GCRCF Summer 2011 Newsletter

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Summer 2011

board of Directors Nancy Kasparek, Chair Ron Olson, Past Chair Chris DeWolf, Vice Chair/Chair Elect Kay L. Hegarty, Treasurer Dr. Ruth White, Secretary Directors Gary Bartlett John Bickel John Chaimov Loren Coppock Tiffany Ann Earl Sara Fitzgerald Ruth Hairston Elizabeth Schott Cheryle Mitvalsky

Thomas Moore Katie Oberbroeckling John Osako Carrie PowickiKaufman Chris Skogman Fred Timko Kevin Welu

Chair Emerita Nancy G. McHugh President & CEO Les Garner Jr. Foundation Staff Emmylou Ball, Accountant Wendy Blood, Office Manager Jean Brenneman, director of Finance Elizabeth Cwik, Program associate Katie Giorgio, marketing assistant, Linn County Nonprofit Resource Center Amber A. Mulnik, director of Communications Rochelle Naylor, Scholarship Coordinator & Program Assistant Deb Orr, Administrative Assistant Karla Twedt-Ball, vice president of Programs Josie Velles, Foundation Services manager Peggy Whitworth, director of Resource Development Special Programs Staff Kimberly Beals, Engineering Experiences volunteer coordinator Barbara Klawiter, REACT Center administrator Community is published triannually by the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation, 324 3rd Street SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401. Your comments and suggestions are welcome. Please write, call (319.366.2862) fax (319.366.2912), or e-mail info@gcrcf.org.

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Signs of Progress Les Garner Jr.

Three years ago this summer, Cedar Rapids and surrounding communities were struggling with the aftermath of the flood of 2008. Our recovery and rebuilding process is underway, although that process has presented challenges of its own and has sometimes been slow and painful.

I am extremely proud of the progress, determination and hard work of our residents and the nonprofit community in particular. This summer has been marked by a series of significant announcements by nonprofits for rebuilding, including moving the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library and the restoration plans for the historic Paramount Theatre, Orchestra Iowa and CSPS not to mention new construction of the public library, event center and the Cedar Rapids downtown Riverfront Amphitheater. These announcements are testimony to our resilience.

The Foundation’s family of donors has played a significant role in the recovery and rebuilding from the flood – more than $15 million has been awarded in grants to local nonprofits that have aided in assisting individuals, rebuilding homes and sustaining programming to support a variety of community needs. We will publish a full report to the community on our flood grant making efforts this fall. I know you’ll find the stories and images to reflect the strong commitment we have to helping each other in times of need.

The generosity in the aftermath of the flood demonstrates a high standard of giving back in our community. This is further evidenced by a recent report released by the Council on Foundations that ranks The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (GCRCF) number 26 of the top 100 community foundations across the nation for gifts made per capita at $61.44.* This isn’t a surprising statistic to be honest,

but it certainly confirms that we live in a community where people care about each other and the place we call ‘home’ – we really do give where we live!

The report also ranks the GCRCF as number 98 for asset size of $111 (as of Dec. 31, 2010). This ranking makes us comparable in size to community foundations in Austin, Texas; Anaheim, California; Syracuse, New York; and Greensboro, North Carolina. I applaud our family of more than 600 donors who have created funds and partnered with us to create opportunities for current residents and generations to come.

There’s exciting progress being made in extending opportunity in philanthropy to young and new donors in the community.

Later this fall, we will launch the Prairie Fund that will give any donor the ability to build an endowed fund over a period of five years with an initial contribution of $2,500. The Prairie Fund is one way we are working to increase charitable giving in our community and be accessible to a variety of donors. See page 6 for more information or go online to www.gcrcf.org in the Resources for Donors section.

All of this – signs of progress with flood recovery and rebuilding, our rankings in community giving per capita and asset size and the Prairie Fund – is good news. I look forward to the second half of this year and to doing more great things together – we are the community’s foundation.

Les Garner Jr. *With an average gift amount of $61.66 per person, the GCRCF ranks number 26 and is near to community foundations in Minneapolis, Minn; Des Moines, Iowa; Santa Barbara, California; Hamilton, Ohio; and Grand Junction, Colorado.

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Van Meter, Inc.: Taking corporate philanthropy to heart

“Ordinary people doing extraordinary things” is the motto of Van Meter, Inc. (VMI), but this company takes that to a whole new level with its corporate philanthropy.

Integrating philanthropy in its business operations has long been a basic element of VMI’s core work ethic. That includes a donor-advised fund VMI established in 2005 with the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (GCRCF).

Since then, VMI has made 320 grants totaling $570,361.05 to the Cedar Rapids area. The company was recently awarded the Best of Iowa Business Heart of Philanthropy Award by the Iowa Association of Business and Industry for their work in improving the quality of life and forging relationships between the public and private sectors to accomplish the common goal of sustainability and life enrichment for Iowans.

Van Meter, Inc. not only gives back to its community through donations, grants and sponsorships each year, its employee-owners contribute through numerous volunteer efforts.

“Our purpose is to be our customers’ competitive advantage by creating a culture where the right people come to work, stay and achieve their potential,” says Heather Fleming, VMI Director of Organizational Development. One

of the five principles that guide VMI is giving back to the communities where VMI employees work and live.

That takes the form of financial gifts, as well as company policy encouraging each employee to take up to eight hours

“We all firmly believe in it,” Fleming notes. “It’s wonderful to be a part of a company so dedicated to that principle.” of company time each year to volunteer in a charitable effort of their choice.

Sometimes it’s an individual choice; sometimes it’s a department-wide commitment.

One of the nation’s largest electrical and automation distributors, Van Meter’s corporate headquarters are in Cedar Rapids, but it also has operations in 12 other locations across Iowa. In each of its three business regions, VMI has a donor-advised fund with a local community foundation. In its central region, VMI partners with the GCRCF; in its west region with the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines; and

in the east region with the Community Foundation of the Great River Bend.

In addition, VMI sets aside a small percentage of its profits each year to support nonprofits in the community, a charitable event or cause supported by a VMI customer or fellow employee. An employee charitable giving committee determines grant awards each month.

“We all firmly believe in it,” Fleming notes. “It’s wonderful to be a part of a company so dedicated to that principle.”

The amount available for grants is based on a percentage of company-wide profit each year. After the 2008 flood, VMI officials increased their financial commitment to help support flood recovery efforts. They also contributed to GCRCF’s own flood fund.

On an ongoing basis, VMI also hosts blood drives at work and community events like the United Way Day of Caring, Fleming notes. Each year, VMI also hosts an event at Hawkeye Downs in May, picking up the tab for all in attendance. Participants are asked to make a financial donation, which is given to a different cause each year. “We do some pretty amazing things,” Fleming says. “It’s great to be a part of an organization that rallies for the greater good.”

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Koehler History Center “Main Streets of Linn County” How did our communities spring to life?

What made them unique and helped them thrive or fade?

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Those are just two of the questions whose answers lie in tracing our history, following its path to enliven the past and make it relevant.

Each town has its story to tell. Revisiting their Main Streets is one way of hearing that story.

That was the motivation behind an industrious project the Carl and Mary Koehler History Center staff undertook more than a year ago, ultimately producing a new temporary exhibit, “Main Streets of Linn County,” which illustrates past and present in the main business districts of Linn County communities.

“We wanted to partner with other historical societies in Linn County and show that we are the Linn County Historical Society – more than just Cedar Rapids,” explained Melanie Alexander, Executive Director of the History Center.

The effort focused on six topics relevant to each town’s development: economics, suburban sprawl, school consolidation, young people leaving small town Iowa, changes in the family farm and historical comparisons of businesses that people operate in small towns.

Finding funding to enable the project was the first hurdle. The History Center received a $5,000 grant from the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation’s Linn County Endowment Fund to fund production of exhibit panels for each community. Another $8,520 grant from the GCRCF’s Community Fund supported the Center using the exhibit in their “Bringing History Home Outreach Program.”

The Center also secured a Humanities Iowa grant to work with two scholars – Kelly Wenig of Iowa State University’s history department and Dr. Peter Hoehnle, project manager of Iowa Valley Resource, Conservation and Development, Inc. – who researched and wrote on the six key topics’ impact in smaller communities.

Three staff members from the History Center gathered contacts and background to start from, visiting more than 25

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communities throughout Linn County to take photos and work with local historical societies. The experience was enriching for the History Center and the smaller historical societies, Alexander notes.

“It strengthens our connection with them and gives us a little bit better feel for their contacts and what they have,” she explained.

Much of the information and photos gathered will be copied to add to the History Center’s own archives.

The grants from GCRCF and Humanities Iowa helped ensure that high-quality materials were used in producing the exhibit, Alexander says.

“This really allowed us to do it the way we wanted it done, giving us something that lasts,” she says.

The essays written by the scholars were adapted for use by tour guides interpreting the exhibit, which opened June 18th and continues through December 31. Their findings reflect trends in the Linn County towns over the years; some rural, one-room school houses still stand, though empty, but elsewhere, old school buildings have been converted to other uses.

“We tried to be all-inclusive in choosing the communities,” notes Caitlin Treece, the History Center’s education director.

“And we put some things in the exhibit for kids, so it’s more interesting for them.”

Among the most popular features is the recreation of a small Main Street in the exhibit, with an old-fashioned diner, train depot, barbershop and other typical buildings that made up towns’ central areas. Interactive activities are also included to help children envision and compare past and present.

The Center has benefited from other grants through the GCRCF, funding traveling exhibits and tours in outreach to area schools, says Alexander.

“We’re glad to have the Community Foundation,” she says.

“It’s nice that the Foundation has many different ways of going about finding grants. Its different funds allow us to kind of wish a little bit to be able to follow through on new ideas.”

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Community Foundation Included in Two Top 100 Lists

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The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (GCRCF) recently earned two spots on the Community Foundation Top 100 Lists that were released on June 23.

With more than 700 community foundations in the United States, the GCRCF is on the list of amount of assets at number 98 and the list of most gifts made per capita at number 26.

In 2010, the GCRCF awarded 228 grants in excess of $6.3 million to more than 300 nonprofits that serve the residents of Linn County and funded 43 scholarships to deserving students. The Foundation also received 882 gifts totaling $12.8 million from more than 600 donors and 29 funds were created.

Foundation President & CEO Les Garner said, “Thanks to the generous support of our family of donors, these lists reflect the fact that the community cares about each other and the place we call ‘home.’ We really do give where we live.”

The lists were released by CF Insights, which compiles and distributes data and information on finances, operations and best practices for community foundations nationwide.

At number 98 in asset size, the GCRCF is close to community foundations in Austin, Texas; Anaheim, California; Syracuse, New York; and Greensboro, North Carolina.

With an average gift amount of $61.66 per person, the GCRCF ranks number 26 and is near to community foundations in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Des Moines, Iowa; Santa Barbara, California; Hamilton, Ohio, and Grand Junction, Colorado.

“Our rankings are a wonderful tribute to the area’s donors and nonprofits. We are served by well-managed nonprofits and we’re incredibly proud of the work they do. Together, we can partner to make a difference – now and for the future – and keep rising on these lists,” Garner said.

2010 Annual Report to the Community

The 2010 annual report to the community is now available online at www.gcrcf.org. If you prefer to receive a copy by mail, please call us at 319.366.2862 or e-mail info@gcrcf.org to be added to our publication mailing list.

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Incentive for Giving: Endow Iowa Iowa Legislature Increases Endow Iowa Credits to $4.5 million Annually

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The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation is a qualified community foundation that enables donors to receive Endow Iowa tax credits. Endow Iowa provides donors the opportunity to apply (on a first-come, first-served basis) for a 25% State of Iowa tax credit, which is in addition to any federal deduction you may receive for the charitable gift.

To qualify for Endow Iowa, the charitable gifts must be made: The impact and importance of the Endow Iowa Tax Credit Program was highlighted once again on Thursday, May 12, 2011, as Governor Branstad signed SF302 into law.

This bill, supported unanimously by both the Iowa House and Iowa Senate, provides an $800,000 increase to the base of Endow Iowa ultimately providing approximately $4.5 million in tax credits annually.

This important charitable giving incentive to Iowa taxpayers can leverage more than $18 million per year in permanent endowment contributions at community foundations that will support a variety of projects and programs all across our state.

Thank you to Gov. Branstad, Senate and House leaders and our entire local delegation that supported the bill unanimously – your support and leadership are appreciated!

For more information on Endow Iowa, visit www.gcrcf.org in the Resources for Donors section.

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▪▪ Through a qualified community foundation like the GCRCF ▪▪ To a permanent endowed fund ▪▪ For the benefit of an Iowa nonprofit or charitable cause ▪▪ By any Iowa taxpayer, including individuals, corporations or financial institutions

How Endow Iowa Works ▪▪ Tax credits of 25% of the gifted amount are limited to $100,000 per person or $200,000 per couple if both are Iowa taxpayers.

▪▪ Eligible gifts will qualify for credits on a first-come/first-served basis until the yearly appropriated limit is reached. If the current available Endow Iowa Tax Credits have been awarded, qualified donors will be eligible for the next year’s Endow Iowa Tax Credits. The Community Foundation encourages donors to act early in the year to ensure they receive Endow Iowa credits.

▪▪ All qualified donors have five years to use their Endow Iowa Tax Credits.

Cash Gift examples Less tax benefits: $1,000 $10,000 Net federal tax savings -350 -3,500 Endow Iowa Tax Credit -250 -2,500 Net cost of contribution

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Assumptions:

▪▪ Federal income tax bracket computed at 35% (assuming individual taxpayer utilizes Schedule A – itemized deductions on their federal tax return).

▪▪ Iowa income tax bracket computed at 8%.

▪▪ Grant assumptions are made based on an 8.5% rate of return from GCRCF investment pool and an annual distribution of 5% from the fund.

▪▪ This is for illustration purpose only. Please contact your advisor to determine exact tax benefits.

▪▪ *Using appreciated stock lowers the net cost of your gift even further.

As of Aug. 1, 2011, approximately $3.4 million in credits remain through the Endow Iowa Tax Credit program for this year.

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Community Foundation Selects New Investment Management Firm

At the June 22 board meeting of the GCRCF, board members completed their review for investment consulting services as they unanimously accepted the recommendation by the investment subcommittee to retain Fund Evaluation Group (FEG) for investment consulting services beginning Aug. 1, 2011.

This change in consultants follows an extensive due diligence process that began in September 2010 with requests for proposals to more than 40 local, regional and national investment consultant firms.

A subcommittee of the GCRCF investment committee comprised of Rich Altorfer, Nancy Kasparek, Greg Neumeyer, Denny Redmond and Kevin Welu conducted phone and in-person interviews with the top consulting firms that responded to the proposal request.

The committee evaluated the firms on the following: 1. Experience with a community foundation our size ($100+ million in assets) 2. Investment philosophy 3. Performance and fees The GCRCF selected FEG based on the above criteria in addition to: ▪▪ FEG is the premier investment consultant firm for community foundations. They currently service 214 not-for-profit organizations, including 48 of the 700+ community foundations in the country. Not-for-profits represent approximately 75% of FEG’s total assets under advisement, and have an average asset size of $115 million.

▪▪ Other community foundations serviced by FEG reported a high level of service and strong performance results from the firm.

▪▪ The GCRCF is confident in their ability to access a diverse and wide range of asset classes that will enable us to provide a variety of investment options for our fund holders.

Fund Evaluation Group, LLC (www.feg.com) is a Cincinnatibased investment advisor that serves as consultant to the ® GCRCF Investment Committee.

Established in 1988, the independently-owned firm has approximately $33 billion in total client assets under advisement, works predominantly with notfor-profit organizations and has 85 employees (as of 3/31/2011).

The firm specializes in providing objective asset allocation and manager selection recommendations. FEG is an independent fiduciary, and does not accept monetary compensation from recommended managers.

Our team of representatives will include Tim O’Donnell, Senior Vice President, and Scott Harsh, President / CEO. Together, they have 23 years of experience with community foundations.

The change from Mercer (formerly Hammond & Associates) is effective Sept. 1, 2011, allowing for a one-month overlap in services from each firm which will provide a seamless transition with no immediate change in our investment policy. However, the GCRCF investment committee reviews the investment policy regularly in light of changing economic situations.

Foundation Begins Prairie Fund for Young, New Donors Beginning this fall, the Community Foundation will offer a new type of fund for philanthropists who wish to establish an endowed fund over time to further their philanthropic goals and to respond to community needs.

With an initial donation of $2,500 and regular contributions over time (up to five years), donors can create a Prairie Fund which will produce a spendable amount to be distributed as grants to nonprofits.

Once total contributions reach $10,000, the fund name will become a NAMED ENDOWED FUND and no longer be designated as a Prairie Fund. There is a small administrative fee of 1%.

When the named Prairie Fund reaches $10,000, donors may begin making grants to nonprofits of their choosing.

“The Prairie Fund provides younger and new donors an opportunity to become a philanthropist and to make gradual gifts to start a fund that will have a lasting impact for generations to come,” said Les Garner, president and CEO of the GCRCF. After five years, if the Prairie Fund has assets of less than $10,000, it will become part of the Unrestricted Fund at the Foundation or additional time may be negotiated with the Foundation.

“It’s also a great way for donors to receive Endow Iowa Tax Credits for contributions made to the fund over time,” Garner added.

More information is available at www.gcrcf.org in the Resources for Donor section or to start your Prairie Fund, contact Les Garner at 319.366.2862 or les.garner@gcrcf.org.

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Funding Opportunities Educational Grant Deadline September 9

Fall Grant Deadline October 17

Linn County educators who bring learning to life with classroom projects, workshops and equipment are encouraged to apply to the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation’s Fund for Educational Excellence and the Marshall Journalism Fund.

The Fund for Educational Excellence accepts proposals from individuals or teams of public school educators and awards grants up to $3,000. Grants support hands-on, classroom or “real-world” field trip projects that bring learning to life and increase student academic achievement.

The Marshall Journalism Fund awards grants of up to $1,500 to journalism departments at schools to purchase equipment for use with journalism programs.

The deadline for applications is Sept. 9, 2011. Guidelines and applications may be found online at www.gcrcf.org in the Resources for Nonprofits section.

Contact Rochelle Naylor, Scholarship Coordinator and Program Assistant, at 319.366.2862 or rochelle.naylor@gcrcf.org with questions.

Nonprofits are encouraged to consider applying for a grant from the Community Fund by Oct. 17, 2011. The Community Fund provides time-limited grants in the amount of $4,000 to $10,000 and seeks applications in all of the traditional categories – Arts & Culture, Community Development, the Environment, Education and Health & Human Service. Applicants may submit a draft of their Community Fund application by October 1 for review and feedback from the grant programs staff.

The following Competitive Donor-Advised Funds are available for the fall grant cycle: CRST International The Gazette Foundation Great America Leasing Lil’ Drug Store Products, Inc. McGrath Automotive Group The grant size and funding priority varies depending upon the donor-advised fund.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Cwik, Program Associate, at 319.366.2862 or elizabeth.cwik@gcrcf.org or go online in the Resources for Nonprofits section at www.gcrcf.org.

Flood 2008 Fund Update The Flood 2008 Fund has awarded more than $5.7 million to 77 local nonprofits since June 2008. Donors contributed more than $5.7 million dollars with more than half of those dollars going to assist individuals and families impacted by the flood.

An additional $1.5 million was awarded to address systemic issues such as hunger, substance abuse and domestic abuse and more than $1 million was granted for rebuilding nonprofit stability.

A complete list of grant awards is available online in the News section.

No additional grant awards will be made from the Flood 2008 Fund. Grants for flood-related programs and projects will be funded from existing grant programs such as the Community and Momentum Fund.

A report on our flood grant making and community impacts will be issued this fall. A pdf file of the report will be available online at www.gcrcf.org.

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Annual Quarton Society Luncheon June 22, 2011 Cedar Rapids Country Club Gary Skogman LaJuana Skogman Kyle Skogman

Jean Hunnicutt Tish and Ted Healey Leonna Hastie

Beth and Bob Allsop

Nancy Kasparek Lorna Barnes Karla Twedt-Ball

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Junior Achievement: Teaching Youth Fiscal Responsibility

Change – on a large scale – has been an integral part of Junior Achievement of East Central Iowa (JAECI). Change as in major growth, expanded boundaries and more demand for its unique program.

JAECI’s mission statement is simple: To inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy.

JA does that by providing financial literacy education for K-12 students in rural school districts and the greater Cedar Rapids area. Last year alone, the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (GCRCF) provided JAECI with grants totaling nearly $67,000 for its workshops that teach youth fiscal responsibility.

Establishing priorities and parameters is part of JAECI’s message, as well as its operations. They stress the importance of looking to the future. In line with that, JAECI established two agency endowment funds in 2005 with the GCRCF, a key step for non profits to ultimately achieve fiscal balance.

As a result of a merger in 2005 with the Junior Achievement of Black Hawk Land based in Waterloo, JAECI’s reach now extends to 38,000 students in 10 counties: Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Delaware, Grundy, Iowa, Johnson, Jones and Linn counties.

“It’s a challenge,” says Christine Landa, JAECI president, “but a welcome one, as students today increasingly need mentoring to understand business concepts so they are work-ready when they graduate. JAECI dovetails with state and school district programs and curricula.”

“Junior Achievement is really about youth development, education and economic development. We focus on work readiness, life skills, preparedness and financial understanding,” Landa explains.

JAECI’s student outreach has grown by 53% in the past five years. The group was honored last year with the MetLife Foundation Entrepreneurial Award for demonstrating outstanding innovation. Ms. Landa was recently awarded the 2011 Junior Achievement Charles R. Hook Award for demonstrating superior results in promoting the growth and development of JA. Throughout JAECI’s transformation, partnering with the GCRCF has remained essential, Landa stresses. And the Foundation’s strategic leadership role in the community has encouraged greater collaboration among nonprofits.

“It’s very comprehensive, the way the Foundation helps the community,” Landa notes. “All of us have benefitted from its leadership and generosity. It’s invaluable. It gives us the opportunity to create resources and the capacity to accommodate existing needs through our programs.”

The GCRCF brings a unique understanding of the diverse needs and roles of public and private groups seeking grant assistance, Landa adds.

“The Foundation challenges us to be more forwardthinking on emerging needs,” she explains, “while maintaining a commitment to serving existing needs. All of us work in conjunction with the GCRCF, with them choreographing the overall response to community needs.”

Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa Relocates to the Torch Press The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (GCRCF) is pleased to welcome Junior Achievement of East Central Iowa (JACEI) as our new tenant on the second floor of the Torch Press. The organization relocated their Cedar Rapids office on July 1 and is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. An open house will be held on Thursday, August 17 from

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3-5 p.m. at their new office at 324 3rd Street SE in downtown Cedar Rapids.

For more information on Junior Achievement of East Central Iowa, contact Christine Landa, president at 319.862.1100 or clanda@jaeasterniowa.org.

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Heritage Society

William Quarton Heritage Society as of Aug. 1, 2011

If you have remembered the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (GCRCF) in your estate plans, or if you have established an endowed fund at the Foundation, you are eligible to become a member of the William Quarton Heritage Society. We will not list your name without your permission. Please contact us at 319.366.2862 or info@gcrcf.org for more information.

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Creating Opportunity Video The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation unveiled the video, “Creating Opportunity,” at this year’s Quarton Society luncheon on June 22. The video highlights the pivotal moments in the history of the Foundation and shares the stories of how donors and nonprofits partner with the GCRCF to make our community better for residents and future generations. View the video online at www.gcrcf. org and www.youtube.com.

GCRCF Awards $526,246 First Half of 2011 The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (GCRCF) board of directors approved 82 grants to local nonprofits totaling $526,246 from January through June.

The grant awards were from a variety of competitive unrestricted and field of interest funds held at the GCRCF that address community needs in the areas of Arts & Culture, Community Development and the Environment, Education and Health and Human Service.

For a complete list of grant recipients, visit www.gcrcf.org in the About Us section.

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