Old Threshers Foundation

The Foundation supports events like festival of lights and the Iowa state fair tourism booth to attract people to the midwest Old settlers & Threshers grounds. Foundation board members participate in field trip tours for nearly 1,000 upper elementary school age children who visit midwest Old Threshers each spring. The students are given a gift bag provided by a Foundation board member and information for the upcoming reunion to encourage the children to return with their families during the annual reunion.

During the past six annual reunions, the Foundation has recognized a top financial supporter and volunteer of midwest Old Threshers by awarding the "golden wheat award" to that recipient. Foundation board members volunteer to assist midwest Old Threshers throughout the year at various events sponsored by mosta such as school tours, steam engine school, trolley school, 4th of july activities, annual reunion, haunted rails and haunted house, and festival of lights.

The Foundation has spearheaded fundraising efforts on behalf of midwest Old Threshers to continue to develop relationships with donors and grow the endowment, the earnings of which, are granted to midwest Old Threshers annually.