The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation improves the quality of life for all by promoting charitable giving, connecting donors to the causes they care about, strengthening nonprofits through grants and support, and providing leadership on community issues that involve charitable giving.
The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation wants the children in our community to dream of possibilities for their lives and to have the skills they need to reach their dreams. Children with...more
“I think the Rockwell Collins presence is going to remain strong in Cedar Rapids, and a lot of the charitable giving and engagement comes from individuals there,” said Les Garner, president and...more
Storm Lake native Jenny Schulz, founder of Kids First Law Center, works with a young client in her Cedar Rapids office. Her leap of faith innovation is now a model for serving children of divorce. /...more
“This has been the most active December since my time at the community foundation,” Les Garner, the chief executive officer of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation in Cedar Rapids, Iowa,...more
Ramler said the Community Foundation assists in sending out news releases about not-for-profits' fundraising efforts, sharing graphics to be used on social media on Giving Tuesday and uses its own...more
... effort has raised awareness about the increasingly important role of these philanthropic organizations in fostering local collaboration and ... Today, community foundations represent one of the...more
To address the ongoing issue of student dropouts, Toronto District School Board (TDSB) teacher Craig Morrison started a school-business program called the Oasis Skateboard Factory (OSF) to help keep teens stay in school.