The Greater Jefferson County Foundation
Offering over 20 Years of Experienced Service & Growth to the Greater Jefferson County Community Established 1975
Mission
Goals
Grants
Scholarships
Park Enhancement
Assets
Board
Contributions
Contact
Mission
The Greater Jefferson County Foundation receives, accepts, and distributes funds for educational, cultural, civic and charitable purposes for the benefit of the greater community of Jefferson County, Iowa.
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Goals
The goals of the Foundation:
- Assist qualified organizations through grant distributions
- Provide scholarships for post-secondary education and training
- Encourage individual and corporate involvement through gifts and bequests
- Administer and invest funds for the creation of perpetual opportunities and services
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Grants
The Greater Jefferson County Foundation has awarded many community organizations with grants totaling more than $165,000.00 over the last two decades. These grants to local non-profit groups have traditionally been used for capital improvements. Area communities benefiting from these grants include Fairfield, Batavia, Libertyville, Lockridge, Pleasant Plain, and Packwood. Grant applications are issued each year in October, and grants are awarded the following December.
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Grant Information
Grant Application Information
- Mission Statement: The Greater Jefferson County Foundation receives, accepts, and distributes funds for educational, cultural and charitable purposes for the benefit of the greater community of Jefferson County, Iowa. Our goals are to assist qualified organizations through grant distributions, provide scholarships for post-secondary education and training, encourage individual and corporate involvement through gifts and bequests, and to administer and invest funds for the creation of perpetual opportunities and services.
- Grant applications to non-profit organizations are available this year beginning June 1st, from the foundation office, David Neff at the Iowa State Bank or through the web site of the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce. (Only applications forms from one of these three locations will be accepted) The completed application forms must be returned to the Foundation office by mail or FAX to the address/number above no later than July 1, 2008.
- Grant applications will be reviewed on the following criteria:
- Benefit to residents of Jefferson County
- Number of residents who will be affected
- According to Foundation Board policy, grants are to be used only for capital expenditures.
- Past grant history to/of your organization
- The total amount of the annual grant disbursements customarily does not exceed 5% of the fund balance during the fiscal year ending March 31st.
- The applications are reviewed by the Grant Committee during the first two weeks of July and recommendations are made to the Board of Directors. Action will be taken at a full Board of Director’s meeting to distribute the available funds in late July or early August. All grant applicants will be notified as to their approval or denial. Checks for the amount granted will be included with the notification of approval. Proof of your purchase for the capital item is required within six (6) months of grant distribution.
- Any additional questions should be directed to the attention of Barbara Kistler, administrative assistant at the Foundation office by phone, fax or mail.
Thank you for your interest in The Greater Jefferson County Foundation.
P.O. 1325
Fairfield, IA 52556
Phone: 641-472-0758
Fax: 641-472-0758
Non-Discrimination Policies
POLICY: NON-DISCRIMINATION
The policies and practices of The Greater Jefferson County Foundation are to carry out all lawful and permitted functions without discrimination because of race, creed, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, or physical or mental disability, and to treat them equally with respect to opportunities for participation as Foundation officers, directors, employees, or agents and as citizens benefiting from or consideration for benefit of the services, grants, programs and activities consistent with the lawful purposes and functions of the Foundation.
POLICY: GENDER NEUTRALITY
It is the policy of the Greater Jefferson County Foundation that all citizens participating in Foundation services, grants, programs, and activities, as well as officers, directors, employees, and agents have the right to function in an environment free from all forms of harassment or gender based bias or prejudice. The Foundation does not condone, and will not tolerate, any harassment or gender based bias or prejudice. The Greater Jefferson County Foundation shall take direct and immediate action to prevent such behavior, and to remedy all reported instances of harassment or gender based bias or prejudice, sexual or otherwise.
POLICY: AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA)
No qualified individual with a disability will be excluded from participation in The Greater Jefferson County Foundation services, grants, programs, or activities on the basis of a disability. Information concerning this policy may be obtained in accessible formats by qualified persons with a disability by making appropriate arrangements. To receive more information or to request an accommodation to participate in the services, programs or activities, please contact:
John A. Morrissey, General Counsel
The Greater Jefferson County Foundation
109 North Court Street
P.O. Box 603
Fairfield, IA 52556
641-472-3144
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Scholarships
The Scholarship Program began in May of 1988 with a donation of $20,000.00 and has grown to be in excess of a half million dollars. Since 1989, scholarship awards have exceeded $79,000.00. We can help you establish a scholarship as a memorial to honor a loved one, a teacher or an individual who has been a mentor to you or your family. This award can be specific, focusing on a career, a discipline, an interest area or a vocation, or it might be completely open for the student’s particular need. You might consider this a great opportunity to support your high school alma mater or to create a scholarship for a specific college or university.
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Park Enhancement
The Park Enhancement Fund is the most recently established area of the Foundation. Its focus is to help replant trees in the public parks of Fairfield and Jefferson County. During the last ten years, many of the large, older trees in our parks have begun to deteriorate because of age and wind damage. This reforestation effort provides for the planting of new, lightly branched trees where they will have a high rate of survival. Your charitable contribution will be invested to assist in providing shaded park areas for future generations.
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Assets
The assets of The Greater Jefferson County Foundation are carefully invested in debt instruments as well as equity securities. The foundation’s Board of Directors consists of volunteers from all geographic areas of the Jefferson County community. Under the 501(c)(3) tax status, your contribution to the foundation is generally tax deductible. The Greater Jefferson County Foundation is a qualified tax-exempt entity prepared to assist you in structuring a gift to your community in the form you prefer, whether through an annual gift, pledge, living honorarium, estate bequest or other qualified form.
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Board
The Greater Jefferson County Foundation Board of Directors:
Elected Directors
Jerry Long, President
Jeanne Meyers, Vice President
Vicki Eastburn, Secretary
John Roloff, Treasurer
Mel Allen
Jennifer Anderson
Sue Carr
Randy Eakins
Sue Kientz
Tom Louden
Tom McMahon
Jackie Pacha
Dick Unkrich
Tony Webb
Kent Whitney
Dale Sue Glass, Administrative Assistant
John Morrissey, Legal Counsel
David Neff, Public Relations Chairman
Dr. William Baumann, Accounting and Investments
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Contributions
Your donation to The Greater Jefferson County Foundation is a permanent investment in your community. Charitable giving, as well as effective estate planning, will make it possible for you to continue to help the foundation attain its goals and complete its mission. For more information concerning foundation funds and programs, please call our office at 472-0758. Download our donation form.
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Contact
We welcome your comments and questions. Forward them to
The Greater Jefferson County Foundation
P. O. Box 1325
1200 West Stone
Fairfield, IA 52556
Telephone: 515-472-0758
Fax: 641-472-0758
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