About Housing Fund for Linn County
Housing Fund for Linn County’s largest recent grant went to Matthew 25 Ministry Hub, which received $1,010,083 in 2023 and $790,582 in 2024 for home and rental rehabilitation. That pattern captures the fund’s core role: financing housing preservation, repair, and supply in Linn County through project-based support. The foundation also backed Neighborhood Finance Corporation with $242,808 in 2024 for homeowner rehabilitation, after a $200,649 award the year before for the same purpose, showing repeated support for the same local housing work.
The fund’s grantmaking reaches several parts of the affordable housing pipeline. It has supported construction through Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity, shelter-related housing needs through Catherine McAuley Center, Foundation 2, Waypoint Services, and Willis Dady Emergency Shelter, and access-to-homeownership work through Marion Community Build. ECICOG also appears as a recurring grantee for grant administration and construction management, reflecting the operational structure around the fund’s housing programs. Across these awards, the foundation funds rehabilitation, new construction, transitional housing, rental support, and down payment assistance within its local service area.
What Housing Fund for Linn County Funds
Affordable housing rehabilitation is a central theme in the grant record. Matthew 25 Ministry Hub received $1,010,083 in 2023 and $790,582 in 2024 for home and rental rehab, while Affordable Housing Network Inc. received $26,500 in 2023 for housing rehab and resale and $13,932 in 2024 for rental housing rehab.
The fund also supports homeownership pathways. Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity was awarded $42,673 in 2023 for homeowner new construction and $42,327 in 2024 for new construction, and Marion Community Build received $15,000 in 2024 and $10,000 in 2023 for down payment assistance.
Housing stability shows up in shelter and rent-related grants as well. Catherine McAuley Center received $58,744 in 2023 for transitional housing and $11,509 in 2024 for housing rehab, while Willis Dady Emergency Shelter received $30,000 in 2023 for winter and overflow shelter and $16,231 in 2024 for rent assistance.
How Housing Fund for Linn County Gives
Grant sizes cluster around a relatively modest middle tier, with a p25 of $14,316, a median of $30,000, and a p75 of $78,740. The recent record includes both six-figure project awards and smaller operating-style support for housing services, shelter, and administration. ECICOG appears across multiple years as the grant administrator and construction management partner, and several recipients recur year over year, including Matthew 25 Ministry Hub, Neighborhood Finance Corporation, Willis Dady Emergency Shelter, Waypoint Services, Catherine McAuley Center, Affordable Housing Network Inc., Hope Community Development Association, Marion Community Build, and Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity. The foundation is a local housing trust fund rather than an individual-giving vehicle, and it does not make program-related investments.