Organization Support Grants provide funding for general operating costs or capacity-building projects for nonprofits that serve Linn County, Iowa.
Donor Name: Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation
State: Iowa
County: Linn County (IA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/13/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Funding Information
- For organizations with operating budgets greater than $125,000, the maximum request amount is $25,000
- Organizations with operating budgets less than $125,000 may request an amount up to 20% of their operating budget per request (rounded up to the nearest $100)
- The Community Foundation generally does not fund more than 20% of an organization’s operating budget between Program Support and Organization Support grants total in a calendar year
- Organizations that are primarily volunteer-driven and/or have a very small operating budget should contact the Program Officer to discuss the eligible amount for their specific situation.
Grant Period
12 months.
Eligibility Criteria
For General Operating Support:
- Must be based in Linn County
- Be a nonprofit organization with current 501(c)(3) status
- At least two years old (based on IRS letter of determination)
- Operating budget is less than $5 million.
For Capacity-Building Projects:
- Be a nonprofit organization with current 501(c)(3) status
- Operating budget less than $20 million
- Organizations based outside of Linn County may only apply for the Linn County portion of projects.
Ineligibility
- Capital infrastructure [bricks and mortar] projects
- Expenses that have already occurred or will occur during the grant review process (approximately 10 weeks after the grant application deadline)
- Fundraising events and activities
- Program-specific staff training (may apply for Program Support Grant)
- For capacity-building projects: overhead costs, including staff salary costs that are not directly related to project
- Religious activities or efforts supporting an organization’s core religious mission
- Organizations with a core religious mission are not eligible for general operating support
- Re-granting awarded funds to other nonprofits
- Travel out of the region
- Organizations that received an Organization Support Grant in the previous grant cycle
- If an Organization Support Grant was awarded in the fall of the previous year, may not apply again until fall of the current year
- If a time extension was requested to complete a previous grant, contact Program Officer to confirm eligibility.
For more information, visit GCRCF.
