• Immediate gift processing, including transfers of securities, and issuance of all appropriate acknowledgements establishing deductibility.
  
  
• Comprehensive fund accounting and periodic donor reports for endowed and non-endowed funds.
  
  
• Receipt and processing of all grant proposals including due diligence, program and financial (budget) evaluation, agreements, and post-grant accountability.
  
  
• For donor-advised funds, processing of all donor recommendations including the above activities as necessary to insure compliance with IRS regulations.
  
  
• Preparation of and issuance of grant disbursements.
  
  
• For scholarship funds, review of student applications relative to fund criteria; coordination with recipient institution to insure student compliance; oversight of on-going student compliance with scholarship requirements; etc.
  
  
• Preparation of all forms required for IRS compliance.
  
  
• All funds within the Community Foundation are audited under the Foundation's annual audit.
  
  
• For trusteed charitable remainder trusts, etc., the Community Foundation prepares all relevant IRS reporting and tax forms, distributes beneficiary payments as agreed, etc.

The chief responsibility of the development staff of The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (GCRCF) is to build endowment funds through major and planned gifts.  We welcome donors who establish component funds within GCRCF and are pleased to work with them to develop the funds.

For donors who wish to conduct fundraising activities/solicitations in support of the fund., guidelines are available for download below that are intended to be helpful in such circumstances.