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Benton County Community Foundation
The Benton 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.
Benton County Community Foundation Impact
$310,013
Total grants awarded in 2023
$1.9 Million
Total grants awarded since 2005
$1.1 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.
Benton 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 Benton County Community Foundation. A local committee reviews the applications from charitable organizations serving their community.
Benton County Grant Cycles
Grant Cycle
Open Date
09/01/25
Due Date
10/15/25
Awarded In
December
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 Benton County Community Foundation
Benton County Community Foundation awards $112,775 in grants to local organizations
Benton County Community Foundation Distributes More Than $114,500
Benton County Community Foundation Distributes $107,095 to Local Organizations
Donor Stories
Home
Phil and Phyllis Borleske had never owned a home, but when Phil, a Lutheran pastor, retired, he and his wife put down roots in Vinton, Iowa. “After looking for a year and a half for a house, my wife suggested Vinton. I said, ‘Why would we move to Vinton? We don’t know anybody there.’ We […]
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Donor Stories
Providing Hope for Homeless Veterans
In 2010, Neal Jarnagin, current Director at Bremer County Veterans Affairs and Executive Director of Rally Point Cedar Valley Veterans, met George, a homeless 28-year-old veteran who had walked from Columbia, Missouri to Iowa on his way to Alaska. George had bounced between organizations, attempting to find support and shelter. Soon, with the help of […]
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Donor Stories
Readlyn Makes a Splash for Local Kids
Providing amenities for young families in rural Iowa is part of keeping communities vibrant and growing. When the City of Readlyn saw kids from their community traveling to other nearby towns for recreational opportunities, Mayor Dan Wedemeier took note and then took action. Wedemeier had seen the success of a new splash pad, an outdoor […]
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Search Benton County Community Foundation Funds
There are many ways to support the causes you care about. Search below to find Benton County Community Foundation funds.
Featured Funds
Impact Now
You can help power our local leadership work targeting urgent and emerging community needs in Benton County today! A gift to the Benton 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 Benton County for generations to come through a gift to the Benton 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 Benton County Community Foundation Operations Fund will help the Benton County Community Foundation to continue their charitable work in promoting and growing the assets of the Benton County Community Foundation to fulfill its purpose.
Your gift to the Benton County Conservation Foundation Endowment Fund with the Benton County Community Foundation will benefit the charitable activities of the Benton County Conservation Foundation.
Your gift to the Benton County Historical Society Endowment Fund with the Benton County Community Foundation will support the charitable historic preservation activities and programs of the Benton County Historical Society.
The Benton County Impact Forever Fund provides a vehicle to invest in the future of Benton County. This permanent endowment fund provides the Benton 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 Benton County Impact Now Fund strengthens the Benton 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 Benton County Community Foundation grant cycle, providing nimble funding for organizations developing transformative solutions today.
Your gift to the Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church Endowment Fund with the Benton County Community Foundation will benefit the charitable activities of Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church.
