Thank you for applying for a grant! Organizations that receive a grant will be notified by email soon.

Charla Schafer, executive director of the Community Foundation, and Shane Orr, executive director of United Way, recently presented on grant writing. Watch their presentation HERE.

The Community Foundation’s fall grant cycle closes Friday, August 16, 2019!

Join us Wednesday, August 7, for our Learning Lab on Grant Writing! It will be held at the Muscatine Community College video studio in Larson Hall at 9 a.m.

Muscatine Community College is accepting applications for scholarships until November 1, 2019. Students can apply through our scholarship portal. Click HERE to access the portal.

We are happy to announce Jamie Leza has joined our team as Program Manager! Jamie has over 11 years of banking experience and exceptional customer service. Stop by and say hello!

Have you read our July newsletter yet? Fall granting is open, meet our newest board members, learn about Partners in Philanthropy, get up to date on SALT regulations, and more! Click HERE to view.

The Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine’s grant application is open!  Non-profit, charitable tax-exempt organizations delivering programs and services to residents of Muscatine County are encouraged to apply. 

Over $100,000 is available to local non-profits in Muscatine County.

Click HERE for more information and access to the grant applications.

The West Liberty Community Endowment Fund is pleased to offer a granting opportunity to non-profit organizations doing charitable work in West Liberty.  The West Liberty Community Endowment Fund provides permanent resources to benefit the residents of West Liberty now and in the future.

Grant Guidelines

The Fund allows for a unique opportunity for residents to give back and support the community they care about.  The grant is aimed at high impact charitable activities for West Liberty, with a priority given to youth.

Up to $5,000 is available in this granting cycle.

Who is eligible to apply for a grant?

Nonprofit, charitable 501(c)(3), tax-exempt organizations delivering programs and services to residents of West Liberty are encouraged to apply for a grant.  If your charitable cause is not a 501(c)3 organization, you may qualify by partnering with another organization or the Community Foundation.  To learn more, call the Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine at 264-3863.

Click HERE for more information on this grant and others.

The Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine awarded more than $440,000 in scholarships this year. Scholarships were given to graduating seniors from Louisa-Muscatine, Muscatine and Wilton High Schools, and previously awarded students through renewable scholarships.

Events were held at all three high schools May 15, 2019.

“Scholarship Awards Night is such a gift. By streamlining these funds for the benefit of our youth, our communities are truly making a long-term investment,” Kelly Rushford, Manager of Programs and Services for the Community Foundation says.

Schools, scholarships and recipients are listed below:

Louisa-Muscatine High School:

Temp Associates & RJK, Inc. Scholarship: Mallory Hohenadel

Muscatine Soil Water Conservation District Ralph Kirchner Scholarship: Rochelle Longstreth

Francis Edward & Patricia Anne Carroll Scholarship: Meagan Miller

Wilton High School:

Frank and Carrie Townsend and Ruth Townsend Scholarship:

Charles Martin

Jerome Mays

Isaac Hunter

Kortney Drake

Eleney Owens

Collin McCrabb

Kyle Lund

Corey Anderson

Jared Townsend

Emily Lange

Becca Ball

Ashton Stoelk

Aubrey Putman

Annabel Grings

Brayton Wade

Brock Hartley

Lindsey Ford

Lydia Herter

Ronen Santiago

Shelby Oien

Alison Peterson

Madison Stone

Andrew Bosten

Temp Associates & RJK, Inc. Scholarship: Jerome Mays

Muscatine High School:

William Brendel Memorial Scholarship: Carlos Lopez

Kathy Brooker-Decker Memorial Scholarship: Sarah Schoer

Brant W. Bruhn Memorial Scholarship: Carson Borde

Micaela L. Brunson Memorial Scholarships: Carissa Johnson, Elizabeth Richardson, Destiny Williams

Manuel T. Cadena Scholarship: Trinity Christy

Class of 1953 Scholarship: Katherine Nelson

Class of 1956 Scholarships: Haley Jarrett, Broderick Larsen

Class of 1974 Scholarship: Kayla Scholz

Class of 1978 Scholarship: Logan Gray

Class of 1984 Scholarship: Vada Fridley

Max A. Collins Scholarship: Justin Hughes

Colorado PTO Scholarship: Elizabeth Keck, Mateo Rangel

Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine and MCSF Volunteer Scholarships: Gracie Brossart, William Zillig

Pat Coss Memorial Scholarship: Karissa Burton

Dianne Dalbey Memorial Scholarships: Kailynn Avis, Karrington Sheppeard

Ellen Fessler Memorial Scholarships: Hunter Daniels, Morgan Hage, Hunter Holler

Fosholt Engineering Scholarship: Kaitlyn Cawiezell

Larry Fullington Memorial Scholarship: Gabriel Mulder

Garfield/Franklin PTO Scholarships: Carson Orr, Rolando Garcia, Jana Raymond

Gerald Garvin Memorial Scholarship: Elise Shield

Grant PTO Scholarships: Vada Fridley, Haley Jarrett, Alicia Johnson

Graciela (Coca) V. Page Memorial Scholarship: Gabriela Rodriguez

Hall of Honor Scholarship: Kendra Eller

Virginia Hanson Memorial Scholarship: Hunter Haller

Bruce C. Heezen Memorial Scholarships: Nikole Molina, Mateo Rangel

H.J. Heinz Scholarship: Nathan Diercks

Robert P. Herwig Scholarship: Alys Burns

Jefferson PTO Scholarships: Vizveidi Ruiz, Morgan Hage

Jim and Arlene Kaeding Memorial Scholarship: Gabriela Rodriguez

Kiwanis Club E. Herbert Carlson/Harold Ogilvie Sr. Scholarship: Jeremiah Daniels

Kiwanis Club Henry Miller Sr. Memorial Scholarship: Jacqueline Cruz

Krieger Food/Nutrition/Nursing Scholarship: Sarah Haas

Krieger Technical Scholarship: Keaton Kurriger

League of Women Voters Scholarship: Danielle Carias

Lettenberger Scholarship: Sarah Schoer

Virginia Lorimor Scholarship: Emerson Smith

Stephen Luth Scholarship: Julia Moravec

Madison PTO Scholarships: Kaitlyn Cawiezell, Owen Hazelwood-Beard

MARSPA Scholarship: Hunter Daniels

Harold & Corrine Marx Scholarship: Jacob Liegois

Elaine May/YMCA Scholarship: Owen Hazelwood-Beard

McKinley PTO Scholarships: Jeremiah Daniels, Ezekiel Ellis, Elise Shield, NatalieTrego

Mente/FCA Scholarship: Julia Moravec

Jill Moravec Memorial Band Booster Scholarship: Rolando Garcia

Mulberry PTO Scholarships: Trinity Christy, Tyler Moeller, Tanner Niehaus

Muscatine Band Booster Scholarship: Justin Hughes, Elizabeth Hurlbut

Muscatine Community School Foundation General Scholarships: Brandon Reade, Aaron Stern

Muscatine County Sheriff’s Patrol Scholarships: Emily Compton, Jonah Koch

Muscatine Education Association Scholarships: Carissa Johnson, Aaron Stern

Muscatine Soil & Water-Kirchner Scholarships: Alexus Donath, Hannah Spies

Robert Nietzel Scholarship: Therese Rauenbuehler

Non Emergency Medical Transport Scholarship: Kailynn Avis

Jeanette Phillips/Crossroads Scholarship: Gracie Brossart

Maurice and Donna Reed Scholarship: Tanner Niehaus

Roach Business Scholarship: Blain Long

Roach Scholarships: Kaylei Fear, Drew Logel

Ruth Scholarship: Bria Holthe

Marie Ruthenberg Memorial Scholarship: Natalie Trego

Eric T. Schepers Scholarship: Ezekiel Ellis

Matthew Seligman Scholarships: Carson Borde, Kayla Scholz

Shepard/Schmelzer Scholarship: Kaitlyn Cawiezell

William Stamler Scholarship: Elizabeth Keck

Temp Associates Scholarships: Kaitlyn Cawiezell, Brighton Kraft, Tyler Moeller, Natalie Trego

Roberta Sue Thacker Scholarship: Ethan Sherer

Three Rivers Delta-Delta Waterfowl Scholarships: Tyler Moeller, Hannah Spies

Robert W. & Dorothy M. Toborg Scholarships: Anthony Nietzel, Sarah Schoer

Toyota of Muscatine Scholarship: Anthony Nietzel

Elvira Trevarthen Scholarships: Elizabeth Hurlbut

Dr. Russell N. Ward Scholarship: Vizveidi Ruiz

Ed Ware Memorial Scholarship: Carson Orr

Washington PTO Scholarships: Emily Compton, Raegyn Hodgell-Niles, Alina Laslo, Alex Klein

Dr. John A. Watson Memorial Scholarship: Madison Kokemuller

Julia Wojtecki Memorial Scholarship: Jessica Ahluwalia

Theodora Zorich Memorial Scholarship: Morgan Hage