Uplift Grants - Chamber Music Grant

The Uplift Grants - Chamber Music Grant, offered by the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa, supports classical chamber music performances in Black Hawk County. Eligible organizations can apply for grants ranging from $5,000 to $7,390 to enhance cultural programming. The foundation prioritizes projects that demonstrate charitable impact in the community. This initiative aims to foster artistic expression and enrich the local arts scene, benefiting residents through quality musical experiences.

Community Foundation of Northwest Iowa
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. Today, CFNEIA works in 20 Iowa counties to meet local needs and fulfill a vision of creating a vibrant region of thriving people.
The Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa is accredited with National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations®—the highest standards for philanthropic excellence.
The Community Foundation provides eligible agencies with one-year discretionary grants on a competitive basis to improve life for residents of Black Hawk County, Iowa. Uplift Grant requests can be for operations, programming, materials, equipment, and capital projects.
Grant Amount
Grant proposal requests must be a minimum of $5,000.   Maximum request amount for Chamber Music is $7,390.
Funding Preferences and Priorities
Chamber Music: To support performances of classical chamber music in Black Hawk County. Chamber music is defined as performances of classical music composed for small groups of players. The groups could be sextets, quintets, quartets, trios with particular emphasis on string groups, although wood wind and brass groups are eligible as well as groups combining different types of instruments (including vocalists). Supported by the Howard V. Jones Chamber Music Fund.

Eligibility

Organizations must provide benefits to the people of Black Hawk 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 charitableBe current with all state and federal reporting requirements.For groups, projects, or initiatives that do not meet the above eligibility requirements, the Community Foundation will consider projects submitted through a fiscal sponsor. Fiscal sponsors must be classified as a 501(c)(3) or a government entity. Early music ensembles are also eligible. In addition to the eligibility requirements, the following restrictions also apply:Requests should be for one year only.
Requests should be a minimum of $5,000.
Applicants are limited to one application.
Applicants may also submit up to one additional proposal as a fiscal sponsor.
Organizations with a separate supporting, eligible organization (like a “friends of” or a foundation) can apply through either the organization or through its supporting organization, but not both.
The Foundation encourages applications to be submitted through the supporting organization.

Ineligibility

Organizations must not have any past due grant reports for previous CFNEIA grants.Inherently religious activities such as religious worship, instruction, or proselytization or activities that promote specific religious doctrine are not eligible.Requests for partisan political or lobbying activities are not eligible. Operational requests from other foundations are not eligible.Late, incomplete, or hard copy applications will not be considered.Incomplete applications are those that are in DRAFT mode at the time of the application deadline.The Foundation will not support requests for funds that are re-granted or redistributed by the applicant.