Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation Approves Over $2.1 Million in Grants
The Board of Directors of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation recently approved $2.1 million in grants to 369 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.
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 over $740,000 in requests for competitive grants from the Funds for the Community. The Community Foundation funded $356,000 (or 48%) 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/2017-grant-awards/.
The Funds for the Community grant recipients include:
Program Fund
Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre
Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation
Community Health Free Clinic
Families Helping Families of Iowa
Horizons – A Family Service Alliance
Iowa Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
Jane Boyd Community House
Olivet Neighborhood Mission
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, Inc.
Red Cedar Chamber Music
The Arc of East Central Iowa
Theatre Cedar Rapids
Organizational Development Fund:
Cedar Valley Humane Society
Discovery Living Inc.
Eastern Iowa Health Center
Girls on the Run of Eastern Iowa
Orchestra Iowa
Robins Firefighters Association
Endowment Challenge Fund:
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
The History Center
President’s Fund:
Coe College
Good Ole Boys
Save Cedar Rapids Heritage
The Competitive Donor-Advised Funds grant recipients include:
Altorfer, Inc. Donor-Advised Fund:
Area Substance Abuse Council
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids & East Central Iowa, Inc.
Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation
Community Health Free Clinic
Horizons – A Family Service Alliance
Indian Creek Nature Center
Iowa College Foundation
Kids First Law Center
Nature Conservancy
Tanager Place
Willis Dady Emergency Shelter Inc.
Bloomhall Family Donor-Advised Fund:
African American Museum of Iowa
Area Substance Abuse Council
Boys and Girls Club of Cedar Rapids
Camp Courageous of Iowa
Catherine McAuley Center Inc.
Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation
Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity
Chelsey’s Dream Foundation
Community Health Free Clinic
Eastern Iowa Arts Academy
Friends of Czech Village Corp
Hawkeye Area Community Action Program
Indian Creek Nature Center
LBA Foundation
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society – Iowa Chapter
Muscular Dystrophy Association – Iowa
Orchestra Iowa
The Freedom Foundation
Diamond V Donor-Advised Fund:
African American Museum of Iowa
Area Substance Abuse Council
Best Buddies International Inc. – Best Buddies Iowa
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids & East Central Iowa, Inc.
Boys and Girls Club of Cedar Rapids
Bridgehaven Pregnancy Support Center
Camp Courageous of Iowa
Catherine McAuley Center Inc.
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation
Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity
Community Health Free Clinic
Deafinitely Dogs Inc.
Eastern Iowa Arts Academy
Families Helping Families of Iowa
Friends of Czech Village Corp
Hawkeye Area Community Action Program
Horizons – A Family Service Alliance
Indian Creek Nature Center
Iowa College Foundation
Jane Boyd Community House
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa
Kids First Law Center
Kirkwood Community College Foundation
LBA Foundation
Matthew 25
Muscular Dystrophy Association – Iowa
National Council on Youth Leadership
NewBo City Market
Northwest Neighbors Neighborhood Association
Olivet Neighborhood Mission
Orchestra Iowa
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, Inc.
Riders Club of America
Riverview Center Inc.
Safe Place Foundation
Salvation Army of Cedar Rapids
Tanager Place
The Arc of East Central Iowa
The Freedom Foundation
Theatre Cedar Rapids
Trees Forever
Variety – the Children’s Charity of Iowa – Eastern Iowa
Willis Dady Emergency Shelter Inc.
Lil’ Drug Store Products Donor-Advised Fund:
African American Museum of Iowa
Alzheimer’s Association – East Central Iowa Chapter
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids & East Central Iowa, Inc.
Community Health Free Clinic
Hawkeye Area Community Action Program
Horizons – A Family Service Alliance
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa
Kids First Law Center
Theatre Cedar Rapids
YMCA of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Area
World Class Industries Donor-Advised Fund:
Best Buddies International Inc. – Best Buddies Iowa
Catherine McAuley Center Inc.
Community Health Free Clinic
Families Helping Families of Iowa
Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois Inc.
Horizons – A Family Service Alliance
ISU Extension & Outreach – Linn County
Kids First Law Center
The next grant deadline at the Community Foundation is on Friday, October 13, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. CST. For more details about funding opportunities, visit www.gcrcf.org.