Grant Deadline: Friday, February 14, 2020 at 4:30 p.m. CST The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation announces its first grant cycle for 2020 for local […]
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Nonprofit Know-How: Grants at the Community Foundation in 2020
On January 15, the Community Foundation will host the first Nonprofit Know-How of 2020, which will feature a panel discussion to offer insights about the grantmaking […]
Creating Safe, Equitable and Thriving (SET) Communities Fund Awards Grants to Reduce Youth Violence
The Board of Directors of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation recently approved over $123,000 in grants to seven nonprofit organizations from the Creating Safe, Equitable […]
Elizabeth Cwik and Rochelle Naylor Promoted to Senior Program Officers
The Community Foundation is excited to announce that Elizabeth Cwik and Rochelle Naylor have been promoted to Senior Program Officers. Their new […]
Supporting the Future of Charitable Organizations
For most nonprofits, obtaining funding is a challenge. Programming and services are made possible through an ever-changing combination of grants, donations and fundraisers, and those […]
Frontier Co-op Gives Back with Local and Global Reach
Many businesses are excited about making a positive impact on the world—when the opportunity presents itself. But at Frontier Co-op, part of their mission is to […]
Nonprofit Party Applauds Nonprofit Professionals
As a thank you to the many dedicated nonprofit professionals in our community, the Community Foundation hosted its first annual Nonprofit Party on November 7. The […]
Nonprofit Organizations in Linn County Join the Global #GivingTuesday Movement
Give on #GivingTuesday: December 3, 2019 LINN COUNTY, IOWA – Nonprofit organizations in Linn County are spreading awareness for #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that […]
Iowa’s Community Foundations Join Nationwide Celebration to Recognize the Local Impact of Community Foundations
[November 12, 2019] ─ Iowa Community Foundations will join in a nationwide celebration, November 12-18, 2019, to recognize the increasingly important role these philanthropic organizations play […]
New Data Shows Cedar Rapids’ Immigrants Accounted for Nearly Half of the County’s Total Population Growth
Immigrants accounted for 47.1 percent of total population growth in Cedar Rapids between 2012 and 2017, according to new research from New American Economy (NAE). The […]
