2024 Grants Awarded!

The Cedar Falls Community Foundation has awarded $84,500 in grants to area non-profits and childcare facilities. Applications for these grants were accepted from April 1^st through June 15^th and were approved by the organization’s board of directors in July. Funding for the grants came from the Rownd Trust, the Diamond Arts and History Fund, and the CFCF Children and Families Fund.

The Cedar River Recreational Project will receive $50,000 paid out over four years from the Rownd Trust to support the Cedar River enhancement project. These enhancements include safe handicap access to the river’s edge, recreational water activity for kayakers and canoeists, tubing options along the river bank, fishing opportunities through improved access and improved habitat development and much more!

The Cedar Falls Rotary Club will receive $10,000 for the 100^th Anniversary Cedar Falls Rotary Club Plaza from the Rownd Trust. Funding will be used to support the plaza to honor and recognize essential workers during the pandemic including educators, public servants, and sustainers.

The Cedar Falls Rotary Club endeavors to serve their community, nation, and world through worthwhile projects and emphasizes “Service above Self” in their mission.

The Cedar Falls Woman’s Club will receive $5,000 for new HVAC for their kitchen from the Rownd Trust.

The Cedar Falls Woman’s Club provides opportunities for members learning, serving through volunteerism, and participating in civic events. In addition, the Cedar Falls Woman’s Club plays a vital role in the historic district of Cedar Falls by maintaining a Victorian House for use as a meeting site by the Woman’s Club and businesses and organizations in the community.

The Cedar Falls Community Theater will receive $3,500 for the New Play Festival from the Diamond Arts and History Fund. This will be a new event at the theatre that is designed to celebrate and support Iowa playwrights by providing a platform to showcase their work. The primary goals of the festival are to discover and nurture local talent, enrich the cultural landscape of Cedar Falls, and offer the community a unique theatrical experience.

The mission of the Cedar Falls Community Theater is to showcase community-based performing arts in Cedar Falls. 

The University of Northern Iowa Foundation will receive $1,000 to help fund the Suzuki Orchestra Tours from the Diamond Arts and History Fund. This grant will support tours to arts-underserved populations that would usually not have access to orchestra concerts and encourages students to pursue musical studies by featuring performances by students of similar age. The Suzuki School at the UNI School of Music seeks to enrich the lives of children and adults through the study of music.

The Cedar Falls Community Foundation granted $15,000 from the Children and Families Fund this year.

Community United Childcare Centers-Valley Park will receive $3,500 to repair the front sidewalk of their facility that has become a tripping hazard.

Lora’s Child Care will receive $3,000 to help pay for new flooring and equipment.

St. John’s Preschool and Childcare Center will receive $3,000 to purchase a new industrial sized refrigerator, to continue providing breakfast, two snacks, and lunch to the children enrolled in their program.

Prairie Rose Montessori School, LLC will receive $3,000 to put towards the cost of making their new building ADA compliant through adding a ramp and creating an ADA compliant restroom.

Immanuel Lutheran Preschool will receive $1,000 to help with the cost of renovations to their classrooms to add wrap around childcare to their preschool program.

Little Hawkeyes Daycare will receive $1,500 to support a new storage shed and new outdoor play equipment.

The Cedar Falls Community Foundation

The Cedar Falls Community Foundation (CFCF) is a nationally accredited community foundation working with donors to make a difference in Cedar Falls. The Cedar Falls Community Foundation is located inside Farmers State Bank, 6^th and Main Street, Cedar Falls, and is accessible by appointment, phone 319.243.9170, email: director@cf-communityfoundation.org, and website: www.cf-communityfoundation.org.