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Giving in Bremer County

Charitable, community-minded people who want to do good in their community to support the causes they care about can do so with the Bremer County Community Foundation. Through the funds held with the Bremer County Community Foundation, the Community Foundation meets our county's needs by increasing connections between people and the organizations that serve them; providing grants in our core program areas of arts and culture, community betterment, education and youth development, environment and animal welfare, health, and human service.

$515,042 grants awarded in 2022. $3.2M total grants awarded since 2005. $6.3M total assets.

View our 2022 Impact Report

Committee Members

Stacie Schroeder, Chair
Lisa Biersner
Lois Buhr
Brian Bunce
Gloria Campbell
Deb Hanson

Mike Johnson
Jane Juchems
Karen Neuendorf
Jennifer Seward
Judi Tripolino

Individuals interested in serving as a volunteer committee member can complete the online interest form here.

Bremer County Grants

This grant is not accepting applications.

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 Bremer County. A local committee reviews the applications from charitable organizations serving their community.

Open:	March 1
Application Due:	April 15
Awarded in:	June

Click the year to see organizations and projects funded in 2023 and 2022.

How to Apply

Review our Grant Guidelines to see if you qualify for this grant.

Grant Guidelines

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 Login

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.