Grants awarded for 2024

CULTURAL ARTS

African American Museum of Iowa - Upgrading Technology with AAMI

Cedar Rapids Museum of Art - Fall 2024 Exhibition and Educational Programming

Cedar Rapids Opera - 2023-2024 Production Season (multi-year grant)

Five Seasons Chamber Music - Five Seasons Chamber Music Festival Summer 2024

Iowa Ceramics Center & Glass Studio - Community Engagement & Outreach (Mobile Clay Program)

Orchestra Iowa - 2024-2025 Masterworks Series & Education Programs in CRCSD

Orchestra Iowa - RCCMA (Roosevelt Middle School) After School Strings Program

Red Cedar Chamber Music - Into Nooks & Crannies: Chamber Music for Linn County

Theatre Cedar Rapids - TCR Production Support & Tuition for Education Programs

EDUCATION

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Corridor - Finding Success with Boys & Girls Clubs

Catherine McAuley Center - Education Services for Refugees and Immigrants

Cedar Rapids Community Schools Foundation - Ensuring Extracurriculars Fund

Four Oaks Family and Children's Services - TotalChild Workforce: Building Successful Futures

Hope Community Development Association - Job Training Program

Kids First Law Center - Youth Peace Project in Cedar Rapids Community Schools

Kirkwood Community College Foundation - Project START Program Scholarships

Mount Mercy University - Catherine McAuley Scholars Program

Tanager Place - CDF Freedom Schools Program - Summer 2025

Zach Johnson Foundation - Connecting to Success - Kids on Course: (Elementary School Expansion, Middle School Extension, and Freshman Academy)

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Community Health Free Clinic - Direct Patient Care

Eastern Iowa Health Center - Unmet Needs and Translation Services

GROW at the Orchards - GROW Fall 2024 Program

Iowa Legal Aid - Linn County Eviction Diversion Project

Matthew 25 - Cultivate Hope (Supporting Urban Farm Program & Corner Store Operation)

Miracles in Motion - Adaptive Riding Program/Sessions (multi-year grant)

St. Luke's Healthcare Foundation - Child Protection Center & Dental Health Center

Waypoint - Coordinated Entry Program 

Willis Dady Homeless Shelter - Emergency Shelter Program

YMCA of the Cedar Rapids Metro Area - YMCA Scholarship Assistance Program