Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation Distributes $1.3 Million in Grants
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The Board of Directors of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation recently authorized the distribution of $1.3 million in grant awards to 93 nonprofit organizations. The awards include competitive grants from the Community Foundation’s Funds for the Community, as well as donor-advised distributions.
The Community Foundation brings together private philanthropy with innovative nonprofits to support a healthy and vibrant Linn County.
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 $886,000 in requests for competitive grants from the Funds for the Community and funded $459,536 (or 52%).
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/gcrcf/GrantSeekers/RecentGrantAwards/2014GrantAwards/tabid/850/Default.aspx.
The Funds for the Community grant recipients include:
Program Fund
6th Judicial District Department of Correctional Services
African American Museum of Iowa
Area Substance Abuse Council
Community Health Free Clinic
Eastern Iowa Arts Academy
Horizons – A Family Service Alliance
Indian Creek Nature Center
KCCK-FM / Kirkwood Community College Foundation
Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church
Waypoint Services for Women, Children and Families
Young Parents Network (funded by the Gerald Knox Donor-Advised Fund)
Organizational Development Fund:
Aging Services
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids & East Central Iowa
Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre
Community Health Free Clinic
Horizons – A Family Service Alliance
Willis Dady Emergency Shelter
Endowment Challenge Fund:
Orchestra Iowa
Trees Forever
United Way of East Central Iowa
The Competitive Donor-Advised Funds grant recipients include:
Altorfer, Inc. Donor-Advised Fund:
Area Substance Abuse Council
Brucemore
Big Brother Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids & East Central Iowa
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity
Coggon Area Betterment Association
Eastern Iowa Arts Academy
History Center
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa
Matthew 25 Ministry Hub
Nature Conservancy
Olivet Neighborhood Mission
Riders Club of America
Tanager Place
Theatre Cedar Rapids
Bloomhall Family Donor-Advised Fund:
Arc of East Central Iowa
Catherine McAuley Center
Cedar Rapids Community School District
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Orchestra Iowa
Community Health Free Clinic
Eastern Iowa Arts Academy
Habitat for Humanity International
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Iowa
Miracles in Motion Therapeutic Equestrian Center
National Council on Youth Leadership
Variety – the Childrens Charity of Iowa
Diamond V Donor-Advised Fund:
African American Museum of Iowa
American National Red Cross – Grant Wood Area Chapter
Arc of East Central Iowa
Area Substance Abuse Council
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids & East Central Iowa
Brucemore
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Orchestra Iowa
Community Health Free Clinic
Theatre Cedar Rapids
Drake University
Eastern Iowa Arts Academy
Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation for Blue Zones Project
Habitat for Humanity International
Iowa College Foundation
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa
Kids First Law Center
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Iowa
Matthew 25 Ministry Hub
Mount Mercy University
Nature Conservancy
Olivet Neighborhood Mission
Riders Club of America
Tanager Place
Trees Forever Inc.
Variety – the Childrens Charity of Iowa
Workplace Learning Connection / Kirkwood Community College Foundation
Gazette Foundation Donor-Advised Fund:
Eastern Iowa Arts Academy
Indian Creek Nature Center
Matthew 25 Ministry Hub
Nature Conservancy
Tanager Place
McGrath Automotive Group Donor-Advised Fund:
Cedar Rapids Community School District
Community Health Free Clinic
History Center
Kids First Law Center
Miracles in Motion Therapeutic Equestrian Center
Orchestra Iowa
Theatre Cedar Rapids
Waypoint Services for Women, Children and Families
World Class Industries Donor-Advised Fund:
Arc of East Central Iowa
Friends of the Hiawatha Public Library
Kids First Law Center
Orchestra Iowa
Variety – the Childrens Charity of Iowa
Kids First Law Center
Waypoint Services for Women, Children and Families
The next grant deadline at the Community Foundation is on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at 4:30 p.m. For more details about funding opportunities, visit www.gcrcf.org.