The Greene County Community Foundation is seeking applications for its Community Grant program to foster private giving, strengthen service providers and improve the overall well being of the county’s residents.
Donor Name: Greene County Community Foundation
State: Iowa
County: Greene County (IA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/10/2022
Size of the Grant: $35,000
Details:
The Foundation works to build its endowment fund which in turn provides grants to accomplish its goals. If you can help with these goals, the foundation encourages you to submit a grant application that does one of the following:
- Supports strong, stable families and provides solid beginnings for children and youth.
- Serves as a catalyst for youth and recreational activities.
- Helps to promote elder care, support services and an active senior population.
- Promotes the health, education and vitality of the community.
- Addresses community needs for police, fire and emergency services.
- Assists in developing quality jobs, tourism and economic development.
- Helps make our community more attractive, livable and cohesive.
The Foundation will generally not consider funding requests for the following:
- Ongoing annual operating expenses.
- Grants to individuals, for-profit entities, and sectarian religious or political programs.
- The Foundation also has these guidelines and requirements:
Funding Information
The maximum grant request is $35,000. The minimum is $1,000.
Eligibility Criteria
The Foundation also has these guidelines and requirements:
- Grant awards are normally made once per year in March and projects are normally completed by the end of the calendar year.
- Grant recipients must complete an evaluation form after their project is complete. If they fail to do this the recipients will not be eligible for future Foundation grants.
- Only the following entities can receive Foundation grants:
- Nonprofit organizations with a 501(c)(3) status.
- Government entities, such as cities, counties and schools.
- Groups sponsored by a government entity or another 501(c)(3) that agrees to manage the grant funds (the “Fiscal Sponsor”).
- No federal funds or Grow Greene County direct grants may be used as an in-kind match.
- All projects must take place within Greene County.
For more information, visit Community Grant Cycle.
