Celebrate Waterloo 2025

We hosted our annual Celebrate Waterloo Grant Recognition Event on Monday evening. This is one of our favorite nights of the year because it gives us an opportunity to learn about and celebrate the impactful work happening in our city! We had so much fun bringing together neighbors and friends to enjoy appetizers and time for connection! Despite the … Read more

Waterloo Community Foundation Announces New Board Members

The Waterloo Community Foundation is naming four new members to the Board of Directors in 2025. The Foundation’s locally-focused Board is comprised of fourteen members who have diverse backgrounds and experiences. Each is tied to the Waterloo community. The new Board members include: Katy Poe Harbaugh – Katy is a Waterloo native graduating from West … Read more

Celebrating $5 million in Assets

We are celebrating another big milestone at the Waterloo Community Foundation – $5 million in assets under management! We invited our Board members and Founders to celebrate this accomplishment together. In 2015, a group of individuals who love Waterloo came together to establish a community foundation focused specifically on the needs and future of our city. It … Read more

Waterloo Now

You can help us support nonprofit organizations meeting needs and making a difference in Waterloo! This month, local nonprofit organizations are applying for grant funding for their programs that are making a difference in human services, arts and culture, education, and economic development. Of the dozens of applications, unfortunately, many will go unfunded. Every dollar you … Read more