Funds

Unrestricted funds address a broad range of local needs, including future needs that often cannot be anticipated. They enable the Community Foundation’s board of directors to assess community needs and respond to the community’s most pressing needs, today and tomorrow.

An action undertaken by a community in Poweshiek County to resolve issues and identify resources available to create positive change.

Designated funds provide a wonderful way to give back to one or more specific organizations that have touched your life. Your gift provides more than just funding—your favorite organization will benefit from the Community Foundation’s investment stewardship and ability to manage endowment funds.

Donor-advised funds are convenient, flexible tools for individuals, families, businesses, or groups that want to be personally involved in suggesting grant awards made possible by their gifts. If you have a range of community interests, you may find that a donor-advised fund is an ideal vehicle for fulfilling your charitable wishes.

Field of interest funds allow you to target your gift to address needs in a specific area—arts, health, education, aging, at-risk youth, etc. Our board awards grants to community organizations and programs that are making a difference in the area you select. Your gift stays flexible enough to meet community needs in your interest area— even as needs change over time.

Scholarship funds allow you to invest in your community’s future and show students you care. You can create a scholarship as a memorial to someone special, selecting eligibility criteria that exemplify that person’s goals and values. Or, you may use it to express your own educational values—or those of your family or business.