Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation Approves Nearly $1.5 Million in Grants
The Board of Directors of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation recently approved $1,490,057 in grants to 136 nonprofit organizations. The awards include competitive grants from the Community Foundation’s Funds for the Community, as well as distributions from donor-advised, designated, scholarship and agency funds.
The Community Foundation brings together private philanthropy with impactful nonprofits to support a healthy and vibrant Linn County. In 2018, the Community Foundation distributed nearly $12 million in grants and scholarships.
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 $766,568 in requests for competitive grants from the Funds for the Community. The Community Foundation funded $420,500 (or 55%) of the requested amount.
A complete list of the nonprofit organizations who received competitive grant awards from the Funds for the Community and Competitive Donor-Advised Funds is 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/2019-grant-awards/.
The Funds for the Community grant recipients include:
Program Fund
African American Museum of Iowa
Cedar Rapids Noon Lions, Inc
Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre
Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation
Community Health Free Clinic
Family Promise of Linn County
Green Square Meals
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa
LBA Foundation
Mount Mercy University
NewBoCo
Salvation Army of Cedar Rapids
Trees Forever
Wheelchair Ramp Accessibility Program Coalition
Willis Dady Emergency Shelter
Youthport
Organizational Development Fund
Area Substance Abuse Council
Boys and Girls Club of Cedar Rapids
Eastern Iowa Health Center
Harmony School of Music
Horizons, A Family Service Alliance
Indian Creek Nature Center
Waypoint Services for Women, Children and Families
YPN
Endowment Challenge Fund
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids & East Central Iowa
President’s Fund
Ecumenical Community Center Foundation
Hercules’ Haven
Theatre Cedar Rapids
Wake Up for Your Rights
The Competitive Donor-Advised Fund grant recipients include:
Altorfer, Inc. Donor-Advised Fund
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids & East Central Iowa, Inc
Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation
Community Health Free Clinic
Eastern Iowa Arts Academy
Indian Creek Nature Center
JDRF International dba Eastern Iowa Chapter JDRF
Kids First Law Center
Linn Area Education Associations Community Foundation dba The Teacher Store
Linn County Conservation Board
Nature Conservancy
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois
Tanager Place
Willis Dady Emergency Shelter Inc.
Young Parents Network dba YPN
Bloomhall Family Donor-Advised Fund
Hawkeye Area Community Action Program
Indian Creek Nature Center
Linn Area Education Associations Community Foundation dba The Teacher Store
LBA Foundation
Matthew 25
Riverview Center
Tanager Place
The Freedom Foundation
Theatre Cedar Rapids
Diamond V Donor-Advised Fund
African American Museum of Iowa
Boys and Girls Club of Cedar Rapids
Community Health Free Clinic
Families Helping Families of Iowa
First United Methodist Church, Marion
Foundation 2 Inc.
Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois Inc.
Hawkeye Area Community Action Program
Hawkeye Area Council, Boy Scouts of America
Iowa JAG Inc.
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa
Kids First Law Center
Linn County Conservation Board
Matthew 25
Olivet Neighborhood Mission
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois
The Arc of East Central Iowa
Trees Forever
YPN
Houston Fund for Animals
Dogs Forever of Iowa
Friends of the Animals
Iowa Humane Alliance
Lil’ Drug Store Products Corporate Donor-Advised Fund
Alzheimer’s Association – Iowa Chapter
Area Substance Abuse Council
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Community Health Free Clinic
Gems of Hope
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa
Kids First Law Center
LBA Foundation
Matthew 25
Mercy Medical Center
National Council on Youth Leadership
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois
YPN
World Class Industries Donor-Advised Fund
Community Health Free Clinic
Hawkeye Area Community Action Program
Iowa College Foundation
ISU Extension & Outreach – Linn County
Kids First Law Center
NAMI Linn County
Waypoint Services for Women, Children and Families
The next grant deadline at the Community Foundation is on Friday, September 20, 2019 at 4:30 p.m. CST. For more details about funding opportunities, visit https://www.gcrcf.org/grants/.