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Cerro Gordo County Community Foundation
The Cerro Gordo 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.
Cerro Gordo County Community Foundation Impact
$284,734
Total grants awarded in 2023
$2.4 Million
Total grants awarded since 2005
$5.9 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.
Cerro Gordo 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 Cerro Gordo County Community Foundation. A local committee reviews the applications from charitable organizations serving their community.
Cerro Gordo 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 Cerro Gordo County Community Foundation
Cerro Gordo County Community Foundation Awarded Outstanding Nonprofit Collaboration Award
Cerro Gordo County Community Foundation Distributes More Than $117,000
Cerro Gordo County Community Foundation Distributes Over $124,000 to Local Organizations
Donor Stories
The Gift is in the Giving
Nick and Lea Andersen started kindergarten together in Goldfield, Iowa, and after over 60 years of marriage, they are still going strong. “I think forever is a good thing,” said Nick about their lifelong love. Now, the couple is carrying out another forever commitment, this one to their community through the establishment of the Nicklos […]
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Search Cerro Gordo County Community Foundation Funds
There are many ways to support the causes you care about. Search below to find Cerro Gordo County Community Foundation funds.
Featured Funds
Impact Now
You can help power our local leadership work targeting urgent and emerging community needs in Cerro Gordo County today! A gift to the Cerro Gordo 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 Cerro Gordo County for generations to come through a gift to the Cerro Gordo County Community Impact Forever Fund. This endowed fund provides flexibility in our grantmaking to meet the ever-changing needs of communities forever.
Endow Iowa Eligible
Your gift to the 43 North Iowa Endowment Fund with the Cerro Gordo County Community Foundation will help support 43 North Iowa's mission to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve competitive employment through a strong commitment to business training programs.
Your gift to the Association for the Preservation of Clear Lake (APCL) Endowment Fund established with the Cerro Gordo County Community Foundation will help support the charitable activities of the APCL to protect and enhance North Iowa's most valuable natural resource - Clear Lake.
Your gift to the Association for the Preservation of Clear Lake (APCL) Quasi-Endowment Fund established with the Cerro Gordo County Community Foundation will help support the charitable activities of the APCL to protect and enhance North Iowa's most valuable natural resource - Clear Lake.
Your gift to the Burt and Kathryn Bottjen Family Fund with the Cerro Gordo 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 Central Gardens of North Iowa Endowment Fund with the Cerro Gordo County Community Foundation will help support the charitable activities of Central Gardens of North Iowa.
Your gift to the Central Gardens of North Iowa Quasi-Endowment Fund with the Cerro Gordo County Community Foundation will help support the charitable activities of Central Gardens of North Iowa.
