GOAL: $50,000 raised x 2 = $100,000 with the match

Total Amount Raised through May 18, 2011:

$45,121.56 x 2 = $90,243.12 with the match

THE CHALLENGE

The Women's Fund needs your help to turn $50,000 into $100,000!

Do you want to support women and girls issues in the Cedar Valley forever? Is there a special woman in your life who deserves to be recognized?

Now ‘til the end of the year, all donations to the Women’s Fund will be matched dollar for dollar up to $50,000…turning $50,000 into $100,000 for the Women’s Fund!

HOW TO GIVE

OPTION 1: Give online now!

OPTION 2: Click here to download the Women’s Fund Challenge donation form. Then, fill out the form and send it with your check made out to “The Women’s Fund” to:

Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa

Women’s Fund Challenge

PO Box 1176

Waterloo, IA 50704-1176

THE WOMEN'S FUND

The Women’s Fund is a permanent endowment fund established through the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa. Grants from the fund support programs or projects focused on issues of interest to Cedar Valley women and girls. Past recipients of Women’s Fund grants include:

Angel House
Boys and Girls Club
House of Hope
Beyond Pink TEAM
Family and Children’s Council
Quakerdale
YWCA
Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois

HONORING A SPECIAL WOMAN

As part of the Women’s Fund Challenge, the Community Foundation is giving you the chance to honor a special woman in your life. Donate on behalf of another woman, and we will send her a special card announcing your gift in her honor.

25% STATE TAX CREDIT OPPORTUNITY

Additionally, because the Women’s Fund is an endowment fund at the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa, a qualified community foundation, donors are eligible to receive a 25% state tax credit through Endow Iowa for their gift, in addition to the normal federal deductions for charitable giving.