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Tama County Community Foundation
The Tama 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.
Tama County Community Foundation Impact
$164,618
Total grants awarded in 2023
$2.7 Million
Total grants awarded since 2005
$3.4 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.
Tama 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 Tama County Community Foundation. A local committee reviews the applications from charitable organizations serving their community.
Tama 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 Tama County Community Foundation
Tama County Community Foundation Awards $126,427 in Grants to Local Organizations
Tama County Community Foundation Distributes $137,324 to Local Organizations
Tama County Community Foundation Distributes $111,064 to Local Nonprofit Organizations
Donor Stories
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Before Al Exito, Tina was wearing two masks: one at school and one at home. She did not feel completely herself in either location – her voice became lost in the tension of her two cultures. Al Exito, a nonprofit serving middle school Latinos and Latinas, is working to eliminate the necessity of role-play among […]
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Search Tama County Community Foundation Funds
There are many ways to support the causes you care about. Search below to find Tama County Community Foundation funds.
Featured Funds
Impact Now
You can help power our local leadership work targeting urgent and emerging community needs in Tama County today! A gift to the Tama 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 Tama County for generations to come through a gift to the Tama 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 Bill and Margaret Ramsey Charitable Fund with the Tama County Community Foundation allows grants to be made each year to support organizations that serve Tama County, Iowa.
Your gift to the Buckingham Cemetery Association Fund with the Tama County Community Foundation will help the Buckingham Cemetery Association with preservation, beautification, and maintenance of cemeteries, keeping the cemeteries respectfully enjoyable for all visitors.
The Dr. Rudy R. Kubik Scholarship with the Tama County Community Foundation may be awarded to students meeting the scholarship criteria. Click Learn More to view the criteria.
Your gift to the Gaylen "Jake" and Maureen Jacobson Family Fund with the Tama 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 Lake and Park Holding Corporation Quasi-Endowment Fund with the Tama County Community Foundation will help with public education, recreation, improvements, park and lake maintenance of Union Grove State Park located in Tama County.
Your gift to the Pauline Kober Traer Endowment Fund with the Tama County Community Foundation will benefit the citizens of Traer, Iowa, in the name of Traer native Pauline Kober.
