Community Foundation Resources: Grantmaking

Guidelines and advice for granting money out into your community.

Featured: Iowa Community Foundations Initiative Guide to Effective Grantmaking

Included in the Grantmaking Guide:

- Guidelines & Procedures
- Sample Grant Application & Budget Template
- Evaluation & Scoring Tools

Note: For guidance on Award and Declination Letters; and Grant Agreements and Terms, please refer to the members’ section of the U.S. National Standards for Community Foundations website. (Affiliates, contact your host foundation for access.)

Other Resources:

Community Assessments & Strategic Grantmaking

Community Assessment Community Focus Group Toolkit by Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation
Building a Better Grinnell Community Assessment Report by Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation
Great Grantmaking: Do This. Not That. — See What I Mean

Extension Request Form

Extension Request Form provided by the Community Foundations of Southwest Iowa

Marketing Guidelines for Grantees

Examples of guidelines for grantees used to assist them in promoting the grants they receive from the community foundation (i.e. appropriate ways to list the Community Foundation as a funder, policies around using your logo, etc.).

Publicity and Logo Use for Grant Recipients-Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines
Information to Publicize Your Grant-Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa
County Endowment Program Grant Recipients Booklet -Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation

Disaster Grantmaking

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