Theisen’s More for Your Community Grants
Funding Amount
US $100 - US $5,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
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Geography
- In the Dubuque region
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Events, Fundraisers and Sponsorships
- Not eligible: Conferences
- Not eligible: Travel Expenses
- Not eligible: Religious Organizations for Religious Purposes
- Not eligible: Capital Campaigns
Overview
The Theisen’s More for Your Community Grants program aims to inspire generosity and strengthen communities in the Dubuque region. Since its inception in 2003, it has focused on meeting the basic needs of families and children, including food, shelter, education, safety, and health. Grants are awarded to local agencies that effectively serve these needs, creating lasting change and promoting inclusivity across all communities served by Theisen’s.
The Theisen’s More for Your Community corporate grant program annually makes grants to all Theisen’s store communities. The program grants to agencies that most effectively, directly serve the basic needs of families and children, which includes food, shelter, education, safety and health.
What Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 211
- Total given
- $8M
- Median grant
- $14K
- Range
- $5,020–$1.29M
- By dollars: Iowa 96%, Illinois 1%, Minnesota <1%. Top recipient cities: Dubuque, IA; Guttenberg, IA; Maquoketa, IA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 29% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Crescent Community Health Center · Dubuque, IA
Health
$1.29M
City of Cascade · Cascade, IA
Community support
$975K
Dubuque Community School District · Dubuque, IA
Education
$209K
Holy Family Catholic Schools · Dubuque, IA
Education
$202K
St Mark Youth Enrichment · Dubuque, IA
Community support
$176K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Food security
- Housing
- Education
- Child welfare
- Health disparities
- Small grants
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