The Community Foundation for Western Iowa works with local nonprofit organizations and government entities by providing agency endowment funds and grant opportunities. The Community Foundation also helps match donors with nonprofit organizations that closely meet their philanthropic giving needs.
Learn more about how to start an Agency Endowment Fund for your nonprofit organization or more information about the Community Foundation for Western Iowa here.
SINCE 2007, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WESTERN IOWA AND ITS INVESTORS HAVE GRANTED MORE THAN $18 MILLION TO ORGANIZATIONS MAKING AN IMPACT IN OUR REGION.
The Southwest Iowa Emergency Relief Fund will provide funding to organizations and services in Pottawattamie County that are filling basic human needs, rebuilding communities, and providing direct support to individuals and families.
Nonprofit organizations, city and county governmental organizations, and church groups that are on the frontline of relief efforts and working with the communities affected are encouraged to apply.
The Women's Fund of Southwest Iowa is the catalyst for lasting, positive change relative to the challenges facing the women of southwest Iowa.
Through purposeful planning, strategic insight, and collaborative needs-assessment within the communities that make up southwest Iowa, this endowed fund supports programming designed to improve the quality of life and well-being of women and their families.
There are four areas of focus for the Women's Fund of Southwest Iowa: Increased focus on STEM/STEAM educational initiatives, accessible and affordable childcare and early learning programming, services focused on women's health, safety, education, workforce equity and well bing, and programs and services designed to help women age gracefully in their communities.
Women's Fund grant applications are open May 15 - June 15.
The city of Minden, Iowa suffered catastrophic damage and loss from the April 26 tornadoes. As a response to the devastation, Minden residents created a fund this week at the Community Foundation to support efforts specifically for their community.
The Minden Iowa Community Fund will support clean-up, rebuilding efforts, and future community betterment projects in Minden, Iowa.
The Mental Health and Substance Abuse Fund of Southwest Iowa is designed to increase and effectively manage available pools of funding to create long-term, sustainable and quantifiable positive impact through three focus areas: education; raising awareness; and providing learning and development opportunities for area service providers. The fund serves the following counties in Iowa: Cass, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, and Shelby.
The Southwest Iowa Mental Health and Substance Abuse Fund grant applications are open June 15 - July 15