Cedar Valley United Way Social Innovation Investments Grant
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- September 2026
From the program guidelines: “Cedar Valley United Way (Waterloo, IA) makes Social Innovation grants (~$50k pool) to break the cycle of systemic poverty; reviewed on a rolling/per-need basis (deadline=null).”
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Eligible organizations
- Organizations
Geography
- Iowa
Overview
Cedar Valley United Way (Waterloo, IA) makes Social Innovation grants (~$50k pool) to break the cycle of systemic poverty; reviewed on a rolling/per-need basis (deadline=null).
How to Apply
Social Innovation grants ($50,000 pool) are directed at breaking the cycle of systemic poverty; applications are reviewed per need and recipients announced as grants are awarded. Interested orgs contact Debbie Roth (debbie.roth@cvuw.org). Eligibility: local nonprofits serving the Cedar Valley.
What Cedar Valley United Way actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 38
- Total given
- $1.34M
- Median grant
- $20K
- Range
- $5,037–$284K
- >99% of its 2024 grant dollars went to recipients in Iowa, where this grant's project is located.
- By dollars: Iowa >99%, Georgia <1%. Top recipient cities: Waterloo, IA; Des Moines, IA; Cedar Falls, IA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 29% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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Successlink · Waterloo, IA
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Operation Threshold · Waterloo, IA
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Grin & Grow Ltd · Waterloo, IA
Program support
$65K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Poverty alleviation
- Social justice
Project Locations
- IA
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