Summer Grant Cycle Announced
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 accepted until Friday, June 15, 2018 at 4:30 p.m. CST.
The Community Foundation accepts applications from nonprofit organizations with a 501(c)(3) status, governmental organizations, and non-501(c)(3) organizations that have completed arrangements to obtain a fiscal sponsor. Grant applications are submitted online at www.gcrcf.org. The online grant portal will open on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. On the website, applicants can find more information about funding opportunities as well as a video tutorial to learn how to use the online application portal.
For this grant cycle, applications will be accepted for the following funds:
- Program Fund: Supports new, innovative programs and sustains current and/or ongoing programs. Grant awards are a maximum of $60,000 (maximum of $30,000 in any given year). Grants can be multi-year grants up to three years depending on the organizational age and size.
- Organizational Development Fund: Supports nonprofits in building their capacity to carry out their mission. Grant awards are from $2,000 to $15,000. Organizations that have been fully operational for two years or longer are eligible.
- Endowment Challenge Fund: Supports nonprofit organizations with a matching grant to help in their effort to support an endowment to create sustainable funding. Grant awards are $25,000 with five years to meet the match. Organizations that have been fully operational for seven years or longer are eligible.
- Competitive Donor-Advised Funds: Supports nonprofits that align with the funding priorities of the donor-advisors. The Community Foundation accepts grant applications for a number of local corporations and family foundations. The programs, grant award sizes, and activities to be funded are determined by each donor-advisor and may include programmatic or operating support, capital campaigns, event sponsorships and religious activities. The following Competitive Donor-Advised Funds will accept applications through June 15, 2018:
- Altorfer, Inc.
- Bloomhall Family
- Diamond V
- Lil’ Drug Store Products
- McGrath Automotive Group
- World Class Industries
For more information on the Program Fund or Competitive Donor-Advised Funds, please contact Elizabeth Cwik at 319.774.2372 or elizabeth.cwik@gcrcf.org.
For more information on the Organizational Development Fund or Endowment Challenge Fund, please contact Rochelle Naylor at 319.774.2373 or rochelle.naylor@gcrcf.org.