The Iowa County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa, provides grants to improve life in Iowa County, Iowa.
Donor Name: Iowa County Community Foundation
State: Iowa
County: Iowa County (IA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/15/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The foundation wants 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 Services
Funding Priorities
Highest priority for funding is given to requests 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.
Funding Information
Grant request minimum of $2,500.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations must provide benefits to the people of the Iowa County and must meet the following criteria to apply for a grant:
- 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 the request is deemed charitable.
- Current with all state and federal reporting requirements, such as filing of 990 forms.
- No past due grant reports for previous Iowa County Community Foundation grants.
- Requests that include or require participation in inherently religious activities such as religious worship, instruction, or proselytization or activities that promote specific religious doctrine are not eligible.
- Application must be completed by the due date using the online application and CFNEIA grant site.
For more information, visit CFNI.