“Gerry demonstrated an entrepreneurial spirit, creativity and a commitment to finding a better way to build a business, community and value-centered life,” according to a news release.

Creative Visions, founded in Des Moines in 1996, is a nonprofit that works with vulnerable communities to break the chain of poverty.

Other area nonprofit grant recipients include:

Beyond Ball, an Urbandale tutoring program that received $5,000.
Food Bank of Iowa, based in Des Moines. It received $5,000 for COVID-19 emergency response.
Freedom for Youth Ministries, a Des Moines group that received $5,000 for COVID-19 emergency response.
Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity, which received $5,000 in recognition of Opus associate volunteer efforts on Founder’s Day.
Meals from the Heartland, a West Des Moines group that received $5,000 for COVID-19 emergency response.
ProjectIowa, a Des Moines group that received $30,000 for COVID-19 emergency response.
Youth Emergency Services & Shelter, a Des Moines group that received $5,000 for COVID-19 emergency response.