Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation Approves Nearly $2 Million in Grants

Published: January 12, 2017 | By: Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation | Category:

The Board of Directors of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation recently approved $1,960,000 in grants to 209 nonprofit organizations.  The awards include competitive grants from the Community Foundation’s Funds for the Community; distributions from donor-advised, designated, scholarship and agency funds; and distributions from the Nonprofit Recovery Flood Fund.

The Community Foundation brings together private philanthropy with impactful nonprofits to support a healthy and vibrant Linn County. In 2016, the Community Foundation distributed over $10 million in grants.

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 nearly $1.1 million in requests for competitive grants from the Funds for the Community.  The Community Foundation funded $610,000 (or 56%) of the requested amount.

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/2016-grant-awards/.

The Funds for the Community grant recipients include:

Program Fund

Affordable Housing Network Inc.

Area Substance Abuse Council

Best Buddies International Inc. – Best Buddies Iowa

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids & East Central Iowa, Inc.

Catherine McAuley Center Inc.

Cedar Rapids Community School District

Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

Cedar Valley Friends of the Family

Cedar Valley Humane Society

Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois Inc.

Goodwill Industries of the Heartland–Cedar Rapids

Iowa College Access Network

Kids First Law Center

Linn-Mar School Foundation

Monarch Research Project

National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library

NewBo City Market

Orchestra Iowa

SPT Theatre Company

Waypoint Services for Women, Children and Families

Tanager Place

 

Organizational Development Fund:

Abbe Center for Community Mental Health

Affordable Housing Network Inc.

Area Substance Abuse Council

Brucemore

Foundation 2 Inc.

LBA Foundation

Theatre Cedar Rapids

Young Parents Network

 

Linn County Fund:

Area Substance Abuse Council

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids & East Central Iowa, Inc.

Cedar Valley Friends of the Family

Cedar Valley Humane Society

City of Central City

City of Walker

Eastern Iowa Brass Band

Horizons – A Family Service Alliance

Iowa College Access Network

Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa

Linn County Fair Association

Old Opera House Community Arts Council

Red Cedar Chamber Music

 

President’s Fund:

Catherine McAuley Center Inc.

Cedar Valley Humane Society

Foundation 2 Inc.

 

Nonprofit Recovery Fund:

Affordable Housing Network Inc.

African American Museum of Iowa

Aging Services, Inc.

Area Substance Abuse Council

Artisan’s Sanctuary

Bridgehaven Pregnancy Support Center

Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity

Horizons – A Family Service Alliance

Legion Arts Inc.

Matthew 25

National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library

NewBo City Market

Olivet Neighborhood Mission

Orchestra Iowa

The Arc of East Central Iowa

The Ceramics Center

Theatre Cedar Rapids

Waypoint Services for Women, Children and Families

 

The Competitive Donor-Advised Funds grant recipients include:

GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation Donor-Advised Fund:

American Cancer Society – Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids Community School District Foundation

Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre

Cedar Valley Friends of the Family

Community Health Free Clinic

Theatre Cedar Rapids

Friends of Czech Village Corp

Kirkwood Community College Foundation

Legion Arts Inc.

March of Dimes Foundation

Mercy Medical Center

NewBo City Market

Old Creamery Theatre Company

Orchestra Iowa

Willis Dady Emergency Shelter Inc.

 

McGrath Automotive Group Donor-Advised Fund:

Catherine McAuley Center Inc.

Cedar Rapids Community School District Foundation

Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity

Eastern Iowa Health Center

Hiawatha Public Library

Matthew 25

Mercy Medical Center Foundation

Orchestra Iowa

The Arc of East Central Iowa

The Teacher Store

Theatre Cedar Rapids

Willis Dady Emergency Shelter Inc.

YMCA of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Area

 

World Class Industries Donor-Advised Fund:

Blackhawk Area Special Education District 865

Iowa College Foundation

Northwest Neighbors Neighborhood Association

Old Creamery Theatre Company

Waypoint Services for Women, Children and Families

Willis Dady Emergency Shelter Inc.

Young Parents Network

 

The next grant deadline at the Community Foundation is on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. CST.  For more details about funding opportunities, visit www.gcrcf.org.

Visit the Nonprofit Giving Center and the Nonprofit Calendar to search for a nonprofit fund, organization, cause, or event to support.
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