Cedar Falls Community Foundation

EIN: 42-1088936

Grant Information

Purpose/Mission

The Cedar Falls Community Foundation inspires and connects individuals, families, and organizations to enhance our community, support nonprofits, elevate educational opportunities, and build legacies through philanthropy. We support cultural, scholarly, recreational, literary, and artistic endeavors. 

Sample grants

Cedar Falls Library, $249,332; Child Care Resource & Referral, Northeast Iowa, $10,000; James & Meryl Hearst Center for the Arts, $13,045; University of Northern Iowa Foundation, $49,868l; Cedar Valley Cancer Committee, $8,000; Cedar Falls Community Theatre, $6000; Cedar Falls Pickleball Club, $12,500; City of Cedar Falls, $43,000. 

Application info

Application deadline for nonprofit grants: June 15 annually. 

Scholarship deadlines:

  • For spring semester programs, the last working day of October.

  • For fall and academic-year programs, the last working day of March.

For information on scholarship eligibility, applications, and other details, see the scholarships section of the website. Applications are accepted in April-May each year.

For eligibility requirements, details on specific grants and scholarships, application instructions and other information, see the Inspire page of the website. 

Restrictions

The Cedar Falls Community Foundation, now over 40 years old, is one of 17 nationally accredited community foundations in Iowa. The foundation focuses its support on Cedar Falls, Iowa and vicinity.

 

Trustees

John Lehman, President
Susan Card, Vice President
Tom Paulsen, Treasurer
Maureen Hendersen, Secretary
 

Grant sizes
$0

Financials

Date of latest financial data
Dec 2023

Contact

Contact name
John Lehman
Contact title
President
Phone
319-243-9170
Email
director@cf-communityfoundation.org
Address

P.O. Box 546
Cedar Falls, IA 50613
United States