Grants
Photographer: Justin Rogers of West Des Moines, IA
Paint Iowa Beautiful
Through a partnership with Diamond Vogel Paint of Orange City, Iowa groups can receive paint for community enhancement projects and parks.
Keeping up the appearance of our buildings, facilities and parks is an important component of viable communities. Well-maintained and painted buildings reflect pride in our communities. Thousands of gallons of paint have been donated to community groups through the Paint Iowa Beautiful program.
The program provides free paint to a wide variety of public service projects throughout Iowa.
“The Paint Iowa Beautiful program helps us increase our assistance to neighborhoods and communities in improving the attractiveness and beauty of where we live. These projects definitely improve the beauty of Iowa, its countryside and its communities.” – Kevin Techau, Executive Director of Keep Iowa Beautiful.
In the 17-year partnership with KIB, Diamond Vogel has awarded over 11,165 gallons of paint for 1,000 community projects in Iowa.
The Paint Iowa Beautiful Grant application process typically opens in September. Please sign up for our monthly newsletter to be the first to hear when applications will be accepted!
Grant Recipients
2020 PAINT AWARDS
| CITY | ORGANIZATION | TO BE PAINTED | CONTACT | |
| Afton | Afton Community Club | Commercial buildings | Mary Hill | |
| Allerton | International Center For Rural Culture and Art, Inc. | Christian Church, Victorian House, & Round Barn | David Wampler | |
| Alta | Hanover Historical Society | Buildings on Historical Site | Gene L. Suhr | |
| Armstrong | City of Armstrong | City Maintenance Shop | Tracie Lang | |
| Arthur | Arthur Public Library | Children’s/Adult’s Section | Kailey Childers | |
| Bedford | Bedford Area Chamber | Garage doors | Cole Walters | |
| Belmond | Belmond Historical Society | Country school house | Larry Turner | |
| Boone | Harrison Township Trustees | School house | Laura Loots | |
| Calamus | Calamus American Legion | CALCO Community Center | Lance Goettsch | |
| Shimek Forest | Friends of Shimek State Forest Equestrian Trails, Inc. | Picnic table tops and benches | Lora P Conrad | |
| Carlisle | Chamber of Commerce/Carlisle Hometown Pride | Sidewalk mural | Gabrielle Breheny | |
| Carter Lake | Carter Lake Improvement Club | Building exterior | Mitch Rasmussen | |
| Cedar Rapids | Czech Village New Bohemia, Urban Main Street District | Mural on the Novak Building | Monica Vernon | |
| Cedar Rapids | Indian Creek Nature Center | Pennigroth Barn and Sugar House | Jason Bies | |
| Center Point | Town of Center Point | Fross Park restrooms | Molly Stuelke | |
| Chariton | Van Allen Elementary School | School library & media center | Josh Morgan | |
| Chariton | Chariton Public Library | Interior of the public library | Dawn Morgan | |
| Cherokee | Cherokee County Fair Association | East Restroom Building | Peggy Corrington | |
| Churdan | City of Churdan | Water Tower & Shelter House | Krystal Kempf | |
| Clinton County | Clinton Co Agricultural Society | Livestock barns & Exhibits roof | Mary Stevenson | |
| Clinton | Gateway Area Community Center | Children’s play area and murals | Theresa Rieger | |
| Colfax | City of Colfax | Women’s Club Park Buildings | Wade Wagoner | |
| Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs Area Chamber of Commerce | Various homes | Turner Morgan | |
| Creston | Union County Development Association | Asphalt Art in Uptown | Mindy Stalker | |
| Cumming | Cumming Hometown Pride | Water tower | Natasha Adams | |
| Davenport | Unity House of Davenport | Historic home | Kelly O’Brien | |
| Davis County | County Agricultural Society | Picnic tables and posts | Barb Cole | |
| Dayton | City of Dayton | City Hall and Council Chambers | Sara Pieper | |
| Decorah | Seed Savers Exchange, Inc. | Historic Cattle Yard Fence | Heather Haynes | |
| Denison | Crawford County Women in Business Impact Organization | Crawford County Fairgrounds | Rachel Desy | |
| Des Moines | Blank Park Zoo Foundation | Blank Park Zoo | Amanda Nuzum | |
| DeWitt | Kids’ Business of DeWitt, Inc. | Classrooms and bathrooms | Tricia Ludrof | |
| Dubuque | City of Dubuque | Storm drains | Kristin Hill | |
| Dunlap | Dunlap Mural Project | Bonsall Building exterior | Jill Schaben | |
| Dysart | Vision Dysart/Dysart Development Corporation | Street surface | Mary Behrens | |
| Eagle Grove | Eagle Grove Chamber | Building in Commercial District | Sara Middleton | |
| Elk Horn | Danish Windmill | Windmill’s Exterior Catwalk | Lisa Steen Riggs | |
| Elkader | Main Street Elkader | Alley Wall | Kate Lower | |
| Elkport | Immanuel Preservation Society | Church | Beverly Bahls | |
| Emerson | City of Emerson | Downtown buildings | Stephanie Latta Mayor | |
| Garner | City of Garner | Golf Course Club House | Daisy Huffman | |
| Glenwood | City of Glenwood Parks & Rec | Park shelters, benches and dugouts | Angie Winquist | |
| Glidden | City of Glidden | Various homes | Brooke Peterson | |
| Goldfield | Stevenson, Inc. | Various homes | Scott C. Stevenson | |
| Goodell | City of Goodell | Community Hall storage room | Daisy Huffman | |
| Gowrie | Gowrie Public Library | Library | Lacey Spece | |
| Greene | City of Greene | Buildings in the Business District | Marnie Schmidt | |
| Guthrie Center | Main Street Guthrie Center | Williams Building | Laura Wolfe | |
| Havelock | Hometown Pride Committee | Fire hydrants | Amanda Tripp | |
| Hopkinton | City of Hopkinton | Wastewater Treatment Plant | Saarh Helle | |
| Ida Grove | City of Ida Grove | Pump House | Heather Sweeden | |
| Indianola | Warren County Historical Society | Warren County Historical Museum | Deb Taylor | |
| Jasper County | Jasper County Gun Club | Trap Houses | Teresa Arrowood | |
| Jefferson | Greene County Christian Action Resource Center | Food Pantry | Shirley Haupert | |
| Jesup | Boy Scouts Troop 95 | Jesup Gazebo | Cameron Troyer | |
| Keokuk | Great River Players | Kantamneni Building | Susan Dunek | |
| Kimballton | Audubon County Economic Development & Tourism | New Genesis Art Studio | Sara Slater | |
| Lanesboro | City of Lanesboro | Shelter house | Angie Richardson | |
| Laurens | Laurens Hometown Pride | Trail signs | Hilary Reed | |
| Le Mars | Le Mars Main Street Program | Olson Cultural Event Center | Richard Ziettlow | |
| Linn Grove | Wonders of Nature | Nature Center and various homes | Marian M. McNabb | |
| Lisbon | City of Lisbon | Dugouts and facility doors | Drayton Kamberling | |
| Malvern | Mills County Fair Association | Various buildings | Mary Bolton | |
| Marshalltown | Central Iowa Fair | Show Pavilion | Shannon Espenscheid | |
| Marshalltown | Cartwright Downtown Farmer’s Market | Open Air shelter | Trisha Wilder | |
| Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley Chamber | Ice house building | Jeannie Wortman | |
| Monroe | Monroe Hometown Pride | City Hall & Park Tennis Court | Kimberly Thomas | |
| Montezuma | Community Development | City Common Spaces | Abby Hubbard | |
| Monticello | Parks and Recreation Dept. | Picnic Tables | Jacob Oswald | |
| Montrose | Montrose Riverfront, Inc. (MRI) | Historic Old Berry Shed | Greg Ruth | |
| Moville | City of Moville | Haskell Pool & Memorial Park | Megan Cross | |
| Nevada | Main Street Nevada | Patton Building | Henry T Corbin | |
| New Hampton | New Hampton High School | Culinary Arts Room | April Schmitt | |
| New Hampton | City of New Hampton | New Hampton Community Center | Karen Clemens | |
| New Market | City of New Market | Community Center and City Hall | Angie Tracy | |
| New Sharon | City of New Sharon | Picnic shelters and playground | Dianna Klinker | |
| New Virginia | New Virginia Hometown Pride | Old Firehouse | Nicole Wilson | |
| Newton | Newton Main Street | Benches | Erin Yeager | |
| Norwalk | Norwalk Hometown Pride | Police garage | Michael Foss | |
| Odebolt | Rural Legacy Projects | Rural Schools Museum | Carol Raasch | |
| Oelwein | City of Oelwein | Park campground | Joshua Johnson | |
| Onawa | Magic Depot Child Care Center | Magic Depot | Amanda Yanak | |
| Oskaloosa | Fine Arts & Cultural Events | Murals | Diane Ottosson | |
| Ottumwa | Wapello County 4H Expo | Dorm rooms | Lisa Richardson | |
| Parkersburg | City of Parkersburg | Parkersburg Building & Depot Park Downtown | Aimee Allan/Chris Luhring | |
| Pella | Historical Society/Museums | General Store | Valerie Van Kooten | |
| Pleasant Hill | Parks & Recreation | Ralph Grant Memorial Stage | Rick Courcier | |
| Pocahontas | Pocahontas Hometown Pride | Murals | Suzanne Dudley | |
| Postville | Northeast Iowa Wellness and Recreation Center | Wellness Center locker rooms | Melanie Bauch | |
| Prairie City | Prairie City | Storage building | John Lloyd | |
| Reinbeck | City of Reinbeck Park Board | Shelter Houses | Julie Wilkerson | |
| Riverside | Riverside Chamber of Commerce | Downtown Store Fronts | Russell Rogerson | |
| Sac City | Sac City Chamber / Main Street | Various homes | Lance Wilhelm | |
| Shelby | City of Shelby | Little Library and various homes | Karen Schlueter | |
| Sheldon | Prairie Arts Council | Lynn Township Country School | Karin VandenBerg | |
| Sidney | Hometown Pride Fund | Mark Jewell Photography Building | Jonna Loewe | |
| Spencer | Clay County Heritage | Parker Museum & Duroe Building | Stephanie Horsley | |
| St. Ansgar | Community Betterment | Historical downtown building | Sommer Falk | |
| Stanley | Stanley Fire & EMS | Overhead doors on Station | Joe Bahe | |
| Stanton | City of Stanton, Iowa | Mural and crosswalks | Jenna Ramsey | |
| State Center | Development Association | School house museum | Everett Halsted | |
| Story City | Story City Greater Chamber | Antique Carousel Pavilion | Karen Hermanson | |
| Tabor | Tabor Hometown Pride | Tabor City Park Restrooms | Susan Shepherd | |
| Urbandale | Urbandale Parks and Recreation | Culverts, fences, garden posts | Jan Herke | |
| Vinton | Vinton Parks and Recreation | Vinton Skate and Activity Center | Matt Boggess | |
| Walcott | City of Walcott | Crosswalks, stop bars, and curbs | Paul Stagg | |
| Walford | City of Walford | Baseball Diamond dugouts | Janet L. Gann | |
| Waterloo | City of Waterloo | Bicycle lane and bicyle boxes | Mohammad Elahi | |
| Waverly | Leisure Services Parks Dept. | Storage Facility | Garret Riordan | |
| West Liberty | Muscatine County Fair | Fairground buildings | Kelsey Morris | |
| West Union | City of West Union | Crosswalks and bike shareos | Kathleen Guyer | |
| Winterset | American Legion Post 184 | Legion Hall | Jason Kems |
Paint Iowa Beautiful Grant Application
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