Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation Distributes $795,000 in Grants
The Board of Directors of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation recently authorized the distribution of $795,000 in grant awards to 74 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 impactful 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 $975,000 in requests for competitive grants from the Funds for the Community and funded $530,000 (or 55%).
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/2014-grant-awards/.
The Funds for the Community grant recipients include:
Program Fund
Alzheimer’s Association – East Central Iowa Chapter
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Theatre Cedar Rapids
Ecumenical Community Center Foundation for CompuPlace
Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity
Iowa Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
Jane Boyd Community House
Fresh Start Ministries
Neighborhood Transportation Service Inc.
NewBo City Market
Riverview Center Inc.
SPT Theatre Company
St. John of the Cross Catholic Worker House
Tanager Place
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Organizational Development Fund:
Affordable Housing Network Inc.
Catherine McAuley Center Inc.
Carl & Mary Koehler History Center
Neighborhood Transportation Service Inc.
Linn County Fund:
Area Substance Abuse Council
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids & East Central Iowa, Inc.
Cedar Valley Friends of the Family Inc.
Central City Mainstreet for Amvets Post #3
City of Central City
City of Walker
Coggon Area Betterment Association
Ecumenical Community Center Foundation for Helping Hands Ministry
Iowa College Access Network
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa
Kids First Law Center
Linn County Fair Association
Carl & Mary Koehler History Center
Old Opera House Community Arts Council, Inc.
Red Cedar Chamber Music
Riverview Center Inc.
St. John Lutheran Church
The Competitive Donor-Advised Funds grant recipients include:
Gazette Foundation Donor-Advised Fund:
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, Inc.
Riverview Center Inc.
Mount Mercy University
Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity
Area Substance Abuse Council
GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation Donor-Advised Fund:
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Tanager Place
Iowa Startup Accelerator
Orchestra Iowa
Theatre Cedar Rapids
Arc of East Central Iowa
Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre
Old Creamery Theatre Company, Inc.
Nature Conservancy
Mercy Medical Center
Area Substance Abuse Council
Cedar Valley Friends of the Family Inc.
McGrath Automotive Group Donor-Advised Fund:
Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity
Gems of Hope
The Teacher Store
Young Parents Network
World Class Industries Donor-Advised Fund:
City of Hiawatha
Iowa College Foundation
Old Creamery Theatre Company, Inc.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids & East Central Iowa, Inc.
Horizons – A Family Service Alliance
Families Helping Families of Iowa
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa
Riverview Center Inc.
Area Substance Abuse Council
Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity
Linn Area Education Associations Community Foundation dba The Teacher Store
The next grant deadline at the Community Foundation is on Friday, February 13, 2015 at 4:30 p.m. For more details about funding opportunities, visit www.gcrcf.org.