Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation Announces Summer Grant Cycle

Published: April 23, 2019 | By: Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation | Category:

Grant Deadline: Friday, June 14, 2019 at 4:30 p.m. CST

The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation announces its summer 2019 grant cycle for local charitable nonprofits. Applications will be accepted through Friday, June 14, 2019 at 4:30 p.m. CST. Grants will be awarded to organizations that enhance the quality of life in Linn County.

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. The online grant portal will open on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. Applicants can find more information about funding opportunities here.

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 for organizations with strong track records. The award limits are based on 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 Fund will accept applications through June 14, 2019:
    • 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 Fund, please contact Elizabeth Cwik at 319.774.2372 or elizabeth.cwik@gcrcf.org.

For more information on the Organizational Development Fund or the Endowment Challenge Fund, please contact Rochelle Naylor at 319.774.2373 or rochelle.naylor@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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