The Ida County Community Betterment Foundation provides grants to respond to present and emerging needs within Ida County.
Donor Name: Ida County Community Betterment Foundation
State: Iowa
County: Ida County (IA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/01/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Ida County Community Betterment Foundation (ICCBF) Advisory Board is charged with carefully reviewing grant proposals and recommending grants to be awarded. The ICCBF Advisory Board will make grant recommendations based on county and community needs, and the proposing organization’s capacity to effectively enhance the quality of life in Ida County.
Focus 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 Ida 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 potential for long-term impact.
- Have been planned in light of overall community needs.
- Do not duplicate existing services.
- Address a need affecting a broad segment of the county’s population or special populations considered at risk.
- Encourage collaboration.
- Demonstrate sound financial planning and the ability to mobilize resources including financial support, in-kind support, and volunteers to sustain the project or program.
- 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.
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