Community Foundation of Lyon County Grant

The Community Foundation of Lyon County Grant aims to enhance the quality of life in Lyon County by addressing community needs through charitable grants. It supports nonprofit organizations and local governments in areas such as arts, education, health, and human services. The foundation prioritizes projects with long-term impact and sustainability. Grants are intended to connect donors with meaningful causes, ensuring that resources are mobilized effectively to benefit the community. This grant fosters collaboration and addresses pressing local issues.

Background
The Community Foundation of Lyon County (CFLC) is a charitable foundation created by and for the people of Lyon County to receive gifts from individuals, families, corporations, private foundations, and governmental agencies. These gifts are carefully invested and the income from endowment funds is used to make grants to public charities that best meet the needs of Lyon County.
The mission of the Community Foundation of Lyon County is to enhance the overall quality of life in the county by providing opportunities for donors to leave a legacy, by building a permanent collection of endowment funds, and by making grants in response to priority community needs.
The purpose of the CFLC grant program is to respond to present and emerging needs within Lyon County by making grants in the following areas:

• Arts & Culture: Provide or increase access to theatre, music, arts, dance, museums, historical events.
• Civic: Community betterment/beautification, city government, emergency services, citizen participation, parks and recreation.
• Education: Early childhood development/daycare, primary, secondary, and continuing education; libraries.
• Environment: Pollution control, natural resource conservation, protecting wildlife, botanic/horticultural activities.
• Health: Promotion and maintenance of physical, dental and mental health; rehabilitative services, crisis intervention.

Human Services: Housing/shelter, public safety, services for the elderly, youth, families, handicapped, economically disadvantaged, minorities or other special groups.
The CFLC Advisory Board will make grant recommendations based on county and community needs, and the proposing organization’s capacity to effectively enhance the quality of life in Lyon County.

Eligibility

Grants will be made for charitable purposes to nonprofit organizations, units of local government, and public education institutions that:

• Serve Lyon County in Iowa.

Are tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.Seed grants to implement a new program will only be considered if there is a sound plan for sustainability.

Ineligibility

Generally, requests for the following will not be given consideration: General operating expenses