The COVID-19 pandemic has made an impact on the well-being of our community, particularly on the health and economic well-being of children and families, older adults, and the homeless population. This has placed stress on local nonprofits.
GIVE
Give to the COVID-19 Disaster Response Fund to meet needs in our communities, particularly for our most vulnerable populations. Funding is being allocated where it is most needed and will adapt to evolving needs, particularly those not being met by existing nonprofit, local, state and federal programs.
Thank you to United Way of East Central Iowa and The Hall Perrine Foundation for helping to launch the fund. To view other lead supporters to the fund, click here.
SUPPORT TO NONPROFITS
As part of our effort to remain responsive to the needs of our community, the process for administering competitive grant programs was altered in 2020 and 2021. Due to the unique challenges of providing services during the pandemic, the Community Foundation’s core grant programs were temporarily reorganized to provide more generalized support. Funds typically earmarked for programmatic or capacity-building projects were instead distributed as general operating support.
The COVID-19 Disaster Response Fund helps address health and human service needs that have emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic and the related economic crisis, with a particular focus on vulnerable populations. To learn more about the application process, click here.
In 2021, more adjustments have been made to our competitive grant programs to provide flexibility for nonprofits to meet their needs. Information about 2021 grants can be found here.
Nonprofit resources, peer connection and learning opportunities to help nonprofits respond to the crisis and support organizational sustainability can be found here.
Click here to give a gift and impact those who need it most.
To view a list of grants made so far, click here.
