An Affiliate of the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque

River Bluff Community Foundation

Here for you. Alethea Cahoy Executive Director, River Bluff Community Foundation rbcf@dbqfoundation.org 563.321.0317
P.O. Box 1152, Clinton, IA 52733

Leadership. Philanthropy. Community.

The River Bluff Community Foundation builds endowments, serves as a resource for community needs, and assists donors.

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Featured Opportunity

We Need Your Help

We want to be sure that your voice is heard as we develop ideas and plans for the future of our community. 

  • What do you love most about Clinton? 
  • What future do you want for it? 
  • How do you think we should achieve it? 

Take a short survey and give us input about how we can make Clinton an even better place to live, work and play! 

Take Survey

Strong Nonprofits

Helping You Achieve Your Mission

In addition to our annual grant making, we support area nonprofits through:

  • Trainings such as Board Boot Camp
  • Fundraising opportunities like Great Give Day, which raised $16,800 for participating rural Clinton area nonprofits in 2021
  • Tools to help strengthen boards

Learn more.

Grants

Our Grants for Nonprofits

River Bluff Community Foundation Grants

Grant Details / Apply

Grant Highlight

Women Workforce Ready

The Community Foundation partners with organizations to seed new ideas or grow existing programs. A 2021 grant to the Clinton YWCA will do just that by supporting Women Workforce Ready, a program to serve 75 women and children by providing housing, health care, education opportunities and more. 

Professional Advisors

Passing Down Prosperity

We work with professional advisors, individuals and families to improve quality of life and secure our region’s strong future.

$9.3 Billion

Expected to transfer from one generation to the next through Clinton County probate estates through 2049.

$463 Million

Secured forever if just 5% of the expected transfer is invested in an endowment.

$19 Million

Could be available annually for community projects and priorities, forever, figuring a 4.25% grant payout payout.

Learn about transfer of wealth in Clinton County.

We're your partner in helping your clients support the causes they care about most while leveraging maximum tax benefits.

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Funds

Our Family of Funds

Our funds were created by community leaders like you, with local roots and a vision for a stronger Clinton area.

Make An Impact in Your Community

When people get involved in their communities, their communities change for the better. That’s why we need you to be part of the River Bluff Community Foundation.

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Board of Directors

Our board works to help us achieve our mission of improving quality of life in the Clinton area.

  • Tara VanDerLeest President
  • Dennis Lauver Vice President
  • Julie Dunn
  • Cheryl Frey
  • David Pillers
  • Jon Thoms