Sports Complex

Gladbrook-Reinbeck Daycare: Daycare Center and Equipment Updates

Grundy Family YMCA: Youth Program Supplies

Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa: General Charitable Support

Lutheran Service in Iowa: Families Together in Grundy County

Lutheran Services in Iowa: Families Together in Butler County

Northeast Iowa Food Bank: Mobile Food Bank in Grundy County

Northeast Iowa Food Bank: Back Pack Program in Butler County

Operation Threshold: Holiday Projects in Grundy County

Timothy Christian School: Air Conditioning

The Kruger family also established the Phil Kruger Memorial Scholarship Fund in memory of their son, Phil. Since its establishment in 2007, this fund has provided 21 scholarships totaling $52,500 to graduates of Dike-New Hartford Schools.