The Chamber’s Annual Celebration Announces Ahrens Park Foundation as Business of the Year
March 5, 2026 The Grinnell Area Chamber of Commerce recognized the Ahrens Park Foundation as the 2026 Business of the Year at this year’s Annual Celebration, which took place on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. [...]
P.O.W.E.R. Kids Receives Harkin Wellness Designee
April 30, 2024 Organizations working across the country to improve the wellbeing of K-12 students and young people were invited to nominate their program to be considered for the 2024 Harkin on Wellness Designation. [...]
GRINNtogether Honor Award to Jennifer Cogley
March 7, 2024 We are thrilled that Jennifer Cogley, our Director of Partner Programs, has been honored with a GRINNtogether Honor Award! The Grinnell Area Chamber of Commerce has recognized Jennifer for her outstanding contributions [...]
Iowa Women’s Foundation Reveals Ovation Tribute Recipient Gosselink
July 10, 2023 Julie Gosselink, president, CEO, and chair of the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation (CDAF), was honored recently by her friends, colleagues, and the Iowa Women’s Foundation at the 2023 10th edition [...]
The Ahrens Foundation wins Healthiest State Workplace Award
February 18, 2022 The Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation was announced the winner of the 2022 Healthiest State Small Workplace Award in an online ceremony Thursday. The award recognizes the Ahrens Foundation for efforts [...]
Grinnell honored by Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
August 8, 2018 Pictured Above: Melissa Strovers, Monica Chavez-Silva, and Julie Gosselink receive the national award on behalf of Grinnell honorees in Philadelphia, PA The national Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (GLR) recognized the Grinnell [...]
AHRENS FOUNDATION RECEIVES ART OF GROWING COMMUNITY AWARD
October 13, 2016 The Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation (GPCF) bestowed its four annual awards during an Oct. 8 event and added a new award to be given as appropriate. The event raised over $12,000 [...]
Ahrens Park is Iowa’s Sports Complex of the Year Awarded by the Iowa Turfgrass Institute
March, 2010 In 2010, the Ahrens/Paschall Memorial Park was named the Iowa Sports Complex of the year. Its various sports fields were given high praise for the quality and overall care of the facility. [...]
Critical Impact Award bestowed upon Ahrens Foundation
January 31, 2010 Pictured above: President and CEO, Julie Gosselink, accepts the national Critical Impact Award in San Diego, CA presented at the annual Council on Foundations conference in January, 2010 Critical Impact Award [...]
2005 Outstanding Iowa Corporate/Foundation Philanthropists Award
November 18, 2005 At the 20th Annual Philanthropy Day Luncheon on November 18th the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation received the Association of Fundraising Professionals Outstanding Corporate/Foundation Philanthropists award. President and CEO, Julie [...]
Annual Awards Presented In Memory of Claude W. Ahrens
Ahrens' Playground Safety Advocate of the Year Award Awarded by the National Program for Playground Safety (NPPS) Each year the NPPS awards an individual that is dedicated to keeping our nation’s playgrounds safe in [...]