Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation Approves Over $5.9 Million in Grants
The Board of Directors of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation recently approved over $5.9 million in grants to 371 nonprofit organizations. The awards include competitive Organization Support Grants and Program Support Grants from the spring grant cycle; as well as Rapid Response Grants and distributions from donor-advised, designated, scholarship and nonprofit funds.
The Community Foundation brings together private philanthropy with impactful nonprofits to support a healthy and vibrant Linn County. In 2023, the Community Foundation distributed over $11 million in grants.
The Community Foundation’scompetitive grant programs are supported by the Greater Good Fund. Donors who make gifts to the Greater Good Fund have entrusted the Community Foundation to make grants that address ever-changing community needs and opportunities. These grant programs 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 about $600,000 (or 55% 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 by clicking here.
Organization Support Grants
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids & East Central Iowa
Brucemore Inc.
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Central Furniture Rescue
Freedom Stitchers of Iowa
Heritage Area Agency on Aging
Iowa Valley Resource Conservation & Development
Matthew 25
Orchestra Iowa
The Arc of East Central Iowa
The History Center
United We March Forward
Program Support Grants
African American Family Resiliency Association
Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre
Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity
ChildServe Foundation Inc.
Eastern Iowa Health Center
Friends of the Family
His Hands Free Clinic
Iowa Legal Aid
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa
Linn County Public Health Department
Miracles in Motion Therapeutic Equestrian Center
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland
Power of Women and Children
Tanager
The Freedom Foundation
Trees Forever
Willis Dady Homeless Services
YPN
Rapid Response Grants
Brucemore Inc.
Word of Faith Pentecostal Church of God in Christ
Other grant recipients include:
GreatAmerica Financial Services Competitive Donor-Advised Fund
African American Museum of Iowa
Alzheimer’s Association – Iowa Chapter
American Cancer Society – Cedar Rapids
Area Substance Abuse Council
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids & East Central Iowa
Brucemore Inc.
Catherine McAuley Center
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation
Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity
Central City PTO
Coe College
Community Health Free Clinic
Cornell College
Deafinitely Dogs Inc.
Eastern Iowa Arts Academy
Foundation 2 Crisis Services
Four Oaks Family and Children’s Services
Harmony School of Music
His Hands Free Clinic
Horizons – A Family Service Alliance
Indian Creek Nature Center
International Academy for Russian Music, Arts & Culture
Iowa College Foundation
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa
Kids First Law Center
Kirkwood Community College Foundation
Linn County Trails Association
Matthew 25
Mercy Medical Center
Mount Mercy University
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
NewBoCo
Northwest Neighbors Neighborhood Association
Orchestra Iowa
Patrons of the Performing Arts at Washington High School
Red Cedar Chamber Music
Revival Theatre Company
Sleep in Heavenly Peace
The Freedom Foundation
The Teacher Store
Theatre Cedar Rapids
Trees Forever
Willis Dady Homeless Services
Zach Johnson Foundation
CRST International Competitive Donor-Advised Fund
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre
Cornell College
CR Independent Film Festival
Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois
His Hands Free Clinic
Horizons, A Family Service Alliance
Inland Empire United Way
Iowa College Foundation
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa
Kirkwood Community College Foundation
Matthew 25
Metro United Way, Inc.
Mount Mercy University
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Orchestra Iowa
Tanager
The History Center
Theatre Cedar Rapids
United Way of Allen County
United Way of Buffalo & Erie County
United Way of Central Alabama
United Way of Cowlitz & Wahkiakum
United Way of East Central Iowa
United Way of Greater Cincinnati
United Way of Greater Los Angeles
United Way of Lane County
United Way of San Joaquin County, Inc.
Valley of the Sun United Way – AZ
The next grant deadline at the Community Foundation is on Friday, June 28 at 4:30 p.m. CST. For more details about funding opportunities, visit www.gcrcf.org.