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Proud to Support Our Local Communities!
The First Citizens Charitable Foundation, Inc. is a corporation established under the Iowa Non-Profit Corporation Act under Chapter 504(A) of the Code of Iowa (1995), and commenced existence on December 27, 1995. The Corporation is organized for charitable, religious, educational, and scientific purposes, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.
The board meets to consider requests in June and December. The application deadlines are June 1 and November 15.
Charitable Foundation Online Application
PLEASE NOTE: Priority will be given to projects in the counties that First Citizens Bank serves which are: Worth, Mitchell, Howard, Hancock, Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Chickasaw, Wright, Franklin, and Butler in Iowa and Kanabec, Pine, and Isanti in Minnesota.
Amy Nelson
First Citizens Bank
Charitable Foundation & Board Secretary
Location: Mason City West
641-380-3424
Contact Amy for Application Inquiries
For inquiries or help completing your application, please contact Amy Nelson, First Citizens Charitable Foundation Secretary, by filling out the form below or calling her at 641-380-3424.
2026 Charitable Foundation Donations
Over $9.6 Million Invested In Our Communities Since 1995
FCB Gives Back
Amount is updated as applicable.
$25,000 - Mitchell County Historical Society
$15,000 - 43 North Iowa
$15,000 - Floyd County Fair Society - Charles City
$15,000 - Mason City Family YMCA
$15,000 - Northern Lights Alliance for the Homeless Shelters
$10,000 - Charles Theatre - Charles City
$10,000 - Child Care Works - Mason City
$10,000 - Community Kitchen of North Iowa - Mason City
$10,000 - Mason City Family YMCA
$10,000 - North Iowa Fair Association
$10,000 - One Vision
$7,500 - Mason City Kiwanis Foundation
$6,000 - Clear Lake Classical
$6,000 - Kanabec History Center
$5,000 - American Cancer Society - Cerro Gordo County
$5,000 - Charles City Civic Foundation
$5,000 - Charlie Brown Preschool & Child Care - Mason City
$5,000 - Comprehensive Systems Inc.
$5,000 - Elderbridge Agency of Aging
$5,000 - Floyd County Sheriif's Department - Charles City
$5,000 - Gift of Giving
$5,000 - Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa
$5,000 - Greater Iowa Youth for Christ
$5,000 - Healthy Harvest of North Iowa
$5,000 - Justice North
$5,000 - Lakes and Pines
$5,000 - NIACC Pappajohn Center
$5,000 - NIACOG (North Iowa Area Council of Governments)
$5,000 - North Iowa Band Festival - Mason City
$5,000 - One Vision
$5,000 - Simon Says Shoes
$5,000 - Stebens Children's Theatre
$5,000 - TLC: The Learning Center
$5,000 - West Fork Community School District
$4,500 - Meals on Wheels, Mason City
$4,000 - Iowa Specialty Hospital, Clarion - Clarion
$4,000 - Iowa Specialty Hospital
$4,000 - Iowa Specialty - Mason City Clinic
$3,000 - Cerro Gordo County Public Health - Mason City
$3,000 - Elderbridge Agency of Aging
$2,500 - Food for Friends
$2,500 - National 19th Amendment Society - Charles City
$2,500 - North Central Iowa Ag in the Classroom - Mason City
$2,250 - Iowa Specialty Hospital, Belmond - Clarion
$2,000 - Cedar Valley Friends of the Family
$2,000 - Charlie Brown Preschool & Child Care
$2,000 - Grace Church
$2,000 - North Iowa/Southern Minnesota Veteran Stand Dawn
$1,000 - Art-A-Fest
$1,000 - Caring Pregnancy Center - Mason City
$1,000 - Clear Lake Arts Center
$1,000 - Forest City Enhancement Committee
$1,000 - Kanabec County Operation Community Connect
$1,000 - Mitchell County Mountain Goats
$1,000 - River City Chorus
$1,000 - River City Chorus
$1,000 - Rockwell Community Fire Service Association
$1,000 - Sunbeam Christian Childcare & Preschool
$25,000 - Mitchell County Historical Society
$15,000 - 43 North Iowa
$15,000 - Floyd County Fair Society - Charles City
$15,000 - Mason City Family YMCA
$15,000 - Northern Lights Alliance for the Homeless Shelters
$10,000 - Charles Theatre - Charles City
$10,000 - Child Care Works - Mason City
$10,000 - Community Kitchen of North Iowa - Mason City
$10,000 - Mason City Family YMCA
$10,000 - North Iowa Fair Association
$10,000 - One Vision
$7,500 - Mason City Kiwanis Foundation
$6,000 - Clear Lake Classical
$6,000 - Kanabec History Center
$5,000 - American Cancer Society - Cerro Gordo County
$5,000 - Charles City Civic Foundation
$5,000 - Charlie Brown Preschool & Child Care - Mason City
$5,000 - Comprehensive Systems Inc.
$5,000 - Elderbridge Agency of Aging
$5,000 - Floyd County Sheriif's Department - Charles City
$5,000 - Gift of Giving
$5,000 - Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa
$5,000 - Greater Iowa Youth for Christ
$5,000 - Healthy Harvest of North Iowa
$5,000 - Justice North
$5,000 - Lakes and Pines
$5,000 - NIACC Pappajohn Center
$5,000 - NIACOG (North Iowa Area Council of Governments)
$5,000 - North Iowa Band Festival - Mason City
$5,000 - One Vision
$5,000 - Simon Says Shoes
$5,000 - Stebens Children's Theatre
$5,000 - TLC: The Learning Center
$5,000 - West Fork Community School District
$4,500 - Meals on Wheels, Mason City
$4,000 - Iowa Specialty Hospital, Clarion - Clarion
$4,000 - Iowa Specialty Hospital
$4,000 - Iowa Specialty - Mason City Clinic
$3,000 - Cerro Gordo County Public Health - Mason City
$3,000 - Elderbridge Agency of Aging
$2,500 - Food for Friends
$2,500 - National 19th Amendment Society - Charles City
$2,500 - North Central Iowa Ag in the Classroom - Mason City
$2,250 - Iowa Specialty Hospital, Belmond - Clarion
$2,000 - Cedar Valley Friends of the Family
$2,000 - Charlie Brown Preschool & Child Care
$2,000 - Grace Church
$2,000 - North Iowa/Southern Minnesota Veteran Stand Dawn
$1,000 - Art-A-Fest
$1,000 - Caring Pregnancy Center - Mason City
$1,000 - Clear Lake Arts Center
$1,000 - Forest City Enhancement Committee
$1,000 - Kanabec County Operation Community Connect
$1,000 - Mitchell County Mountain Goats
$1,000 - River City Chorus
$1,000 - River City Chorus
$1,000 - Rockwell Community Fire Service Association
$1,000 - Sunbeam Christian Childcare & Preschool