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Grundy County Community Foundation
The Grundy 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.
Grundy County Community Foundation Impact
$193,461
Total grants awarded in 2023
$2 Million
Total grants awarded since 2005
$2 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.
Grundy 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 Grundy County Community Foundation. A local committee reviews the applications from charitable organizations serving their community.
Grundy County Grant Cycles
Grant Cycle
Open Date
11/15/25
Due Date
01/15/26
Awarded In
March
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 Grundy County Community Foundation
Grundy County Community Foundation Awards $121,417 in Grants to Local Organizations
Grundy County Community Foundation Distributes $119,599 to Local Organizations
AT&T Makes $10,000 Gift to Grundy County Community Foundation
Donor Stories
Grundy County ISU Extension Outreach
"In 2016 the Grundy County Extension office piloted a program called “Farm Chat” in four Grundy County Schools. The program provides real-world connections to the Iowa Core and STEM educational areas. Because field trips are costly and create liability, many schools aren't able to participate. This is a way to bring the field trip to […]
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Donor Stories
Growth
Grundy County Memorial Hospital is a regional healthcare destination with a small community feel and big city services. The hospital attracts patients not only from Grundy County but serves individuals from Black Hawk, Butler, Hardin, and Marshall counties. One of the reasons this small town hospital has gained regional recognition is an expansion of specialty […]
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Search Grundy County Community Foundation Funds
There are many ways to support the causes you care about. Search below to find Grundy County Community Foundation funds.
Featured Funds
Impact Now
You can help power our local leadership work targeting urgent and emerging community needs in Grundy County today! A gift to the Grundy 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 Grundy County for generations to come through a gift to the Grundy 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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The Clinton McMartin Scholarship may be awarded to students meeting the scholarship criteria. Click Learn More to view the criteria.
The DesMarias Scholarship may be awarded to students meeting the scholarship criteria. Click Learn More to view the criteria.
Your gift to the Dike Fire Department Endowment Fund with the Grundy County Community Foundation will benefit the charitable activities of the Dike Fire Department.
Your gift to the Donald Geerdes Community Impact Fund with the Grundy County Community Foundation allows us to continually respond to the current and unique needs of Grundy County. By making this gift, you give us flexibility to fund charitable programs and projects in the community to explore the arts and celebrate diversity, support healthy lifestyles, protect natural resources, educate future generations, preserve the past, build hope for tomorrow, ensure a safe place to live, and improve the quality of life for all.
Robert and Anne Morrison established the Dr. Robert and Anne Morrison Legacy Fund with the Grundy County Community Foundation.
Your gift to the Gene A. Shaw Art Travel Fund with the Grundy County Community Foundation will help Grundy Center High School to provide art students the opportunity to annually travel to museums or other venues to view fine-art exhibits.
