The Board of Directors of the West Bancorporation Foundation, the charitable branch of West Bank, awarded $71,500 in grants to 18 community organizations for the 2021 fourth quarter. 6 of the 18 organizations that received grants were food pantries. The emphasis to donate to food pantries during the holidays demonstrates our commitment to the communities we serve in these difficult times. West Bancorporation grants are awarded to local community organizations in the areas of Human Services, Arts and Culture, and Education.  

“We are proud to support such amazing organizations that are continually bettering our community,” said Jill Hansen, Senior Vice President, West Bank and Executive Director of the West Bancorporation Foundation. “West Bank believes in seeking out ways to make a difference and improve the communities we serve. During the holidays it is even more important that we find ways to meet the needs of vulnerable members of those communities.”  

In the 2021 giving year, the Foundation has given $221,852 in philanthropic contributions. Organizations that received donations for the fourth quarter include: Blank Children’s Hospital Festival of Trees & Lights, Camp Hertko Hollow, DMARC Food Pantry, Dowling Catholic High School, Everybody Wins! Iowa, Hope Ministries, Mentor Iowa, Polk County Housing Trust Fund, Boy Scouts Troop 43, By Degrees Foundation, The Domestic Violence Intervention Program, Single Parent Provision, Catholic Council for Social Concern, Channel One Food Bank, Community Pathways, Echo Food Shelf, Catholic Charities Emergency Services Food Shelf, and Coralville Community Food Pantry. 

Please visit West Bancorporation Foundation if your organization falls in the area of Human Services, Arts and Culture, and Education and would like to apply. 

Contact:

Jill Hansen
Executive Director, West Bancorporation Foundation West Bank
515-222-2305

About West Bancorporation, Inc. (NASDAQ: WTBA) 
West Bancorporation, Inc. is headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa. Serving Iowans since 1893, West Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of West Bancorporation, Inc., is a community bank that focuses on lending, deposit services and trust services for consumers and small-to medium sized businesses. In Iowa, West Bank has five full-service offices and 3 drive-up express offices in the Des Moines metropolitan area, one full-service office in Coralville. In Minnesota, West Bank has one full-service office each in Rochester, Owatonna, Mankato and St. Cloud. For more information about West Bank, visit www.westbankstrong.com.