The Buchanan County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa, is seeking applications for its Buchanan County Grants.
Donor Name: Buchanan County Community Foundation
State: Iowa
County: Buchanan County (IA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/01/2022
Size of the Grant: $20,000
Details:
Their mission is to enhance the quality of life for the people of Buchanan County by helping donors carry out their charitable intent and by providing responsible stewardship of gifts for community purposes.
What they Support
The Buchanan County Community Foundation provides grants to improve life in Buchanan 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 and Human service
Funding Priorities
- High priority is given to volunteer projects and/or those that have matching funds or have sought funds from other sources
- Project description and community impact will be given significant consideration
- The BCCF supports specific projects that are new to the applicant and enhance the work of nonprofit groups.
- Low priority will be given to projects that cannot show sustainability without additional long-term financial support from the BC
Funding Information
The minimum request is $1,000; maximum request is $20,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations must provide benefits to the people of the Buchanan 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 Buchanan 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 Buchanan County Community Foundation.
For more information, visit Buchanan County Grants.
