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The Community Foundation is excited to announce that Casey Baustian, MSW, has joined our team as a Program Officer. Casey will manage a portfolio of grant […]

On May 18, the Community Foundation hosted the Nonprofit Know-How: Creating Space for Equity Conversation. This in-person event was a chance for nonprofit leaders and staff […]

The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation is well known for the millions of dollars in grants it provides to Linn County nonprofits every year. But Community […]

For Mary Junge and her late husband Dave, it was never too difficult to set philanthropic goals. As farmers, small business owners, and stewards of the […]

Troy Mills, Iowa is a small town. Actually, it’s not technically a town—it’s a village, an unincorporated community in northern Linn County. Originally laid out in […]

The Board of Directors of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation recently approved $4.84 million in grants to 226 nonprofit organizations. The awards include competitive Organizational Support […]

Grant Deadline: Friday, July 1, 2022 at 4:30 p.m. CST  The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation announces its second grant cycle for 2022 for local charitable […]

In recognition of her growing role within the Community Foundation’s grantmaking efforts, Bernadette Gladish has been promoted to Grants and Programs Manager. Bernadette joined the Community […]

When the Creating Safe, Equitable and Thriving Communities (SET) Fund was established in 2018, there were still a lot of questions. There was widespread agreement that […]

By late 2021, the dust had largely settled from the August 2020 derecho. Recovery was far from complete, but the community had transitioned to assessing and […]