Community foundation announces recent grant recipients

The Community Foundation for Cloud County recently awarded $26,989 in grants to six Cloud County organizations. The First United Methodist Church received $2,800 for the Layette Sets for Newborns in Cloud County project, the City of Aurora received $4,500 for the Tornado Siren Upgrade project, Connect Concordia, Inc. received $1,000 for Downtown Beautification Flowers and Potting Soil, USD 333 received $1,396 for Project SEARCH, the Cloud County Resource Center received $6,293 for the Food Bank Summer Session, and the Cloud County Fair Association received $11,000 for the Sewage Pump Replacement Project. The May grants were funded by the Dane G. Hansen Community Grant Fund, the Impact Fund for Cloud County, the Seize the Moment Fund, and the Leonard & Dorothy Swenson Fund.

CFCC continues to award monthly grants to help fund charitable projects to benefit Cloud County.

The Community Foundation for Cloud County accepts online grant applications year-round and awards grants monthly. The Fiscal Year 2026 grant cycle closed on June 1, 2026. Grant applications will reopen on July 1, 2026, with the first deadline on August 1, 2026.

Complete funding criteria and the grant application are available at https://communityfoundationforcloudcounty.org/grants/