Join Ames Regional Economic Alliance Business After Hours hosted by the Story County Community Foundation!
November 7th, 2024, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m., ACTORS, 120 Abraham Drive, Ames
Food at First, Ames
The Story County Community Foundation allocates resources to significantly improve or affect the lives of people living in Story County communities. Story County Community Foundation offers three different competitive grant programs – our Major Grant, Community Grants, and Capacity Building Grants. To determine eligibility, applicants should review our funding guidelines and Community Betterment Objectives before applying. Questions may be directed to Karin Sevde, Executive Director, at ksevde@storycountyfoundation.org.
Grants are made only to nonprofit organizations recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as tax-exempt, nonprofit, public charities under section 501(c)(3) or as a “unit of government” under Section 170(c)(1). These include public schools, state universities, public libraries and volunteer fire departments. If your agency does not have the required IRS status, it may be possible for another agency to serve as a fiscal sponsor.
Nonprofit organizations that have a current extension on a previously funded grant or that haven’t submitted a final report for a previously funded grant are not eligible to submit an application for any of our grants.
Annual or capital fund-raising campaigns (not to be confused with capital building projects, which are accepted). A capital fundraising campaign is a time-limited effort by a nonprofit organization to raise significant dollars for a specific project. This includes funds for telephone solicitation, fundraising events, or professional fundraiser fees.
Endowments – a fund made up of gifts and bequests that are subject to a requirement that the principal be maintained intact and invested to create a source of income for an organization.
Staff salaries, office rental, utilities, and office supplies.
Individuals – only non-profit organizations with 501(c)(3) status, governmental agencies with charitable projects or the 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsors for an agency are eligible.
Grants or scholarships to individuals, including subsidies to agencies to cover individual activities or participation fees.
Programs covering a budget deficit or easing budget deficiencies.
Programs requiring participation in a religious activity or promotion of religious ideology.
Projects not serving residents of Story County; Projects may be multi-county but the SCCF funded portion must benefit Story County residents.
Festivals and one-time special events or annual events.
Political causes and activities, candidates or legislative lobbying efforts.
Private foundations.
Since 2005, Story County Community Foundation (SCCF) has awarded $2.1 million in community betterment grants for over 400 projects.
In 2023, the SCCF awarded $152,769 to 19 projects throughout Story County.
*Suzy Shierholz Award Recipient | **McCallsburg Legacy Fund Grant Recipient
Join Ames Regional Economic Alliance Business After Hours hosted by the Story County Community Foundation!
November 7th, 2024, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m., ACTORS, 120 Abraham Drive, Ames
November 7th, 2024, 2:30 – 4:00 p.m., ACTORS, 120 Abraham Drive, Ames.
Please go to the Grants section for details and applications.
The Story County Community Foundation is an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines and operates under the 501 (c) (3) designation of the CFGDSM.
