OVERVIEW: The United Fire Group Foundation supports arts and culture, education, employment, human services and disaster relief in Iowa.
IP TAKE: Iowa nonprofits can find this foundation challenging to get acquainted with because it does not have a website, accept unsolicited grant requests or publicize its grantmaking guidelines.
PROFILE: Established in 2001, the United Fire Group Foundation (UFGF) is a corporate foundation based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. United Fire Group & Casualty Company is a multi-billion-dollar asset insurance company founded in 1946 that provides business and individual insurance and has approximately 1,200 insurance agents across the country. The company’s headquarters is in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. UFGF funds local efforts for arts and culture, education, employment, human services and disaster relief.
Grants for Arts and Culture, Education, Work and Economic Opportunity, Community Development, and Disaster Relief
The United Fire Group Foundation does not have a website to guide grantseekers. However, recent tax records indicate that UFGF often supports local theater organizations and museums. It provides scholarships for individuals to pursue higher education, as well as a variety of workforce development and human services needs in communities the company works in. When natural disasters strike, UFGF also provides timely support for relief efforts.
Past local grantees include the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Community Resilience Institute and the Eastern Iowa Health Center.
Important Grant Details
Grants range between about $1,000 and $50,000. Grantmaking primarily focuses on Iowa communities, including Cedar Rapids, Marion, Decorah, Mount Vernon, Perry and Hiawatha. In addition to its Iowa headquarters, the UFG company has regional offices in Westminster, Colorado; Webster, Texas; Pennington, New Jersey; Los Angeles, California and Rocklin, California.
This foundation does not accept unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits and only funds pre-selected organizations. Direct general questions to the staff at 319-399-5254.
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