The Winnebago County Community Foundation provides grants to improve life in Winnebago County, Iowa.
Donor Name: Winnebago County Community Foundation
State: Iowa
County: Winnebago County (IA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/15/2025
Size of the Grant: Less than $1000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Winnebago County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa, was formed with the intent to encourage endowment building for the long-term benefit of Winnebago County. 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.
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 & Culture
- Community Betterment
- Education & Youth Development
- Environment & Animal Welfare
- Health
- Human Service.
Funding Priorities
The WCCF Committee places high priority on funding requests that:
- Address a community-based need, demonstrate broad community support, and benefit the whole community/county.
- 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 Winnebago 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. Groups, projects, or initiatives that do not meet the above eligibility requirements may submit a request 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.
For more information, visit CFNEIA.
