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Benton County Community Foundation
The Benton County Community Foundation is a local, non-profit, charitable affiliate of the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa. We were established to improve the quality of life right here in Benton County by making grants to support local non-profit organizations and projects now and in the future. The Community Foundation is here to help people make tax-deductible gifts in accordance with their interests.
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Higher Quality of Life Points to Greater Economic Health for Communities - Vinton Today
Foundation: Benton County Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa
Since Benton County Community Foundation's establishment in 2005, $1.5 million in grants have been awarded. Foundation grantmaking focuses on the...more
Foundation: Benton County Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa
Since Benton County Community Foundation's establishment in 2005, $1.5 million in grants have been awarded. Foundation grantmaking focuses on the...more
Benton County Community Foundation Celebrates Community Foundation Week Nov 12-18 ...
Foundation: Benton County Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa
The Benton County Community Foundation will join in a nationwide celebration, November 12-18, 2021, to recognize the increasingly important...more
Foundation: Benton County Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa
The Benton County Community Foundation will join in a nationwide celebration, November 12-18, 2021, to recognize the increasingly important...more
News :: Generosity of Volunteering a Win for the Entire Community
Foundation: Benton County Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa
The Benton County Community Foundation is a CFNEIA affiliate and volunteers who serve on the local governing committee include: Bryce Brecht,...more
Foundation: Benton County Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa
The Benton County Community Foundation is a CFNEIA affiliate and volunteers who serve on the local governing committee include: Bryce Brecht,...more
News :: Benton County Community Foundation's 2020 Annual Report Highlights Key Impacts
Foundation: Benton County Community Foundation
Since the Community Foundation's establishment in 2005, more than $1.4 million in grants have been awarded. Charitable, community-minded...more
Foundation: Benton County Community Foundation
Since the Community Foundation's establishment in 2005, more than $1.4 million in grants have been awarded. Charitable, community-minded...more
Community Foundation Of The Lake To Grant $48000 Powered By AmerenCares To Non-Profits At ...
Foundation: Benton County Community Foundation, Community Foundation of the Ozarks, Missouri Foundation for Health
Through the Lake Area COVID-19 Relief Fund powered by AmerenCares, a total of $48,000 is available, with awards capped at $10,000, to...more
Foundation: Benton County Community Foundation, Community Foundation of the Ozarks, Missouri Foundation for Health
Through the Lake Area COVID-19 Relief Fund powered by AmerenCares, a total of $48,000 is available, with awards capped at $10,000, to...more
Monarch Commons in Fowler is a new site to see
Foundation: Benton County Community Foundation
... as a grant from the Benton County Community Foundation and the Benton County Economic Development also had a hand in the fundraising for...more
Foundation: Benton County Community Foundation
... as a grant from the Benton County Community Foundation and the Benton County Economic Development also had a hand in the fundraising for...more
Foundation grant applications available
Foundation: Benton County Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa
WATERLOO – Grant applications can now be submitted to the Benton County Community Foundation for its 2018 grant cycle. ... Grants are awarded to projects in the following areas: art and culture,...more
Foundation: Benton County Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa
WATERLOO – Grant applications can now be submitted to the Benton County Community Foundation for its 2018 grant cycle. ... Grants are awarded to projects in the following areas: art and culture,...more
Extracurricular activities remains strong
Foundation: Benton County Community Foundation
-Three programs within the district received awards during the Benton County Community Foundation ceremony last month. “We received a...more
Foundation: Benton County Community Foundation
-Three programs within the district received awards during the Benton County Community Foundation ceremony last month. “We received a...more
Foundation awards $112775 for 31 projects
Foundation: Benton County Community Foundation
VAN HORNE – The Benton County Community Foundation held its annual grant awards ceremony on July 25, announcing the distribution...more
Foundation: Benton County Community Foundation
VAN HORNE – The Benton County Community Foundation held its annual grant awards ceremony on July 25, announcing the distribution...more
Foundation awards $112775 for 31 projects
Foundation: Benton County Community Foundation
VAN HORNE – The Benton County Community Foundation held its annual grant awards ceremony on July 25, announcing the distribution...more
Foundation: Benton County Community Foundation
VAN HORNE – The Benton County Community Foundation held its annual grant awards ceremony on July 25, announcing the distribution...more
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Social Entrepreneurship: Meet the Disruptors of The World Of Philanthropy
William D. Eggers and Paul Macmillan of Dowser write about the social entrepreneurs slowly and steadily dirsupting the world of philanthropy. According to Forbes, philanthropy disruptors are those that believe “no one company is so vital that it can’t be replaced and no single business model too perfect to upend.”