The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation



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.

Assets and Giving for Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation

Assets

2019 - 187,433,007
2018 - 161,918,998
2017 - 173,227,883
2016 - 149,337,500
Domestic Grants

2019 - 8,132,549
2018 - 7,665,768
2017 - 7,862,505


    

Recent News from Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation


Les Garner Jr. makes transition to president, CEO of Greater Cedar Rapids ...
Foundation: Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation

Les Garner Jr., a Greenville native,joined the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (GCRCF) as president and chief executive officer, completing the ...See all stories on this topic...more

Rebuild Iowa Office: Iowa Community Foundations to be honored by first lady ...
Foundation: Butler County Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Louisa County, Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa, Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation

There are approximately 130 community foundations serving both urban and rural Iowa, such as the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation, ...See all stories on this topic...more

Hancher's new season: Uncontrollable | HooplaNow
Foundation: Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation

... Family Foundation, the Iowa West Foundation, Mary K. Calkin, ACT, the Iowa Arts Council, Rockwell Collins, Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, Betty Winokur, and the Community Fund of the Greater...more

Hall-Perrine Foundation awards $750000 grant to Block by Block
Foundation: Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation

Block by Block got started last summer with a $1-million gift from John Smith, chairman of trucking firm CRST International, and his wife Dyan; $700000 in flood donations made through the Greater...more

Community Foundation director Todd Lueders to retire
Foundation: Community Foundation for Monterey County, Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation

Aurelio Salazar runs the foundation's neighborhood grants program, which has helped a range of projects from a youth boxing club in San Ardo to a ... See all stories on this...more

Community Foundation director Todd Lueders to retire
Foundation: Community Foundation for Monterey County, Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation

The motto of the Community Foundation for Monterey County is simple: "Here for good." With total assets having grown from $200000 to about $130million in ... See all stories on this...more

Greater CR Foundation Announces Latest Flood Grants | KCRG-TV9 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa News, Sports, and Weather | Local News
Foundation: Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation

By Steve Gravelle By Becky Ogann CEDAR RAPIDS – The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (GCRCF) announced the latest round of grants, $205000 worth, ... See all stories on this...more

Community Foundation names new president - MontereyHerald.com :
Foundation: Community Foundation for Monterey County, Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation

Todd Lueders, the President/CEO of the Community Foundation for Monterey County, will retire April 30 after more than 29 years as the senior staff member of ... See all stories on this...more

Iowa House of Representatives | Green Volunteer Program Helps Rebuild Iowa
Foundation: Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation

Those efforts are supported by a grant from the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation. Green Iowa AmeriCorps receives federal funding, with a matching grant of $150000 from the Iowa Power Fund....more

Where would you put flooded public buildings? | GazetteOnline.com - Cedar Rapids, Iowa City
Foundation: Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation

The Community Foundation's Baldwin says one idea for the library would expand the one-block Greene Square Park another block to Fifth Avenue SE and build ... See all stories on this...more



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