Clinton County Development Association
in partnership with World Rose
Clinton County Development Association
2016 ANNUAL REPORT
Since the beginning of riverboat gambling in this area in 1991, the Clinton County Development Association (CCDA) has awarded more than $27 million dollars to deserving county organizations. The monies are designed to promote economic development, build and retain employment opportunities, and improvements that enhance the quality of life in Clinton County. In 2016, more than $1.6 million was awarded to non-profit organizations through grants, pledges, and scholarships. These dollars can be seen throughout Clinton County providing improvements to services that enhance the lives of residents. Examples of projects include: grants for fire protection equipment for Goose Lake, Clinton and Welton; marketing funds awarded to Clinton, DeWitt, and Central Community School District; grants for programs at organizations such as Big Brothers Big Sisters of Clinton, Clinton Substance Abuse Council, Clinton Kiwanis Club Foundation, Northend Outreach Ministries, Dedicated to improving the quality of life and providing recreational opportunities for all Clinton County residents and visitors.
Clinton Fine Arts Association; and new building/improvement projects at Salvation Army, Prince of Peace Catholic Church, Clinton County Agricultural Society Swine Building and many more worthy projects. Civic enhancements included projects at the Lincolnway Railport, Bridgeview Community Mental Health Center-Community Support Van, Stain glass window at Catholic Historical Center at St. Boniface, Community gathering area at L’Arche, Museum Exhibits for the Sawmill Museum, and Education equipment for Clinton County Conservation Foundation. The CCDA proudly supports a diverse selection of Clinton County non-profit organizations, and all of these projects add to the already impressive list of projects partially funded by CCDA dollars. CCDA is the non-profit license holder for the Wild Rose Casino and distributes a percentage of profits from Wild Rose to surrounding non-profit organizations.
funds Paid Out in 2016
Current Pledges:
City of Clinton-Lincolnway Railport … 200,000 GAF/Clinton Rotary-Eagle Pt. Lodge … 200,000 City of Clinton-Clean & Paint Lighthouses … 21,090 Fly Iowa 2016-Promotion Grant … 11,000 Public Safety Fund… 124,928 Reading & Technology Fund … 75,000
Total 632,068
Scholarships:
Clinton High … 9,000 Northeast … 3,000 Camanche … 2,500 Central – DeWitt… 1,500 Prince of Peace … 1,000 Clinton Community College … 2,000 Calamus-Wheatland … 500 Ashford University … 500
Total 20,000
Fund A Grants; 2015 & 2016:
City of Camanche/Camanche Vol. Fire Dept … 206,203 Clinton County Agricultural Society… 83,603 Clinton Fine Arts Association… 73,377 Curtis Mansion Historical Foundation … 24,206 Downtown Clinton Alliance … 24,332 Skyline Center, Inc. … 22,930 Paul B. Sharar Foundation … 80,000
Total 514,651
Fund B Grants; 2014, 2015 & 2016:
Area Substance Abuse Council… 26,250 Big Brothers/Big Sisters… 560 Calamus-Wheatland Youth Ball … 10,830 Camanche Fire Dept. … 13,891 Catholic Historical Center at St. Boniface … 3,860 Central Community School District/CPAC … 10,373 Charlotte Fire Fighters Association … 1,212 City of DeWitt … 23,675 City of DeWitt/DeWitt Fire Dept. … 31,057 Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce … 29,890 Clinton Area Showboat Theatre … 12,956 Clinton County Conservation Foundation… 14,991 Clinton County Pheasants Forever … 16,500 Clinton County Sheriff’s Dept. … 17,949 Clinton Kiwanis Club Found/Sawmill … 7,201 Clinton Regional Development Corp. … 34,106 Clinton Symphony Orchestra… 3,000 Clinton Trees Forever… 24,600 DeWitt Area Veterans Memorial … 19,192 DeWitt Chamber & Development Co. … 8,143 Eastern IA Soccer Association… 3,754 Felix Adler Memorial Association … 5,384 Gateway Area Foundation … 5,218 Grand Mound Vol. Fire Dept. … 9,450 L’Arche Clinton … 3,687 Lost Nation Booster Club/Am. Legion #381 … 3,888 Lost Nation Fire Co. … 24,460 Prince of Peace School Foundation … 18,529 YWCA Clinton … 7,182
Total 391,788
Grand Total 1,558,517
CCDA BOARD Of DiRECTORs
alice schnePel President - 2016
JerOme BurkenVice President - 2016 (President - 2017)
ed huPfer Secretary - 2016 (Secretary - 2017)
Jim mcGraw Treasurer - 2016 (Treasurer - 2017)
kim clausen Director
tOm fullertOn Director
les shields Director (Vice President - 2017)
MATTHEW Director
BRIG TUBS Director
taxes & fees
Paid tO state, cOunty, city and nOn-PrOfit
Wild Rose Clinton Casino is proud to reinvest in Clinton, Clinton County, and Iowa. As a resposible business, the taxes and fees we pay support a wide array of beneficial needs.
STATE - $7,442,132.63
CITY - $168,070.89
CCDA - $1,436,966.47
COUNTY - $168,070.89
Our Annual tax and fee rate is 27.18%
Our total taxes and fees paid year to date equals $8,665,090.97
The Wild Rose Casino is proud to reinvest in Clinton, Clinton County and Iowa.