Competitive Donor-Advised Funds
Forecasted
Competitive Donor-Advised Funds support community organizations with programs, capital projects, and selected event sponsorships that advance local corporate and family donors’ community priorities.
Funder: Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (GreatAmerica) | July 2027 (Six funds) | September 2027 (Girls With Goals, McGrath Automotive Group)
Funding Amounts: Fund-specific averages, ranges, and limits from $500 to $10,000; 12-month grants
Summary: Supports community organizations through programs, capital projects, and selected event sponsorships aligned with corporate and family donor priorities.
Key Information: Projects cannot occur before or during the grant review period, approximately 12 weeks after the deadline.
Description
The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation administers Competitive Donor-Advised Funds on behalf of local corporations and family funds. These funds support community organizations through program and project support, capital projects, and, for selected funds, event sponsorships. Each donor advisor sets funding priorities, exclusions, award decisions, and award timing.
Priorities span historic preservation, community development, health, access to services, food insecurity, sustainability, the environment, diversity and inclusion, girls’ empowerment, children’s needs, and education. Geographic priorities differ by fund, including Linn County, Cedar Rapids, and Iowa. These opportunities are separate from the Foundation’s Program Support and Organization Support grants and are not subject to those programs’ application limits.
