T h e G r e a T e r C e d a r r a p i d s C o m m u n i T y F o u n d a T i o n

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The Greater Cedar Rapids Community

Foundation (GCRCF) is a public charitable

foundation holding more than 500

different charitable funds, large and

small, established by individuals,

families, nonprofit agencies and

businesses to benefit Linn County, Iowa.

The GCRCF funds nonprofit activities

in four essential areas: Arts and

Culture, Community Development and

the Environment, Education and Health

and Human Services.

Since our founding in 1949 as the

Community Welfare Foundation, we

have served the needs of eastern

Iowa and the wishes of our donors

through personalized service, financial

stewardship, local expertise and

community leadership.

The mission of the GCRCF is to

connect donors to the priorities they

care about and to the needs of the

community, to increase charitable

giving, and to provide leadership on

important community issues.

Since becoming a public

foundation in 1992, the GCRCF

has distributed more than $54 million

in grants.

Being a philanthropist doesn’t take a

lot of money or time and there’s no age

requirement. Whether you choose to

give today or endow a fund to support

a cause or issue yet unforeseen, the

GCRCF makes it easy and rewarding

to be charitable. We encourage you

to learn more about the Community

Foundation and how to become a part

of our family of philanthropists.

Write:

200 First st. sW, Cedar rapids, ia 52404

Please note: after July 1, 2010, our new address is:

324 3rd st se, Cedar rapids, ia 52401

email:

info@gcrcf.org

Call:

319.366.2862

Fax:

319.366.2912

Online:

www.gcrcf.org

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1 leTTer To The CommuniTy

2 FinanCial hiGhliGhTs/asseTs by Fund Type

4 2009 year in revieW

proFiles oF GranT reCipienTs —

6 indian Creek naTure CenTer

8 area subsTanCe abuse CounCil

10 Cedar rapids museum oF arT

12 kids FirsT laW CenTer

14 kirkWood Gap TuiTion assisTanCe proGram

16 oliveT neiGhborhood mission

18 meTro Care ConneCTion

20 bloCk by bloCk

proFile oF GivinG

22 orville bloeThe

24 FinanCial advisors

25 pooled invesTmenT alloCaTion

26 The impaCT oF GranT makinG

2009 GranT makinG analysis

27 hoW To apply For a GranT

GranT WriTers’ Workshops

28 Types oF ChariTable Funds

29 donors makinG a diFFerenCe

neW Funds sTarTed in 2009

30 Funds

33 William QuarTon heriTaGe soCieTy

34 memorials in 2009

36 ConTribuTors

41 ConTribuTors To The Flood 2008 Fund

43 supporTinG orGanizaTions

44 sTaFF and volunTeers

number of different Charitable Funds:

Founded in

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amount Granted in 2009

$

8.2Mill ion

C o n T e n T s

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b The combination of several large

new funds that utilized the Endow

Iowa tax credit program with the

second largest planned gift in

the GCRCF’s history (from Joseph

Kacena) allowed us to record in

the range of $12.2 million. A very

large percentage of these funds

are endowed, meaning they will

generate significant support to area

agencies in perpetuity.

b The Foundation has found a new

home! After an eight-month process

of needs assessment, research,

cost analysis and negotiations, the

board of directors approved the

purchase of the Torch Press Building

in downtown Cedar Rapids. Located

at the corner of 3rd Street and

4th Avenue SE, the historic

four-story, 16,000-square-foot

building will enable us to house

the Foundation and Linn County

Nonprofit Resource Center office,

utilize the first floor for meeting

and program space and lease the

second floor. We’re thrilled at the

opportunity to participate in the

rebuilding of our central business

district while meeting the long-term

needs of the GCRCF.

b The GCRCF portfolio rebounded

with a healthy 22.7 percent return

in 2009. This in spite of January

and February being aggressive

extensions of the 2008 downturn.

b Lastly, but perhaps most importantly,

the GCRCF awarded $8.2 million

through 1,000 grants in 2009. We

enjoy growing our asset base.

We believe we have a role as a

community leader. And we support

nonprofits through the Linn County

Nonprofit Resource Center. But we

are first and foremost a grant maker.

The Greater Cedar Rapids Community

Foundation is only as successful as the

generosity of citizens in Cedar Rapids

and surrounding areas. This is a very

philanthropic community and we

are proud to be an important link in

converting philanthropic desire with

high-impact grant making.

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2009 began with

trepidation.

We were six months removed from

the largest natural disaster in our

community’s history. Our investment

portfolio, like all others, was suffering

in the midst of unprecedented losses

being experienced by investment

markets worldwide. Donors to

nonprofits were understandably skittish

as their own net worth was in decline.

And amidst this turmoil, the Greater

Cedar Rapids Community Foundation

(GCRCF) needed to begin the task of

finding a new home, as our current

building was slated to land on the

“wet” side of the City’s proposed flood

mitigation plan.

That was a pretty gloomy start. By

the time 2009 came to an end, we’d

had an exceptional year. Here are some

reasons why:

b The Block by Block program created

tangible progress in neighborhood

rebuilding. A partnership between

nonprofits (Affordable Housing

Network, Matthew 25 Ministries

and the United Methodist Church)

and funders (John and Dyan Smith,

the GCRCF Flood 2008 Fund and

the United Methodist Church)

allowed for the rehabbing of 96

out of 104 properties in the first

eight city blocks worked on by the

program. Efforts are underway to

take on another 12 blocks. This

has brought real hope to families

whose homes were directly in the

path of floodwaters.

lorna m. barnes2 0 0 9 B oa r d C h a i r

dan baldwinPresident/Ceo

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2 0 0 9 F i n a n C i a l h i G h l i G h T s / a s s e T s b y F u n d T y p e

assets by Fund type (as OF deC. 31, 2009)

tOtal assets under management

2009 roi:

22.7% 7.6%

since inception annualized rate

of return (1/94):

Total gifts (outright and deferred):

$12.2 MiLLion

CorporateDonor-Advised

Funds

Donor-AdvisedFunds

Flood Funds

Affiliate Funds

Designated Funds

Field ofInterest Funds

Scholarship Funds

Unrestricted& Special Funds

Agency Funds

4.7%1.7%

1.0

1.11.4

Other Funds

Nina & Victor Merveaux .10% Administrative Fund GCRCF Administrative Fund .30%Operating Fund 1.00%Anonymous Funds 7.40% _____ 8.80%

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number of donations received:

1,260 donations from

967 unique donors

dollar amount of grants awarded:

$8.2MiLLion

pOOled investment allOCatiOn as OF deC. 31, 2009

t he Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation

(GCRCF) has a balanced approach to investing.

The Investment Committee of the GCRCF board

works closely with staff and a professional management

consultant.

Contributions made to the GCRCF are pooled for invest-

ment purposes. There are more than 500 total funds, of which

393 component funds in the combined Endowment Pool and

a system unitization, much like a mutual fund, allocates total

return to each component fund. These component funds

represent a collection of interests of individual donors and

agencies who have united to increase the effectiveness and

assure the future of charitable giving.

The primary advantage of pooling funds is that it permits

greater diversification of investments than would be possible

for single funds. This provides for greater opportunities

without increasing risk.

2009 return On investments

During the fiscal year that ended Dec. 31, 2009, the GCRCF

endowment pool return on investment was 22.7 percent. The

three-year return was -3.5 percent; the five-year return was

3.1 percent, and the annualized return since Jan. 31, 1994, is

7.6 percent. These returns are stated net of fees.

The audited financial statements, containing all required

disclosures and IRS forms 990, are available upon request in the

Community Foundation’s offices or online at www.gcrcf.org.

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grOWing philanthrOpy and Our assets

As of Dec. 31, 2009, the total assets of the Greater Cedar

Rapids Community Foundation (GCRCF) were $95 million.

Individuals, families, businesses and nonprofits

established 40 new funds. The Community Foundation now

has more than 500 funds.

The William Quarton Society, honoring those who have

established an endowed fund or will make a planned gift,

grew to more than 250 members.

FinanCial steWardship

The GCRCF endowment pool investment return was 22.7

percent, as of Dec. 31, 2009. The three-year return was –3.5

percent; the five-year return was 3.1 percent. The return since

inception (1/94) is 7.6 percent.

leadership

More than 50 local nonprofits were awarded $2 million

in 2009 from the Flood 2008 Fund that aids in community

rebuilding efforts after the historic flood of 2008. Since the

flood, the GCRCF has awarded more than $13 million in flood-

related grants from the various funds held at the Foundation.

A sincere thanks goes to outgoing board members

Rich Patterson and Gary Skogman, whose terms ended

in 2009. Rich has served on the board since 2004 and served

on the Fund for Educational Excellence grant committee.

Gary served on the board since 2004, including board chair in

2007 and a member of the Momentum grant committee. Both

made significant contributions of time and leadership and

their support is deeply appreciated.

The GCRCF continued its commitment to leadership

post-flood. In addition to its grant making programs, the

Community Foundation helped build additional momentum

through involvement in the Economic Planning and

Redevelopment Corporation (EPRC). The EPRC was

organized in the fall of 2008 as a public/private partnership

of elected city and county officials and local business leaders

to address community challenges with post-flood recovery

and rebuilding. Its primary focus is to identify long-term

economic development needs, facilitate public/private sector

partnerships and identify and secure non-local sources of

funding critical to flood recovery.

Since the flood of 2008, the Community Foundation has

worked in close partnership with the Linn Area Long Term

Recovery Coalition (LALTRC), a partnership of more than

70 local nonprofits, government agencies, funding sources

and faith-based organizations to support collaborative long-

term recovery efforts to rebuild the lives of those impacted

by the flood. GCRCF staff members Karla Twedt-Ball, vice

president of Programs; Jean Brenneman, director of Finance;

and Elizabeth Pollard, grants program associate, continued

their involvement in 2009 as key contributors to the LALTRC

by providing their leadership and expertise in grant making,

financial practices and effective case management practices

post-flood.

Wise and eFFeCtive grant making

The GCRCF made $8.2 million in grants to 331 nonprofit

organizations and funded 81 scholarships, supporting

arts and culture, community development and the

environment, education and health and human services in

Linn County.

Since becoming a public foundation in 1992, the GCRCF

has distributed more than $54 million in grants.

Through the County Endowment Fund program, the

Community Foundation received more than $387,000 to

support charitable projects in Linn, Jones and Wapello

Counties. This state-funded program redistributes gambling

revenue to non-gambling counties through qualified

community foundations. Twenty-five percent of the funds

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help build an endowment for the county and 75 percent

passes through in grants for charitable projects. The GCRCF

manages the funds for projects in Jones, Wapello and rural

Linn Counties.

advOCaCy, initiatives and COmmunity partnerships

Coordinated in partnership with the Cedar Rapids Area

Chamber of Commerce, the GCRCF continues to support

various initiatives of the Fifteen in 5 community-planning

program. Started in 2005, its mission is to accomplish 15

great ideas by 2010. More than 1,000 volunteers, including

all GCRCF staff, are working on these initiatives.

In 2009, the Community Foundation continued to manage

the funds of the Job and Small Business Recovery

Fund. Since the fund opened in the summer of 2008, 334

local Cedar Rapids businesses received $6 million in direct

assistance from the fund. This program was implemented

in partnership with the Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of

Commerce Foundation.

Investing time and interest in the legislative process has

been tremendously effective in creating awareness of the

benefits of philanthropy, the impact of the GCRCF in Linn

County and the importance of Endow Iowa, a one-of-a-

kind charitable tax credit program. GCRCF staff and board

members worked to educate legislators in Des Moines to

keep Endow Iowa intact so donors and nonprofits may

continue to make an impact for generations to come.

These outreach and education efforts were successful and

Endow Iowa created more than $9.5 million in permanent

endowments across the state in 2009.

The Bridge Builder award was presented to Tom Moore,

founding board member and executive director of the African

American Museum of Iowa. The Bridge Builder award honors

the exceptional achievement of a chief executive of a Linn

County nonprofit organization.

Mr. Moore received the Bridge Builder award for his

leadership in the development and sustainability of the

organization, particularly with a successful $1.7 million

capital campaign and recovery from the flood that destroyed

the museum in 2008. Mr. Moore’s vision and commitment

since 1994 has enabled the museum to open satellite offices

in Davenport and Des Moines and to become the leading

resource on Iowa’s African American history and culture.

The Minnie Rubeck award was presented to Kathy

Kaiden, Director of Development and Youth Development at

Young Parents Network (YPN). The Minnie Rubeck award,

named for an early contributor to the GCRCF, is awarded to a

nonprofit professional staff member.

Ms. Kaiden was honored in recognition of her 18-year

commitment to YPN. She currently manages YPN’s annual

signature fundraising event, Broadway Maybies, and has

written grant applications garnering the organization more

than $2 million in funding to help support the organization’s

services to families and children in Eastern Iowa.

The Linn County Nonprofit Resource Center (LCNRC),

a program of the GCRCF, offered a variety of programs

for nonprofit professionals and board members to help

strengthen the nonprofits of our community. The LCNRC

Institutes provide formal training and structured peer

engagement that will have lasting impact on individuals and

the nonprofit organizations they work for. The Leadership

and Managers Institutes increased participants’ knowledge of

and skill set for key executive leadership areas. LCNRC Peer

Groups engaged senior managers, marketers and executive

directors of small nonprofits with peer support and learning

specific to the nonprofit sector. More than 1,000 nonprofit

professionals participated in LCRNC programming in 2009.

MILLION95

$Total Assets 4022.7

%

number of new Funds in 2009

2009 roi

250+

Quarton society members

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t he idea behind creating an outdoor classroom

at Indian Creek Nature Center was ultimately

to re-engage youth, parents and teachers in a

safe, natural environment. In a world where children are

increasingly disconnected from nature and community, such

a place could help them rediscover the joys of the outdoors.

So it seemed wholly appropriate last spring when Metro

High School staff approached

the Nature Center to help

build such an outdoor space,

expanding the Center’s “Sense

of Wonder” trail. Not only would

the Center enhance and diversify

its offerings, but students would

learn new skills and expand their

outdoor awareness.

The Center staff invited

all of the students at Metro,

Cedar Rapids’ alternative school,

to participate. Those taking service learning classes spent

the most time on the project, focusing on environmental

responsibility and recovery from the 2008 flood.

Students and staff began work last spring, continuing

through the summer and fall. On weekdays, service learning

students came to the Nature Center to work. Other students

built components of the classroom at school and brought

them out later to install, says Jean Wiedenheft, the Nature

Center’s land and facility steward.

“It worked really well,” she adds. “It gave students a chance

to learn a skill and they really rose to that challenge. They

really got into it.”

Thanks to a $10,000 grant from the Greater Cedar Rapids

Community Foundation’s Community Fund, the project

included installation of permeable paving for the trail, the

hiring of an experienced adult work crew to assist and the

creation of a rain garden.

“Most of the students had never done anything like this,”

Wiedenheft notes. “Those with experience and skills were

able to use them. They all really liked building the music

movement area, which includes a limestone stage. They were

learning and using a variety of skills.”

Adult work crews assisted where heavy equipment was

needed for compacting gravel and deep digging. The students

helped plant and dig a shallow

water basin for a rain garden to

help control run-off.

“A lot of them were interested

in controlling water run-off,”

Wiedenheft says of the students.

“Anything that involved learning

new skills and putting them to use

really appealed to them.”

The 18 most active students were

given memberships to the Center

to encourage them to return. The

outdoor classroom was finished and dedicated in October.

Today the Indian Creek Nature Center has one of the

leading outdoor classrooms in the state, thanks to the project,

Wiedenheft notes. It is one of only three such certified areas

in Iowa.

“The Community Foundation grant enabled us to create

an above-and-beyond your ordinary outdoor classroom,”

she says. “It made a huge difference in what students were

able to experience and learn. Without it, we probably would

have been able to only do about one-tenth of what we

accomplished.”

Best of all, some of the Metro students still help at the Center.

“Some volunteered after the project was done,” Wiedenheft

says. “Some worked with our prairie grass burns. A few

still come out when I call them. They have a real strong

commitment and sense of pride here.”

i n d i a n C r e e k n a T u r e C e n T e r m e T r o h i G h s T u d e n T s C r e a T e o u T d o o r C l a s s r o o m

Today the indian Creek

nature Center has one

of the leading outdoor

classrooms in the state. it

is one of only three

such certified areas in iowa.

Community Fund Grant

$10K

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Photo courtesy of Linda and Robert Scarth

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F rom 2000 to 2007, Linn County showed a 67 percent

increase in its Hispanic population. As the Hispanic

population grows, nonprofit organizations have

responded by offering bilingual programming. Last year,

the Area Substance Abuse Council (ASAC) expanded its

prevention services through

reaching out to the Spanish-

speaking population.

ASAC had begun

providing tobacco prevention

programming in fiscal year 2009

to this growing community.

While working as part of

a Linn County coalition to

help Hispanic residents quit

smoking, ASAC’s bilingual

prevention specialist began

hearing their concerns about alcohol abuse – binge drinking,

and drinking and driving – within their community.

These concerns prompted ASAC staff to try expanding

services to address the issue. They requested funding

assistance from the Greater Cedar Rapids Community

Foundation (GCRCF); the GCRCF provided $7,500 from its

Community Fund.

ASAC began its new outreach in May 2009, setting up

events to make connections and build trust within the

Hispanic community, conducting individual assessments,

developing a long-term strategy and establishing a focus

group of Hispanic adults for feedback and input. As the

prevention message got out, disseminating information

at community events about risks of alcohol abuse,

ASAC collaborated with other service agencies to offer

presentations in Spanish as well.

“The GCRCF grant was a critical part of ASAC’s ability to

successfully connect with Hispanic men and women,” says

Melissa Walker, ASAC’s deputy director for prevention services.

“The GCRCF grant has been absolutely instrumental

in getting our Hispanic Outreach project off the ground,”

she says. “This grant allowed us to dedicate staff time and

resources to launch a much larger scale initiative needed to

get information to the Hispanic community.”

It’s been a learning experience for both providers and

participating residents. Walker adds: “We have learned how

important ongoing relationships and prevention efforts will

be for impactful change.”

The focus group of Hispanic women that ASAC established

at the beginning of the project continues to offer advice and

to share information.

“Many of these women have friends and family who have

been impacted by substance abuse and are desperate to

gain information and resources to transform their lives for

the better,” Walker points out. “These women have been at

the forefront of the planning project and have committed

to continuing to guide this project into the next stages

of development. We focus on distributing accurate and

culturally-sensitive materials in an environment of trust and

mutual respect. We’ve learned that when this is done, the

information is welcomed and accepted.”

G C r C F h e l p s a s a C i n h i s p a n i C o u T r e a C h e F F o r T

Community Fund Grant

$7.5K

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v ariety is key to engaging the public, especially in

the arts. So when the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

(CRMA) drew up plans for a series of exceptionally

diverse exhibits for 2009-2011, its selections aimed to inspire,

educate and surprise its patrons.

Each exhibit required an education plan and marketing

design to make the public curious enough to visit the

Museum to see the displays firsthand. Success depends

on extensive planning and reliable funding. Costs for

transportation, preparation, programming and marketing

new exhibits are significant. In most years, the Museum

staff is able to raise basic funding to

install exhibits, and grant funds offer

further support.

“Without publicity, the general

public doesn’t know these shows are

going on,” explains Terry Pitts, CRMA

executive director. “Our only real source

of funding is local businesses and

corporations if no grants are available.”

But in post-flood 2008 in Cedar

Rapids, the old rules no longer apply.

Fundraising for many public and private

efforts is now a struggle. Once-solid resources cannot

provide the support they previously proffered, Pitts notes.

“This is a tough time, after the 2008 flood and with the

recession,” he adds. “There’s less to go around and there’s a

lot of need in the community.”

Fortunately, the Greater Cedar Rapids Community

Foundation (GCRCF) provided a $20,000 grant per year for

two years from the Momentum Fund, enabling the CRMA to

maintain the quality and scope of three exhibitions scheduled

for September 2009 through August 2011.

That’s critical because the Museum relies on scheduling

three major shows each year, Pitts explains.

“We’re mostly focused on these because there’s more

cost associated with them and all our programming is built

around them,” he says.

It’s a constant balancing act, Pitts says, trying to host one

major show based on the Museum’s collection and include

a traveling exhibition from another museum for greater

exposure and variety.

“The traveling exhibits are very expensive. We’re priced out

of many exhibitions; $5,000 to $10,000 is considered a small

rental fee. And that’s just to get it here,” Pitts comments.

“But we can get back into the game with the Community

Foundation’s Momentum Fund.”

The first exhibit in the fall, “Norman Rockwell: Fact and

Fiction,” explored the way Rockwell used Cedar Rapids as a

backdrop for a November 1944 cover

story for the Saturday Evening Post,

showing how he moved from original

concept to finished product, relying on

photographs.

It was well-received, Pitts remarks,

and the Museum heard a lot of feedback.

In early 2010, the second exhibit,

“Less Is More: The Vogel Collection,”

showed how artists can use the

most rudimentary materials to create

evocative works of art. This cutting-

edge collection of 50 artworks was recently donated to the

Museum by a prolific collecting couple from New York City.

It drew a good response, Pitts notes, including 600 people

on the day after the opening, a very high turnout.

The third exhibit coming the fall of 2010 is “China

Insights,” which illustrates how seven contemporary

Chinese photographers view their own country. It offers a

rare opportunity for deeper understanding of the remarkable

diversity of this vast country.

The GCRCF grant provided key support and helped restore

the Museum’s audience, Pitts says.

“Our attention is back to where it was before the flood,

which is very good,” he notes. “Without a grant of this caliber,

our exhibition program would be devastated. It let us stay

in the market for rental exhibitions and that’s what provides

the variety.”

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Without a grant of this caliber,

our exhibition program would

be devastated. it let us stay in the

market for rental exhibitions and

that’s what provides the variety.”

terry Pitts, CrMa executive director

momentum FundGrant

$20Kx 2 years

“

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p roviding free representation for children in

high-conflict custody and divorce cases entails a

lot of after-hours commitment for the staff at Kids

First Law Center of Cedar Rapids.

Kids First attorneys meet regularly with their young clients

after school, in the evening and on weekends. They arrange

meetings, settlement

conferences, negotiations

sessions and mediation to

resolve conflict between

parents, and advocate

for each child at all court

hearings. The three

attorneys now represent

135 kids.

Two issues limit the

staff’s efficiency: a lack of

clerical support and no

remote access to case files

in the office database.

That’s where cutting-edge technology – like voice

recognition and remote access software – can make a

difference. Thanks to a $5,000 grant from the Greater Cedar

Rapids Community Foundation Organizational Development

Fund, Kids First staff can now retrieve information without

going to the office. They can work from home or check case

files from elsewhere.

With voice recognition software, attorneys can create

correspondence, case notes and pleadings much more

quickly, accessing the office database from outside the office.

Remote access software allows them to work from any

location with their laptop and wireless connection. Now, they

can work efficiently between meetings or from home when

client emergencies arise.

“Remote access has been so great,” says Jenny Schulz,

Kids First executive director. “Now our employees can handle

client issues as they arise,

even if it’s after-hours.

That’s better for the kids

because we can resolve

these issues right away.”

Often, evenings and

weekends are the only

times the kids can call

their attorneys.

“We counsel them.

That’s why we want to be

available. That’s the heart

of our representation –

to be there for them,”

Schulz explains. “These kids have a lot of anxiety because of

all the drama in their lives.”

The voice recognition software, being installed this spring,

will allow attorneys to dictate notes to a digital recorder,

which transfers them to the computer. In such cases, Schulz

adds, it’s critical to get notes down while details

are fresh.

“This technology makes us so much more efficient,” Schulz

says. “It wouldn’t have been possible without the Community

Foundation.”

G C r C F h e l p s k i d s F i r s T l a W C e n T e r m e e T i T s m i s s i o n

now our employees can handle

client issues as they arise, even

if it’s after-hours. That’s better for

the kids because we can resolve

these issues right away.”

Jenny schulz, Kids First executive director

organizational development

Fund Grant

$5K

Illustrations courtesy Kids First Law Center.

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h elping students overcome obstacles, complete

training programs and enter the workforce is

what the Gap Tuition Assistance Program at

Kirkwood Community College is all about. One of the biggest

blocks to success can be a disparity – or gap – in funding

for tuition.

That kind of disruption can spell real trouble, especially

for those seeking new job skills or training that leads directly

to employment through short-term certificate programs like

Kirkwood offers through its Continuing Education & Training

Services. These

programs are often

the quickest path to

work in fields where

jobs are currently

available.

Students enrolled

in these noncredit

programs aren’t

eligible for federal

financial aid and

rarely receive

privately-funded scholarships. So three years ago Kirkwood

established Gap Tuition Assistance, a workforce development

program providing case management and tuition assistance.

It bridges the funding gap, helping students facing multiple

barriers to succeed.

Initially, Kirkwood’s Workplace Training and Economic

Development Fund supported the Gap program, using an

internal allocation of a state funding stream. But with the

difficult state budget situation and continued reductions

in higher education funding, there are no guarantees of

continued state support.

At the same time, the recession has pushed Kirkwood’s

enrollment to record levels: nearly 18,000 credit students this

past fall (up 17 percent over the previous year) and another

40,000 non-credit students.

In 2009, there were 926 referrals to the Gap program, but

funding could only support 81 students. By the end of the first

quarter of FY 2010, more than 60 percent of available funding

had already been committed.

With deep budget cuts and burgeoning demand, the

Kirkwood Foundation sought fresh support from new

sources, including the Greater Cedar Rapids Community

Foundation (GCRCF).

The GCRCF granted $10,000 from its Community Fund

to help Kirkwood expand the Gap program. It’s a welcome

partnership that’s made a tremendous difference, says Kathy

Hall, vice president for resource development with the

Kirkwood Foundation.

“The need is just off the charts,” she says. “This grant from

the Community Foundation, plain and simple, is allowing us

to help a lot more people.”

The Gap program provides tuition for students in four

occupational areas: business/information technology,

manufacturing/industrial technology, transportation and

health care. The program also includes personal case

management to find the perfect fit in training for the

individual. Staff works closely with students throughout the

program and helps find employment once their training

is complete.

“Program Director Bethany Parker gives applicants a

great deal of support, from skills assessments and career

counseling to connect them with the right profession,

to support through the training period, and into the first

stages of employment,” Hall notes. “Kirkwood’s Continuing

Education & Training Services staff works closely with area

employers, who tell us what they need.”

The Gap program’s success shows in the numbers: as of

Sept. 30, more than 75 percent of those who completed the

Gap program were successfully employed.

“Meeting workforce development needs is where Kirkwood

can really shine – and does,” Hall says. “These short-term

certificate programs are where we can put people back into

the workforce – and with a career, not just a paycheck.”

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The need is just off the

charts… This grant from the

Community Foundation,

plain and simple, is allowing us

to help a lot more people.”

Kathy hall, Kirkwood Foundation

Community Fund Grant

$10K

“

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n the aftermath of the 2008 flood, the enormous

need for outreach and support for those

devastated by the disaster did not recede with the

flood waters. Nowhere was that more apparent than at the

Olivet Neighborhood Mission (ONM) in Cedar Rapids.

The combination of the flood’s impact, rising

unemployment and the recession hit hard those most in

need: low-income families and individuals, the homeless and

single parent families.

Jan Thomas, director of ONM, saw

a drastic increase in demand for

ONM’s Clothing Closet and Food

Pantry programs, which provide free

emergency clothing and food.

“Following the flood in ’08 and

for all of 2009, our traffic picked up

tremendously, by about 300 percent,”

she says. “We were serving 70 to 80

people a day and we were open six

days a week.”

That demand remains high, Thomas points out.

“The number of individuals and families we are serving has

increased dramatically and is staying at this high level,” she

explains. “Our customers are struggling to get back on their

feet and back on track with their lives. They are caught by the

circumstances of the economy and unemployment.”

ONM’s Clothing Closet served 21,000 clients in 2009,

a 46 percent increase over 2008. The Food Pantry’s requests

increased 79 percent over the same period.

“We have had to go ‘outside the box’ in thinking about

how we can continue to serve our client needs and provide a

means to assist in improving their lives,” Thomas says. “Our

efforts are to serve the needs of others without reservation or

judgment, not turning anyone away.”

ONM sought out and received help from civic

organizations, schools, grocery stores and area students.

Those partnerships provided additional donations of food

and clothing.

But by last summer, Thomas realized the 35-year-old

nonprofit was going to need more help to continue

responding to the elevated demand. She requested $25,000

over two years from the Greater Cedar Rapids Community

Foundation (GCRCF) Momentum

Fund to better address the community

need. Last fall, GCRCF granted that

request; the funds have made a

tremendous difference for ONM.

“Those funds give us the

means to help those people,” Thomas

says. “It costs to administer programs

and our costs have increased.

We were able to meet those

needs through the funds from the

Momentum Fund.”

ONM has now been able to go above and beyond providing

just basic sustenance. Over the holidays, ONM was also able

to provide food and gift boxes to those who were struggling,

partnering with individuals and groups who sponsored or

“adopted” families in need.

“The community response has been just awesome. From

both businesses and individuals, it’s been incredible,”

Thomas adds.

The food pantry now is trying to provide healthier food

choices for families, too.

“Our food pantry is working toward better nutrition and

also, with our after-school program, providing treats that are

healthier so we help develop healthy habits,” Thomas says.

“If we can provide assistance for these people, we help fuel

their families.”

F u n d i n G o l i v e T n e i G h b o r h o o d m i s s i o n : G r a s s r o o T s s u s T e n a n C e

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our customers are

struggling to get back

on their feet and back

on track with their lives.”Jan thomas, director of the olivet neighborhood Mission

Community Fund Grant

over two years

$25K

“

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s u p p o r T i n G m e T r o C a r e C o n n e C T i o n : C e d a r r a p i d s C o m m u n i T y s C h o o l d i s T r i C T & a b b e C e n T e r h e l p i n G s T u d e n T s

s ometimes you don’t know how much you need

something until it’s there for you.

That’s been the case with the response to a

pilot project in the Cedar Rapids Community School District

(CRCSD) expanding the availability of school-based mental

health services for students.

The CRCSD and Abbe Center for Community Mental Health

have collaborated for more than 10 years on an ongoing

basis district-wide to remove barriers to learning for students.

Abbe provides individual and family

therapy and crisis intervention. Together,

their Metro Care Connection (MCC)

program mission is to provide school-

based primary and preventive health care,

addressing substance abuse and mental

health. It serves about 1,800 students

each year. Working on-site enables

earlier identification of children’s and

families’ needs. The sooner they are

addressed, the better.

In the aftermath of the June 2008 flood and the onset of the

recession, MCC’s workload has increased, with more need

from students coping with displacement from their homes,

financial struggles and other stresses that interfere with

learning and stability. The district identified 1,151 students

who were made homeless by the flood; school-based mental

health services have helped in their recovery. But MCC saw

an ongoing need among students for social, emotional and

behavioral support.

MCC requested grant funding for $50,000 over two years,

through June 2011, to expand mental health services in three

schools: Polk Elementary School, Franklin Middle School

and Washington High School. The Greater Cedar Rapids

Community Foundation (GCRCF) provided that grant from

its Momentum Fund. Since last July, when the funding was

granted, MCC has begun providing 40 hours a week of

on-site mental health services in those three schools.

“We believe it truly has helped,” says Rhoda Shepherd,

director of Student Services for the Cedar Rapids schools.

“With this grant funding, we’ve been able to assign one

person to three schools for 12 to 16 hours each per week.

That’s about double the time we could provide before. It’s a

big improvement. It allows these counselors to be at school

more often to deliver the services directly

to the students.”

Thanks to the GCRCF grant and

funding Abbe received to help expand

services in other schools such as Taylor

and Harrison, 70 students each month

have been helped since last year,

Shepherd adds. Abbe therapists provide

prevention/education skills groups on

anger management, social and coping

skills and grief/loss issues, educating

teachers as well as students.

Kathy Koehn, Abbe’s Director of Outpatient Services,

says feedback from several schools tells them they’d like to

maintain – and expand – the services.

“We use team planning at the schools, with staff and Abbe

working together,” Koehn says. “With additional time there,

people recognize that we’re there and what we’re providing.

We’re more accessible, more visible.”

Teachers are reporting that students using the expanded

services accomplish more and settle in better to the classroom

environment, having worked through personal issues.

“It’s helped greatly with awareness of these services,”

Shepherd says. “It’s been good for staff too. Everyone benefits.”

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it allows these counselors to be at school more often to deliver the services directly to the students.”rhoda shepherd, director of student services for the Cedar rapids school district

momentum Fund Grant

over two years

$50K

“

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t ransformation” might be the best description

for what the Block by Block program has

accomplished in helping neighborhoods recover

from the June 2008 flood.

And the rewards of their hard work are visible in those

now-rejuvenated, living neighborhoods that stood defeated

by the floodwaters.

In June, one year after the flood, hundreds of Cedar Rapids

homes remained uninhabitable or unoccupied, raising

concerns about safety issues and long-term consequences

for residents in those neighborhoods. That’s when Block by

Block kicked into gear.

A solutions-based approach that identifies and helps

neighborhoods revive, Block by Block worked with churches,

agencies and other groups to encourage property owners

in the worst-hit blocks to reinvest in

their property or find an alternative to

abandonment. Matthew 25 Ministry

Hub led the effort, helping identify

flood-affected blocks and assist

neighborhoods in developing a “block

plan” for revitalization.

In June, with a six-month, $2 million

project plan, Block by Block sought

and received $200,000 from United

Methodist Church and two grants from

the Greater Cedar Rapids Community

Foundation (GCRCF): $700,000 from

the Flood 2008 Fund and $1 million

from the John and Dyan Smith Donor-Advised Fund.

Courtney Ball and his brother Clint Twedt-Ball, co-directors

of Matthew 25, credit the GCRCF funding as key to the

undertaking’s success.

“The biggest thing was that the Community Foundation

gave us the money to get started,” Courtney Ball says.

“Since then, we’ve gotten funds through the local sales tax

and the Iowa Finance Authority. But we couldn’t get started

without that money up front. The grants allowed us to set up

the partnership.”

Once that was underway, the momentum picked up,

Clint Twedt-Ball adds.

“The incredible success of it is the increased leverage the

grant has given for additional money from other funding

sources,” he explains. “Just having the Foundation’s name

on something shows there’s stability and recognizes that this

works – and is working.”

Planning began in July. The goal was to get eight

neighborhood blocks to join the program by the end of

2009 and to have identified solutions for 75 percent of the

homes there.

“We reached that goal,” Ball says. “Construction isn’t

finished on those blocks but we’re making good progress on

those blocks and seeing some pretty amazing turn-arounds.”

In just one block, for example, Ball notes, out of nine

abandoned houses, seven are now being rehabilitated.

“In 2010, we plan to add 12 more blocks,” Ball says. “By

the end of 2010 we should have 20 completed blocks. There’s

been some slow-down, with winter, but it’s picking up with

spring coming.”

Initially, the group’s members go

into a neighborhood, knocking on

doors and inviting residents to come to

organizational meetings.

“At first, there are one or two excited

and quite a few who are skeptical. They

might come to a meeting but they really

question it,” Ball says. “After two or three

meetings, once they’re meeting with

construction people and planning, they

start showing a little trust. Later on, almost

every single resident says, ‘I didn’t think

you could do it, but you did.’”

Group-building — getting neighbors to get better

acquainted and work together — is vital.

“Often, the residents would go out their back door when

they left their house after the flood,” Ball explains. “Now, they

go out the front door, see their neighbors and talk more. We

decided we wanted these neighborhoods really strong when

we walk away. People are connecting with each other now.

Their block meetings are potlucks.”

As plans continue, Twedt-Ball reflects on the unique

collaboration of private philanthropy, faith-based groups and

government that made it all happen.

“That doesn’t happen very often,” he says. “It’s been fun to

work with.”

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r e b u i l d i n G h o m e s , n e i G h b o r h o o d s – a n d h o p e

“

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in 2010, we plan to

add 12 more blocks.

by the end of 2010

we should have

20 completed blocks.”Clint twedt-Ball, co-director, Matthew 25 Ministry hub

Flood 2008 Fund Grant

John and dyan smith donor-advised Fund Grant

$700K

$1Million

&

“

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o r v i l l e b l o e T h e :

T a k i n G e n d o W m e n T T o a p e r s o n a l l e v e l

O rville Bloethe’s fondness for his home town of

Victor is as homegrown as it comes.

Maybe it’s the kindness of the townspeople, or

the simplicity and satisfaction of a life and work he still loves.

At 90, Bloethe could easily rest on his laurels. He’s been an

attorney since 1947 and still works full-time in the old brick

downtown building that houses his corner office. But Bloethe

still loves helping a wide range of long-time clients.

“The greatest blessing I have is to come to work,” he says,

smiling. “Truly, it’s the greatest gift I have.”

There’s just one other thing Bloethe loves just as much, if

not more: its school. He still serves on the Hartwick-Ladora-

Victor (HLV) school board.

Now Bloethe has taken that commitment to a new level

by establishing a $1 million endowment through the Greater

Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (GCRCF) to benefit

the HLV district. It’s an unrestricted fund, which allows the

school district’s board members to determine how the money

is used. The GCRCF is the steward of the endowment; it will

manage the gift, working closely with the school district.

“If there’s anything fundamentally important to the

community, it’s the school,” Bloethe says. “It’s really the heart

and soul of a community. And I give to everyone when I give

to the school.”

Bloethe’s generosity stems, in part, from his involvement

in school matters, especially during the 1970s when small

school districts were consolidating.

“I was very involved with school consolidation,” Bloethe

recalls. “It was one of the toughest times because it meant

so much to the people. It’s unfair to a community but it’s a

matter of self-preservation. That’s why this school district is

so important to me, having seen the other side.”

In the fall of 2009, Bloethe decided to establish an

endowment. He’d heard good things about the GCRCF and

his attorney, Paul Morf, pointed him in that direction. Bloethe

contributed the first half of his endowment in 2009; he’ll give

the rest in 2010.

“I want to make the most of what I do,” he says. “I could

see the advantage of doing it now because of Endow Iowa.

I took advantage of that.”

He’s referring to the Endow Iowa program, which provides

donors of qualifying gifts with state income tax incentives

worth up to 25 percent of the amount of their gift.

“This is the right way to do this; it will help the school right

now,” he explains. “I get to see them benefit from it. And it’s

an unrestricted gift. I trust the school to use it well.”

That trust comes from a lifetime spent honoring his roots.

Born and raised in Victor, Bloethe and his two brothers grew

up three miles south of town. Bloethe remembers walking six

miles round-trip every day to school.

“One advantage of that was I could think while I was

walking,” he says. “It was wonderful exercise and it helped

me recite and memorize the Gettysburg Address.”

His father died when Bloethe was young; he and his

brothers supported the family by farming. Bloethe finished

college, served in World War II in Australia and New Guinea

and got his law degree from the University of Iowa College

of Law. He married the love of his life, Loanna, after their

seventh date; they lived happily in Victor.

Bloethe established a national reputation as a legal

authority on taxes. He helped write the Iowa State Bar’s

widely-used Income Tax Manual. He served as Victor’s city

attorney for 56 years. He has taught a tax school every year

since 1976 for the Iowa Bar Association. His work today, he

says, is “a people practice,” with emphasis on estate plans,

revocable trusts and wills.

“I know the people here,” he adds. “They’re good to me and

I try to be good to them.”

Bloethe credits his longevity to oatmeal and daily walks.

Every evening, he and his son walk for up to 45 minutes –

outside if the weather cooperates, or in the school gym if not.

Philanthropy is nothing new for Bloethe. He and Loanna have

provided scholarships and given to Kirkwood Community

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College and the University of Iowa College of Law. They once

gave a $100,000 challenge grant to Victor if the community

could raise $200,000 to build a new medical clinic. They did it.

Of his endowment through GCRCF, Bloethe says, “I know

what I’m doing is a little bit unique but I think it’s going to

help the whole community, because the school is so much a

centerpiece. It touches everyone.”

Paul Morf, Bloethe’s attorney who helped set up the

endowment, cites Bloethe as a role model of compassion.

“Orville exemplifies the very best that an attorney can

be,” Morf notes. “His life is a shining example of the impact

a lawyer-statesman can have on his community. His

legacy is one of service to his community not only through

his profession but also through significant community

involvement and philanthropy.”

This is the right way to

do this; it will help the

school right now…i trust

the school to use it well.”orville Bloethe, esq.

endowment benefiting hlv school district

$oneMillionDollAR

established a

orville bloethe, esq.ViCtor, iowa

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G C r C F a n d F i n a n C i a l a d v i s o r s :

J o i n i n G e F F o r T s T o C o u n s e l p h i l a n T h r o p i C C l i e n T s

t he title – Trust Officer – says it all.

Becoming a bank trust officer requires

expertise in handling estates’ finances and

advising clients and family members on their best options.

It also involves gaining, and holding, the trust of those

you counsel. Confidentiality and respect are key. No one

knows that better than Sara Fitzgerald, vice president and

trust officer for Guaranty Bank in Cedar Rapids. Fitzgerald

joined Guaranty Bank in 1983

and has 26 years of trust

experience.

The trust department helps

care for estates, investment

accounts, conservatorships

and trusts.

“We develop relationships

with bank clients,” she says,

helping them look ahead

so they can address any

concerns and lay out their

estate so it accomplishes

what they want. “Whatever

we do, we do because of the

need of the client.”

For those clients who

express interest in leaving a financial gift for philanthropic

use, Fitzgerald recommends working with the Greater Cedar

Rapids Community Foundation (GCRCF).

“Everyone is different. It’s important to make a connection

with the person so they feel they’re being helped in some

way,” Fitzgerald explains. “Some might need more guidance

or want to give more. It’s up to the individual.”

Some clients indicate a specific desire to give to a single

cause or entity. But for those who want to contribute to the

greater good – to benefit the community - “that’s when the

Community Foundation is a good fit for them,” she says.

“I can tell them that the best way to accomplish that is

through the Foundation. It’s a wonderful non-profit for those

who want to support their community.”

Many clients have decided where to focus their

philanthropy long before meeting with her, Fitzgerald notes.

Often, clients have strong feelings on what they want to

support. Establishing scholarships is a popular option.

“Those are good choices

for a lot of people,” she says.

“They can feel like they’re

making an impact, making a

difference even if they don’t

have a lot of money.”

Just finding out that there

are more options than they

realized is a good reason to

inform clients of what the

GCRCF offers, Fitzgerald adds.

“The Foundation

has many options for an

individual to use, from

establishing a fund, giving

to a community non-profit

or adding to the general fund

to help Cedar Rapids,” she says.

Fitzgerald first heard about the GCRCF’s services through

a client about 10 years ago. Working with the Community

Foundation has enhanced her work and helped many of her

clients, Fitzgerald says.

“The community is lucky to have the GCRCF in Cedar

Rapids,” she says. “People are proud of their community and

GCRCF is the tool for them to use if they have intentions of

philanthropy or charitable giving.”

sara FitzgeraldViCe President & trust oFFiCerGuaranty BanK, Cedar raPids

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p o o l e d i n v e s T m e n T a l l o C a T i o n a s o F d e C . 3 1 , 2 0 0 9

The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (GCRCF)

has a balanced approach to investing. The Investment

Committee of the GCRCF board works closely with staff and

a professional management consultant.

Contributions made to the GCRCF are pooled for investment

purposes. There are more than 500 total funds, of which more

than 390 component funds are in the combined Endowment

Pool. A system unitization, much like a mutual fund, allocates

total return to each component fund. These component funds

represent a collection of interests of individual donors and

agencies who have united to increase the effectiveness and

assure the future of charitable giving.

The primary advantage of pooling funds is that it permits

greater diversification of investments than would be possible

for single funds. This provides for greater opportunities

without increasing risk.

2 0 0 9 r e T u r n o n i n v e s T m e n T s

During the fiscal year that ended Dec. 31, 2009, the GCRCF

endowment pool return on investment was 22.7 percent. The

three-year return was -3.5 percent; the five-year return was

3.1 percent, and the annualized return since Jan. 1, 1994 is

7.6 percent. These returns are stated net of fees. Copies of

the GCRCF audited financial statements and IRS form 990

are available upon request.

The Greater Cedar rap ids Community Foundat ion

sTaTemenTs oF F inanCial posiTion

dec. 31, 2009, and 2008

a s s e T s 2009 2008

Cash and cash equivalents $ 7,495,104 $ 7,531,110receivables: Contributions and bequests, net 1,832,400 1,227,778 prepaid expenses 10,009 7,554investments 85,410,536 69,503,118property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $58,041 in 2009 and $52,150 in 2008 596,189 32,003Cash value of life insurance 301,888 294,476

ToTal asseTs $ 95,646,126 $ 78,596,036

l i a b i l i T i e s a n d n e T a s s e T s

liabiliTies accounts payable $ 69,520 $ 27,187accrued expenses 23,577 11,038Grants payable, primarily due within one year 204,829 990,231amounts due under annuity and unitrust agreements 2,535,194 2,528,918amounts held of behalf of others 16,584,394 13,455,560

Total liabilities 19,417,514 17,012,934

neT asseTsunrestricted: operating 576,367 534,933 endowed 69,693,044 51,082,748 non-endowed 3,462,568 5,009,151 support Trust 2,968,741

Total unrestricted net assets 73,731,979 59,595,573

Temporarily restricted 2,496,633 1,987,532

Total net assets 76,228,612 61,583,105

tOtal liabilities and net assets $ 95,646,126 $ 78,596,039

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n 2009, the Greater Cedar Rapids Community

Foundation (GCRCF) was pleased to have awarded

almost $8.2 million in grants to support charitable work in

Linn County and beyond. While $3.9 million was provided

to support flood recovery, the $4.3 million in non-flood-

related grants slightly exceeded the total grants awarded

by the GCRCF in 2007, prior to the flood. This remarkable

commitment to the on-going charitable work in our

community is a tribute to donor steadiness, unrestricted assets

and the exceptional nonprofits that benefit our community.

The Foundation awards grants in various ways,

depending on the type of fund. Donor advisors initiate

grants by recommending funding for organizations. Other

grants come from designated funds that specify on-going

support to pre-determined organizations. Many grants are

triggered by the nonprofits themselves, with organizations

submitting applications to request project funding. These

latter requests make up our competitive grant programs, so

named because grants are awarded based on the relative

merit of the project as compared to other applications.

In 2009, almost half of the Foundation’s grants were

competitively awarded from over 30 funds. Local

corporations that accept competitive applications reviewed

286 applications this year. GCRCF grant committees reviewed

the remaining applications. The varied knowledge and

experiences of the dedicated volunteers who make up

Foundation grant committees ensure robust, high-quality

grant decisions. This year, 70 volunteers reviewed and scored

370 grant applications and 283 scholarship applications. This

commitment represents more than 1,000 hours in volunteer

service. Certainly, the commitment of Foundation volunteers

and donor advisors are key to putting the “community” in

“community foundation.”

T h e i m p a C T o F G r a n T m a k i n G

2 0 0 9 G r a n T m a k i n G a n a l y s i s

i

GRANTS BY PROGRAM AREA

Education 23Other

Scholarships

CommunityDevelopment &

the Environment Health & HumanService

Arts & Culture

29% 38%

19%

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UNRESTRICTED GRANTS BY PROGRAM AREA

Community Development/

Environment

Education

Arts & Culture

Other

Health & HumanService

20%

14%

13% 51%

2

Flood2008Fund

in millions

GRANTS BY TYPE OF FUND

0

.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

$3.0

AllCorporate

Donor Advised

DesignatedAgency

OrganizationDonor-Advised

GeneralEndowment

(Unrestricted)

AgencyEndowment

CountyEndowment

Grants

Fieldof

Interest

IndividualDonor-Advised

Scholarship

$2,024,340

$605,172

$197,069

$1,264,044$1,241,268

$103,988

$740,361

$1,522,286

$329,901

$188,722

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COmpetitive grant prOgrams 2008 2009number Funded

amOunt aWarded

number OF appliCatiOns

number Funded

amOunt aWarded

number OF appliCatiOns

momenTum 13 $419,470 35 14 $450,000.00 33

CommuniTy 24 $178,222 42 18 $130,558.00 31

presidenT’s 11 $6,950 13 25 $32,836.00 30

non-proFiT reCovery 64 $294,124 69 9 $24,640.13 9

youTh poWer 8 $10,000 17 8 $10,000.00 11

orGanizaTional developmenT 3 $10,698 5 22 $92,513.40 28

linn CounTy 12 $72,123 15 12 $97,128.46 23

Jones CounTy 11 $60,685 15 16 $103,941.00 25

donor-advisors (competitive applications only)

72 $435,228 259 87 $465,835.00 286

Field oF inTeresT Funds 54 $103,679 79 53 $108,348.53 83

Flood 2008 Fund 36 $2,626,867 42 73 $2,724,339.64 97

tOtal: 308 $4,218,046 591 337 $4,240,140.16 656

Grants are not always paid in the year they are approved.

h o W T o a p p l y F o r a G r a n T :

The GCRCF seeks grant applications from charitable nonprofit

and governmental organizations serving Linn County, Iowa.

Organizations should be tax exempt under section 501(c)(3)

of the Internal Revenue Code, or partnered with a 501(c)(3)

that has agreed to serve as a fiscal agent.

The Community Foundation offers multiple funding

opportunities based on the type of project, organization

age and size and area of community need. Grant awards

range from small, one-time grants to larger multi-year

commitments.

Information about various grant programs, deadlines and

application materials are available online at www.gcrcf.org,

or by contacting the program department at the Community

Foundation at 319.366.2862 or grants@gcrcf.org.

The Foundation maintains strict standards to uphold the integrity of the grants process. Our conflict of interest policy applies to grant committees, board and

staff and requires recusals in cases of conflicts of interest. Foundation review processes are methodical and transparent, with scoring tools for competitive grant

applications available on the website, www.gcrcf.org.

Competitive grant programs are initiated by nonprofit organizations submitting an application to the GCRCF. These applicants

compete for funding against those from other nonprofits. Staff review all submitted applications, which are then distributed to

the donor-advisors or to GCRCF grant committees.

G r a n T W r i T e r s ’ W o r k s h o p s :

Each year, the Community Foundation offers workshops for

grant writers to provide information on funding opportunities

and the grant making process. Each workshop offers an

overview of the GCRCF grant programs, information on

completing grant applications and when to apply for grants.

In 2009, the GCRCF added workshops specific to the Linn

County Fund, in addition to the four regular workshops

offered in January and September.

To be added to our grant writers’ workshop email

distribution list, please contact the Program Assistant at

319.366.2862 or email grants@gcrcf.org.

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g iving through the Community Foundation is an

effective way to ensure your charitable gifts go to

the causes that are most important to you. Donors may

contribute a wide variety of their resources using the

following charitable options:

Donor-Advised Funds offer ongoing involvement in the

use of your gift. Working with our professional program

staff, you recommend grants to support charitable groups

or causes of your choice (in Linn County or beyond). Your

recommendations are submitted to our board of directors

for approval and the Community Foundation then distributes

grant funds on your behalf.

Corporate Donor-Advised Funds provide a convenient,

flexible way for businesses to extend their commitment to the

local community with charitable giving.

Currently, the Community Foundation holds 20 corporate

donor-advised funds, including GreatAmerica Leasing

Corporation, Diamond V Mills, The Gazette Foundation,

Altorfer, Inc., Lil’ Drug Store Products Inc., Van Meter

Industrial and many others.

Designated Funds are permanently endowed to make a

difference and leave a legacy forever. The nonprofits you

select receive an annual gift in your fund’s name. You may

choose one or more organizations for permanent support.

Field of Interest Funds focus on a particular charitable

area that you choose. Once you determine a cause you want

to support, our grant program staff will help to identify grant

recipients and make grant recommendations from your fund.

Unrestricted Funds allow you to address current and

future community needs. As an unrestricted fund donor, you

understand the dynamics of our changing community and

world and know that there are issues yet to be determined.

By working with the Community Foundation, grants will

be awarded in your name or fund name to nonprofits that

address community needs today, tomorrow and forever.

Agency Endowment Funds are established by nonprofit

agencies to provide permanent, annual support for the

organizations. Partnering with the Community Foundation

allows nonprofits to focus on carrying out their mission

while knowing their fund is a part of a large, professionally

managed investment pool.

Bequests and Beneficiary Designations may be a gift or

portion of your estate to the Community Foundation. In some

cases, you may qualify to receive a substantial reduction in

federal gift and estate taxes.

Charitable Gift Annuities may be of cash or property to

the Community Foundation. This will allow you to receive

immediate tax benefits while ensuring that you or a loved one

receives fixed quarterly or annual income payments for life.

Charitable Remainder Trusts allow you to place cash

or property in a trust that pays annual income to you (or

another designated beneficiary) for life. After your death, the

remainder of the trust transfers to the Community Foundation

and is placed in a charitable fund you have chosen. You

receive income tax benefits the year you establish this trust.

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d o n o r s m a k i n G a d i F F e r e n C ed i v e r s e . C a r i n G . p a s s i o n a T e .

Donors who have created funds at the Greater Cedar Rapids

Community Foundation (GCRCF) are as diverse and unique

as the organizations and causes they care about. Our donors

care deeply about their community and they are passionate

about making a difference.

Our donors have set up funds as a family, business

or as part of a group with common interests. They are

community leaders and volunteers, entrepreneurs, retirees

and professionals who support causes from arts and

culture, to preserving the environment, community building,

advocating for accessible health and human services and

promoting education.

Donors may take an active role in their grant making or

entrust the Community Foundation to make grants to support

organizations or issues of interest to them. Some leave a

legacy to benefit the community in perpetuity.

This year, the GCRCF awarded $8.2 million in grants to

organizations in our community, around the country and

worldwide.

Following is a list of funds donors have created at the

Community Foundation and the organizations and causes

donors supported through their funds in 2009.

Jean H. Ashby Fund

Gordon and Jann Baustian Designated Fund

F. William Beckwith Endowed Fund II

Orville Bloethe Endowed Fund for the HLV School District

Michele Boyer Endowed Fund

Jean Brenneman Family Fund

Ruth L. Hastings Brown Fund

Buresh Family Endowed Fund

Busse Family Endowed Fund

Cedar Rapids Rough Riders Hockey Charitable Fund

The Dick Damrow Educational Fund

DeWolf Family Endowed Fund

Kevin Eck and Sashi Solomon Family Fund

EPRC Fund

Gehring Family Fund for Coe College

Haas Family Designated Fund

Kylie Hall Designated Endowment Fund

Iowa Legal Aid Foundation Endowment Fund

Joseph M. Kacena Endowed Fund

Klepfer Family Fund

Dr. Joseph and Isabelle Krichel Family Endowed Fund

Roger and Thea Leslie Endowed Fund IV

Christopher and Jane Lindell Family Fund

David Mahlke Endowed Donor Advised Fund

Marion Churches Senior Living Community Foundation Endowment Fund

Neighborhood Transportation Service Endowment Fund

Theatre Cedar Rapids Trustees Agency Endowment Fund

Tyler & Sarah Halbrook Olson Family Fund

Martha L. Parsons Endowed Fund

John and Dyan Smith Fund for Cornell College

Tree of Five Seasons and Plaza Maintenance Endowment Fund

Trees Forever Jack Shaffer Memorial Fund

Wiesenfeld Family Fund

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agenCy endOWmentAfrican American Heritage

Foundation Friends FundAlternative Services, Inc.

Agency EndowmentAlzheimer’s Association, East

Central Iowa Chapter Quasi-Endowed Fund

Amana Arts Guild Agency Endowment Fund

Amana Heritage Society Designated Agency Endowment Fund

ARC of East Central Iowa Foundation Quasi-Endowed Fund

Art Christoffersen Memorial Scholarship Endowment for Big Brothers Big Sisters Fund

Boys and Girls Club of Cedar Rapids Agency Endowment Fund

Peggy Boyle Whitworth Endowed Fund for Brucemore

Camp Courageous of Iowa Endowment Fund

Cedar Rapids Community School District Foundation Fund

Cedar Rapids Museum of Art Endowment Fund

Cedar Rapids Museum of Art Quasi-Endowed Fund II

Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre Agency Endowment Fund

Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation Fund

Cedar Rapids Symphony Endowment Fund

Cedar Rapids Symphony Quasi-Endowed Fund

Cedar Rapids Symphony School Endowment Fund

Henry and Bertha Tiemeyer Scholarship Fund (Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra)

Coe College Endowment FundCommunity Health Free Clinic

Endowment FundCommunity Health Free Clinic

Quasi-Endowed FundDiscovery Living Endowed

Fund IIDiscovery Living

Quasi-Endowed FundDiscovery Living, Inc. Agency

Endowment FundFour Oaks of Iowa, Inc.

Endowment FundFour Oaks of Iowa, Inc. Quasi-

Endowed FundFour Oaks of Iowa, Inc. Quasi-

Endowed Fund IIGems of Hope, Inc. Agency

Endowment FundHawkeye Area Council,

Boy Scouts of America Endowment Fund

Henry Davison Youth Center Fund

Heritage Area Agency on Aging Older Iowans Endowment Fund

Indian Creek Nature Center Charitable Trust Endowment Fund

Indian Creek Nature Center Founders’ Fund

Indian Creek Nature Center Land Perpetual Care Agency Endowment Fund

Bena Homestead Endowment Fund (Indian Creek Nature Center)

Lynch/Schulz Environmental Education Fund (Indian Creek Nature Center)

Lynne Stimple Memorial Trail Fund (Indian Creek Nature Center)

Iowa Legal Aid Foundation Endowment Fund

Friends of the Iowa Medical Aid Fund

Isaac Newton Christian Academy Agency Endowment Fund

Jane Boyd Community House Agency Endowment

Junior Achievement Endowment Fund

Kirkwood Community College Foundation Endowment Fund

Legion Arts Agency Endowment Fund

Linn County Historical Society Agency Endowment Fund II

Linn County Historical Society Collections Fund

Linn County Historical Society Fund

Linn-Mar Foundation Endowment Fund

Linn-Mar School Foundation Selness Fund

Linn-Mar School Foundation-Kiwanis Club Scholarship Fund

Lisbon Community School District Foundation Agency Endowment Fund

Lutheran Services in Iowa Charitable Foundation Quasi-Endowed Fund

Marion Churches Senior Living Community Foundation Endowment Fund

Mercy Medical Center Foundation Endowment Fund

Mercy Medical Center Foundation Hospice House Friends Fund

Metro Youth Football Association Agency Endowment Fund

Miracles in Motion Agency Endowment Fund

Miracles in Motion Quasi-Endowed Fund

Mount Mercy College Endowment Fund

Mount Vernon Community School District Foundation Agency Endowment Fund

Mount Vernon Community School District Foundation Friends Fund

Elaine Mykelby Young Artist Friends Fund (Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre)

National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library Fund

Neighborhood Transportation Service Endowment Fund

Friends of the Oak Hill Cemetery Endowment Fund

Old Creamery Theatre Agency Endowment Fund

Planned Parenthood of East Central Iowa Agency Endowment Fund

Planned Parenthood of East Central Iowa Quasi-Endowed Fund

Red Cedar Chamber Music Agency Endowment Fund

Southeast Linn Community Center Agency Endowment Fund

St. George Orthodox Church Cemetery Endowment Fund

St. George Orthodox Church General Endowment Fund

St. George Orthodox Church Scholarship Endowment Fund

St. Joseph’s of Marion Agency Endowment Fund

St. Luke’s Health Care Foundation Endowment Fund

St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church Endowment Fund

Systems Unlimited Agency Endowment Fund

Theatre Cedar Rapids Trustees Agency Endowment Fund

Trees Forever Agency Endowment Fund

Trees Forever Quasi Endowed Fund

Trees Forever Quasi-Endowed Fund II

United Nations Association – USA of Linn County, Iowa Endowment Fund

United Way of East Central Iowa Agency Endowment Fund

Waypoint Endowment FundWestminster Presbyterian

Church Agency Endowment Fund

Westminster Presbyterian Church Quasi-Endowed Fund

Witwer Center, Inc. Agency Endowment Fund

Xavier Foundation Endowment Fund

Young Parents Network Agency Endowment Fund

COmmunity aFFiliatesAll Saints Roman Catholic

Church Fund (Keokuk)Anamosa Community

Foundation FundCommunity Foundation of the

Great River Bend Endowment Fund

Greater Delaware County Community Foundation Affiliate Fund

Jones County Endowment FundJones County FundKeokuk Community Affiliate

FundGrand Theatre Corporate

Foundation Fund (Keokuk)Michael and Kathy Klauser

Endowed Donor-Advised Fund (Keokuk)

Dr. Joseph and Isabelle Krichel Family Endowed Fund (Keokuk)

Keokuk Area Hospital Endowment Fund

Keokuk Public Community School Foundation Fund

Keokuk Public Library Foundation Fund

Keokuk Young Men’s Christian Association Foundation

Klepfer Family Fund (Keokuk)Judith & David Morgan Fund

(Keokuk)JM Morgan Fund (Keokuk)Kenneth Sibbing Endowed

Designated Fund (Keokuk)Three Rivers Conservation

Foundation Endowment Fund (Keokuk)

Linn County Endowment FundLinn County FundMount Pleasant Community

Affiliate FundWapello County Foundation

Affiliate FundWapello County Non-Endowed

Fund

COrpOrate dOnOr-advised FundsAltorfer Machinery Company

Non-Endowed Corporate Donor-Advised Fund

CRST FundDiamond V Mills Corporate

FundThe Gazette Foundation

Corporate Donor-Advised Fund

GreatAmerica Leasing Corporation Fund

Hall & Hall Engineers, Inc. Corporate Donor-Advised Fund

IGD FundLil’ Drug Store Products, Inc. FundMcGrath Automotive Corporate

Fund

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The McGrath Automotive Group Endowed Donor-Advised Fund

Merit Construction Co./Rinderknecht Associates Inc. Donor-Advised Fund

Midamar Corporation Donor-Advised Fund

New Frontier Foundation FundPaulson Electric/PEC

Communications Corporate Donor-Advised Fund

Paulson Electric/PEC Communications Endowed Fund

Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.C. Fund

Simmons, Perrine, Moyer & Bergman Donor-Advised Fund

Van Meter Industrial Corporate Donor-Advised Fund

Young Genius Fund (Henry Russell Bruce, Inc.)

designated15 in 5 River Timeline Project

FundAbbie Downing Educational

FundAlex Strait Memorial Fund for

Indian Creek Nature CenterAnonymous Designated Fund IIBenjamin Christopher Tvedt

FundBernice Pratt Circle of

International Order of King’s Sons and Daughters Fund

Blahnik/Garden Club Speakership Fund

Bonnie Rae Picard Memorial Fund

Carl & Doris McClain Ecological Restoration Fund

Carl and Jill Henrici FundCedar Rapids Healthcare

Alliance FundCedar Rapids Symphony Center

Endowed FundCedar Rapids Symphony

Endowed Chair FundCharles and Evelyn Erb Quasi-

Endowed Designated FundClaire & Vernon Hudek FundClifford A. Hendricks FundDavid & Ann Pickford

Endowment FundDavid & Chris Kubicek Endowed

FundDavid H. & Rose Marie Burke

FundDorothea E. Garberson

Wildflower Project FundDows Fund for Artists, Authors

& MusiciansEdna A. Herbst FundEPRC FundF. Forbes Olberg and Ann Olberg

Endowment FundF. William Beckwith Endowed

FundF. William Beckwith Endowed

Fund II

Friends of Inn-Circle Designated Agency Fund

Gehring Family Fund for Coe College

George A. and Louise M. Kalous Endowed Fund

Gladys Bock Children’s Fund for the Indian Creek Nature Center

Gordon and Jann Baustian Designated Fund

Haas Family Designated FundHelen Troxel/Ella Johnson Miller

Fund/Indian CreekHerbert L. & Dorothy E.

Ellingson Charitable FundInter-Religious Council

Designated FundIowa Artist Relief Non-Endowed

Designated FundIrene B. Konecny Designated

Fund for Library Acquisitions for the Mount Mercy College Library

James W. and Susan K. Turner Endowed Fund II

Jay G. Sigmund FundJay G. Sigmund Fund IIJean H. Ashby FundJefferson High School

Performing Arts Program Fund

John and Dyan Smith Fund for Cornell College

John M. & Wilma Ann Wallin Sagers Endowed Designated Fund

Joseph M. Kacena Endowed Fund

Ken and Ortha Harstad FundKylie Hall Designated

Endowment FundLarry D. & Claire J. Sharp

Endowed Designated Fund-Xavier High School

Larry H. Christy Endowed FundLearning Alliance FundLewis Bottoms Heritage FundMartinek Memorial Trust FundMaurice G. and Leona Rapoport

Designated Endowed Fund for Hadassah Hospital

Maurice G. and Leona Rapoport Designated Endowed Fund for Jewish Welfare Fund of Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Michele Boyer Endowed FundNina & Victor Merveaux

Designated FundsNorm & Floy Erickson Endowed

FundOrville Bloethe Endowed Fund

for the HLV School DistrictPaul Christiansen Memorial

FundPaul R. and Rebecca F. Shawver

Endowed Designated FundPeter F. Bezanson FundWilliam B. Quarton Fund

for Coe CollegeWilliam B. Quarton Fund for the

Community Health Free Clinic

William B. Quarton Fund for Hoover Library

Quarton Fund for Indian Creek Nature Center

Quarton Fund for International Writing Program

Quarton Fund for WaypointRick & Donna Flynn FundRiverside Skate Park FundRobert W. and Elizabeth M.

Allsop Endowed FundRoger and Thea Leslie Endowed

FundRoger and Thea Leslie Endowed

Fund IIRoger and Thea Leslie Endowed

Fund IIIRoger and Thea Leslie Endowed

Fund IVRussell W. & Ruth E. Landis

Designated Endowment Fund for St.Paul’s Methodist Church

Ruth Opal Beatty Fund for Music Education of Shellsburg Youth

Theodore & Elizabeth Trefny-Czech/Slovak Museum Fund

Tokeim Family Designated Funds for Inn-Circle

Tokheim Family Designated Fund for Linn Community Food Bank

Tokheim Family Designated Fund for Lutheran Church Initiatives for the Homeless

Tree of Five Seasons and Plaza Maintenance Endowment Fund

Trees Forever Jack Shaffer Memorial Fund

Viola Elsenbast FundVirginia J. Lyon Memorial Fund/

Mt. Vernon Community Preschool

William P. and Gayle S. Whipple Endowed Designated Fund

Witwer Senior Center of Cedar Rapids Fund

Field OF interestAltrusa Club of Cedar Rapids

Literacy FundFund for Education ExcellenceFund for Management

ResourcingG.P. Fund for the EnvironmentHughes Fund for Church Related

Human ServicesJohn A. & Elsie M. Nelson FundMarshall Journalism Incentive

FundNina E. and Victor Merveaux

Fund for Historic PreservationPeggy Fashimpaur Fund for Arts

EducationRed Ribbon Fund:For the Fight

Against AIDSRobert E. and Corinne L. Yaw

FundTokheim Family Field of Interest

Fund for the Homeless & Hungry of Cedar Rapids

Van Nostrand Fund for Health Related Activities

Vern W. Reeder Memorial FundWhite Cross Society Fund

individual dOnOr-advisedAnonymous Fund I Anderson Family Charitable

FundGary L. & Alice Anderson

Endowed FundJohn and Mary Ellen Bickel

Donor-Advised FundBloomhall Family FundThe John Corey Bloomhall

Endowed Donor-Advised Fund

Katheryn M Boatman Endowed Donor-Advised Fund

Gilda & Barry Boyer FundStephen & Sara Brandenburg

Charitable FundJean Brenneman Family FundBridge Fund IIBuresh Family Endowed FundCarol and James Burns Non-

Endowed Donor-Advised Fund

Busse Family Endowed FundSteve & Joanne Carfrae FundCedar Rapids Rough Riders

Hockey Charitable FundClancey Family Donor-Advised

FundClancey Family Endowed FundJane Cook Memorial FundSutherland and Josephine P.

Cook Donor-Advised FundLoren L. and Patricia A. Coppock

Donor Advised FundMatthew Craig Donor-Advised

FundThe Dandekar FundDeWolf Family Endowed FundDillman Family Endowed FundAnn Dorr Family Endowed FundJames and Rosemary Earl Family

Endowed FundTiffany Ann Earl Endowed

Donor-Advised FundKevin Eck and Sashi Solomon

Family FundFlorence & Melvin Galbraith

Donor-Advised FundGarner Family Donor-Advised

FundWilliam and Harriet Gasway

Endowed Donor-Advised Fund

Dean & Laura Gesme Family Fund

Gray Donor-Advised FundRobert A. Handler M.D. Ecology

Education FundDavid T. Hanson Endowed

Donor-Advised FundAllan and Sally Harms

Non-Endowed Donor-Advised Fund

Hellickson Family Endowed Fund

Katherine K. Hladky Donor-Advised Fund

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Hoffman Family FundG.Richard & Jacqueline R.

Johnson FundMary & David Junge FundDavid & Sherri Justice Endowed

FundBert and Sue Katz Non-

Endowed Donor-Advised Fund

Gerald T. Knox Donor-Advised Fund

Gerald T. Knox Fund IIKolln Family Endowed FundRobert & Caroline Kucharski

FundMichael A. Kudej Memorial FundSheryl Chehack Lamb Endowed

Donor-Advised Fund for Health and Welfare

Kidneeds FundRobert J. & Sue B. Latham FundRobert & Carol Lehman

Endowed FundChristopher and Jane Lindell

Family FundJoe and Cherri Lock Non-

Endowed Donor-Advised Fund

David Mahlke Endowed Donor-Advised Fund

George and Janelle McClain Family Fund

Jo & Larry McGrath Endowed Fund

Jo & Larry McGrath Quasi-Endowed Fund

Nancy G. McHugh FundMeffert Non-Endowed Donor-

Advised FundDick & Mary Meisterling Donor-

Advised FundMilagros Research FundFrank & Cheryle Mitvalsky FundMohnsen Family Endowed FundPaul and Jennifer Morf Endowed

Donor-Advised FundRon and Sue Neil Endowed

FundDuane & Kay Nesetril

Endowment FundDuane & Kay Nesetril FundThe Gregory and Debora

Neumeyer Endowed Donor-Advised Fund

John and Christine North Endowed Donor-Advised Fund

Tyler & Sarah Halbrook Olson Family Fund

Martha L. Parsons Endowed Fund

Martha L. Parsons Family FundJay and Bonnie Petersen Donor-

Advised FundProject Victoria FundWilliam B. Quarton Endowed

Fund

William B. Quarton FundWendy Rivinius-Portz Memorial

FundJack & Jacqueline Roland Family

Non-Endowed Donor-Advised Fund

Gary and Cathy Rozek Endowed Fund

Bob Rush and Judith Whetstine Endowed Donor-Advised Fund

John M. & Wilma Ann Wallin Sagers Fund

Duffy and Belva J. Schamberger Quasi-Endowed Fund

Doug & Pat Sedlacek Donor-Advised Fund

Doug & Pat Sedlacek Endowed Fund

Larry D. & Claire J. Sharp Endowed Donor-Advised Fund

Silber Family Endowed Donor-Advised Fund

Drew and Jo Ann Skogman Endowed Donor-Advised Fund

Leroy & LaJuana Skogman Family Fund

John and Dyan Smith Donor-Advised Fund

Marty and Julianne Smith Endowed Fund

Julie L. and Byron A. Tabor Endowed Fund

Susan M. Thayer Donor-Advised Fund

Marian S. Thomson Non-Endowed Donor-Advised Fund

Toborg Family FundTodd-Bridge Fund #3Terry Trimpe Endowed Donor-

Advised FundJames and Susan Turner Donor-

Advised FundMichael R. and Marla K. Valliere

Donor-Advised FundCarolyn and Charles Wellso

Donor-Advised FundWiesenfeld Family FundMyron & Esther Wilson

Endowment Fund IIMyron F. and Esther S. Wilson

Donor-Advised FundLarry & Joni Witzel Family

Endowed FundFrank P. & Marie M. Woods

Family FundBrian J. Worley Fund for the

Performing ArtsZylstra & Earl Family Fund

unrestriCted and OrganizatiOn dOnOr-advisedArtists in Schools FundCedar Rapids Area Chamber of

Commerce Corporate Donor-Advised Fund

Iowa Community AIDS Partnership Fund

League of Women Voters FundLinn County Bar Association

Endowment FundMarion Metro Kiwanis Pediatric

Trauma Kits Quasi-Endowed Fund

Marion Metro Kiwanis Playground Fund

Quarton-McElroy IBA FundRJHS Society Donor-Advised

FundRotary Centennial Project

Capital Campaign FundRotary Club of Cedar Rapids

Metro High School FundTree of Five Seasons Non-

Endowed FundWashington High School 50th

Anniversary FundZeta Phi Eta FundSpecial FundsJustin & Mildred Albright FundBoard of Director’s FundBoard Restricted

Quasi-Endowed FundRuth L. Hastings Brown FundCommunity FundJeanne L. Howell Fund Library Funding Information

Center Operating FundLinn County Nonprofit Resource

Center FundNina & Victor Merveaux

Administrative FundDavid and Mary C. Neuhaus

FundPresident’s FundREACT & K-12 Programs FundRobert & Marion South FundTed and Maxine Welch

Unrestricted Endowed FundWilliam B. Quarton Unrestricted

FundYouthPOWER Fund

sChOlarshipsThe Bob V. Bengtson

Scholarship Fund for Students of Truman Elementary

Stephen Bonfig Memorial Scholarship Fund

Suki Cell Scholarship FundCollege Club’s Designated

Endowed Scholarship FundJoe Corbin Memorial

Scholarship FundJoe Corbin Memorial

Scholarship Fund IIThe Dick Damrow Educational

FundDaybreak Rotary/Polk

Elementary Scholarship FundDelaware County Fish & Game

Protective Association Scholarship Fund

Eastern Iowa Cash Management Association Scholarship Fund

O.J. & Viola Elsenbast Designated Fund

Charles & Edith Glidden FundHigh School High Tech FundIowa Physician Assistant

Society’s Designated Endowed Scholarship Fund

Carole Jamieson Spirit Scholarship Fund

Joslin Scholarship FundHenry & Sara Katz Foundation

FundKleiman Family Endowed

Scholarship FundKleiman Family Scholarship

FundKomensky Society FundLavenz Memorial InCourage

Scholarship FundAll-McKinley Alumni Endowed

Scholarship FundOutstanding Student & Special

Teacher FundBonnie Reames-Grant Memorial

Scholarship FundVern W. Reeder Memorial

Scholarship FundRobert K. Dennis Scholarship

FundLouis Joseph and Elmer Marvin

Rosenbaum Memorial FundDave Shay-KGAN-TV Broadcast

Journalism Scholarship FundGlenn & Mary Wendler

Scholarship FundZeta Phi Eta Memorial

Scholarship Fund for the Performing and Communicative Arts

FlOOd FundsBerthel Fisher 2008 Flood Relief

Non-Endowed Donor-Advised Fund

CRSA 2008 Flood Relief Non-Endowed Donor-Advised Fund

ITC 2008 Flood Relief Non-Endowed Donor-Advised Fund

Flood 2008 FundJob and Small Business

Recovery FundRockwell Collins 2008 Flood

Relief Non-Endowed Donor-Advised Fund

Rotary 2008 Flood Relief Non-Endowed Donor-Advised Fund

Van Meter Industrial Corporate Donor-Advised Fund

Weitz Company 2008 Flood Relief Non-Endowed Donor-Advised Fund

World Class Industries, Inc. 2008 Flood Relief Non-Endowed Donor-Advised Fund

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Anonymous (8)

Robert W. and Elizabeth M. Allsop

Thomas J. and Sarah E. Anderson

Gary L. and Alice Anderson

Marian J. Arens

Carl and Topsy Aschoff

Jean H. Ashby*

Daniel R. Baldwin

Lorna M. Barnes

Helen (Skippy) Bell

Bob V. Bengtson

Peter F. Bezanson*

Bill and Jan Bloomhall

Barbara Bloomhall and William A. Bloomhall, Sr.*

Wilma J. Blosser

Katheryn Boatman

J. Scott and Joann Bogguss

Barry and Gilda Boyer

Jean Brenneman

Ruth L. Hastings Brown*

David H. and Rose Marie Burke

Steven and Joanne Carfrae

Richard* and Judith Chandler

Ivan and Mary Bess Chester

Barbara Christiansen

Larry H. Christy

Lee and Jay Clancey

Loren L. and Patricia A. Coppock

Paul and Sara Corbin

John P. Curran

Tom and Beth DeBoom

Dr. Robert and Eloise Dennis

Ann Dorr

Tiffany A. Earl

John R. and Cheryl G. Elliott

John M. Ely, Jr.* and Polly Ely*

Peggy Fashimpaur Kahr

John P.* and Jean W. Ferring

Robert C.* and Marjorie H. Fletcher

Rick and Donna Flynn

William B. and Jo Anne F. Galbraith

William and Harriet Gasway

Dean and Laura Gesme

David and Kathleen Good

Rose and LaVern Gordon

Gary Grant

Joan Greenblatt

Kathy L. Hall

Ortha R.* and Ken* Harstad

Mary Lou and Donald Hattery

Ted and Tish Healey

Kay and John Hegarty

Jason and Susan Hellickson

Clifford A. Hendricks

Kate Hladky

Jim and Ann Hoffman

Lee R. Horn

Barbara J. and Ralph E.* Hughes

William B. Quarton* and Jean A. Hunnicutt

Sher Jasperse and Daryl Julich

David and Mary Johnson

Kenneth L. and Mildred M.* Johnson

Mildred Joslin and Edward Kemp*

Mary and David Junge

David and Sherri Justice

Vyrl* and Martha Justice

Joseph M. Kacena*

George* and Louise Kalous

Suzanne Rosenbaum Katz

Merry and Bob* Kelley

Frank and Geri Kintzle

Thomas and Clara Kleiman

G.T. (Jerry) Knox

Peter and Ingrid Kölln

Ted and Margaret Kubicek

David and Chris Kubicek

Robert and Caroline Kucharski

Lawrence and Kimberly Kudej

Sheryl Chehak Lamb*

Robert J. and Sue B. Latham

Karen Ann Laughlin

James* and Susan Lavenz

Robert and Carol Lehman

Thea and Roger* Leslie

Christopher and Jane Lindell

Norman G.* Lipsky and Belle M. Lipsky

David Mahlke

George and Janelle McClain

Bruce and Judy McGrath

Jo* and Larry McGrath

David and Ruth McGuire

Nancy Green McHugh

Frank and Cheryle Mitvalsky

Mike and Ann Mohnsen

Tara and Bob Moorman

Paul and Jennifer Morf

Craig and Deborah Mrkvicka

Bill and Cathy Munsell

Virginia Myers*

Kay and Duane Nesetril

Greg and Debbie Neumeyer

William and Cheryl Nordstrom

John and Christine North

Ron and Sue Olson

Richard and Marion Patterson

Jay and Bonnie Petersen

Ann and David B.* Pickford

James A. and Monica M. Piersall

Mike Plotz

Wendy* and Randy Portz

William and Janis Quinby

Curt and Sigrid Reynolds

Mary E. Rickey

Louise G. Roalson

Dr. and Mrs. William John Robb

Jack and Jackie Roland

Gary Rozek

Judith Whetstine and Bob Rush

John M. and Wilma Ann Wallin Sagers

Larry D. and Claire J. Sharp

Paul R.* and Rebecca F.* Shawver

Laurie and Robert Silber

Marilyn and Dayton* Sippy

Gary and Robin Skogman

LaJuana Skogman

Kyle and Susan Skogman

Drew and Jo Ann Skogman

Marty and Julianne Smith

Duane Smith

Ellen Smith

Dyan and John Smith

Sue and Gary Speicher

Eleanor Streletzky

Robert Synhorst

Julie and Byron Tabor

Fred and Bev Timko

Kathleen Toborg

Sara and Dale Todd

Terry Trimpe

James and Susan Turner

Robert Untiedt

Josie Velles

R. Ray* and Barbara Weeks

Maxine and Ted* Welch

Guy H. Wendler

Susanna Wendler

William P. and Gayle* Whipple

Dorothy J. White and Robert Dean Metcalf*

Esther and Myron Wilson

Robert and Charlotte Worley

Jason and Leslie Wright

Corrine and Robert* Yaw

David Zylstra

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If you have remembered the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (GCRCF) in your estate plans, or if you have

established an endowed fund at the GCRCF, you are eligible to become a member of the Williams Quarton Heritage Society.

We will not list your name without your permission. Please the GCRCF at 319.366.2862 or info@gcrcf.org for more information.

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alex strait memOrial Fund FOr indian Creek nature Center

In Memory of Alex StraitSteve and Vicki Archibald

altrusa Club OF Cedar rapids literaCy Fund

In Memory of Albertine BrodyErica Strohl

benjamin ChristOpher tvedt Fund

In Memory of Benjamin Christopher Tvedt

George and Karolyn Stigler

COllege Club’s designated endOWed sChOlarship Fund

In Memory of Joan HemphillJosie Velles

dr. jOseph and isabelle kriChel Family endOWed Fund

In Memory of Dr. Joseph KrichelRichard and Sharon Harker

Michael and Kathy Klauser

Isabelle Krichel

Jane Abell

Martha Barclift

Richard and Alice Bowers

Joseph and Margaret Boyle

Bruce and Gretchen Brandt

Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Brown

Kevin and Joni Crenshaw

Thomas and Cindy Crew

Larry and Jean Daggs

N.J. and Sue Daskalos

Peggy Dietsch

Marvin and Judy Doyle

John and Carla Dunlap

George and Lois Eichacker

James and Gail Fleming

Sarah Fletcher

Leslie and Jane Fowler

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Earl Fox

Paul and Alice French

Jeffrey Fuller and Louise Maarcoux Fuller

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Goeke

David and Leah Gudgel

Bill and Shelby Gullick

Jeff and Laura Hachmeister

Thomas and Adrianne Hakes

Dwight and Patricia Handyside

Jim and Diane Hankes

Ivan and Bonnie Hasselbusch

Jack and Marjorie Hatfield

Heartland Financial USA, Inc.

Frances Hederich

Vera Hellweg

Mary Jo Hendrickson

Tim and Rita Hickey

Mary Higgins

Anne Hiller

Martha Hollingsworth

Mardelle Holst

Tom Hutchcroft

JLM Farms

Betty Johnson

Keasling’s Pharmacy & Gifts

Patricia E. Kemp Trust

Ed and Dev Kiedaisch

Jane Krebill

Edward and Tammi Kircher

Kerry Klepfer

Louis and Kathleen Klepfer

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Krueger

E.J. Lew

Richard and Dolores Lofton

Joan Logan

Greg and Cathy Ludwig

Arletta Marsh

Kenneth and Barbara McCredie

Bertha McIntosh

Mildred Medley

Donald and Judith Miller

Douglas and Sandra Miller

Raymond and Patricia Miller

Janice Morgan

Dottie Neumeister

Doris Neyens

George Norman

Jim and Joann O’Hagan

Edward and Annette Peevler

Mary Pezley

Anthony and Mary Ellen Pfeifer

Barbara Poe

Steven and Janis Renard

Jack and Susan Rogers

Marjorie Roost

Donald Shannon

John and Christine Shields

Irene Smith

Jack and Mary Jo Smith

George and Lorna Sparrow

Donald and Carol Steingreaber

Hugh and Marjorie Summers

Lois Thompson

Mary Ann Underwood

Betty Vanderloo

C. Dennis and Joyce Ward

Leroy Watson

Jeffrey and Mary Weld

Robert Wustrow

Betty Young

Allan and Patricia Zastrow

Martha Zumwalt

FlOOd 2008 Fund

In Memory of Ann Winslow BastianMelissa Randall

In Memory of George BergTimothy and Mary

Bennington

Friends and Family of George Berg

Thomas and Varaluck Berg

Ashok and Purnima Chawla

Alan and Jenni Doyle

Malcom and Carol Ellison

Frederick and Jacqueline Freese

John and Sharon Grimes

Herbert and Carmen Hammerberg

Michael Hirleman and Nancy Loonan Hirleman

James and Ruth Hodges

Alan and Karen Kessler

Miriam Lamb

William and Sheila Landers

Jean Maass

Bob and Anne Merkel

Ray and Judy Miller

Rebecca Norlien

Leroy and Margaret Pape

Martin and Laurie Reinhart

Lloyd and Elaine Seaman

Dean and Colleen Shupe

Richard and Diane Stefani

Keith and Nancy Sutherland

Jeanette Tadewald

Erin Timmerman

Frederic and Diana Westbrook

Stephen and Sharon Westbrook

Ronald and Susan Wieben

Sandra Yarrington

In Memory of Dorothy HealdJean Cavin

Hertz Farm Management Inc

Helen Schwietert

Rosalie Strang

In Memory of City of Cedar Rapids Traffic Engineering Department Employees

Melvin Meyer

In Memory of Roland ScharmerThomas and Patricia Lanz

Sven and Carol Larson

Neal and Kathleen Scharmer

Friends and Family of Roland Scharmer

In Memory of Tim TouseyChad Tousey

gladys bOCk Children’s Fund FOr the indian Creek nature Center

In Memory of Gladys BockRobert W. and Elizabeth M.

Allsop

Phyllis Barber

Robert and Stephanie Caldwell

Varlyn and Jane Fink

Ray and Dorothy Fisher

Clifford and Marjorie Franklin

Ted and Tish Healey

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Indian Creek Nature Center

Kenneth and Helen Kupka

Mary Jo Langer

Lumir and Norma Newmeister

Steven and Susan Ovel

indian Creek nature Center FOunders’ Fund

In Memory of BB StamatsPeter and Amy Alworth

Anonymous

Elizabeth Adams Arnott

David Barnhizer

Mary Jen Bear

Warren and Elizabeth Beckman

Barbara Bloomhall

Ryan and Katie Buresh

Campbell Steele Gallery

Indian Creek Nature Center

David and Lijun Chadima

Barbara Coppock

Carolyn Davis

Mary Hitchcock Davis

Lois Donovan

Anne Doty

Finy Durin

Jonathan Dusek and Dina Igram Dusek

Brenda Harms

Mrs. Horace G. Hedges

Timothy Hill and Catherine Salata-Hill

Hills Bank and Trust Company

Joe Hladky

John and Kathryn Hoover

Thomas C. Jackson and Joanne Stevens

Nancy and Thomas Lackner

Bruce and Kimberly Lehrman

Craig and Kimberly Leonard

Frank and Marilyn Magid

Nancy Mahany

Fritz and Devonee McDonald

Nancy McHugh

Peggy Meek

Alex and JoAnn Meyer

John Nasser

Donald and Patricia Odegard

Barnes and Judith O’Donnell

Ann Oleson

Robert and Margaret O’Meara

Kevin and Melanie Ostmo

Marilyn Osweiler

Charles and Nancy Patrick

Henry and Dorothy Patterson

Richard and Marion Patterson

Ann Pickford

Dr. and Mrs. John Purdie

Curtis and Sigrid Reynolds

Sarah and Moe Richardson

RSM McGladrey, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Arlo S. Schultz

Richard and Jeanne Sentman

William and Rachelle Shepard

Anne Stamats and William Stamats

Stamats Communications, Inc.

TrueNorth Companies

Marcia Whiteford and Ronald Thompson

Wiederspan Gallery

Timothy and Sue Winegarden

Larry Zirbel and Ann Carson

jane COOk memOrial Fund

In Memory of Jane CookKathy Cook’s Friends in

Virginia and Maryland

Sally and Haven Simmons

Valene Joslin

Bobbi-Jo Pankaj

Barbara Turpin

H. David and Paula Willey

jOb and small business reCOvery Fund

In Memory of Charles F. RainesProfessional Office Services

keOkuk area hOspital FOun-datiOn Friends Fund

In Memory of Bonnie L. MathewsG. Kenneth Mathews Trust

keOkuk COmmunity aFFiliate Fund

In Memory of Betty LancasterDonald and Beverly Baustian

keOkuk COmmunity FOundatiOn Friends Fund

In Memory of Lucille HuiskampRichard Bowers Associates

kidneeds Fund

In Memory of Danny HarrisPaul and Alison Demyanovich

In Memory of Doug Lewis Paul and Joy Sulc

paul Christiansen memOrial Fund

In Memory of Paul ChristiansenDana and Elizabeth

Christiansen

prOjeCt viCtOria Fund

In Memory of Janis CurranMarc and Catherine

Gullickson

QuartOn-mCelrOy iba Fund

In Memory of Ford RobertsCalvin and Cynthia Bierman

Rollie Bredeson and Dawn Malllory

Hal Brown

George and Kathlyn Carpenter

Des Moines Radio Group

Mary Fatzinger and Family

Ben Harrison

Nell and Ed Hartlein

John and Becki Hawkins

H.G. Hokel

Betty Hufford

Dr. Phillip Hutchison

Ray Marcks

Norman and Lois Roelfs

Alan and Linda Smith

Talmage Thompson and Ellen Cleveland

J.E. and Mary Turnbull

Jim and Karon Warner

Dean Westergaard

ruth l. hastings brOWn Fund

In Memory of Ruth L. Hastings Brown

Grandfield & Dodd

Carolyn Hastings

Gingie Hunstad

Theodore and Mary Anne Kowalski

Charles and Judith Lightner

Nancy McHugh

Margaret Quinlan

David and Elizabeth Remley

John and Kathy Teele

Jane Van de Roovaart Haynes

Julie Watts

the diCk damrOW eduCatiOnal Fund

In Memory of Richard DamrowAnonymous

Gary and Susan Aulwes

Mary Jen Bear

Larry and Joan Buchanan

Patricia Crawford

Eric and Amy Engelmann

Chris Erickson and Peggy Goth

Thomas and Marilyn Gahm

Marjorie Grovert

Halo Innovations, Inc.

Jack and Particia Hild

Terry and Karen Hinderbrand

Joe Hladky

Randy and Diane Hora

Richard and Sherry McClymont

Meers Advertising

Jeffrey and Rhonda Millhollin

Mark Morris

E.W. and Cathy Munsell

Kevin and Melanie Ostmo

Charles and Mary Ann Peters

Jenny Rammelsberg

Retirement Planning Associates

Ellis and Kathy Smith

Westminster presbyterian ChurCh Quasi-endOWed Fund

In Memory of Milly SmithWestminster Presbyterian

Church

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C o n T r i b u T o r s T o T h e G r e a T e r C e d a r r a p i d s C o m m u n i T y F o u n d a T i o n

Each year, the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (GCRCF) receives gifts of all sizes from individuals, foundations

and corporations. These generous gifts are used to support programs that improve the quality of life in Linn County, the U.S. and

around the world. In 2009, the Community Foundation received gifts from the following donors or estates that were used either

for the creation of new funds, additions to existing funds or unrestricted grant making support.

Marva Abel

Jane Abell

Nicolas and Cristiane Abou-Assaly

Account Services Processing Center

Active Network

Deborah and Brian Adams

Elizabeth Adams Arnott

AEGON Transamerica Foundation

Aero Rental

African American Historical Museum & Cultural Center of Iowa

Jan Aiels

Gary and Diane Albers

Thomas and Florence Allen

Jeffrey Allerman and Susan Brown

Kenneth and Nancy Allerman

Alliance Bank

Alliant Energy Foundation

Robert W. and Elizabeth M. Allsop

Michael and Nancy Almasi

Leta Almeda and Suzanne Nunn

Richard and Candace Altorfer

Altorfer Inc.

Peter and Amy Alworth

Amana Arts Guild

American Escrow, Inc.

American Golf Foundation

Gary L. and Alice Anderson

Thomas J. and Sarah E. Anderson

Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Anhalt

Anonymous

Albert and Nancy Aossey

W. Douglas Appling

Steve and Vicki Archibald

Donald and Georgina Arnold

Michael and Sharon Artman

Carl and Jacqueline Aschoff

James and Gwendalynn Atty

Gary and Susan Aulwes

David Auman

Baile Latino of Cedar Rapids

Sharon Bailey

Anson and Susan Baker

Daniel Baldwin and Anne Ylvisaker

Bank of America Foundation, Inc.

Phyllis Barber

Martha Barclift

Lorna Barnes

David Barnhizer

Lynda Barrow

Jeff and Judi Barta

Gary and Tracy Bartlett

Charles Bassani

Donald and Beverly Baustian

Gordon and Jann Baustian

JD and ML Bayless

John Beaird

Mary Jen Bear

Rhet Bear and Miranda Liu

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Beatty

John and Marsha Beckelman

Warren and Elizabeth Beckman

F. William Beckwith

John Beldon Scott

Edward Bell

Timothy and Mary Bennington

Thomas and Varaluck Berg

Dan Bern

Neil and Renate Bernstein

Kristie Berntsen

Shelly Berry

Berthel Fisher & Company

Bernard D and Deborah Bertino

Calvin and Cynthia Bierman

Big Brothers Big Sisters

Salvatore Biondo and Patricia Williams

Dorothy Bishop

Gregory and Katherine Bjornsen

Justin and Karen Bland

Orville Bloethe

Barbara Bloomhall

Marjorie Bode

Mrs. Thomas Boffeli

Todd and Kristin Boffeli

Troy and Laura Boffeli

J. Scott and Joann Bogguss

Katherine Bohannon

H. Culver Boldt and Maria Lukas

Michael and Jeanne Bonner

Richard and Alice Bowers

Michele and Bret Boyer

Joseph and Margaret Boyle

Tim Boyle

Bruce and Gretchen Brandt

Rollie Bredeson and Dawn Malllory

Timothy and Jacqueline Brennan

Jean Brenneman

Bridge Club

Doug Brock

John and Margaret Brolly

Richard Brondel

Hal Brown

Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Brown

Chris and Shannon Bruns

Ardyce and Edward Brunsting

Buccaneer Computer Systems & Service, Inc.

Larry and Joan Buchanan

Bucks County Tape & Design, Inc

Ernest and Joanne Buresh

Ryan and Katie Buresh

Delores Burgmann

Jacob Burington and Barbara Blake

Jim Burke

Lavern and Audrey Busse

P. Barry and Audrey Butler

William and Margaret Butler

Robert and Stephanie Caldwell

Cameron Concrete, Inc.

Campbell Steele Gallery

Can Shed

Howard and Kathleen Cantz

Capital Area Endodontocs PA

Steven and Joanne Carfrae

Ellen Carl

Joseph and Donna Carlin

Lynne Carlson

George and Kathlyn Carpenter

Jason and Lauren Casarella

Catholic Youth Swim League

Roger Caudron

Jean Cavin

Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce

Cedar Rapids Area Convention & Visitors Bureau

Cedar Rapids Downtown District

Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre

Cedar Rapids Roller Girls

Cedar Rapids Sunrise Rotary

Cedar Rapids Washington Class of ‘88

Cedar River Soccer Association

Shane and Sarah Cerone

David and Lijun Chadima

Ashok and Purnima Chawla

Claudia Christensen Major

Dana and Elizabeth Christiansen

Helen Cielo Craft

Robert and Elaine Ciesielka

City of Cedar Rapids Traffic Engineering Department Employees

City Revealed, Inc.

Jay and Lee Clancey

Craig and Pamela Clark

W. Bryan and Virginia Clemons

Coe College

Jodi Cohen

Bill and Ming Cole

Louis and Sharon Collins

Community Foundation of Johnson County

Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin

Community Health Free Clinic

Community Theatre Building Corporation

Patrick and Ann Connolly

Francis and Diane Conroy

Rosemarie Consunji and James Daher

Joan Convey

Joseph and Yara Conway

Kathy Cook’s friends in Virginia and Maryland

Annie Cooper

Sandra Cooper

William and Lorrie Cooper

Laura Comried

Barbara Coppock

Paul and Sara Corbin

Richard and Sherry Cornish

Cornwall Trust

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Gordon and Jackie Cover

Terry and Sheri Crandall

Patricia Crawford

Kevin and Joni Crenshaw

David and Olive Crew

Thomas and Cindy Crew

Megan and Joshua Crosser

CRST International

CSA Lodge Christa #479

Kenneth and Jamie Cummins

Mark and Sally Cunliffe

Marjorie Daft

Larry and Jean Daggs

Arvind and Swati Dandekar

N.J. and Sue Daskalos

Carolyn Davis

Paul and Alison Demyanovich

Robert and Eloise Dennis

Peter and Ellen Densen

Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery

Melinda Derynck

Des Moines Radio Group

Desert Rose Golf Course

Destinations Unlimited, Inc.

S and C Dettman

Chris DeWolf

Diamond V Mills

Mr. John Dilg

Jo Ann and Samuel Dillon

William and Helen Dillon

Direct Marketing Solutions

Rosi Disterhoft

Aidan and Theresa Diviny

DJ Smith Enterprises

Lois Donovan

Anne Doty

Alan and Jenni Doyle

Bradley and Melissa Doyle

Marvin and Judy Doyle

Julie Driscoll

Melinda Drynck

Neil and Colleen Duffie

Ben Dukes

Joe and Lisa Dumond

John and Carla Dunlap

Lance and Karen Dunn

Finy Durin

Jonathan Dusek and Dina Igram Dusek

Carita Dyas

Daniel Eberl and Mei Ling Joiner

Kevin Eck and Sashi Solomon

Gary and Patricia Eckley

Josephine Edwards and Ann-Marie Hirsch

Robert and Josephine Edwards

George and Lois Eichacker

Eldora Rotary Club

Jeffrey and Teresa Elgin

Malcom and Carol Ellison

Ely Rotary Club

Embrace Iowa

Eric and Amy Engelmann

David and Marilyn Erb

Chris Erickson and Peggy Goth

Philip and Kimberly Erisman

Estherville Rotary Club

Timothy Etherington

David and Carolyn Evans

Jack Evans

Christine and Charles Everingham

ExxonMobil Foundation

Brian Fagan

Fairfax State Savings Bank Charitable Trust

Joseph and Lynn Farinella

Farmers State Bank

Mary Fatzinger

Children of Mary Fatzinger

Amy Faulkner

Doug Feil

Dennis and Grace Ferreter

James and Connie Fetzer

Fexco

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

Fifth Season Cedar Valley

Varlyn and Jane Fink

E.J. and Allen Fisher

Ray and Dorothy Fisher

James and Gail Fleming

Sarah Fletcher

Leslie and Jane Fowler

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Earl Fox

Rikki Franck

John and Julia Frank

Clifford and Marjorie Franklin

Daniel and Kimberly Franklin

Franklin High School Class of 1949

Barry and Christina Frantz

Eric and Jayne Freeman

Frederick and Jacqueline Freese

Paul and Alice French

Edward Friedmann and Elizabeth Coyte

Frontier Natural Products CO-OP

Jeffrey Fuller and Louise Maarcoux Fuller

Thomas and Marilyn Gahm

Michael and Lorraine Gallagher

Gannett Foundation

Bruce and Mary Gantz

Emily Garberson

Thomas and Kathleen Gaus

Gazette Foundation

GCRCF Support Trust

GE Foundation

David and Susan Gehring

General Mills Foundation

Julie Gibbs

Warren and Lori Gichard

Joseph and Lorraine Gilbert

Cindy Glenn

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Goeke

Caryn Gonzales

Joel and Ellen Gordon

Graduate Student Government Assn., Inc.

Grandfield & Dodd

GreatAmerica Leasing Corporation

Greater Des Moines Community Foundation

Greater Kansas City Community Foundation

Greater Twin Cities United Way

Joan Greenblatt

John and Sharon Grimes

Dennis Groenenboom

Marjorie Grovert

Andrew Groves

Lawrence Grubryn

David and Leah Gudgel

Bill and Shelby Gullick

Marc and Catherine Gullickson

Tara Gundacker

Loretta Gunn

Ted and Dianne Haas

William and Shannon Haas

Jeff and Laura Hachmeister

Steven and Barbara Haffner

Haffner Carpentry, Inc.

Thomas and Adrianne Hakes

Sherry Hale

Brian and Amy Hall

Hall-Perrine Foundation

Haller

Halo Innovations, Inc.

James and Sandra Ham

Hamburg Inn No. 2, Inc.

Dennis Hamilton

Bruce and Beth Hammell

Herbert and Carmen Hammerberg

Calista Hammes

Dwight and Patricia Handyside

Jim and Diane Hankes

Edward L. Haney

Bill and Tami Happel

Harding Middle School

Richard and Sharon Harker

Tork Harman

Allan and Sally Harms

Brenda Harms

Jeanette Harrington

Edward and Carolyn Harris

Mark and Marcia Harris

Percy G. Harris

Ben Harrison

Ortha R. Harstad

Barbara and Dave Hartle

Nell and Ed Hartlein

Caroline Harwood and Everett Greenberg

Ivan and Bonnie Hasselbusch

Carolyn Hastings

David and Kathleen Hatala

Jack and Marjorie Hatfield

Don Hattery

Melanie and Bruce Haupert

John and Becki Hawkins

Robert and Maureen Hawley

Jane Van de Roovaart Haynes

Sara Hazen

Walter D. Head Foundation

Ted and Tish Healey

Heartland Financial USA, Inc.

Frances Hederich

Mrs. Horace G. Hedges

John and Kay Hegarty

Roger W. Heidt

John K. Helbling

Vera Hellweg

Ed R. Hemphill

Jeanette Hemphill

Aaron and Jennifer Henderson

Dennis Henderson

James and Tricia Henderson

Jeff Henderson

Mary Jo Hendrickson

H.M. and Maree Heng

Daniel and Rosemary Hennessy

William and Mary Henry

Saul Herrera

Hertz Farm Management Inc

Charles and Anne Hesse

Tim and Rita Hickey

Janet Hickman

Mary Higgins

Jack and Particia Hild

Timothy Hill and Catherine Salata-Hill

Anne Hiller

Hills Bank and Trust Company

Terry and Karen Hinderbrand

Michael Hirleman and Nancy Loonan Hirleman

Mary Hitchcock Davis

Joe Hladky

James and Ruth Hodges

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Jim Hoffman

Robert and Ann Hogg

H.G. Hokel

A.C. Holden

Martha Hollingsworth

Dean and Rise Holloway

Mardelle Holst

David and Barbara Holzhauer

John and Kathryn Hoover

Randy and Diane Hora

Kathleen Horan

Jo Ellen Hovind

Betty Hufford

Gingie Hunstad

Kevin and Rose Hussey

Tom Hutchcroft

Dr. Phillip Hutchison

Hy-Vee

IBM Employee Services Center

IGD

Linda Imhof

Indian Creek Nature Center

Inflection Point

Insurance Associates of Cedar Rapids, Inc

Iowa Legal Aid Foundation

Iowa Physician Assistant Society

Iowa Psychological Association

Iowa Telecom

Iowa United Methodist Foundation

Margaret Jackson

Michael and Sarah Jackson

Susan Jackson

Thomas C. Jackson and Joanne Stevens

Betty and Jacqueline Janco

Dennis D. Jandik

Tanya Janulecwicz

Valerie Jaramillo

Peter and Janice Jauhiainen

Joyce Jeanblanc

Jefferson High School Class of 1989

Mark and Joann Igoe

Ronald Jizzi

JLM Farms

B. Larry and Judith Johnson

Betty Johnson

Foster and Marion Johnson

John and Cynthia Johnson

Jack and Darlene Jones

Jim Jones and Linda Coulter-Jones

Valene Joslin

Stephen and Joanne Joyce

Jumpstart

Mary and David Junge

Rosemary and C.L. Jungmann

Joseph Kacena

John and Mary Kane

Joseph and Mary Kane

Thomas and Mary Kane

Thomas and Rosemary Kane

Beheram Kasad

Keasling’s Pharmacy & Gifts

Teresa Keen

Robert Kehoe

Gordon and Deanna Kellenberger

Sandra Keller

Catherine Kelly

Matthew Kelly

Scott and Holly Kelly

Patricia E. Kemp Trust

Ted Kendzora

Keokuk Area Community Foundation

Michael and Jennifer Kephart

John and Patricia Kerr

Alan and Karen Kessler

Ed and Dev Kiedaisch

Benjamin and Angelika Kieffer

Marvin and Louise Kiel

Debra Killion

Kimberly Clark Foundation Matching Gift Center

The Kenneth K. Kinsey Family Foundation

Lance and Kelley Kirby

Edward and Tammi Kircher

Nickelas and Alana Kirkpatrick

Michael and Kathy Klauser

Thomas and Clara Kleiman

Deborah Kleiman and Greg Hapgood

Jennifer Kleiman and Michael Wunn

Kathleen Kleiman and Michael Glavan

Stephen and Kristin Kleiman

Jonathan and Carol Klein

Tom and Barb Klein

Kathy Klepfer

Kerry Klepfer

Louis and Kathleen Klepfer

Rachel Klimek

Beverly Klug

Scott Knapp

Daniel Knuckey

Carl and Mary Koehler

Francis and Teresa Kosich

Theodore and Mary Anne Kowalski

Terry and LaDonna Krejci

Keith and Cheryl Krewer

Isabelle Krichel

Deborah L. Krieg

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Krueger

Ty and Debbie Krumm

Steve and Kathy Krusie

David and Chris Kubicek

Brian and Susan Kucera

Gail Kucera

Robert and Caroline Kucharski

Kenneth and Helen Kupka

David and Elizabeth Kutter

KZIA, Inc.

Nancy and Thomas Lackner

Jack and Lori LaFayette

R E. Laird

Miriam Lamb

William and Sheila Landers

Mary Jo Langer

Linda Langston

Dean and Dorris Lanning

Lynne Lanning and Richard Smith

Thomas and Patricia Lanz

Dennis and Cheryl Larsen

Sven and Carol Larson

Richard Lawless

League of Women Voters of Cedar Rapids-Marion

Barbara Leaver

Joseph and Bridget Lebender

Caroline Ledeboer and Alan Eacret

Legion Arts

Bruce and Kimberly Lehrman

Deborah Leichsenring

Craig and Kimberly Leonard

Dominick and Jacqueline Leone

Thea Leslie

Dr. James Levett

Steven and Barcey Levy

E.J. Lew

Jennifer Lewis

Charles and Judith Lightner

Lil’ Drug Store Products

Lindale Mall

James and Sara Jane Lindberg

Christopher and Jane Lindell

Linn County Historical Society

Linn-Mar School Foundation

Jeffrey Lirby

Thomas Liston

Joe and Cherri Lock

B.L. and Amy Lofland

Richard and Dolores Lofton

Joan Logan

Greg and Cathy Ludwig

Patricia Lukens

Jamie and Linda Lundahl

Gary and Barbara Lundquist

Michael and Julie Lynch

Jean Maass

John and Sue MacGregor

Carrie Machacek

Andrew Maenner

Frank and Marilyn Magid

Nancy Mahany

David Mahlke

Nicole Manos and Aaron Tritle

Matt and Kristi March

Ray Marcks

Marion Churches Senior Living Community Foundation

Marion Musical Literary Club

Amanda Marrow

Arletta Marsh

Eric and Andrea Martin

Martinek Memorial Trust

Marvin Cone Art Club

Mary Queen of Angels Knights of Columbus

Jerry and Lynn Matchett

G. Kenneth Mathews Trust

Shannan Mattiace

Maximum Graphics Corp

Dennis and Ruth McCann

George and Janelle McClain

Patrick and Barbara McClintock

Richard and Sherry McClymont

Jerry and C.C. McConnell

Theodore McCracken

Kenneth and Barbara McCredie

Fritz and Devonee McDonald

Anne McFadden

Guy and Bonnie McFarland

Kevin and Robin McGlynn

Larry McGrath

Mike McGrath Auto Center

McGrath Automotive Corp.

Nancy McHugh

Bertha McIntosh

Bruce and Jennifer McKee

Estate of Helen McKee

Robert K. McMaster

Daniel and Karla McMurrin

Jane McNulty Chick

Scott and Joan McVay

Mildred Medley

Peggy Meek

Meers Advertising

Dick and Mary Meisterling

Daniel Memmen

Mercy Medical Center

Meredith Corporation Foundation

Todd and Dana Merfeld

Merit Construction Company

Bob and Anne Merkel

Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc.

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Jeff and Amy Mesch

Rob and Jolene Mesch

John and Mary Meschler

Metro Youth Football Association

Alex and JoAnn Meyer

Andrea Meyer

Noel and Carla Michael

John and Debby Miljavac

Miljavac Electrical Corporation

Dennis and Sheri Miller

Donald and Judith Miller

Douglas and Sandra Miller

Jason and Wanda Miller

John Miller and Faith Russell

Ray and Judy Miller

Raymond and Patricia Miller

Richard and Beth Miller

Ted and Sally Miller

Jeffrey and Rhonda Millhollin

Joseph Mills and Margaret Schneider Mills

Joe Minessale

Frank Mitros and Monica Maloney Mitros

Frank and Cheryle Mitvalsky

Andrew and Erin Moeller

Moms Club of Cedar Rapids North

John and Rosemary Montagno

Kathleen Montgomery

Monticello Rotary Club

Mr. and Mrs. Bryan F. Moore

James and Rika Moore

Martin and Marie Moran

Janice Morgan

Rina Morre

Mark Morris

Mount Pleasant Utilities

Mount Vernon Lisbon Woman’s Club

Moyer & Bergman, PLC

John and Katherine Moyers

Lorraine Mueller

E.W. and Cathy Munsell

Lisa Nagle

John Nasser

William Nassif

Carla Nauman

John and Joan Navarro

Edward and Louise Needham

Neighborhood Transportation Services

Ronald and Sue Neil

Jeff and Alisa Nelson

Ronald and Margaret Nelson

Ronald Nelson

Nephropathology Associates, PLC

Catherine and James Nepola

William and Diana Neppl

Network For Good

Network of Lovingkindness

David C. Neuhaus

Dottie Neumeister

Greg and Debora Neumeyer

Lumir and Norma Newmeister

Doris Neyens

Janet Nicol

Carol Nilles

Noble Investments Inc

Leroy and Mary Noel

Bob and Dorothy Nolan

Brian and Michele Nolan

Kimberly Noles

David and Anne Nordstrom

Rebecca Norlien

George Norman

Diane Northway

Shirley Northway

Barbara Novak

Cindy O’Toole

Barnes and Judith O’Donnell

Jim and Joann O’Hagan

Robert and Margaret O’Meara

Donald and Patricia Odegard

Stefanie Oelmann

Ann Oleson

Tyler and Sarah Olson

Debra Orr

Kevin and Melanie Ostmo

Marilyn Osweiler

Steven and Susan Ovel

Armond and Polly Pagliai

Barb Palmer

Bobbi-Jo Pankaj

Leroy and Margaret Pape

James and Kathleen Parker

David and Anne Parmley

Martha Parsons

Charles and Nancy Patrick

Henry and Dorothy Patterson

Richard and Marion Patterson

Todd and Dana Patterson

William and Diane Peach

Edward and Annette Peevler

Hazel Pegues

Pella Rolscreen Foundation

Martin and Eleanor Pendergast

Penn, Schoen & Berland Assoc

Pepper Hill Kennel

Perfect Vision Productions

Thomas and Mary Perks

Michael and Carol Personte

Charles and Mary Ann Peters

Jay and Bonnie Petersen

Philip and Barbara Peterson

Mary Pezley

Anthony and Mary Ellen Pfeifer

Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program

Mari Phelan

Ann Pickford

Thomas and Mary Piecyk

Warren and Michelle Piette

Fred and Janet Pilcher

Mario Pirrello

Dennis and Carla Platt

Steven Platt

Barbara Poe

Robert and Michele Pospiech

Melissa Poulsen

Pauline Poyner

Anil Prasad and Enid Brenner Prasad

Casey Prince

Rodley and Lisa Pritchard

Daniel and Angele Proctor

Professional Office Services

John and Larissa Purcell

Dr. and Mrs. John Purdie

Elizabeth Putman

Barbara Putnam

Quarton Trust

Jon and Mary Quass

William and Janis Quinby

Margaret Quinlan

Julie Raffel

Jenny Rammelsberg

Shannon Ramsay

Mark Ramsey

Brian Randall and Mary Kemen

Melissa Randall

Dorothy Ray

RBC Foundation

Real Property Specialists Group

RecruiterGuy.com

Ronald and Sue Reider

Gregory and Debra Reiman

Martin and Laurie Reinhart

Tim and Ann Rellihan

David and Elizabeth Remley

Steven and Janis Renard

Retirement Planning Associates

Reuben and Muriel Savin Foundation

Curtis and Sigrid Reynolds

Richard Bowers Associates

Sarah and Moe Richardson

David and Richelle Riley

Kathy Rinkerberger

Richard and Janice Risdale

Rochester Area Community Foundation

Rocklin Chiropractic Clinic

Rockwell Collins Charitable Corporation

Rockwell Collins Matching Gift Program

Norman and Lois Roelfs

Jack and Susan Rogers

Rohde Family Charitable Foundation

Jack and Jacqueline Roland

Jamie Rome and Leila Mankarious Rome

Marjorie Roost

W Mark and Janet Rosenbury

Ross Electric, Inc.

Rotary - Cedar Rapids Sunshine

Rotary Club Branch 2193

Rotary Club of Cedar Rapids

Rotary Club of Cedar Rapids - West

Rotary Club of Cedar Rapids-Daybreak

Rotary Club of Concord, MA

Rotary Club of Elmbrook

Rotary International District 7490

Edward and Mary Rowen

RSM McGladrey, Inc.

Charles and Janice Runels

Bob Rush and Judith Whetstine

William and Alice Russell

Mary Russell Curran and James Curran

James and Cecelia Ryan

Scott and Diane Ryan

Adam Sadler

John M. and Wilma Ann Wallin Sagers

Saint Joseph’s University

Courtney Sanderson

Nicole Sassa

Vincent and Frances Sassa

Yutaka and Rebecca Sato

Aaron Saylor

Ed and Joan Schaffer

Duffy and Belva J. Schamberger

Gregory and Kristine Schares

Neal and Kathleen Scharmer

Friends and Family of Roland Scharmer

Scheels All Sports

Jane Scheer and Robin Hursh

Robert and Elizabeth Schieffer

Roger and Marilyn Schnittjer

Christy Schrader

Roger and Joyce Schreder

William and Candace Schulte

Mr. and Mrs. Arlo S. Schultz

Matthew Schultz

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Helen Schwietert

Barbara Scoles

Joseph and Christina Scott

Nick and Janett Scott

Tony and Jan Sdao

Monica Seabeck

Lloyd and Elaine Seaman

Fyoyd and Dona Seiberling

Kevin and Geri Seiberling

James Seifert

Richard and Jeanne Sentman

Francis and Madonna Shammo

Donald Shannon

William and Rachelle Shepard

John and Trisha Shepherd

John and Christine Shields

Eraj and Celeste Shirvani

Dean and Colleen Shupe

William and Winifred Shuttleworth

Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.L.C.

Brad Simanek and Tricia Hoffman-Simanek

John and Jeri Simenec

Sally and Haven Simmons

Simmons Perrine PLC

Christopher and Susan Siwinski

Gary and Robin Skogman

Kathleen Slane

Elizabeth Slappey

Robert and Lisa Slesinger

Alan and Linda Smith

Ellis and Kathy Smith

Francis and Gwendolen Smith

Irene Smith

John and Dyan Smith

John Smith

Jack and Mary Jo Smith

Marty and Julianne Smith

R. H. Smith

Roger Smith

Vera Snow

Nancy Sondel

Bonnie Sorensen

Robert South Trust

Thomas and Karin Southard

George and Lorna Sparrow

Daryl and Susan Spivey

St Martha’s Church Home and School Assoc

St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church

St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church

St. Luke’s Health Care Foundation

St. Martha’s Senior Club

Lee Staak

Anne Stamats and William Stamats

Stamats Communications, Inc.

Michael J. Stanly

Louis and Ann Stark

Anita T. Starman Estate

State of Iowa

Richard and Diane Stefani

Brett and Angela Steffen

Donald and Carol Steingreaber

Steve’s Ace Hardware Inc.

George and Karolyn Stigler

Wendy Stivers

John and Jackquelyn Stokes

Robert and Alice Stott

Karla Stout

Peggy Stover

Rosalie Strang

Erica Strohl

Anne Stuhlman

Bob and Cindy Stuhlman

Daniel Stuhlman

John Stuhlman

Sarah, David and Michael Stuhlman

Tom and Linda Stuhlman

Joseph Stuhlman and Kathryn Carney

Robert and Cynthia Stuhlman

Ronald and Sharon Stuhlman

Ronald and Donna Stuhlman

Paul and Joy Sulc

Hugh and Marjorie Summers

Keith and Nancy Sutherland

Thomas Sutton

Josh and Dawn Svenson Holland

Jon Swanberg

Byron and Julie Tabor

Jeanette Tadewald

Hazel Tanenbaum

Marie Taylor

John and Kathy Teele

Amanda Sue Teply

Jeffrey Textor

The Port Arthur Foundation

Christie Thomas

Gary Thompson

Gary and Diane Thompson

Lois Thompson

Shirley Thompson

Talmage Thompson and Ellen Cleveland

Hugh and Marian Thornton

Ticor Title Insurance Company

Erin Timmerman

Richard Tkach

Kathleen Toborg

Dale and Sara Todd

Mary Tompkins

Chad Tousey

Eric and Sarah Tow

Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.

Toyota Scion of Iowa City, Inc.

Douglas and Jennifer Trask

Trees Forever

Reed and Rebecca Trefz

Terry Trimpe

Josephine S. Trubek

TrueNorth Companies

Truist

Trust for the Future

Brad Tucker

Michael Tully and Mary Matthews

Sean and Amihope Tully

J.E. and Mary Turnbull

Barbara Turpin

Kathleen Tyrrell

UC Hastings College of Law Class of 2011 ASUCH Section 2

Scott and Stephanie Uhlir

Mary Ann Underwood

United Business Media

United Way Special Distribution Account

United Way

United Way of East Central Iowa

United Way of the Bay Area

United Way Special Distribution Account

United Way, Inc.

University of Iowa Community Credit Union

Van Meter Industrial, Inc.

Betty Vanderloo

Thomas and Katheryn VanderMolen

Josie Velles

Veridian Credit Union

Monica Vernon

Rhoda Vernon

George Veto and Sheila Hibbard

Vickie Vlasek

William and Carol Von Hofen

Catherine Wade

James Wade

Patricia Wade

Dr. Jerry D. Walker

Walker Methodist Chruch

C. Dennis and Joyce Ward

David and Sharon Ward

Jim and Karon Warner

Sue and Tom Warner

James E. and Jo A. Wasta

Stephen and Diane Waterson

Edward and Barbara Watson

Leroy Watson

Julie Watts

Jerry and Debra Weeter

Richard and Julia Weidman

Diane Weimer

Christopher and Kelly Welch

Jeffrey and Mary Weld

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Wellpoint Foundation

Wells Fargo Bank Trust Operations

Michael J. Welsh

Robert and Nancy Welsh

Carol Wengraitis and Denise Chilinskas

Frederic and Diana Westbrook

Stephen and Sharon Westbrook

Dean Westergaard

WestLB AG

Westminster Presbyterian Church

John Weyer

Timothy and Gretchen Whener

Marcia Whiteford and Ronald Thompson

Ronald and Susan Wieben

Shawn Wiederin

Wiederspan Gallery

Martin and Diane Wiesenfeld

H. David and Paula Willey

Fred and Lois Willhoite

Nicholas Williams

Scott and Karen Williams

Timothy and Sue Winegarden

Allen Witt

Larry and Joni Witzel

R. Robert Woodburn, Jr. and Janet M. Smith

Mark Woods

Charles Wunder and Marcia Barnes Wunder

Robert Wustrow

Xavier High School

Sandra Yarrington

Nicole Yates

Tom and Mary Jo Yates

Corinne L. Yaw

Forest and Josephine Yocum

Betty Young

Donna Young

Young Womens Guild

Joseph and Kineret Zabner

Mark and Laurie Zaiger

Allan and Patricia Zastrow

Larry Zirbel and Ann Carson

Brian Zumhof and Carol Zhanel Zumhof

Martha Zumwalt

Paul and Terry Zuschnitt

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C o n T r i b u T o r s T o T h e F l o o d 2 0 0 8 F u n d

Donors from Linn County, across the country and around the world gave generously to

the Flood 2008 Fund following the June flood disaster. In 2009, the Community Foundation

received gifts from the following donors that were used to help flood-affected individuals

and families, assist non-profits gain stability post-flood and to address systemic issues

resulting from the flood.

Jan Aiels

Gary and Diane Albers

Alliant Energy Foundation

American Escrow, Inc.

American Golf Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Anhalt

Sharon Bailey

Bank of America Foundation, Inc.

Lynda Barrow

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Beatty

Timothy and Mary Bennington

Thomas and Varaluck Berg

Dan Bern

Neil and Renate Bernstein

Kristie Berntsen

Shelly Berry

Berthel Fisher & Company

Marjorie Bode

Katherine Bohannon

Bridge Club

Doug Brock

Richard Brondel

Buccaneer Computer Systems & Service, Inc.

Jacob Burington and Barbara Blake

Can Shed

Jean Cavin

Cedar Rapids Area Convention & Visitors Bureau

Cedar Rapids Downtown District

Cedar Rapids Roller Girls

Cedar Rapids Washington Class of ‘88

Ashok and Purnima Chawla

Helen Cielo Craft

City of Cedar Rapids Traffic Engineering Department Employees

City Revealed, Inc.

Coe College

Jodi Cohen

Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin

Laura Comried

Joseph and Yara Conway

Annie Cooper

Gordon and Jackie Cover

David and Olive Crew

Megan and Joshua Crosser

CSA Lodge Christa #479

Kenneth and Jamie Cummins

Melinda Derynck

Desert Rose Golf Course

Destinations Unlimited, Inc.

Rosi Disterhoft

DJ Smith Enterprises

Alan and Jenni Doyle

Julie Driscoll

Melinda Drynck

Joe and Lisa Dumond

Gary and Patricia Eckley

Malcom and Carol Ellison

Embrace Iowa

Philip and Kimberly Erisman

Farmers State Bank

Amy Faulkner

Franklin High School Class of 1949

James and Connie Fetzer

Fifth Season Cedar Valley

E.J. and Allen Fisher

Rikki Franck

Frederick and Jacqueline Freese

Gannett Foundation

GE Foundation

Warren and Lori Gichard

Cindy Glenn

Greater Des Moines Community Foundation

John and Sharon Grimes

Lawrence Grubryn

Sherry Hale

James and Sandra Ham

Herbert and Carmen Hammerberg

Harding Middle School

Barbara and Dave Hartle

Donald P. Hattery

Sara Hazen

John K. Helbling

H.M. and Maree Heng

Hertz Farm Management Inc

Michael Hirleman and Nancy Loonan Hirleman

James and Ruth Hodges

A.C. Holden

David and Barbara Holzhauer

Jo Ellen Hovind

Hy-Vee

Insurance Associates of Cedar Rapids, Inc

Iowa Psychological Association

Iowa United Methodist Foundation

Margaret Jackson

Michael and Sarah Jackson

Valerie Jaramillo

Peter and Janice Jauhiainen

Joyce Jeanblanc

Jefferson High School Class of 1989

John and Cynthia Johnson

Robert Kehoe

Sandra Keller

John and Patricia Kerr

Alan and Karen Kessler

Kimberly Clark Foundation Matching Gift Center

Nickelas and Alana Kirkpatrick

Tom and Barb Klein

Rachel Klimek

Scott Knapp

Terry and LaDonna Krejci

Ty and Debbie Krumm

Brian and Susan Kucera

David and Elizabeth Kutter

KZIA, Inc.

Nancy and Thomas Lackner

Miriam Lamb

William and Sheila Landers

Thomas and Patricia Lanz

Dennis and Cheryl Larsen

Sven and Carol Larson

Caroline Ledeboer and Alan Eacret

Deborah Leichsenring

Jennifer Lewis

Lindale Mall

Linn County Historical Society

B.L. and Amy Lofland

Michael and Julie Lynch

Jean Maass

Carrie Machacek

Nicole Manos and Aaron Tritle

Matt and Kristi March

Marion Musical Literary Club

Amanda Marrow

Marvin Cone Art Club

Shannan Mattiace

George and Janelle McClain

Anne McFadden

Robert K. McMaster

Daniel and Karla McMurrin

Mercy Medical Center

Bob and Anne Merkel

Andrea Meyer

Noel and Carla Michael

Dennis and Sheri Miller

Jason and Wanda Miller

Ray and Judy Miller

FLOOD2008 FUND

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Ted and Sally Miller

Joe Minessale

Andrew and Erin Moeller

Moms Club of Cedar Rapids North

James and Rika Moore

Rina Morre

Mount Vernon Lisbon Womans Club

Carla Nauman

Jeff and Alisa Nelson

Ronald and Margaret Nelson

Ronald Nelson

Network For Good

Kimberly Noles

Rebecca Norlien

Cindy O’Toole

Stefanie Oelmann

Debra Orr

Barb Palmer

Leroy and Margaret Pape

James and Kathleen Parker

Pella Rolscreen Foundation

Penn, Schoen & Berland Association

Perfect Vision Productions

Philip and Barbara Peterson

Dennis and Carla Platt

Melissa Poulsen

Elizabeth Putman

Jon and Mary Quass

Mark Ramsey

Brian Randall and Mary Kemen

Melissa Randall

RBC Foundation

Real Property Specialists Group

Gregory and Debra Reiman

Martin and Laurie Reinhart

Reuben and Muriel Savin Foundation

David and Richelle Riley

Kathy Rinkerberger

Richard and Janice Risdale

Ross Electric, Inc.

Rotary Club of Cedar Rapids

RSM McGladrey, Inc.

Adam Sadler

John M. and Wilma Ann Wallin Sagers

Saint Joseph’s University

Courtney Sanderson

Aaron Saylor

Ed and Joan Schaffer

Gregory and Kristine Schares

Neal and Kathleen Scharmer

Friends and Family of Roland Scharmer

Jane Scheer and Robin Hursh

Christy Schrader

Helen Schwietert

Barbara Scoles

Nick and Janett Scott

Lloyd and Elaine Seaman

Fyoyd and Dona Seiberling

Kevin and Geri Seiberling

Dean and Colleen Shupe

Brad Simanek and Tricia Hoffman-Simanek

John Smith

Roger Smith

Vera Snow

Bonnie Sorensen

St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church

Richard and Diane Stefani

Brett and Angela Steffen

Steve’s Ace Hardware Inc.

Wendy Stivers

Rosalie Strang

Keith and Nancy Sutherland

Thomas Sutton

Jeanette Tadewald

Amanda Sue Teply

Jeffrey Textor

Gary and Diane Thompson

Erin Timmerman

Chad Tousey

Eric and Sarah Tow Trust

Trust for the Future

Brad Tucker

United Way

United Way Special Distribution Account

Van Meter Industrial, Inc.

Veridian Credit Union

George Veto and Sheila Hibbard

Vickie Vlasek

Walker Methodist Chruch

David and Sharon Ward

Richard and Julia Weidman

Diane Weimer

Robert and Nancy Welsh

Frederic and Diana Westbrook

Stephen and Sharon Westbrook

Ronald and Susan Wieben

Shawn Wiederin

Fred and Lois Willhoite

Nicholas Williams

Sandra Yarrington

Corinne L. Yaw

Donna Young

Mark and Laurie Zaiger

Brian Zumhof and Carol Zhanel

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A supporting organization advances

the general mission of the Greater

Cedar Rapids Community Foundation

(GCRCF), but has its own distinct

mission and purpose. The GCRCF

provides administrative, investment,

and/or grant making support to these

organizations:

linn COunty nOnprOFit resOurCe Center

The Linn County Nonprofit Resource

Center (LCNRC) was established in

2005 as a semi-autonomous program

of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community

Foundation. The LCNRC is a training

and resource center for nonprofit

organizations in Eastern Iowa.

Its mission is to build vibrant

communities by promoting, supporting,

and strengthening the nonprofits

of Linn County. The LCNRC offers

workshops, peer groups, and other

trainings; is an advocate for Linn

County nonprofit organizations and

engages nonprofit board members.

Local nonprofits can be directed

to best practices in a variety of areas

such as finance, board development,

fundraising, and marketing, as well

as find information on consultants

and other resources in these areas.

The LCRNC also seeks to be a partner

with existing nonprofit professional

organizations in their training and

professional development efforts.

An advisory board of nonprofit

professionals and other community

leaders guides the LCRNC. This

structure allows nonprofits to seek

advice and services on issues most

central to their administration in an

environment completely separate from

the GCRCF’s grant-making programs.

2009 linn COunty nOnprOFit resOurCe Center advisOry bOard

Dan Baldwin, Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (ex-officio)

Ed Brandon, Boy Scouts of America-Hawkeye Area Chapter

Lois Buntz, United Way of East Central Iowa (Vice President)

Cindy Dietz, Rockwell Collins (Secretary-Treasurer)

Helen Elsbernd, Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center

Jim Ernst, Four Oaks (Past President)

John Herbert, Legion Arts/CSPS

Liz Hoskins, Waypoint

Mike Humbert, The Alternative Board of Eastern Iowa

Jim Kern, Brucemore

Robert Massey, Cedar Rapids Symphony/Orchestra Iowa

Hazel Pegues, Diversity Focus

Delaine Petersen, The Arc of East Central Iowa

Dan Strellner, Abbe, Inc. (President)

Brian Stutzman, Young Parents Network

For more information on the Linn

County Nonprofit Resource Center,

contact Executive Director,

Bob Untiedt, at 319.366.2862 or

bob.untiedt@gcrcf.org.

k-12 partnership prOgram

The Rockwell Collins K-12 Partnership

program is a community outreach

program working to enrich the

education of area students by

collaborating with public and private

schools and more than 1,200 Rockwell

Collins employees. The program

supports the effective teaching of basic

K-12 curricula, increases parental

support for the education process and

promotes a greater awareness of

“real world” career options.

For more information on the K-12

Partnership, please contact Kimberly

Beals, K-12 Partnership Program

Coordinator, at 319.295.8122 or

kjbeals@rockwellcollins.com.

reaCt Center

The REACT Center, Rockwell

Educational Access to Computer

Technology, is a non-profit

organization funded by Rockwell

Collins Foundation and managed by

the Greater Cedar Rapids Community

Foundation.

The REACT Center’s primary goal is

to provide refurbished computers and

computer learning experiences to area

schools, as well as provide refurbished

computers to area non-profit

organizations that work with youth and

the community.

For more information on REACT,

including how to make a computer

and/or peripheral equipment donation

or to request donated equipment,

contact Barbara Klawiter, REACT

Center Administrator, at 319.393.9632

or baklawi5@rockwellcollins.com.

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2008-09 yOuth pOWer bOard

Lorna M. Barnes, ChairRon Olson, Vice ChairRich AltorferGary BartlettJohn M. BickelJ. Scott Bogguss - Past ChairLoren Coppock

Swati A. DandekarChris DeWolfRuth HairstonKay L. Hegarty – TreasurerElizabeth HladkyNancy KasparekKathy Krusie

Gerald T. Matchett – SecretarySean McPartlandCheryle MitvalskyRich Patterson*Gary Skogman*Fred TimkoDr. Ruth E. White

hOnOrary direCtOr

William P. Whipple

Chair emerita

Nancy G. McHugh

G r a n T m a k i n G C o m m i T T e e s

*Non Board Member **Board chair is member of all committees

COmmittee On grant making

Jerry Matchett (Chair)Lorna Barnes**Mary Lou ErlacherCathy GullicksonSean McPartlandRon OlsonJohn WastaDr. Ruth White

COmmunity Fund

Dr. Ruth White (Chair)Rich AltorferLorna Barnes**John BickelGilda Boyer*Elizabeth HladkyJohn MacGregor*Rhonda McCombs*Chad Peterson*

mOmentum Fund

Sean McPartland (Chair)Lorna Barnes**John Chaimov*Loren CoppockChris DeWolfRuth HairstonPeggy Hardesty*Fred TimkoPeggy Whitworth*

Field OF interest Funds and OrganizatiOnal develOpment Fund

Ron Olson (Chair)Lorna Barnes**Suresh Ganu*Kathy KrusieGreg Neumeyer*

linn COunty endOWment Fund

Elizabeth Hladky (Chair)Lorna Barnes**Gary BartlettSwati DandekarDave Mahacek*

A committed board along with dedicated staff and volunteers assure the future growth of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community

Foundation. Together, they keep abreast of changing problems and needs, positioning the Community Foundation to identify

and meet new challenges in the community. The board of directors includes Linn County citizens who have had a long history

of nonprofit involvement and experience.

s T a F F a n d v o l u n T e e r s

Fund FOr eduCatiOnal exCellenCe

Rich Patterson (Chair)Kathleen Aller*Ann Hoffman*Liz Hoskins*Trace Pickering*Kurt Rogahn*Sally Sandberg*

FlOOd 2008 Fund

Jerry Matchett (Chair)Lorna Barnes**Scott BoggussJohn Chaimov*Cathy Gullickson*Sigrid Reynolds*Ruth WhiteJohn Wasta*

2009 bOard OF direCtOrs

*term ended in 2009

Kristin Neal, Mt. Mercy Student Director

Peyton Doss, Junior, Metro High School

Ellen Gardner, Junior, Alburnett High School

Ashwath Gunasekar, Senior, Kennedy High School

Allison Johnson, Senior, Washington High School

Emily Kratovil, Junior, Washington High School

Alycia Lee, Senior, Linn Mar High School

Max McGee, Sophomore, Washington High School

Jason Milke, Junior, Xavier High School

Luke Reynolds, Senior, Washington High School

Christine Smith, Junior, Washington High School

Jeralyn Westercamp, Senior, Kennedy High School

Wendy Blood

Cheryl Carder

Amanda Cook

Jo-Ann Cook

Nancy Craig

Laura Donovan

Dave Draker

Melissa Fiacco

Sara Fitzgerald

Ruth Hairston*

Christine Hathaway

Marlene Hill

Marcia Hughes

Gayla Huston

Maggie Jackson

Clara Kleiman

Kathleen Kleiman

Becky Koch

Kari Lammer

John Laverty

Russ Novotny

Kevin Papp

Julie Perez

Ellen Ramsey-Kacena

Kristin Roberts

Monica Ryan-Rausch

Oline Stigers

Mary Stull

Cathy Terukina

Lisa Thirnbeck

Mindy Thornton

Crystal Usher

Laurie Wahlert

Melissa Winter

Jerry Ziese

2009 sChOlarship COmmittee vOlunteers

*GCRCF Board Member

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Daniel R. BaldwinPresident & CEO dan.baldwin@gcrcf.org

Emmylou BallAccountantemmy.ball@gcrcf.org

Wendy BloodOffice Managerwendy.blood@gcrcf.org

Jean Brenneman Director of Financejean.brenneman@gcrcf.org

Amber A. MulnikDirector of Communicationsamber.mulnik@gcrcf.org

Deb OrrOffice Assistantdeb.orr@gcrcf.org

Elizabeth Cwik PollardGrants Program Associateelizabeth.pollard@gcrcf.org

Robert “Bud” SynhorstVice President of Resource Developmentbud.synhorst@gcrcf.org

Karla Twedt-BallVice President of Programskarla.twedt-ball@gcrcf.org

Josie VellesFoundation Services Managerjosie.velles@gcrcf.org

speCial prOgrams staFF

Kimberly BealsK-12 Partnership Coordinatorkjbeals@rockwellcollins.com

Katie Mills GiorgioMarketing Assistant, Linn County Nonprofit Resource Centerkatie.giorgio@gcrcf.org

Barbara KlawiterREACT Center Administratorbaklawi5@rockwellcollins.com

Robert UntiedtExecutive Director, Linn County Nonprofit Resource Centerrobert.untiedt@gcrcf.org

2 0 0 9 C o m m u n i T y F o u n d a T i o n s T a F F

Pictured left to right: Dan Baldwin, Wendy Blood, Bob Untiedt, Jean Brenneman, Emmylou Ball, Amber Mulnik, Josie Vellis, Deb Orr, Katie Giorgio, Elizabeth Cwik Pollard, Karla Twedt-Ball, and Bud Synhorst.

the greater Cedar rapids Community Foundation is in compliance with national standards for services and operations that have been established by the Council on Foundations to guide sound policies, accountable practices, and ethical and operational integrity that strengthen the effectiveness of community philanthropy.

200 First street sW

Cedar rapids, iowa 52404

319.366.2862

after July 1, 2010

324 3rd st se

Cedar rapids, ia 52401

fax: 319.366.2912

e-mail: info@gcrcf.org

www.gcrcf.org