The Board of Directors of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation recently approved $1.84 million in grants to 105 nonprofit organizations.
The awards include competitive Organization Support Grants and Program Support Grants, as well as distributions from donor-advised, designated, scholarship, and agency funds, a news release sent by the foundation states.
In addition to these, the Community Foundation also distributed the final derecho-related grants from the Disaster Recovery Fund, which will support the purchase, planting and care of trees.
According to the release, the Community Foundation works with donors and provides grants and support to nonprofits in pursuit of a vibrant and inclusive Linn County. In 2021, the Community Foundation distributed $12.6 million in grants.
The Community Foundation’s competitive grant programs are supported by gifts from donors who have entrusted the Community Foundation to make grants that address ever-changing community needs and opportunities. The funds 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 $497,449, according to the release.
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 on the GCRCF website.
Program Support Grants
- African American Museum of Iowa
- Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Dubuque – Cedar Rapids Office
- Central Furniture Rescue
- Deafinitely Dogs Inc.
- Four Oaks Family & Children’s Services
- Harmony School of Music
- Hawkeye Area Community Action Program
- Heritage Area Agency on Aging
- Horizons – A Family Service Alliance
- Indian Creek Nature Center
- Iowa JAG Inc.
- Lavender Legal Center
- Linn County Community Services
- Planned Parenthood of the North Central States
- Red Cedar Chamber Music
- Refugee and Immigrant Association
- SPT Theatre Company
- United We March Forward
Organization Support Grants
- African American Museum of Iowa
- Brucemore Inc.
- Catherine McAuley Center Inc.
- Feed Iowa First
- Matthew 25
- Mirrorbox Theatre
- The History Center
Disaster Recovery Fund
- City of Hiawatha
- City of Mount Vernon
- City of Marion
- Monarch Research Project (for trees in rural Linn County)
- Trees Forever (ReLeaf Cedar Rapids)
In addition to the grants approved by the Board of Directors, fundholders recommended grants from several competitive donor-advised funds. These grant recipients will include:
Altorfer Inc.
- American Cancer Society – Cedar Rapids
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids & East Central Iowa, Inc
- Boys and Girls Club of the Corridor
- Brucemore Inc.
- Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity
- Community Health Free Clinic
- Deafinitely Dogs Inc.
- Foundation 2 Crisis Services
- Horizons – A Family Service Alliance
- Kids First Law Center
- LBA Foundation
- Matthew 25
- Northwest Neighbors Neighborhood Association
- Orchestra Iowa
- The Freedom Foundation
Bloomhall Family
- Area Substance Abuse Council
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids & East Central Iowa, Inc
- Boys and Girls Club of the Corridor
- Catherine McAuley Center Inc.
- Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity
- Chelsey’s Dream Foundation
- Community Health Free Clinic
- Deafinitely Dogs Inc.
- Eastern Iowa Arts Academy
- Foundation 2 Crisis Services
- Hawkeye Area Council, Boy Scouts of America
- Horizons – A Family Service Alliance
- Kids First Law Center
- LBA Foundation
- Lisbon-Mount Vernon Ambulance Service
- Refugee and Immigrant Association
- Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois
- The Freedom Foundation
- Variety – the Children’s Charity of Iowa
Diamond V
- African American Museum of Iowa
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids & East Central Iowa, Inc
- Boys and Girls Club of the Corridor
- Cedar Rapids Community School District Foundation
- Cedar Valley Humane Society
- Deafinitely Dogs Inc.
- Feed Iowa First
- First United Methodist Church, Marion
- Foundation 2 Crisis Services
- Harmony School of Music
- Horizons – A Family Service Alliance
- Indian Creek Nature Center
- Iowa College Foundation
- Iowa JAG Inc.
- Junior League of Cedar Rapids
- Matthew 25
- Olivet Neighborhood Mission
- St. Luke’s Health Care Foundation
- The Freedom Foundation
- Trees Forever
- Variety – the Children’s Charity of Iowa
Lil’ Drug Store Products, Inc.
- Brucemore Inc.
- Eastern Iowa Arts Academy
- Families Helping Families of Iowa
- Foundation 2 Crisis Services
- Gems of Hope
- Harmony School of Music
- Horizons – A Family Service Alliance
- Iowa JAG Inc.
- Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa
- Kids First Law Center
- Matthew 25
- Mercy Medical Center
- National Council on Youth Leadership
- Olivet Neighborhood Mission
- Orchestra Iowa
- Revival Theatre Company
- The Arc of East Central Iowa
- Wings2Water
World Class Industries
- Boys and Girls Club of the Corridor
- Catherine McAuley Center Inc.
- Community Health Free Clinic
- Eastern Iowa Health Center
- Families Helping Families of Iowa
- Iowa College Foundation
- Eastern Iowa Chapter JDRF
- Kids First Law Center
- Fresh Start Ministries
- Matthew 25
- Refugee and Immigrant Association
- Sleep in Heavenly Peace
- The Arc of East Central Iowa
- Tanager Place
- Waypoint Services for Women, Children and Families
- Olivet Neighborhood Mission
The next grant deadline at the Community Foundation is on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at 4:30 p.m. CST. For more details about funding opportunities, visit gcrcf.org/grants/.
