Nonprofit

Free workshop in Swisher to help beginning farmers with business planning
Practical Farmers of Iowa is inviting beginning farmers to a free Beginning Farmer Business Workshop on Monday, Aug. 10, at Cedar Ridge Distillery, 1441 Marak Road in Swisher. The one-day event is designed to help attendees build the business skills…
Iowa Donor Network manager earns national recognition for emerging leaders in donation field
A North Liberty-based organ procurement organization’s manager of hospital and partner relations has been named…

African American Museum of Iowa to host Juneteenth festival Saturday
The African American Museum of Iowa (AAMI) will host its annual Juneteenth Festival Saturday, June…

Iowa City Downtown District seeks director for new Arts Alliance
The Iowa City Downtown District has launched a search for a director of the Iowa…

Keep Iowa Beautiful launches refreshed brand identity
Keep Iowa Beautiful has unveiled a refreshed brand identity aimed at better unifying the statewide…

Wings2Water awards $30,000 in water quality grants for 2026
Wings2Water, an environmental nonprofit focused on water quality improvement and education, has named seven organizations…

Neighborhood Centers launches youth entrepreneurship program this summer in Iowa City
Neighborhood Centers is launching a new Youth Entrepreneurship Program this summer for young people ages…

Holmes Murphy awards $140,000-plus in grants to 21 nonprofits, including Cedar Rapids’ Retrieving Freedom
Holmes Murphy, a Waukee-based insurance brokerage, has announced more than $140,000 in philanthropic grants to…

African American Museum of Iowa names Anne Harris Carter as new executive director
The African American Museum of Iowa, in Cedar Rapids, has selected Anne Harris Carter as…

Tech for Good transforms used electronics into nonprofit funding
SmartphonesPLUS, in partnership with An Enduring Legacy, has announced the launch of Tech for Good,…

Winter named president of UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Health Care Foundation
Melissa Winter will become the next president of UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Health Care…

Nonprofits sound the alarm: Funding cuts meet record demand
Nearly all — 94% — of the hundreds of young people who participated in Big…

Shelly Maharry: Building a legacy in Johnson County
Shelly Maharry didn’t set out to lead one of Johnson County’s most impactful philanthropic organizations.…

Five Corridor organizations receive Langhorne Leadership Development Grants
Five Johnson County organizations have been selected to receive the inaugural Dr. John E. Langhorne…

Anne Dugger: Finding her calling
Anne Dugger describes her younger self as “a shiftless human being.” She left Coe College…

Iowa Women’s Foundation names Claudia Schabel as new president and CEO
The Iowa Women’s Foundation has appointed Claudia Schabel as its new president and CEO, the…






