Greene County Community Foundation offers Grants
Does your local non-profit organization or government entity need a jump start
financially for a new project it’s considering? Would leveraging additional dollars
through a local grant help improve some aspect of our Greene County quality of life?
Or have you been pondering a new community project, but need some assistance
getting it implemented?
Leaders from throughout Greene County have been busy establishing the
Greene County Community Foundation (GCCF) to help foster community-based
philanthropy throughout the county. The group recently received a state award which
will be used to advance philanthropy and fund charitable projects benefiting the citizens
of Greene County. Twenty five percent of the award, by law, is to be invested in the
community foundation’s permanent endowment, with the other seventy five percent
granted out. The 2008 GCCF grant application form and grant guidelines for these
funds will be available beginning Wednesday January 2, 2008. Deadline for the
submitting the completed application is Friday, February 15 at 4:30 pm. The maximum
size of award is $7,500, with the minimum of $1,000. Match requirements apply, which
is outlined on the application form package.
Any organized 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit entity or unit of local government for the
benefit of Greene County is invited to pursue this grant.
Application forms will be available in hard copy form at the Iowa State University
Extension -Greene County office at 104 West Washington in Jefferson, as well as at
libraries in the Greene County communities beginning on January 2nd. The form is
also available on the website http://www.greenecountycommunityfoundation.org or
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/greene/info/Greene+Foundation.htm
beginning 1.1.2008 at midnight. For questions and other inquiries about the GCCF, call
515-386-2138.