O’Brien County Community Foundation Grant

The O’Brien County Community Foundation Grant supports charitable purposes through grants to nonprofit organizations and local government units serving O’Brien County, Iowa. This fund aims to address community needs in areas such as arts, education, health, and human services. By fostering permanent charitable giving, the foundation enhances the quality of life for current and future generations, ensuring that diverse community programs receive necessary funding to thrive.

Whether it’s supporting students with scholarships, strengthening nonprofits through grants, or helping donors create lasting legacies, SCF is here to make philanthropy simple, effective, and impactful.
Award scholarships to help students pursue their dreams
Distribute grants that fuel local nonprofits and community projects
Provide leadership and insight into Siouxland’s evolving needs
Background
The O’Brien County Community Foundation (OBCCF) is a named affiliate fund of the Siouxland Community Foundation, created by and for the people of O’Brien County, to receive charitable gifts from individuals, families, corporations, private foundations, and governmental agencies. These gifts are carefully invested and the income from endowments is used to make grants to public charities or municipalities that best meet the needs in the county.
An Advisory Committee representing each community and the varied interests of O’Brien County is responsible for fundraising and grant-making advisements of the OBCCF Fund.
The purpose of the OBCCF grant program is to respond to present and emerging needs within O’Brien County by making grants in the following areas:

• Arts & Culture: Provide or increase access to theatre, music, arts, dance, museums and 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 O’Brien County Community Foundation (OBCCF) Advisory Board is charged with carefully reviewing grant proposals and recommending grants to be awarded. The OBCCF 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 O’Brien County.

Eligibility

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

• Serve O’Brien County in Iowa.
• Are tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Ineligibility

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

• General operating expenses Budget deficits
• Annual fund drives
• Individuals
• Political activities
• EndowmentCapital campaigns
• Religious activities
• Multi-year grantsIndividuals or reimbursement for items purchased or project already completed