The Sioux County Community Foundation is accepting applications for its grant program.
Donor Name: Sioux County Community Foundation
State: Iowa
County: Sioux County (IA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/15/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Sioux County Community Foundation is to encourage and provide opportunities for charitable giving, to manage and distribute funds in a responsible manner, and to enhance the quality of life for the people of Sioux County, Iowa.
The purpose of the SCCF grant program is to respond to present and emerging needs within Sioux County by making grants in the following areas:
- Arts & Culture: Provide or increase access to theatre, music, arts, dance, museums, historical events.
- Civic: Community betterment/beautification, city government, emergency services, citizen participation, parks and recreation.
- Education: Early childhood development/daycare, primary, secondary, and continuing education; libraries.
- Environment: Pollution control, natural resource conservation, protecting wildlife, botanic/horticultural activities.
- Health: Promotion and maintenance of physical, dental and mental health; rehabilitative services, crisis intervention.
- Human Services: Housing/shelter, public safety, services for the elderly, youth, families, handicapped, economically disadvantaged, minorities or other special groups.
Funding Information
Grant requests ranging in size from $250 to $15,000 will be considered.
Eligibility Criteria
Grants will be made for charitable purposes to nonprofit organizations, units of local government, and public education institutions that: serve Sioux County in Iowa and are tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Evaluation Criteria
- Priority consideration will be given to projects and programs that:
- Have county-wide benefits.
- Will provide the greatest good for the greatest number of citizens within Sioux County communities.
- Have potential for long-term impact.
- Have been developed in collaboration with other nonprofit entities or volunteer groups.
- Have resources already committed including financial support, in-kind support, and a volunteer component (if applicable).
- Do not duplicate existing services.
- Lower priority consideration will be given to one-time events.
- Generally, requests for the following will not be given consideration: general operating expenses, budget deficits, annual fund drives, individuals, political activities, endowment, capital campaigns, religious activities, multi-year grants.
For more information, visit SCF.
