The Iowa County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa, is accepting applications to support Iowa County and to attract additional funds to assist donors in creating lasting legacies through a variety of giving options.
Donor Name: Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa
State: Iowa
County: Iowa County (IA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/15/2023
Size of the Grant: $2,500
Details:
Funding Priorities
Highest priority for funding is given to projects that:
- Address a community need, demonstrates broad-based community support, and provides benefits to the whole county.
- Leverage funding and support from other sources, including in-kind services and donations.
- Maximize community resources through cooperation and collaboration with other organizations in the community and the elimination of redundant services, programs, or projects.
- Show the organization and staff have the capacity to achieve the desired result.
- Create sustainability without additional long-term financial commitments from ICCF
What Will Fund
The Iowa County Community Foundation provides grants to improve life in Iowa County, Iowa. We want to help develop communities that people want to live in, as well as to benefit rural areas of the county. Areas of Foundation giving are:
- Arts and Culture
- Community Betterment
- Education and Youth Development
- Environment and Animal Welfare
- Health
- Human Service
Funding Information
Grant request minimum of $2,500.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility to Apply Organizations must provide benefits to the people of the Iowa County and must meet the following criteria in order to apply for a grant:
- Be classified as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or be a government entity. Tax-exempt organizations classified as other than 501(c)(3) are also eligible if and only if the project is deemed charitable;
- Be current with all state and federal reporting requirements, such as filing of 990 forms.
- Must not have any past due grant reports for previous Iowa Community Foundation grants.
For groups, projects, or initiatives that do not meet the above eligibility requirements, the Community Foundation will consider your requests if submitted through a fiscal sponsor. Fiscal sponsors must be classified as a 501(c)(3) or a government entity. The Foundation prefers that the fiscal sponsor’s mission closely align with the sponsored project. Fiscal Sponsors will be legally and financially responsible for any grant funds that are awarded by the Iowa County Community Foundation.
For more information, visit Iowa County Community Foundation.