Waterloo Community Foundation Grants
Funding Amount
Typical grant $5,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
The Waterloo Community Foundation is inviting grant proposals from qualified organizations that benefit the Waterloo community in five key areas: health and human services, arts and culture, education, economic development, and inclusion. Typical grants amount to $5,000, with all requests evaluated by community members and approved by the Board of Directors, ensuring that local needs are met effectively.
We are seeking grant proposals from qualified organizations benefiting the community of Waterloo in one of five areas:
- health and human services, arts and culture, education, economic development, orinclusion
Our typical grant size is $5,000. All grant requests are reviewed by a team of community members and approved by our Board of Directors.
What Waterloo Community Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 15
- Total given
- $201K
- Median grant
- $10K
- Range
- $5,072–$47K
- By dollars: Iowa 87%, Virginia 13%. Top recipient cities: Waterloo, IA; Cedar Falls, IA; Arlington, VA.
Example grants
City of Waterloo · Waterloo, IA
Park enhancements
$47K
Close up Foundation · Arlington, VA
$26K
Sailor Nation Inc · Waterloo, IA
$24K
Cedar Valley Hospice · Waterloo, IA
$17K
Inclusion Connection · Waterloo, IA
$12K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Foundation
- Community services
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