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 accepted each year beginning May 1st with a deadline of 4:00 PM on June 1st, . Grants are then awarded and distributed in  August or September.

1. Mission Statement: 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. Our goals are to assist qualified organizations through grant distributions, providing scholarships for post-secondary education and training, encouraging individual and corporate involvement through gifts and bequests and administering and investing funds for the creation of perpetual opportunities and services.
   
   
2. Official grant applications  to non-profit organizations are available each year beginning May 1, from the foundation office, or through the Greater Jefferson County Foundation website (www.greaterjeffersoncountyfoundation.org.) Only official applications forms from these two locations will be accepted.  The completed application forms must be returned to the Foundation office by mail (postmarked), email or FAX to the address/number above/below no later than 4:00 PM on June 1.
   
   
3. Grant applications will be reviewed on the following criteria:
   • Benefit to residents of Jefferson County, Iowa
   • Number of residents who will be affected
   • According to the Foundation Board policy, grants are to be used only for capital expenditures
   • Past grants to/of your organization, including return proofs of purchases
   
   
4. The total Amount of the annual grant disbursements customarily does not exceed 5% of the fund balance during the fiscal year ending March 31st.
   
   
5. The applications are reviewed by the Grant Committee during the last 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 (POP) for capital items is required within six (6) months of grant distribution.
   
   
6. Any additional questions should be directed to the attention of Barbara Kistler, Administrative Assistant at the Foundation office by phone, fax or mail.
   
   
7. Recipients will be required to complete and sign a Grant Agreement before any grant funds will be disbursed.

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.  Qualified persons may obtain information concerning this policy in accessible formats 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: