Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation Approves Nearly $2 Million in Grants
The Board of Directors of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation recently approved $1,960,000 in grants to 209 nonprofit organizations. The awards include competitive grants from the Community Foundation’s Funds for the Community; distributions from donor-advised, designated, scholarship and agency funds; and distributions from the Nonprofit Recovery Flood Fund.
The Community Foundation brings together private philanthropy with impactful nonprofits to support a healthy and vibrant Linn County. In 2016, the Community Foundation distributed over $10 million in grants.
The Community Foundation’s Funds for the Community include gifts from donors who have entrusted the Community Foundation to make grants that address the ever-changing community needs and opportunities. The funds support efforts related to innovation, maintaining success and building capacity through a competitive grantmaking process.
During this grant cycle, the Community Foundation received nearly $1.1 million in requests for competitive grants from the Funds for the Community. The Community Foundation funded $610,000 (or 56%) of the requested amount.
A complete list of the nonprofit organizations who received competitive grant awards from the Funds for the Community and the Competitive Donor-Advised Funds are included below. More information about these awards, including the project, purpose and amount of funding, can be found at: https://www.gcrcf.org/grants/recent-grant-awards/2016-grant-awards/.
The Funds for the Community grant recipients include:
Program Fund
Affordable Housing Network Inc.
Area Substance Abuse Council
Best Buddies International Inc. – Best Buddies Iowa
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids & East Central Iowa, Inc.
Catherine McAuley Center Inc.
Cedar Rapids Community School District
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Cedar Valley Friends of the Family
Cedar Valley Humane Society
Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois Inc.
Goodwill Industries of the Heartland–Cedar Rapids
Iowa College Access Network
Kids First Law Center
Linn-Mar School Foundation
Monarch Research Project
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
NewBo City Market
Orchestra Iowa
SPT Theatre Company
Waypoint Services for Women, Children and Families
Tanager Place
Organizational Development Fund:
Abbe Center for Community Mental Health
Affordable Housing Network Inc.
Area Substance Abuse Council
Brucemore
Foundation 2 Inc.
LBA Foundation
Theatre Cedar Rapids
Young Parents Network
Linn County Fund:
Area Substance Abuse Council
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids & East Central Iowa, Inc.
Cedar Valley Friends of the Family
Cedar Valley Humane Society
City of Central City
City of Walker
Eastern Iowa Brass Band
Horizons – A Family Service Alliance
Iowa College Access Network
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa
Linn County Fair Association
Old Opera House Community Arts Council
Red Cedar Chamber Music
President’s Fund:
Catherine McAuley Center Inc.
Cedar Valley Humane Society
Foundation 2 Inc.
Nonprofit Recovery Fund:
Affordable Housing Network Inc.
African American Museum of Iowa
Aging Services, Inc.
Area Substance Abuse Council
Artisan’s Sanctuary
Bridgehaven Pregnancy Support Center
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity
Horizons – A Family Service Alliance
Legion Arts Inc.
Matthew 25
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
NewBo City Market
Olivet Neighborhood Mission
Orchestra Iowa
The Arc of East Central Iowa
The Ceramics Center
Theatre Cedar Rapids
Waypoint Services for Women, Children and Families
The Competitive Donor-Advised Funds grant recipients include:
GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation Donor-Advised Fund:
American Cancer Society – Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Community School District Foundation
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre
Cedar Valley Friends of the Family
Community Health Free Clinic
Theatre Cedar Rapids
Friends of Czech Village Corp
Kirkwood Community College Foundation
Legion Arts Inc.
March of Dimes Foundation
Mercy Medical Center
NewBo City Market
Old Creamery Theatre Company
Orchestra Iowa
Willis Dady Emergency Shelter Inc.
McGrath Automotive Group Donor-Advised Fund:
Catherine McAuley Center Inc.
Cedar Rapids Community School District Foundation
Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity
Eastern Iowa Health Center
Hiawatha Public Library
Matthew 25
Mercy Medical Center Foundation
Orchestra Iowa
The Arc of East Central Iowa
The Teacher Store
Theatre Cedar Rapids
Willis Dady Emergency Shelter Inc.
YMCA of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Area
World Class Industries Donor-Advised Fund:
Blackhawk Area Special Education District 865
Iowa College Foundation
Northwest Neighbors Neighborhood Association
Old Creamery Theatre Company
Waypoint Services for Women, Children and Families
Willis Dady Emergency Shelter Inc.
Young Parents Network
The next grant deadline at the Community Foundation is on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. CST. For more details about funding opportunities, visit www.gcrcf.org.