The Monona County Community Partners Foundation (MCCPF) is seeking grant applications to respond to present and emerging needs within Monona County.
Donor Name: Monona County Community Partners Foundation (MCCPF)
State: Iowa
County: Monona 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 MCCPF Advisory Committee will make grant recommendations based on county and community needs, and the proposing organization’s capacity to effectively enhance the quality of life in Monona 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, 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.
Grant Information
Generally, 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 Monona 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 and/or county needs.
- Have been developed in collaboration with other nonprofit entities or volunteer groups.
- Do not duplicate existing services.
- Will help those not being adequately served by existing community or county resources.
- Show the greatest promise of leveraging additional support. A request that seeks a portion of the total support needed for the project or program will generally receive greater priority than one which looks to the MCCPF as the only funding source.
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.
For more information, visit MCCPF.
