CEDAR RAPIDS – The Board of Directors of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation recently approved $ 5.3 million in grants to 198 nonprofit organizations. The awards include organizational support grants and program support grants; Grants from the Disaster Recovery Fund and the COVID-19 Disaster Response Fund; as well as distributions from scholarship funds and designated donor-advised agencies.

The Community Foundation brings together private philanthropies and impactful nonprofits to support a healthy and vibrant Linn County. In 2020, the Community Foundation distributed over $ 13.9 million in grants.

The Community Foundation’s competitive grant programs are supported by donations from donors who have tasked the Community Foundation with providing grants that meet the needs and opportunities of the evolving community. The funds support efforts related to innovation, sustaining success and building capacity through a competitive grant process. During this grant cycle, the Community Foundation received over $ 1.2 million in competitive grant applications and was able to fund $ 683,339 (or 46% of the amount requested).

A full list of nonprofit organizations that have received grants is included below. You will find more information about these awards, including the project, the purpose and the amount of funding. here.

Program support grants

African American Museum of Iowa

Regional Council for the Fight against Drug Addiction

Catherine McAuley Center Inc.

Eastern Iowa Health Center

Feed Iowa First

His hands-free clinic

Horizons – A Family Service Alliance

Jane Boyd Community House

Linn-Mar School Foundation

Czech and Slovak National Museum and Library

Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center

YPN

Organizational support grants

Academy for academic and personal success

Affordable Housing Network, Inc.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids and East Central Iowa

Catherine McAuley Center

Rescue of central furniture

Clothe-A-Child Inc.

Feed Iowa First

Harmony Music School

Indian Creek Nature Center

Tangara location

The history center

Cedar Rapids Theater

Disaster recovery fund

Waypoint services for women, children and families

The Freedom Foundation

Olivet neighborhood mission

Linn County Housing Fund

Matthew 25

COVID-19 Disaster Response Fund

Olivet neighborhood mission

Fresh Start Ministries

Friends of Iowa Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) and Iowa Citizen’s Home Review Boards (ICFCRB)

Next grant deadline

The next Community Foundation grant deadline is July 1 at 4:30 p.m. For more details on funding opportunities, visit www.gcrcf.org.