Facing a cancer diagnosis is a life-altering journey filled with challenges. At the Ottumwa YMCA, they’ve witnessed the remarkable impact of Restorative Yoga on participants like Peg Thie, who discovered
In a classroom at Ottumwa Community School District, fourth-grade teacher Ashlyn Cook at Liberty Elementary used the Legacy Foundation’s Classroom Champions Teacher Mini-Grant to teach her students about Social Emotional
A group of high school students from Wapello County, known as the Legacy Youth Alliance, a group associated with the Legacy Foundation, presented their work on youth mental health support
The Legacy Foundation is pleased to announce awards totaling $135,760 to the 2023 Summer Cycle Bright Ideas Community Enrichment Fund grant recipients. Recent grant money awarded will help nonprofits improve
The Legacy Foundation is thrilled to announce the launch of the Classroom Champions Mini-Grant program for the new academic year. Teachers and associates in Wapello County are invited to apply
The National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC) has successfully debuted their Spanish Initiative project, thanks in part to a grant of $10,000 from the Robert F. McCune Endowment, a fund of
In a testament to the power of belonging and community pride, the Ottumwa Little League is working on a transformative project that emphasizes youth development through baseball while revitalizing public
Driven by a deep love for their community, a group of caring individuals united to address food insecurity in Ottumwa and the surrounding area. The Grace Garden Group emerged, transforming
The Legacy Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the Laboratory Control Ltd. (LCL) Health Career Scholarship for the 2023-2024 school year. Since 2004, when the program was developed,
The Ottumwa Legacy Foundation proudly announces that the Bright Ideas Community Enrichment Fund has awarded over $5 million in grants to nonprofit organizations in Wapello County since the program was created
