The Ackley Community Foundation (ACF), an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa (CFNI), is accepting applications to support charitable capital projects, activities, services, programs, and organizations that will improve the quality of life for the residents of Ackley, Iowa.
Donor Name: Ackley Community Foundation
State: Iowa
City: Ackley
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 07/07/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Funding Priorities
The ACF Committee places high priority on funding requests that:
- Address a community-based need, demonstrate broad community support, and benefit the whole community.
- 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 projects.
- Reflect organization and staff’s capacity to achieve the desired results of the request.
- Show sustainability without additional long-term financial commitments from Ackley Community Foundation.
The Foundation Funds
The Ackley Community Foundation provides grants to improve life in Ackley, Iowa. They want to help develop a community that people want to live, work, play, and stay. They do this through the Community Foundation’s Impact Priority areas of grantmaking.
Impact Priorities:
Funding Information
Minimum request amount is $500. Most grant amounts range from $500 – $3,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations must provide benefits to the people of Ackley and must meet the following criteria 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 the project is deemed charitable;
- Be current with all state and federal reporting requirements, such as filing of 990 forms.
- No past due grant reports for previous Ackley 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.
For more information, visit CFNEIA.
