Articles Tagged: Nonprofits

Table to Table Food Rescue, an Iowa City-based nonprofit that collects food from grocery stores and other corporate donors to deliver to food pantries, is working with fewer vehicles after catalytic converters were stolen off two of the organization’s vans.

Local nonprofits are hosting a homeowner resources workshop on April 1 to help educate residents who are looking to buy or renovate their own home.

Big Grove Brewery in Iowa City has awarded four grants of $8,000 each to organizations focusing on shelter, food insecurity, and more.

The City Council also signs off on a development agreement for Sub-Zero’s massive new light manufacturing facility near airport.

Less than 34 percent of the $2.6 million Iowans have donated to an Iowa sheriffs’ group since 2016 has been used for the stated purpose of training officers and helping underprivileged children.

Soon, Daniel Reed hopes to restart a program that combines mentorship, mechanical education and community service into a chance to build a bicycle.

Using previously allocated ARPA funds, Cedar Rapids awarded $900,000 toward transitional housing for people experiencing homelessness, accessibility improvements, a dog park and the westside public library park.

This year, the $80,000 annual grant fund was split among 24 nonprofits

There’s no crystal ball to predict what headwinds may threaten Iowa’s economy in 2023, but state economists forewarn of a great deal of uncertainty next year — though perhaps not as dramatic of a downturn as some are projecting.

The year-end giving cycle is drawing to a close, but for Corridor arts organizations, the needs will keep on spinning long after donors have embraced the spirit of the holidays.

More than two years after the 2020 derecho destroyed much of the Brucemore historic estate, the attraction’s gates and two statues have been restored — marking a key step in the nonprofit’s recovery from the storm.

Now in their second year, Amy and Greg Stewart have given away gift bags to nearly 400 children — just to keep the magic of Santa alive.

See how Mark Farmer raised money for his favorite mission and how you can buy the coffee he roasts year round.

For the first time since COVID-19 began, Cedar Rapids is once again doling out grants to local arts and cultural nonprofits funded through the tax it takes in from overnight hotel guests. The City Council recently awarded $525,000 to 17 nonprofits.

See how you can support the nonprofit’s first gala in November.