The Benton County Community Foundation is a local, non-profit, charitable affiliate of the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa. We were established to improve the quality of life right here in Benton County by making grants to support local non-profit organizations and projects now and in the future. The Community Foundation is here to help people make tax-deductible gifts in accordance with their interests.
Since Benton County Community Foundation's establishment in 2005, $1.5 million in grants have been awarded. Foundation grantmaking focuses on the...more
WATERLOO – Grant applications can now be submitted to the Benton County Community Foundation for its 2018 grant cycle. ... Grants are awarded to projects in the following areas: art and culture,...more
When Hannah Davis traveled to China to teach English, she noticed how Chinese workers and farmers were often sporting olive green army-style shoes. Those shoes served as her inspiration to create her own social enterprise, Bangs Shoes.