Stories of Impact

Reaffirming Our Commitment to Racial Equity

The Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa (CFNEIA) team has devoted time in the first half of this year to taking a close look at our commitment to racial equity. We’ve refined our message to emphasize...

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Grantmaking in Action Community Foundations’ Grant Applications Now Open for 2023 Spring Cycle
The Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa has announced that grant processes have opened for five of its affiliate foundations including the Bremer County Community Foundation, Buchanan County Community Foundation, Emmet County Community Foundation, Iowa County...
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Community Leadership Shanda Hansen Excited to Help Strengthen Local and Regional Impact
The Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa (CFNEIA) has announced that Shanda Hansen is joining the organization as the director of affiliate impact. Hansen will serve as CFNEIA’s first director of affiliate impact, a new position...
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Endow Iowa Changes in 2023
The Endow Iowa 25% state tax credit is a unique and important benefit of making charitable gifts through CFNEIA and its affiliate foundations. . The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA), which oversees Endow Iowa, has made...
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Grantmaking in Action Grantmaking Snapshot: Organizational Capacity Building, First Staff Person
The North End Cultural Center received a $30,000 mission fulfillment grant from the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa to help build capacity for the volunteer-driven organization focused on restoring pride in the diverse cultures of...
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Grantmaking in Action Grantmaking Snapshot: Make a Splash Campaign
The City of Waterloo Leisure Services Commission received a $100,000 mission fulfillment grant from the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa to its Make a Splash campaign to transform Gates and Byrnes parks. Pools at each park...
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Grantmaking in Action Grantmaking Snapshot: A Facility for the Future Capital Campaign
The University of Northern Iowa Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center received a $250,000 mission fulfillment grant from the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa to put toward its capital campaign to renovate and expand current facilities....
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Donor Stories A Generational Gift for a Rural Iowa Community
It was the late 1980s when Pat Boyle was welcomed to Lime Springs. He remembers how the friendly people of this community just south of the Iowa-Minnesota border greeted him and brought him into their...
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Community Leadership Advancing Equity in the Cedar Valley is Focus of Nonprofit Convening Event
As a part of its ongoing effort to advance racial equity, the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa served as a lead partner and co-creator of the Advancing Equity in the Cedar Valley convening event. Over...
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Grantmaking in Action Grantmaking Snapshot: Brickstreet Theatre
Project: Sounds and VoicesWinnebago County Community FoundationThe COVID-19 pandemic caused many nonprofits to shift how they offered services, including BrickStreet Theatre, whose goal was to safely bring live theatre back to North Iowa. A grant...
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