“Hard Won, Not Done” may be a phrase you hear in 2020 as this year marks the 100th anniversary of the signing of the 19th amendment which prohibits citizens being denied the right to vote...

The Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa's Women for Good educates, engages, and inspires giving to improve the lives of women and girls in Black Hawk County. As part of its 2019 grant process, Women for...

UPDATED 3/21/2020The Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa is monitoring the local impact of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). While this situation is continues to evolve quickly, we continue to react and plan using the best information...

By Niki Litzel, Director of Development Women are leaders in many aspects of today’s society and are gaining power and prominence. Women are earning more, becoming industry and community leaders, and are completing higher educational...

A blind date. That's all it took to start a lifetime of love for family and community for Bob and Betty McCoy. Bob, a WWII veteran and Waterloo native, met Betty in her hometown of...

It is important to plan in order to be prepared in times of crisis and Emmet County Emergency Management applied and received a $4,000 grant in 2019 from the Emmet County Community Foundation to do just that....

By Terry Gaumer, CAP®, Affiliate Director of DevelopmentThe Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act was enacted January 1, 2020. With this legislation came questions from those who are planning for retirement or are...

In 2019, Howard County received a grant from the Howard County Community Foundation for a historic preservation project on a refurbished pioneer Baptist church built in the 1850s that now serves as the Wapsi-Great Western...

During this season of giving, the Bertch family made the holiday a little merrier for two Cedar Valley nonprofits and the people they serve. On Monday, December 23, the family granted $50,000 to Grin and...