Development
This donor in 2020 was especially creative and inspired many additional gifts in honor of his efforts.
Who is Tommy Rhomberg and The Great Derecho bats?
The amount distributed in grants and scholarships in 2020.
What is $13.9 million?
The total amount of assets at the Community Foundation as of December 31, 2020.
What is $194.5 million?
Up from $187.4 million in 2019
The number of times we were mentioned in the media.
What is 85 times?
Average over the three years prior was 53 times.
The total amount of scholarships awarded in 2020.
What is $130,533?
The COVID-19 Disaster Response Fund raised approximately this amount of money in 2020.
What is nearly $450,000?
The number of nonprofits that received funding from the COVID-19 Disaster Response Fund
What is 40?
The name of the investment consultant that was selected after an intense RFP process in 2020.
What is Fund Evaluation Group?
The number of Bulletins and White papers sent in 2020.
What is 28?
The average over the three years prior was 7.
The number of Nonprofit Network peer groups held over ZOOM in 2020.
What is 34?
The Disaster Recovery Fund was opened the week of the Derecho and raised this amount in 2020.
What is $2 million?
The amount of grants distributed from the Disaster Recovery Fund for derecho response.
What is $443,000?
The name of the loan we received to help us with financial needs during the pandemic.
What is Paycheck Protection Program loan?
The number of people reached on social media in 2020.
What is 186,869?
The average over the three years prior was 128,000.
The month we were notified of the Anonymous grant to expand SET efforts and bring the GVI model for youth violence prevention to Cedar Rapids.
What is September?
The name of the Community Foundation's first Signature Fund that was opened in 2020.
What was Cedar Grove Signature Fund?
The number of nonprofits that received funding from the SET Fund in 2020.
What is 5?
This was developed in collaboration with the development and finance teams in 2020.
What is the Employee Disaster Assistance Program?
The number of website users in 2020.
What is 49,660?
The average over the three years prior was 25,784.
The month that the Board Racial Equity Steering Committee had its first meeting.
What is July?
The number of NEW donors to the Community Foundation in 2020.
What is 1,828?
For reference: The number of new donors in 2019 was 401!
The amount distributed for the first time from the new Signature Fund.
What is $305,000?
Cedar Grove Signature Fund distributed this amount to nine local organizations.
The words reported from RSM auditors about their audit findings about the Community Foundation.
What is an "unmodified clean opinion on its financial statements."
In addition, there were no material weaknesses, significant deficiencies, or internal control findings.
The number of printed newsletters that were sent in 2020.
What is 1?
Even though three were prepared!
The number of students reached through our DonorsChoose match.
What is 9,359?
From 31 schools in Linn County!