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Winneshiek County Community Foundation
The Winneshiek 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.
Winneshiek County Community Foundation Impact
$312,451
Total grants awarded in 2023
$4.7 Million
Total grants awarded since 2005
$7.6 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.
Winneshiek 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 Winneshiek County Community Foundation. A local committee reviews the applications from charitable organizations serving their community.
Winneshiek 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 ResourcesCommittee Members
Individuals interested in serving as a volunteer committee member can complete the form.
Jean Boyer
Christina Bruess
Charles Crain
Tracy Dostal
Terry Haindfield
Lilly Jensen
Chelsey Kephart
Terry Linderbaum
Mary Meyer
Christopher Miculinich
Keith Newhouse
Mae Schmitt
Warren Shuros
Samantha Splide
Ashley Christensen, Administration
Documents
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Happening in Winneshiek County Community Foundation
Winneshiek County Community Foundation Distributes $160,519 to Local Nonprofit Organizations
New Funds Established to support Decorah Parks and Recreation Department
Winneshiek County Community Foundation Highlights Grant Impacts, Awards Over $168,000 in 2024 Grants
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 Winneshiek County Community Foundation Funds
There are many ways to support the causes you care about. Search below to find Winneshiek County Community Foundation funds.
Featured Funds
Impact Now
You can help power our local leadership work targeting urgent and emerging community needs in Winneshiek County today! A gift to the Winneshiek 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 Winneshiek County for generations to come through a gift to the Winneshiek 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 Anonymous Winneshiek County Endowment fund with the Winneshiek County Community Foundation allows recommendations for grants to be made each year to support educational and charitable causes that carry out the mission of the Community Foundation.
The Arnold and Lucy Hageman Family Scholarship may be awarded to students meeting the scholarship criteria. Click above to view the criteria.
Your gift to the Arp Family Fund with the Winneshiek County Community Foundation will support the charitable activities of Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation as it continues its mission to meet the primary needs of people and create opportunities for basic self-sufficiency through community partnership, education and the provision of services.
Your gift to the Baker Family Fund with the Winneshiek County Community Foundation will support the Decorah Public Library for the purchase of books for the library's collection. By making this gift, you are extending the gift of reading to the visitors of Decorah's library.
Your gift to the Ball Fields and Pickleball Courts Project Fund with the Winneshiek County Community Foundation will support the capital campaign to create the Ball Fields and Pickleball Courts facility located in Decorah, Iowa.
Your gift to the Berland Can-Do Environmental Fund with the Winneshiek County Community Foundation will support the Decorah Community School District’s Science Department in the areas of environmental recycling projects, education and workshops, and Envirothon type team events. By making this gift, you are supporting environmental initiatives for students and staff.
