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Bremer County Community Foundation
The Bremer County Community Foundation is your partner in creating vibrant communities across our county. We connect with our communities by meeting local needs through grantmaking to nonprofits providing local solutions and helping you put your generosity into action.
Bremer County Community Foundation Impact
$483,712
Total grants awarded in 2023
$3.8 Million
Total grants awarded since 2005
$7.9 Million
Total net assets year end 2023
Connecting Your Generosity to Local Impact
Give TodayEveryone can make a difference in the community they love. We offer flexible giving opportunities to create customized charitable solutions that connect you to the causes you are passionate about. We work closely with you and your professional advisor to identify your priorities and turn your philanthropic vision into an inspired plan of action.
Bremer County Community Foundation Grants
Grants are available to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations and government entities. Tax-exempt organizations classified as other than 501(c)(3) are also eligible, if and only if, the project is deemed charitable; please contact our office to discuss the project’s eligibility prior to submitting a proposal. Grants selections are made in an effort to create a better quality of life for people in Bremer County Community Foundation. A local committee reviews the applications from charitable organizations serving their community.
Bremer County Grant Cycles
Grant Cycle
Open Date
03/01/25
Due Date
04/15/25
Awarded In
June
Cycle Closed
How to Apply
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Log in to our online grant management system (or register if you don't already have an account). All open CFNEIA grants are listed in this system.
Grant Management Login3
Find the grant you wish to apply for in the list to start your application. You can save your progress at any point and complete the application at a later date.
For Support
If you have questions about the online grant application, how to use the online grant site, or other grant writing questions, please visit our Grantseeker's Resources.
Grantseeker's ResourcesDocuments
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Happening in Bremer County Community Foundation
Bremer County, Readlyn and Waverly Community Foundations award $149,511 in grants to local organizations
Local Community Foundations Grant Over $158,000 to Local Organizations
Bremer County Community Foundation and Waverly Community Fund Join Forces
Search Bremer County Community Foundation Funds
There are many ways to support the causes you care about. Search below to find Bremer County Community Foundation funds.
Featured Funds
Impact Now
You can help power our local leadership work targeting urgent and emerging community needs in Bremer County today! A gift to the Bremer County Community Impact Now Fund increases the amount available to grant to organizations in the next grant cycle.
Impact Forever
You can impact the future of grantmaking in Bremer County for generations to come through a gift to the Bremer County Community Impact Forever Fund. This endowed fund provides flexibility in our grantmaking to meet the ever-changing needs of communities forever.
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Your gift to the Alcock Cemetery Association Endowment Fund with the Bremer County Community Foundation supports the charitable activites of the Alcock Cemetery Association including for the preservation, beautification and maintenance of abandoned or deteriorating graves of deceased persons and cemeteries generally, focusing on areas open to the public or to the public's view.
Gifts to the Bob and Paige Wharram Fund with the Bremer County Community Foundation allows recommendations for grants to be made each year to support charitable causes that carry out the mission of the Community Foundation.
Your gift to the Bremer County Community Foundation Governing Committee Endowment with the Bremer County Community Foundation will be used to make grants to qualified nonprofit agencies to benefit the citizens of Bremer County, Iowa. This fund was established by the Bremer County Community Foundation Governing Committee to increase their ability to support important services and projects in the county.
Gifts to the Bremer County Fairgrounds Fund with the Bremer County Community Foundation will support the building of a new site for the Bremer County Fair.
The Bremer County Impact Forever Fund provides a vehicle to invest in the future of Bremer County. This permanent endowment fund provides the Bremer County Community Foundation the flexibility to support the ever-changing needs of our community forever. Your gift to the Impact Forever Fund supports responsive grantmaking for generations to come.
The Bremer County Impact Now Fund strengthens the Bremer County Community Foundation’s ability to respond to current community issues. When you give to the Impact Now Fund, your gift goes to support the most current Bremer County Community Foundation grant cycle, providing nimble funding for organizations developing transformative solutions today.
