Competitive Donor-Advised Funds: McGrath Automotive Group Grants

The Competitive Donor-Advised Funds program by the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation offers grants aimed at enhancing community welfare in Linn County, Iowa. This initiative encourages local corporations and family foundations to support diverse causes, including programmatic support, capital projects, event sponsorships, and more. With a focus on children's needs, these grants typically provide funding for up to 12 months, with average awards around $3,000, ensuring a significant impact on the community.

The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation improves the quality of life in Linn County, Iowa by partnering with donors, funders, and other community collaborators to achieve high impact philanthropy; supporting nonprofit organizations that address our community’s needs and opportunities; and convening people to learn, share ideas, and develop solutions for the future. The Community Foundation is a public, nonprofit organization with over $223 million in assets and over 1,000 different charitable funds.
The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation accepts grant applications for a number of local corporations and family foundations. Funding priorities are determined by each donor advisor and may include programmatic or operating support, capital campaigns, event sponsorships, and religious activities.
Competitive Donor-Advised Funds are different from other grants offered at the Community Foundation because they are donor-driven. The funding priorities, exclusions, decision-making and timing of grant awards are determined by the donor advisor.
Competitive Donor-Advised Funds are not related to the Program Support or Organization Support Grant programs. Therefore, applications to Competitive Donor-Advised Funds are not subject to the application limits for those two grant programs.
Purpose
The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation accepts grant applications for a number of local corporations and family funds. Funding priorities are determined by each donor-advisor and may include:

• programmatic or operating support, capital campaigns, event sponsorships, and religious activities.
• Competitive Donor-Advised Funds: McGrath Automotive Group
• Eligible Categories: Program, Capital or Sponsorship
• Priorities: Children’s needs
• Duration of Grant is 12 months. Average award is $3,000

Eligibility

The Community Foundation accepts applications from nonprofit organizations with a 501(c)(3) status, governmental organizations, and non-501(c)(3) organizations that have completed arrangements to obtain a fiscal sponsor.Typically, organizations may receive one grant from each competitive donor-advised fund in a 12-month period, however, there are exceptions.

Ineligibility

Under federal legislation, donor-advisors may not receive tangible benefit, goods or services as a result of a grant from their fund. This includes membership, dinners, tickets and other benefits.Ineligible:Travel expensesProjects/organizations outside of Linn County