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Buchanan County Community Foundation
The Buchanan 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.
Buchanan County Community Foundation Impact
$344,484
Total grants awarded in 2023
$3.6 Million
Total grants awarded since 2005
$3.8 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.
Buchanan 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 Buchanan County Community Foundation. A local committee reviews the applications from charitable organizations serving their community.
Buchanan 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 ResourcesCommittee Members
Individuals interested in serving as a volunteer committee member can complete the form.
Whitney Benter
Nate Clayberg
Mary Donlea
Jean Gallmeyer
James Gilliespie
Denise Lehman
Rob Ratchford
Melissa Trumbauer
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Happening in Buchanan County Community Foundation
Buchanan County Community Foundation awards $117,075 in grants to local organizations
Buchanan County Community Foundation Distributes More Than $133,000
Buchanan County Community Foundation Distributes Over $106,000 to Local Organizations
Donor Stories
Riehle Family Scholarship Fund Established to Honor Spillville Community Member and South Winneshiek School Bus Driver
The Riehle Family Scholarship Fund was established by Richard Riehle on behalf of the Riehle Family in memory of his late mother, Phyllis Riehle, a cherished member of the Spillville, Iowa community. Phyllis devoted 29 years of her life as a South Winneshiek school bus driver, touching the lives of countless students and families with […]
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Donor Stories
Library Puts Priority on Patron Needs and Safety
The Decorah Public Library is a busy place, serving over 19,000 registered patrons and many more residents of not only Decorah but all of Winneshiek County. The Library is an all-encompassing resource center providing materials, technology, programs, entertainment and more. As a hub of community activity, the Library knows it needs to keep its visitors […]
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Donor Stories
Public Health Works to Help Residents Save Lives
Nancy Sacquitne has been with Winneshiek County Public Health for 32 years. During that time her she has worked diligently on her personal mission – to ensure everybody knows how to respond in a time of crisis. “If you are unsure of how to respond in a situation that calls for CPR, the survival rate […]
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Search Buchanan County Community Foundation Funds
There are many ways to support the causes you care about. Search below to find Buchanan County Community Foundation funds.
Featured Funds
Impact Now
You can help power our local leadership work targeting urgent and emerging community needs in Buchanan County today! A gift to the Buchanan 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 Buchanan County for generations to come through a gift to the Buchanan 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 Aurora Community Foundation Quasi Enowment Fund with the Buchanan County Community Foundation will help support qualified agencies, projects, and programs that serve the community of Aurora, Iowa.
Your gift to the Aurora Community Fund with the Buchanan County Community Foundation will support qualified agencies/projects/programs that serve the community of Aurora, Iowa.
Your gift to the Buccaneer Foundation, Inc. Endowment Fund with the Buchanan County Community Foundation will support the educational, benevolent, charitable, or public purposes of the East Buchanan Community School District in Buchanan County.
Your gift to the Buccaneer Foundation-Light the Sky Fund with the Buchanan County Community Foundation will support the charitable, educational, and scientific purposes of and for the benefit or support of activities at East Buchanan Schools in Winthrop, Iowa.
The Buchanan County Impact Forever Fund provides a vehicle to invest in the future of Buchanan County. This permanent endowment fund provides the Buchanan 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 Buchanan County Impact Now Fund strengthens the Buchanan 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 Buchanan County Community Foundation grant cycle, providing nimble funding for organizations developing transformative solutions today.
