The Winnebago County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa, awards grants to encourage endowment building for the long-term benefit of Winnebago County.
Donor Name: Winnebago County Community Foundation
State: Iowa
County: Winnebago County (IA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/15/2024
Size of the Grant: Less than $1000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Community Foundation’s main goals are to support Winnebago County and to attract additional funds to assist donors in creating lasting legacies through a variety of giving options within Winnebago County.
The Winnebago County Community Foundation provides grants to improve life in Winnebago County, Iowa. They 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 Services
Funding Priorities
The WCCF Committee places high priority on funding requests that:
- Address a community-based need, demonstrate broad community support, and benefits the community/county as a whole.
- Show the organization’s ability to leverage funding and support from other sources, with budgets clearly showing all matching funds for the request.
- Maximize community resources through cooperation and collaboration with other organizations in the community and avoid replication of services, programs, or requests.
- Reflect organization and staff’s capacity to achieve the desired results of the request.
- Show sustainability without additional long-term financial commitments from WCCF.
Funding Information
Minimum grant request is $1,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations must provide benefits to the people of the Winnebago County and must meet the following criteria in order 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 Emmet 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.
