Tama County Grants

Tama County Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa
Amount: More than US $1,000
Last Updated: December 08, 2025

Summary

The Tama County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa, aims to enhance the quality of life in Tama County through strategic grantmaking. By supporting local nonprofits and encouraging community engagement, the foundation fosters vibrant communities and addresses key local needs. With a focus on opportunity, health, safety, and youth empowerment, the foundation guides its funding priorities to ensure impactful and sustainable community development. Together, they strive to create a thriving region for all residents.

Overview

Who We Are The Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa is a place of connection where generosity and community action meet to create powerful impacts improving the quality of life for all people. We connect inspired people to causes they care about most, make grants to strengthen effective nonprofits, and provide leadership on key community issues to make Iowa communities better places. Since 1956, we have been “here for good,” working side-by-side people and organizations as a catalyst for positive community change. Today, CFNEIA works in 20 Iowa counties to meet local needs and fulfill a vision of creating a vibrant region of thriving people. Tama County Community Foundation The Tama County Community Foundation is your partner in creating vibrant communities across our county. We connect with our communities by meeting local needs through grantmaking to nonprofits providing local solutions and helping you put your generosity into action.The Tama County Community Foundation is your partner in creating vibrant communities across our county. We connect with our communities by meeting local needs through grantmaking to nonprofits providing local solutions and helping you put your generosity into action. Tama County Grants The Tama County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa, is created by and for the people of Tama County. The Community Foundation’s main goals are to support Tama County and to attract additional funds to assist donors in creating lasting legacies through a variety of giving options within Tama County. What We Support The Tama County Community Foundation provides grants to improve life in Tama County, Iowa. We want to help develop communities that people want to live in, as well as benefit rural areas of the county. We do this through the Community Foundation’s Impact Priority areas of grantmaking. Impact Priorities Our impact priorities reflect the strengths of our current work, guide grantmaking and leadership that meet unique local needs, and provide a vision for the future of our region. Opportunity & AccessHealth & SafetyVibrant CommunitiesYouth Empowerment Funding Priorities Requests that show multiple funding sources for project will be given higher priority by the Tama County Community Foundation.Requests that include salaries and/or labor will be given lower priority by the Tama County Community Foundation.Requests with detailed bids/estimates are given preference when labor is included in the request.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Organizations must provide benefits to the people of the Tama County and must meet the following criteria in order to apply for a grant:Be classified as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or be a government entity. Tax-exempt organizations classified as other than 501(c)(3) are also eligible if and only if the project is deemed charitable; please contact our office to discuss the project’s eligibility prior to submitting a proposal.Be current with all state and federal reporting requirements, such as filing of 990 forms.For groups, projects, or initiatives that do not meet the above eligibility requirements, the Community Foundation will consider your requests if submitted through a fiscal sponsor. Fiscal sponsors must be classified as a 501(c)(3) or a government entity. The Foundation prefers that the fiscal sponsor’s mission closely align with the sponsored project. Fiscal Sponsors will be legally and financially responsible for any grant funds that are awarded by the Tama County Community Foundation.One application per organization with the exemption of Government Entities and Fiscal Sponsors; however, fiscal sponsors may submit only one application per sponsored organization. Government entities may submit only one application per department. Schools are considered government entities for grant purposes.The administration of each city and the county may only submit one application for a city/county-wide project (for example: banners for the downtown).This is in addition to separate applications for different departments.The following organizations are eligible for specific projects only:Churches –for projects that provide community services/activitiesEconomic development organizations -for marketing/education projects that benefits the whole community, not just member businessesService clubs and veterans’ organization (with eligible tax-exempt status) -for charitable community projectsBudget template in application must be used to submit the project budget.

Ineligibility

Must not have any outstanding grant reports for previous Tama Community Foundation grants. Restrictions:Inherently religious activities such as religious worship, instruction, or proselytization or activities that promote specific religious doctrine are not eligible.Applications that do not use the template will not be considered.fundraising activities or one-time eventsfunds that will be re-granted by the applicantproject expenses incurred/completed prior to grant notifications