- 903 Funds
Totaling $149 Million in Assets - $10 Million
Total Grants in 2016 - 1,318 Grants
Awarded in 2016
News & Events
Summer Grant Cycle Announced
Article - Front Page, News
The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation announces its second grant cycle for 2018 for local charitable nonprofits that provide services in Linn County. Applications will be […]
Grantmaking Impact: Iowa College Access Network (ICAN)
Article - Front Page, News
“A couple of my roommates do the FAFSA for themselves, and it’s a huge stressor for them, but I know that ICAN is there to help […]
Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation Approves Over $1.7 Million in Grants
Article - Front Page, News
The Board of Directors of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation recently approved $1.7 million in grants to 172 nonprofit organizations. The awards include competitive grants from […]
How to Make an Impact
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Establish a Fund
We can establish a fund in your name, the name of your family or business, or in honor of any person or organization you choose. There are many types of funds available and we can help you choose the right one. If you choose an endowed fund, your gift—and all future earnings — will support the causes you care about most, forever.
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Make Meaningful Gifts
Based on the type of fund you choose to establish, you can be involved in the work your gift supports. You can make a charitable recommendation or rely on the experienced staff at the Community Foundation to determine the areas of greatest need in our community. With Board approval, the Community Foundation will issue grants in the name of the fund you establish. The best part? We handle all the administrative details.
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Contact Us
There are many options available when considering your charitable giving. We can work with you to design solutions for your philanthropic goals. You can make a gift now or leave the Community Foundation in your will or living trust. We accept a variety of gifts. You can give to an existing fund or start your own fund.
Recent Grants
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$14,802.88Website Upgrade
Kids First Law Center -
$15,000.00Theatre Education Program Expansion
Theatre Cedar Rapids -
$7,000.00Sustaining Youth Development Program
Boys and Girls Club of Cedar Rapids -
$30,000.00Sustaining Youth Development Program
Boys and Girls Club of Cedar Rapids -
$15,000.00Saturday Evening Meal Program (SEMP) 2016
First Lutheran Church
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$14,802.88Website Upgrade
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$20,000.00Removing Roadblocks for Kids
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids & East Central Iowa -
$15,000.00Remote training for enhanced service delivery
Systems Unlimited -
$18,000.00Ramp It Up!
Wheelchair Ramp Accessibility Program Coalition -
$15,000.00Project SEARCH: Moving to Employment Services
The Arc of East Central Iowa -
$25,000.00Member Advocate
Discovery Living
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$20,000.00Removing Roadblocks for Kids
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$5,000.00King Chapel Clock and Tower Restoration Project
Cornell College -
$60,000.00Kids on Course University (funded for 3 years)
Cedar Rapids Community School District -
$7,000.00Kids on Course University
Cedar Rapids Community School District -
$2,000.00Keeping Teens Safe
Area Substance Abuse Council -
$15,000.00Jane Boyd PATHS 2.0
Jane Boyd Community House
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$5,000.00King Chapel Clock and Tower Restoration Project
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$10,031.00Inspiring Future Innovation and Economic Growth
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa -
$15,000.00Imagination Iowa Summer Camp Scholarships
Iowa Startup Accelerator -
$11,000.00ICF Request to GreatAmerica Financial Services2-16
Iowa College Foundation -
$5,000.00IARGUS 2016 (Russian Guitar Festival)
Arts & Culture, International Academy for Russian Music -
$60,000.00Horizons Meals on Wheels: Help Homebound Seniors (funded for 2 years)
Horizons - A Family Service Alliance
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$10,031.00Inspiring Future Innovation and Economic Growth
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$8,334.00Help The Academy SPS Grow
Academy for Scholastic & Personal Success -
$15,000.00Guide to the Future
Area Substance Abuse Council -
$20,000.00GreatAmerica Financial Services Scholarship
Kirkwood Community College Foundation -
$15,000.00Grant Wood Exhibit
Brucemore -
$5,000.00Family Services
Heart Connection aka Children's Cancer Connection
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$8,334.00Help The Academy SPS Grow
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$5,000.00Expansion/Renovation of Hiawatha Public Library
Hiawatha Public Library -
$2,500.00Emerging Opportunity: Limited English Proficiency Community Development Summit
Youthport -
$14,500.00Create Life-Changing Friendships
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids & East Central Iowa -
$23,350.00Comunidad Latina (Latin Community)
Young Parents Network -
$15,000.00CMC Capital Campaign Feasibility Study
Catherine McAuley Center
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$5,000.00Expansion/Renovation of Hiawatha Public Library
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$36,000.00Arts And Minds: Building on Iowa’s Creative Legacy
University of Iowa Foundation -
$10,000.00ArtLOUD!
The Hook -
$9,500.002016/17 Masterworks Campaign Sprint
Orchestra Iowa -
$5,000.002016 Walk – The End of Alzheimer’s Starts With You
Alzheimer's Association - East Central Iowa Chapter -
$10,000.002016 Hope Builders Home
Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity
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$36,000.00Arts And Minds: Building on Iowa’s Creative Legacy
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$5,000.002016 Especially for You Race Sponsorship
Mercy Medical Center -
$15,000.00Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) Project
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$10,000.00Walker Basketball Court Replacement
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$24,000.00Trees Forever TreeKeepers: Because Every Tree Needs a Leader
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$5,350.00Trauma-Informed Yoga for Incarcerated Youth 9-15-15
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$5,000.002016 Especially for You Race Sponsorship
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$3,750.00Theatre for Young Audiences Tour of Character Chronicles
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$15,000.00Technology Efficiency Project
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$15,000.00Tales from the Writers’ Room Season 9
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$5,000.00Supporting LGBTQ Youth in Linn County 2015-16
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$18,000.00Sunday Evening Meals Program (SEMP)
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$3,750.00Theatre for Young Audiences Tour of Character Chronicles
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$1,350.00Start-Up Expenses: Filing Fee and Attorney Fees
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$400.00Start-Up Expenses: Filing Fee
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$7,797.00Sponsorship for 2015-2016 Season and Children’s Academy
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$10,000.00Senior Dining-Home Delivered Meals 2015/2016
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$2,500.00Safe Shelter & Housing Stability
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$1,350.00Start-Up Expenses: Filing Fee and Attorney Fees
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$2,568.00Resilience-Building: Reaching Clients Through Texting
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$15,000.00Resilience-Building: Aging Services Develops Electronic Clinical Records
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$15,000.00Resilience-Building: Developing an Electronic Billing System
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$15,000.00Resilience-Building of Matthew 25
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$15,000.00Resilience-Building in Technology Disaster Recovery
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$2,568.00Resilience-Building: Reaching Clients Through Texting
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$15,000.00Resilience-Building Emergency Management (RB-EM) Project
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$15,000.00Resilience Building-Disaster Mobile Application Project
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$15,000.00Progress Management
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$5,000.00Preparing Students in Rural Linn County with the Tools and Skills Needed to Succeed in the 21st Century through Junior Achievement
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$25,000.00Orchestra Iowa’s 2015/16 Fine Arts Series
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$15,000.00Resilience-Building Emergency Management (RB-EM) Project
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$20,000.00October 2015-The Leaders, Believers, and Achievers Foundation (LBAF): Raising the Bar on What’s Possible Through Academic & Leadership Skills For All Students
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$4,000.00Music in Rural Linn County Libraries 2016
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$15,000.00Museum Audience Engagement Training and Implementation
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$39,000.00Male Mentor Project
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$10,000.00Linn County Matches
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$20,000.00October 2015-The Leaders, Believers, and Achievers Foundation (LBAF): Raising the Bar on What’s Possible Through Academic & Leadership Skills For All Students
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$60,000.00Grow Taylor
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$7,750.00Glass & Porcelain
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$20,000.00GCRCF Program Grant-Next to Normal
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$10,000.00Foster Care Program Support – Linn Co. Non Metro
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$2,000.00Food Grant October 2015
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$60,000.00Grow Taylor
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$5,000.00FHF Program Support for Abused and Neglected Children
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$2,534.00Family Resource Library for the Children’s Autism Project (CAP) Center in Hiawatha (2015)
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$30,000.00Exhibition Season Sponsor
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$30,000.00Enhancing Accessibility and Engagement: The NCSML Online Collection Phase II
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$6,664.35CVHS Digital Application Project – 2015
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$5,000.00FHF Program Support for Abused and Neglected Children
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$4,999.00College Community Professional Therapy Dogs 2015-2016
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$10,000.00Coggon Old Opera House Street Front Renovation
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$12,000.00Building Iowa Valley RC&D’s Outreach Capacity to Benefit the Linn County Food System
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$1,000.00Basic Needs Assistance for Survivors of Sexual Assault
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$15,000.00ASAC Resilience-Building Project
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$4,999.00College Community Professional Therapy Dogs 2015-2016
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$15,000.00Aging Services Develops Electronic Clinical Records
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$10,000.00Advocates for Children of High-Conflict Divorce Outside the Metro Area
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$5,000.00Advancing the Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre through Board and Staff Development
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$60,000.00Adult Basic Education: Responding to Growing Community Literacy Needs
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$10,000.002016 Preventing Youth Substance Abuse in Rural Linn County
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$15,000.00Aging Services Develops Electronic Clinical Records
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$10,000.002016 Alburnett Elementary School Wellness and Playground Project
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$5,000.002015 Palo Partnership Build
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$7,500.00Volunteer Recruitment & Coordination Project
Iowa Legal Aid -
$9,000.00Veterans Emergency Assistance Funds
Iowa Veterans Welcome Center -
$25,000.00Variety Star Playground at Noelridge Park
Variety The Childrens Charity of Iowa
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$10,000.002016 Alburnett Elementary School Wellness and Playground Project
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$10,000.00The Artisan’s Sanctuary – A Community Resource for the Visual and Performing Arts
Artisan's Sanctuary -
$3,500.00Technology for Capacity Building
Children's Theatre of Cedar Rapids dba Playtime Poppy Children's Theatre -
$15,000.00T.O.P.S – Training Outreach Program for Sustainability
Tanager Place -
$5,000.00Sustaining Westside Out of School Program
Boys and Girls Club of Cedar Rapids -
$7,500.00Stimulating Economic Success in Linn County through Junior Achievement Programs
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa
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$10,000.00The Artisan’s Sanctuary – A Community Resource for the Visual and Performing Arts
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$15,000.00STEAM Integrated Learning Supports
Cedar Rapids Community School District -
$1,500.00Spotlight on Kids
Theatre Cedar Rapids -
$15,000.00SMART: Supervised Milieu at a Risky Time
Four Oaks Family & Children's Services -
$9,610.00Scholarships for Guardians on Eastern Iowa Honor Flights
Eastern Iowa Honor Flight -
$60,000.00Restoring a Wetland Upstream of Cedar Rapids for Reduced Flood Risk and Improved Water Quality (funded for 2 years)
Nature Conservancy
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$15,000.00STEAM Integrated Learning Supports
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$50,000.00Rejuvenate — The Campaign to Enhance Meth-Wick Community (funded for 5 years)
Meth-Wick Community -
$7,250.00Reducing Ethnic Disparity (RED Partnership)
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids & East Central Iowa, Inc -
$20,000.00Red Cross Biomedical Vehicle Match
American National Red Cross - Grant Wood Area Chapter -
$5,000.00Purchasing a Van – Matching Grant
Power of Women and Children -
$15,000.00Program Support for High-Need Sites in Linn County
Girls on the Run of Johnson County Iowa
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$50,000.00Rejuvenate — The Campaign to Enhance Meth-Wick Community (funded for 5 years)
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$10,000.00Play & Learn at Hiawatha Public Library 2015-2016
Friends of the Hiawatha Public Library -
$12,000.00Pathways to Prosperity 2015
Heights Center Inc. -
$2,900.00Organizational Development/Safe Place 2015
Safe Place Foundation -
$1,500.00Orchestra Iowa’s Music in the Schools
Orchestra Iowa -
$5,000.00Orchestra Iowa’s Fifth Grade Fiddles
Orchestra Iowa
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$10,000.00Play & Learn at Hiawatha Public Library 2015-2016
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$4,500.00Olivet Neighborhood Mission Emergency Food Pantry and Clothing Closet
Olivet Neighborhood Mission -
$2,500.00Mobile Feeding
Salvation Army of Cedar Rapids -
$8,300.00Marketing and Social Media for the Academy SPS 2015 Plan B
Academy for Scholastic & Personal Success -
$5,000.00Leadership Seminars
National Council on Youth Leadership -
$30,000.00Landfall Festival of World Music 2015 (funded for 3 years)
Legion Arts Inc.
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$4,500.00Olivet Neighborhood Mission Emergency Food Pantry and Clothing Closet
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$1,500.00Iowa College Foundation General Funding Request to Diamond V
Iowa College Foundation -
$2,000.00Increasing Access to Basic Education for English Language Learners in Hiawatha
Catherine McAuley Center Inc. -
$6,500.00Improving Children’s Outcomes through Adult Literacy Education
Catherine McAuley Center Inc. -
$3,000.00Healthcare Services for the Underserved – FY16
Community Health Free Clinic -
$4,000.00Healthcare Services for the Underserved – FY16
Community Health Free Clinic
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$1,500.00Iowa College Foundation General Funding Request to Diamond V
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$20,000.00FY2016: Enhancing the Family System for Low-Income Families
Children and Families, Waypoint Services for Women -
$4,500.00Family to Family Teacher training and Peer to Peer Mentor training
National Alliance on Mental Illness of Greater Des Moines -
$20,000.00Family Series Sponsor
Theatre Cedar Rapids -
$1,000.00Family Connections Library
Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation -
$20,000.00Family Connections Library
Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation
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$20,000.00FY2016: Enhancing the Family System for Low-Income Families
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$10,000.00Expanded Staffing to Feed Those in Crisis
Foundation 2 Inc. -
$30,000.00Endless Possibilities
African American Museum of Iowa -
$2,700.00Emerging Opportunity: One Great Line
Playtime Poppy Children's Theatre -
$7,500.00Emergency Safe Shelter & Housing Stability
Cedar Valley Friends of the Family -
$10,000.00Drake University Summer Research Fellowships 2016
Drake University
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$10,000.00Expanded Staffing to Feed Those in Crisis
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$10,000.00Cultivate Hope Urban Farm and School Gardens
Matthew 25 -
$750.00Cornell College/Mount Vernon Community Cultural Film Series
Cornell College -
$15,000.00Community Financial Access (CFA) Microloan Project
Diversity Focus -
$15,000.00Collaborative grant: Coordinated Intake Operations to Support Individuals Experiencing a Housing Crisis
Children and Families, Collaborative Project submitted by Waypoint Services for Women -
$3,000.00Cedar River Flood Risk Reduction and Water Quality Improvement
Nature Conservancy
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$10,000.00Cultivate Hope Urban Farm and School Gardens
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$1,500.00Cedar River Flood Risk Reduction and Water Quality Improvemen
Nature Conservancy -
$5,000.00Cedar Rapids Ride Share Program
Riders Club of America -
$5,000.00Cedar Rapids Fruit TreeKeepers
Trees Forever -
$15,000.00Cedar Rapids City Hall Mural Fund
City of Cedar Rapids -
$5,000.00Cedar Lake A New Vision, a New Future
Friends of Cedar Lake Inc
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$1,500.00Cedar River Flood Risk Reduction and Water Quality Improvemen
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$10,000.00Cedar Lake A New Vision, a New Future
Friends of Cedar Lake Inc -
$9,000.00Bunk Beds for Willis Dady Emergency Shelter 2015
Willis Dady Emergency Shelter Inc. -
$2,000.00Bridging the G.A.P. 2015-16
Junior League of Cedar Rapids -
$5,000.00Bridging the G.A.P. 2015-16
Junior League of Cedar Rapids -
$25,000.00ASAC’s Helping Families Be Safe Project
Area Substance Abuse Council
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$10,000.00Cedar Lake A New Vision, a New Future
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$2,500.00Advocacy for Children of High-Conflict Divorce
Kids First Law Center -
$5,000.00Advocacy for Children of High-Conflict Divorce
Kids First Law Center -
$1,000.002016 Endless Possibilities Phase 2
African American Museum of Iowa -
$4,500.002016 Endless Possibilities Phase 2
African American Museum of Iowa -
$60,000.002015-2016 After School Enrichment Program Support
Eastern Iowa Arts Academy
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$2,500.00Advocacy for Children of High-Conflict Divorce
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$5,000.002015 CVHFH Women Build
Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity -
$9,610.00Wellington Heights Resource Person – 2015
Wellington Heights Neighborhood Association -
$50,000.00TotalChild
Four Oaks Family & Children's Services -
$20,000.00Theatre Education Expansion Grant
Theatre Cedar Rapids -
$7,000.00Sustaining Out of School Program
Boys and Girls Club of Cedar Rapids
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$5,000.002015 CVHFH Women Build
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$7,500.00Summer Season Sponsorship 2015
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art -
$850.00Start-Up Expenses: Filing Fee
Senior Guradian Project -
$2,000.00Safe Shelter & Housing Stability
Cedar Valley Friends of the Family -
$20,000.00Replacement of Mobile tage Used by the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band
Cedar Rapids Municipal Band -
$1,500.00Project AWARE (A Watershed Awareness River Expedition)
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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$7,500.00Summer Season Sponsorship 2015
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$60,000.00Prevention Education
Inc, Planned Parenthood of the Heartland -
$15,000.00Overalls All Over: A Grant Wood Experience
Collaborative- NewBo City Market, Main Street and Convention and Visitor's Bureau -
$15,000.00Matthew 25 Grow Possibilities Capital Campaign
Matthew 25 -
$4,400.00Marketing to increase awareness and volunteerism
His Hands Free Medical Clinic -
$12,000.00Marion students excel in school and life.
Inc, Marion Cares
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$60,000.00Prevention Education
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$31,500.00Making a Difference for At-Risk Kids: Cognitive, Emotional, Social and Skill Development Through 3-Dimensional Education and Material Manipulation.
The Ceramics Center -
$13,000.00IWLC website upgrade which includes responsive design
IWLC - Iowa Women Lead Change -
$1,250.00Iowa College Foundation General Funding Request to The Gazette Foundation February 2015
Iowa College Foundation -
$10,000.00Iowa College Foundation General Funding Request to GreatAmerica Financial Services February 2015
Iowa College Foundation -
$15,000.00Innovation Program Coordination
Iowa Startup Accelerator
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$31,500.00Making a Difference for At-Risk Kids: Cognitive, Emotional, Social and Skill Development Through 3-Dimensional Education and Material Manipulation.
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$60,000.00iJAG: Supporting Student Success in Graduation and Careers in Cedar Rapids 2015-2018
Iowa JAG Inc. -
$2,500.00Horizons Meals On Wheels: More Than Just a Meal
Horizons - A Family Service Alliance -
$10,000.00Greene Square Revitalization – Payable in May 2015 & 2016
Cedar Rapids Parks and Recreation Department -
$20,000.00GreatAmerica Leasing Corporation Project FINISH Scholarship
Kirkwood Community College Foundation -
$11,600.00GreatAmerica Financial Services Employee Volunteers Choose to Inspire Possibilities
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids & East Central Iowa, Inc
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$60,000.00iJAG: Supporting Student Success in Graduation and Careers in Cedar Rapids 2015-2018
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$15,000.00Enhancing Technology to Meet Emerging Needs Project
Young Parents Network -
$2,500.00Emerging Opportunity: Strategic Planning Needs to Start Now
Carl & Mary Koehler History Center -
$2,000.00Emerging Opportunity: Providing Emergency Shelter During Winter
Safe Place Foundation -
$5,000.00Direct Patient Care – FY15
Community Health Free Clinic -
$1,000.00Direct Patient Care – FY15
Community Health Free Clinic
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$15,000.00Enhancing Technology to Meet Emerging Needs Project
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$25,000.00Creating an Amazing Space
Indian Creek Nature Center -
$10,006.00Creating a Well Educated Future Workforce in Linn County through Junior Achievement Programs
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa -
$3,000.00Connection to Cultural Experiences for Foundation 2 Shelter Residents
Foundation 2 Inc. -
$1,500.00Building Unique Academic and Leadership Skills In Our Students
LBA Foundation -
$12,450.00Building a Tomorrow by Managing Information and Data Today
Gems of Hope
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$25,000.00Creating an Amazing Space
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$20,000.00Black and Brown Educator Recruitment and Retention (BBERR)
Diversity Focus -
$15,000.00ASAC’s Technolgy Improvement Project
Area Substance Abuse Council -
$15,000.00Abbe, Inc. Re-Branding & Website Project
Abbe, Inc -
$2,500.002015 Walk to End Alzheimer’s – The Brains Behind Saving Yours
Alzheimer's Association - East Central Iowa Chapter -
$10,000.002015 GreatAmerica Hope Builders Sponsorship
Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity
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$20,000.00Black and Brown Educator Recruitment and Retention (BBERR)
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$15,000.00Strengthening Effectiveness through Technology
Affordable Housing Network Inc. -
$15,000.00Increasing Data Efficiency and Quality in the Adult Basic Education Program
Catherine McAuley Center Inc. -
$15,000.00The Carl & Mark Koehler History Centers Relocation Marketing Strategy Proposal
Carl & Mary Koehler History Center -
$7,750.00Economic Impact Study
Neighborhood Transportation Service Inc -
$16,000.00Neighborhood Memory Cafe
Alzheimer's Association - East Central Iowa Chapter
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$15,000.00Strengthening Effectiveness through Technology
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$30,000.00Exhibition and Educational Programming Support
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art -
$20,000.00A Chorus Line
Theatre Cedar Rapids -
$10,000.00CompuPlace Oct 2014
Ecumenical Community Center Foundation for CompuPlace -
$60,000.00CVHFH and AHNI: A Collaborative Neighborhood Reinvestment Plan for Wellington Heights (funded for 2 years)
Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity -
$2,500.00Cribs for Kids
Iowa Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
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$30,000.00Exhibition and Educational Programming Support
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$25,000.00PATHS Program
Jane Boyd Community House -
$15,000.00Reintegration Initiative for Safety and Empowerment (RISE) Program
Fresh Start Ministries -
$30,000.00The Growing Economy and Ridership
Neighborhood Transportation Service Inc -
$10,000.00Meet Me at the Market, Year 3
NewBo City Market -
$60,000.00Trauma-Focused Therapy to Promote Long-Term Health and Healing. (funded for 2 years)
Riverview Center Inc.
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$25,000.00PATHS Program
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$17,825.00Tales from the Writers’ Room: Seasons 8 & 9
SPT Theatre Company -
$8,000.00CWH Shelter Safety Improvements
St. John of the Cross Catholic Worker House -
$4,705.00Linn County Continuum of Care Emergency/Overflow Beds Project
St. John of the Cross Catholic Worker House -
$10,000.00Biofeedback Therapy: A first for Iowa
Tanager Place -
$30,000.00Enhancing Accessibility and Engagement: The NCSML Online Collection
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
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$17,825.00Tales from the Writers’ Room: Seasons 8 & 9
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$10,000.002014 Preventing Youth Substance Abuse in Rural Linn County
Area Substance Abuse Council -
$8,700.00Linn County Mentoring
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids & East Central Iowa, Inc -
$2,500.00Safe Shelter and Housing Assistance 2014-2015
Cedar Valley Friends of the Family Inc. -
$10,000.00HVAC system for Central City AmVets Hall 2014
Central City Mainstreet for Amvets Post #3 -
$10,000.00Senior Dining Equipment & Home Delivery Funding
City of Central City
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$10,000.002014 Preventing Youth Substance Abuse in Rural Linn County
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$2,828.00Center Point Library Book Drop Box
City of Walker -
$10,000.00212
Coggon Area Betterment Association -
$10,000.00Linn County One Month’s Rent Program
Ecumenical Community Center Foundation for Helping Hands Ministry -
$10,000.00Reaching Students & Parents Sooner: Freshman Transition Initiative
Iowa College Access Network -
$6,804.00Spreading the Wealth of Knowledge in Rural Linn County through Junior Achievement Programming
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa
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$2,828.00Center Point Library Book Drop Box
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$10,000.00Child Advocates Create Stability for Children of Divorce Outside the Metro Area (2015)
Kids First Law Center -
$10,000.00Fire System-City Water Project
Linn County Fair Association -
$6,100.00Linn County History Center on the Move: Programming to the Outlying School Districts
Carl & Mary Koehler History Center -
$5,200.00Coggon Old Opera House Annex Building Renovation
Inc, Old Opera House Community Arts Council -
$4,000.00Music in Rural LInn County Libraries 2015
Red Cedar Chamber Music
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$10,000.00Child Advocates Create Stability for Children of Divorce Outside the Metro Area (2015)
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$25,000Maestro Hankewich’s 10th Anniversary Library Endowment Campaign
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$25,000Trees Forever 2014 Endowment Challenge
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$3,500.00Trauma-Focused Therapy to Promote Long-Term Health and Healing.10.14.14
Riverview Center Inc. -
$25,000Whipple Legacy Challenge
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$10,000.00Community Building 2014
St. John Lutheran Church
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$25,000Maestro Hankewich’s 10th Anniversary Library Endowment Campaign
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$1,000.00Preventive health services and patient education
Inc, Planned Parenthood of the Heartland -
$15,000Aging Services, Inc. & Kingston Hill Merger
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$1,500.00Trauma-Focused Therapy to Promote Long-Term Health and Healing. The Gazette Foundation
Riverview Center Inc. -
$7,930New Phone System
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$10,000.00Mount Mercy Athletic Complex
Mount Mercy University
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$1,000.00Preventive health services and patient education
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$10,500Fundraising Technology Acquisition/Implementation – 2014
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$2,500Strategic Planning
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$2,000.002015 Gazette Foundation ABWK
Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity -
$1,000.00The Gazette Foundation – 2014 ASAC’s Youth Residential Facility Conversion Project
Area Substance Abuse Council -
$15,000Grow Our Web 2014
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$10,500Fundraising Technology Acquisition/Implementation – 2014
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$6,500Maximizing Board Effectiveness
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$1,000.00Iowa College Foundation General Funding Request to World Class Industries October 2014
Iowa College Foundation -
$2,500.00Theatre for Young Audiences Tour of CharacterRocks.com
Inc, Old Creamery Theatre Company -
$3,000Drug Treatment Court Peer Support Activities
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$30,000Products of a Creative Mind: African American Inventors and Innovators
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$6,500Maximizing Board Effectiveness
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$1,500.00Hiawatha Parks and Recreation Blastball and Soccer Sponsorship 2015
City of Hiawatha -
$30,000ASAC’s Dual Diagnosis Recovery Center
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$2,500.002015 McGrath Automotive Group ABWK
Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity -
$2,000.00Seed Bead Money, Gems of Hope “Gifts of Hope” Expansion
Gems of Hope -
$7,281.91Direct Patient Care
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$1,500.00Hiawatha Parks and Recreation Blastball and Soccer Sponsorship 2015
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$2,500.00The Teacher Store 2014
The Teacher Store -
$1,283.15Direct Patient Care
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$2,000.00Metro High School Prenatal Project
Young Parents Network -
$6,434.94Direct Patient Care
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$25,000.00The NCSML Old World Christmas Market
National Czech & Slovak Musuem & Library
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$2,500.00The Teacher Store 2014
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$29,9282014-2015 Extended Outreach, After School Enrichment and Early Dismissal Programming
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$12,238Healthy Horizons Hoophouse 2014
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$2,500.00Expressive Arts Gala
Tanager Place -
$2,320.73Connecting the Classroom to Nature – June 2014 (funded for 3 years)
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$10,000.00Build Here! Iowa Startup Accelerator
Iowa Startup Accelerator
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$29,9282014-2015 Extended Outreach, After School Enrichment and Early Dismissal Programming
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$50,000.00Orchestra Iowa’s 93rd Fine Arts Season
Orchestra Iowa -
$57,679.27Connecting the Classroom to Nature – June 2014 (funded for 3 years)
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$25,000.00Mary Poppins Show Support
Theatre Cedar Rapids -
$30,000Funding KCCK-FM’s Jazz Education Programs (funded for 3 years)
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$15,000.00The Arc Endowment Challenge Campaign
Arc of East Central Iowa
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$50,000.00Orchestra Iowa’s 93rd Fine Arts Season
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$2,000Mt Zion Missionary Baptist Church Health Awareness and Educational Event
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$10,000.00Young Artist Program Production Support
Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre -
$15,0002014 Coordinated Intake Operations to Support Individuals Experiencing a Housing Crisis
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$6,500.00Theatre for Young Audiences Tour of CharacterRocks.com
Inc, Old Creamery Theatre Company -
$50,0002014-Operations Support for the Madge Phillips Center for Homeless Women and Children (funded for 2 years)
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$2,000Mt Zion Missionary Baptist Church Health Awareness and Educational Event
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$5,000Products of a Creative Mind: African American Invention & Innovation
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$5,000.00Cedar River Restoration and Flood Reduction
Nature Conservancy -
$5,000Disaster Relief, Response and Recovery from Single Family Fires
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$5,000.002015 Especially for You Race Support
Mercy Medical Center -
$3,500Project SEARCH
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$5,000Products of a Creative Mind: African American Invention & Innovation
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$5,000.00GreatAmerica
Area Substance Abuse Council -
$4,500.00Emergency Safe Shelter and Housing Assistance 2014-2015
Cedar Valley Friends of the Family Inc. -
$5,000ASAC’s Youth Residential Facility Conversion Project
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$2,000.00Start-Up Expenses: Office Supplies, Advertising, Furniture, Utilities
Iowa Veterans Welcome Center -
$6,500BBBS Graduate Success
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$5,000.00GreatAmerica
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$2,000.00Start-Up Expenses
Friends of Cedar Lake (seeking 501c3 status) -
$10,000Restoration of the Skinner Organ Phase I
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$5,000Exhibition Support for Shadows of History
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$5,000.00Emergency Expense: Urgent Phone System Replacement
Linn County Historical Society dba Carl & Mary Koehler History Center -
$8,000Family Connections Library Collaborative
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$2,000.00Start-Up Expenses
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$2,500.00Community/Sector Learning: ‘Workplace (R)evolution 6/12/14’
Diversity Focus -
$5,000Orchestra Iowa’s Fifth Grade Fiddles 2014/15
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$2,000.00Emergency Expenses: Difficult Winter – Snow Removal Costs Impacting Lawn Mowing Budget
Aging Services, Inc -
$4,000Direct Patient Care – FY2015
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$3,000.00Community/Sector Learning: ’25th Anniversary Celebration 6/20-22/14 Collected Stories
Academy for Scholastic & Personal Success
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$2,500.00Community/Sector Learning: ‘Workplace (R)evolution 6/12/14’
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$25,000Theatre Cedar Rapids Family Series Support
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$2,500.00Emerging Opportunity: Consultant Costs
Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre -
$6,000Drake University 2015 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
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$1,500.00Community Development: Scholastic Youth Group Retreat for Youth in the Community
Word of Faith Pentecostal Church of God in Christ -
$3,000Extended Outreach Program – Summer of 2015
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$25,000Theatre Cedar Rapids Family Series Support
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$2,000.00Emergency Expenses: Forced Move and Forced Equipment Replacement
Community Corrections Improvement Association -
$5,000.00Emergency Expenses: Bridge Funding for Continuity of Direct Services
Community Hands -
$10,000Blue Project, Cedar Rapids
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$2,000.00Emergency Expenses: Difficult Winter/Spring – Extra Feed Required
Miracles in Motion Therapeutic Equestrian Center -
$5,0002014 New Construction CVHFH Women Build
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$2,000.00Emergency Expenses: Forced Move and Forced Equipment Replacement
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$1,250Iowa College Foundation General Funding
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$1,500.00Emergency Expenditure: Plumbing & Boiler Repair
Coggon Area Betterment Association -
$6,000Junior Achievement Programming for Kindergarten through 12th Grade Students in Linn County
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$3,910.00Emerging Opportunity: ‘Safe from the Start: On My Own & OK’
Iowa 4 H Foundation on behalf of Linn Council for Prevention of Child Abuse -
$850.00Start-Up Expenses: Filing Fee
Horizons for Friends of Linn County Family Treatment Court
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$1,250Iowa College Foundation General Funding
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$5,000Advocacy for Children of High-Conflict Divorce
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$4,000Wish Granting in Cedar Rapids Area
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$50,000Grow Possibilities: The Campaign to Support Matthew 25’s Vision (funded for 5 years)
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$8,400Matthew 25 School Gardens and Urban Farm
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$24,000Mount Mercy Athletic Complex (funded for 4 years)
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$5,000Advocacy for Children of High-Conflict Divorce
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$3,000Cedar River Restoration and Flood Reduction
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$4,500Olivet Mission Emergency Food Pantry and Clothing Closet
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$5,000Senior Ride Share Program
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$9,000Expanding Therapy Options
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$5,000Cedar Rapids Fruit TreeKeepers
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$3,000Cedar River Restoration and Flood Reduction
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$10,000Therapy Bikes- Linn County
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$6,000Summer 2014 Connecting Today’s Students to Tomorrow’s Careers
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$2,500ASAC’s Youth Residential Facility Conversion Project
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$2,400Historic Landscape Maintenance Plan
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$3,900BBBS Graduate Success
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$10,000Therapy Bikes- Linn County
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$5,000Exhibition Support for Shadows of History
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$1,000Young Artist Program School Outreach Production of “Billy Goats Gruff”, January 2015
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$3,000Family Connections Library Collaborative
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$5,000Exhibition Support for Shadows of History