What kinds of projects does Iowa Citycoralville Convention and Visitors Bureau fund?

The recent grants include amateur national and international sports competition, art education, a conservation bond campaign, a songwriting festival, an African arts and culture festival, and a community fund contribution. Active programs also cover childcare wage enhancement, small business grants, rural branding, and community grants.

Does the bureau accept unsolicited applications?

Yes. Several active grant programs are marked as accepting unsolicited requests, including Community Grants, Johnson County Underestimated Small Business Grants, Rural Community Branding Grants, North Liberty Targeted Economic Development Grant Program, and the Wage Enhancement Program for Child Care.

What is the typical grant size?

The recent awards range from $6,000 to $129,851, with several grants at $10,000 and one much larger award for sports competition. Active program amounts vary as well, including grants up to $20,000 for small businesses, up to $10,000 in North Liberty, and up to $5,000 for rural community branding.

Where are the foundation’s grants concentrated geographically?

The recent grants go to U.S. recipients in Johnson County and Greater Iowa City communities, including Coralville, Iowa City, North Liberty, and Oxford. Active programs are also centered on Johnson County, with some grants specifically directed to rural communities within the county.

What community priorities show up in the active programs?

The active programs emphasize childcare workforce support, small business recovery and storefront improvements, rural community branding, youth agriculture scholarships, targeted economic development in North Liberty, and community grants for strategic initiatives in Greater Iowa City and Johnson County.

Iowa Citycoralville Convention and Visitors Bureau

Name: Iowa Citycoralville Convention and Visitors Bureau — grants, 990 financials & funding data
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ActivePublic CharityCommunity Improvement

CORALVILLE, IAWebsite

About Iowa Citycoralville Convention and Visitors Bureau

Our mission is to inspire the Iowa City area to be greater by 1) elevating business, 2) investing in strategic initiatives; and 3) advocating for the economic resiliency for the greater community.

Focus Areas

Economic developmentSmall business support and grantsCommunity development and rural brandingWorkforce developmentChildcare solutionsLeadership and capacity building

Who They Fund

artists and musicians (including songwriters)amateur athleteslocal community residentsAfrican diaspora / communities of African descentgeneral public attendees of cultural events

About Iowa Citycoralville Convention and Visitors Bureau

A single grant to the Iowa City Area Sports Commission stands out in the recent record: $129,851 in 2025 to support amateur national and international sports competition. That size alone shows how the Iowa Citycoralville Convention and Visitors Bureau uses its grantmaking to back visible community events and the infrastructure around them. The same pattern appears across arts, culture, and local development, with additional support for Iowa City school arts education, a conservation bond campaign, and festivals tied to songwriting and African arts and culture. The foundation also funds community-facing initiatives that help shape the region’s identity and economic activity. Its active grant programs include community branding, small business support, childcare wage enhancement, and strategic community grants, all framed around Greater Iowa City and Johnson County. Across the recent grants list, the bureau’s giving is practical and place-based: it supports public programming, local organizations, and community initiatives that are tied to business vitality, civic life, and regional development.

What Iowa Citycoralville Convention and Visitors Bureau Funds

In arts education, the foundation gave $65,000 to Iccsd Foundation for art education and $25,000 to Clear Creek Amana School District for the same purpose. Those grants show support for school-based arts programming rather than only public events. Cultural programming is another clear thread. The bureau awarded $10,000 to The Englert Civic Theatre for the Mission Creek and Iowa City Songwriters Festival, and $10,000 to The James Gang for the African Festival of Arts & Culture. It also backed community event programming with $6,000 to the City of North Liberty for Blues & BBQ and Beat the Bitter. On the civic and environmental side, it gave $20,000 to Johnson County Conservation Board for a conservation bond campaign contribution and $10,000 to Community Foundation of Johnson County for the Better Together 2030 Community Fund.

How Iowa Citycoralville Convention and Visitors Bureau Gives

Recent grants range from $6,000 to $129,851, with a median near $10,000 and a clear concentration around mid-sized local awards. The largest grant is an outlier tied to sports competition, while several other 2025 grants cluster at $10,000 or below. The bureau operates as a public charity, and its grantmaking appears to be programmatic and project-specific rather than an open-ended operating model. Multiple active programs accept unsolicited requests, including community grants, small business grants, rural branding grants, and childcare workforce support. The recent list shows a 2025 snapshot rather than repeated awards to the same recipients across years.

Financial Snapshot

Annual Giving

$276K

Total Assets

$953K

Total Revenue

$1.9M

Total Expenses

$1.7M

Geographic Reach

Local1 state funded

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Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
IOWA CITY AREA SPORTS COMMISSION	CORALVILLE, IA	$129,851	2025	TO SUPPORT AMATEUR NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SPORTS COMPETITION.
ICCSD FOUNDATION	IOWA CITY, IA	$65,000	2025	DONATION FOR ART EDUCATION
CLEAR CREEK AMANA SCHOOL DISTRICT	OXFORD, IA	$25,000	2025	DONATION FOR ART EDUCATION
JOHNSON COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD	IOWA CITY, IA	$20,000	2025	CONSERVATION BOND CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION
THE JAMES GANG	IOWA CITY, IA	$10,000	2025	GRANT FOR AFRICAN FESTIVAL OF ARTS & CULTURE
THE ENGLERT CIVIC THEATRE	IOWA CITY, IA	$10,000	2025	GRANT FOR MISSION CREEK AND IOWA CITY SONGWRITERS FESTIVAL
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JOHNSON COUNTY	CORALVILLE, IA	$10,000	2025	DONATION TO BETTER TOGETHER 2030 COMMUNITY FUND
CITY OF NORTH LIBERTY	NORTH LIBERTY, IA	$6,000	2025	GRANT FOR BLUES & BBQ AND BEAT THE BITTER
IOWA CITY AREA SPORTS COMMISSION	CORALVILLE, IA	$204,445	2024	TO SUPPORT AMATEUR NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SPORTS COMPETITION.
IOWA CITY AREA SPORTS COMMISSION	CORALVILLE, IA	$447,860	2023	TO SUPPORT AMATEUR NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SPORTS COMPETITION.

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What kinds of projects does Iowa Citycoralville Convention and Visitors Bureau fund?

Does the bureau accept unsolicited applications?

What is the typical grant size?

Where are the foundation’s grants concentrated geographically?

What community priorities show up in the active programs?

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What kinds of projects does Iowa Citycoralville Convention and Visitors Bureau fund?

Does the bureau accept unsolicited applications?

What is the typical grant size?

Where are the foundation’s grants concentrated geographically?

What community priorities show up in the active programs?

Open Grant Opportunities

Wage Enhancement Program for Child Care (Child Care Solutions / Johnson County)

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