The Clarke County South Central Iowa Community Foundation grant deadline is approaching. To be considered for a grant, applications must be postmarked by April 15. Clarke County has $4,000 in grant funds available for charitable projects & non- profit organizations serving Clarke County.
To be considered for a grant, organizations must be tax-exempt, non-profit entities classified by the IRS as a 501(c) (3) organization or a government body (school, city, county).
You can go to our website, www.scicf.org under the non -profits tab and grant opportunities and find the link there or under counties and then Clarke county grant application. Any questions please email Stacy at stacy@scicf.org or Shannon at shannon@scicf.org, or call 641-217-9105.
Grants are awarded in a competitive grant process to those organizations that score on four funding priorities; positive impact to Clarke County, permanency of the project, the number of people impacted by the project and the amount of community support the project has, including other financial support.
The mission of South Central Iowa Community Foundation is to contribute to a better life for the people of South Central Iowa by helping donors carry out their charitable intent and by providing responsible stewardship of gifts for community purposes. Clarke County SCICF Board members are: Dennis Jeter, Steve Reynolds and Melissa Snell.