Save CR Heritage had just weeks to raise enough money to purchase the historic Zastera Pharmacy building in northwest Cedar Rapids. The nonprofit closed on the sale earlier this month after a successful fundraising campaign.
In the 17 years since the 2008 flood, the former Zastera Pharmacy in Cedar Rapids’ Time Check neighborhood has sat empty. Now, a local nonprofit is looking to buy it outright. But it needs help raising the money to do so.
More than 60% of Iowans’ donations to the sheriffs in 2022 were consumed by the expenses of a for-profit marketing company.
The nonprofit group hopes to raise even more money this year. The artists are ready!
Eastern Iowa pilots in demand for in-person and Zoom presentations
The event featured guest speaker Riley Gaines, an anti-transgender activist.
Duo encounter ups and downs during 90-day journey around the world.
Peter Teahen and John Ockenfels left May 5 from the Eastern Iowa Airport, bound for points around the world in an effort to raise money and awareness in the fight to end polio. They encountered mechanical and weather setbacks early on, but now they’re back on track -- currently in Pakistan, with their sights set on Asia.
See how you can support the nonprofit’s first gala in November.
DVIP is seeking donations and fundraising solutions to fill its funding gap. The punk show The James Theater on Friday will raise funds for the organization.
Families Helping Families of Iowa is hosting a bowling fundraiser on April 23 at Lancer Lanes, 3202 Sixth St. SW, Cedar Rapids. Cost is $25 per person, four players on a team. All proceeds benefit Iowa's children in foster care.
President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush will be honored for their humanitarian work in Africa at a fundraiser for the Hoover Presidential Foundation’s $20 million capital campaign to renovate the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum at West Branch.
Iowa City-area high school students are putting together a benefit concert for the Iowa Miles of Smiles Team (MOST). Iowa MOST is a coalition of Iowa-based doctors who give their time to go to underprivileged communities in Guatemala and provide free cleft lip and palate reconstruction surgery.
Nonprofits may apply for $100,000 through a new fundraising endeavor called the Grand Impact. Fifty businesses in the greater Cedar Rapids region have each donated $2,000 to help a public charity tackle a new challenge. Any human services 501(c)(3) organization that serves the target area can apply. The deadline is April 11.
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