Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation Approves Over $1.8 Million in Grants
The Board of Directors of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation recently approved $1.84 million in grants to 105 nonprofit organizations. The awards include competitive Organization Support Grants and Program Support Grants, as well as distributions from donor-advised, designated, scholarship, and agency funds.
In addition to these, the Community Foundation also distributed the final derecho-related grants from the Disaster Recovery Fund, which will support the purchase, planting and care of trees.
The Community Foundation works with donors and provides grants and support to nonprofits in pursuit of a vibrant and inclusive Linn County. In 2021, the Community Foundation distributed $12.6 million in grants.
The Community Foundation’s competitive grant programs are supported by gifts from donors who have entrusted the Community Foundation to make grants that address 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 $1.1 million in requests for competitive grants and was able to fund $497,449 (or about 45% of the requested amount).
A complete list of the nonprofit organizations who received grant awards is included below. More information about these awards, including the project, purpose and amount of funding, can be found here.
Program Support Grants
African American Museum of Iowa
Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Dubuque – Cedar Rapids Office
Central Furniture Rescue
Deafinitely Dogs Inc.
Four Oaks Family & Children’s Services
Harmony School of Music
Hawkeye Area Community Action Program
Heritage Area Agency on Aging
Horizons – A Family Service Alliance
Indian Creek Nature Center
Iowa JAG Inc.
Lavender Legal Center
Linn County Community Services
Planned Parenthood of the North Central States
Red Cedar Chamber Music
Refugee and Immigrant Association
SPT Theatre Company
United We March Forward
Organization Support Grants
African American Museum of Iowa
Brucemore Inc.
Catherine McAuley Center Inc.
Feed Iowa First
Matthew 25
Mirrorbox Theatre
The History Center
Disaster Recovery Fund
City of Hiawatha
City of Mount Vernon
City of Marion
Monarch Research Project (for trees in rural Linn County)
Trees Forever (ReLeaf Cedar Rapids)
In addition to the grants approved by the Board of Directors, fundholders recommended grants from several competitive donor-advised funds. These grant recipients include:
Altorfer Inc.
American Cancer Society – Cedar Rapids
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids & East Central Iowa, Inc
Boys and Girls Club of the Corridor
Brucemore Inc.
Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity
Community Health Free Clinic
Deafinitely Dogs Inc.
Foundation 2 Crisis Services
Horizons – A Family Service Alliance
Kids First Law Center
LBA Foundation
Matthew 25
Northwest Neighbors Neighborhood Association
Orchestra Iowa
The Freedom Foundation
Bloomhall Family
Area Substance Abuse Council
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids & East Central Iowa, Inc
Boys and Girls Club of the Corridor
Catherine McAuley Center Inc.
Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity
Chelsey’s Dream Foundation
Community Health Free Clinic
Deafinitely Dogs Inc.
Eastern Iowa Arts Academy
Foundation 2 Crisis Services
Hawkeye Area Council, Boy Scouts of America
Horizons – A Family Service Alliance
Kids First Law Center
LBA Foundation
Lisbon-Mount Vernon Ambulance Service
Refugee and Immigrant Association
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois
The Freedom Foundation
Variety – the Children’s Charity of Iowa
Diamond V
African American Museum of Iowa
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids & East Central Iowa, Inc
Boys and Girls Club of the Corridor
Cedar Rapids Community School District Foundation
Cedar Valley Humane Society
Deafinitely Dogs Inc.
Feed Iowa First
First United Methodist Church, Marion
Foundation 2 Crisis Services
Harmony School of Music
Horizons – A Family Service Alliance
Indian Creek Nature Center
Iowa College Foundation
Iowa JAG Inc.
Junior League of Cedar Rapids
Matthew 25
Olivet Neighborhood Mission
St. Luke’s Health Care Foundation
The Freedom Foundation
Trees Forever
Variety – the Children’s Charity of Iowa
Lil’ Drug Store Products, Inc.
Brucemore Inc.
Eastern Iowa Arts Academy
Families Helping Families of Iowa
Foundation 2 Crisis Services
Gems of Hope
Harmony School of Music
Horizons – A Family Service Alliance
Iowa JAG Inc.
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa
Kids First Law Center
Matthew 25
Mercy Medical Center
National Council on Youth Leadership
Olivet Neighborhood Mission
Orchestra Iowa
Revival Theatre Company
The Arc of East Central Iowa
Wings2Water
World Class Industries
Boys and Girls Club of the Corridor
Catherine McAuley Center Inc.
Community Health Free Clinic
Eastern Iowa Health Center
Families Helping Families of Iowa
Iowa College Foundation
Eastern Iowa Chapter JDRF
Kids First Law Center
Fresh Start Ministries
Matthew 25
Refugee and Immigrant Association
Sleep in Heavenly Peace
The Arc of East Central Iowa
Tanager Place
Waypoint Services for Women, Children and Families
Olivet Neighborhood Mission
The next grant deadline at the Community Foundation is on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at 4:30 p.m. CST. For more details about funding opportunities, visit gcrcf.org/grants/.