To participate in the Endow Iowa or County Endowment Fund Programs, a community foundation needs to be a “Qualified Community Foundation” or affiliated with such an entity. (Specifically, to be eligible for the County Endowment Fund Program, the community foundation organization must serve at least a county wide area.) This designation either means that the community foundation has been confirmed in compliance with the National Standards for US Community Foundation as recognized by the Council on Foundations in Washington, D.C. or substantially meets requirements which is determined at the state level.
Below is a listing of those community foundations with specific notation as to the level of recognition has been received. For more information, please contact the Iowa Council of Foundations at 515.527.6956 or visit with your local community foundation.
