The University of Iowa

Dickinson

Okoboji Foundation

The Okoboji Foundation is the center point for community giving, providing leadership and building beneficial partnerships to make a lasting positive impact in the Iowa Great Lakes area.

Application Deadline 

Grant applications available January 1 - March 1.

2020 Okoboji Foundation Grant Divisions:

  • Community Needs Grants: requests of $500 to $24,000
  • Leadership Grants: requests of $25,000 or more

Applications should be addresssed to:

Rob Waterhouse
Okoboji Foundation
PO Box 593
Okoboji, IA 51355
 

Vestergaard (Adolph and Esther) Memorial Scholarship Fund

Offers scholarships to needy and worthy students in Clay and Dickinson counties. Available to any resident; not limited to high school students.

Application Deadline 

Applications should be forwarded to:

Selection Committee
Vestergaard Memorial Scholarship 
PO Box 908
Spencer, IA  51301
(712) 262-1500

Application deadline is May 15 of each year.

Applicants must include name of institution they will attend, activities, and other scholarships.

Wellmark Foundation

The Wellmark Foundation’s goal is to be a catalyst in bringing groups together to positively impact health within a community. MATCH grant funding focuses on sustainable initiatives — projects that continue after our grant funding ends — targeting access to and consumption of nutritious foods...

Application Deadline 
Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Application materials are to be submitted to WellmarkFoundation@wellmark.com by the appropriate deadline. 

Event Category 

Give Back Iowa Challenge

Give Back Iowa is an eight-week challenge that runs from April 1 through May 31 each year to engage Iowans in employer-supported volunteering, both during and outside of the workday. There is no cost to register or participate; and, it doesn’t matter whether an employer has a formal volunteer...

Date 
Thursday, April 1, 2021 - 8:00am to Monday, May 31, 2021 - 5:00pm
Location 
1963 Bell Ave.
Suite 200
Des Moines, IA 50315

Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation

The corporation is organized to support and improve the oral health of Iowans. The foundation will provide funds to other 501(c)(3) organizations, governments, or academic institutions that are undertaking projects that support or improve the oral health of Iowans. The foundation will provide...

Application Deadline 

Funding opportunities include: 

  • Rethink Your Drink grants
  • Ignite and Innovation Grant Projects for spring and fall
  • Wellness Community Fund
  • Oral Health Fund
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) Nonprofit Support

Further information on each of the above and detailed Guidelines are here.

 

Event Category 

Iowa Arts and Culture Recovery Program

This emergency recovery fund is for the purpose of providing economic relief to Iowa’s arts and culture industry. The funding will be administered by the Iowa Arts Council, on behalf of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, through the Iowa Arts & Culture Emergency Relief Fund.

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Date 
Friday, December 11, 2020 - 11:45pm
Location 
600 East Locust
Des Moines, IA 50319
Event Category 

Iowa Arts & Culture Recovery Program webinar (Individual Artists)

This is a one-hour webinar for persons interested in applying for relief funds from the COVID-19 Arts & Cultural Recovery Program announced by the governor on December 1. A webinar for arts organizations wishing to apply for funds will be conducted from 10-11 am.)

As demand for these...

Date 
Friday, December 4, 2020 - 2:00pm
Location 
600 East Locust
Des Moines, IA 50319