Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque awards $31,250 to local nonprofits through Community Impact Grants Program
At its fourth annual Community Block Party, the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque (CFGD) announced recipients of this year’s CFGD Community Impact Grants. Now in its 12th year, the Community Impact Grant program funds proposals in three priority areas:
Strong Nonprofits: Proposals that build capacity to meet community needs, create collective impact, and ensure collaborative data and investment in leadership
Thriving Families: Proposals that build increased self-sufficiency, create success in the lives of young people, and ensure lasting commitment to healthy neighborhoods
Vibrant Culture: Proposals that build appreciation for the arts, create opportunities for increased social offerings, and ensure openness to a growing diverse population.
Nancy Van Milligen, CFGD president and CEO, announced the grants totaling $31,250 to the following nonprofits and programs:
- Almost Home Dubuque - $5,750
A program to employ Rescue Mission residents who are seeking to transition out of homelessness
- AmeriCorps Partners in Learning - $4,000
Formal program evaluation
- Dubuque Community YMCA/YWCA - $4,000
Planning assistance for a capital campaign to build new facility
- Mary’s Inn Maternity Home - $2,500
Board and staff development, and strategic planning
- Project Concern - $2,500
Training and development for staff
- St. Mark Youth Enrichment - $5,000
Evaluation and data management coordinator
- St. Stephen’s Food Back - $3,500
Upgrade to new national food bank software
- United Way of Dubuque Area Tri-States - $4,000
Board training
The Community Impact Grant program was established in 2004 and is made possible by donations from community members to CFGD’s unrestricted funds. The program has granted out a total of $384,360 to support local nonprofits. This is one of several CFGD grant programs that, combined with endowment payouts, has distributed more than $26 million to nonprofits since the Foundation’s inception in 2002, including $5.8 million last year alone.
“The Foundation is proud to build strong nonprofits, thriving families and vibrant culture through our Community Impact grant program,” says Van Milligen. “We could not be more grateful to the many donors that have made these grants possible.”
For more information about Community Impact Grants, please contact Katie Foust, CFGD grants management coordinator, at 563.588.2700 or katie@dbqfoundation.org.