Hall-Perrine Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Hall-Perrine Foundation supports education, historical preservation, art and culture, housing, and religion in Linn County, Iowa.
IP TAKE: Local nonprofits that work in any field of interest should contact this family funder for building repairs, renovations, and equipment needs.
PROFILE: Established in 1953, the Hall-Perrine Foundation is a private foundation based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Hall family and the Perrine family helped developed this foundation. Margaret L. Hall initially funded the foundation when she left a major portion of her estate to the foundation. Her son, Howard Hall, was an economic development leader in Cedar Rapids, while Beahl T. Perrine was a local attorney who, along with his wife, provided leadership and financial resources to the foundation. The foundation aims to improve the "quality of life for people of Linn County, Iowa, by responding to changing social, economic, and cultural needs.” It funds local efforts for education, historical preservation, art and culture, housing, and religion.
Grants for Education, Arts and Culture, housing and homelessness, and Community Development
The Hall-Perrine Foundation focuses its local giving strategy on capital projects and improvements. It commonly awards grants in a wide variety of local areas that require upgraded facilities, equipment, and rehabilitation. Past grants have gone to restore historic mansions, support the building of artistic sculptures, make lease space improvements, enhance science facilities, and renovate athletic complexes. On other occasions, the Hall-Perrine Foundation has funded transitional housing, annual campaigns, and one-time operational support.
Past local grantees include the Willis Dady Shelter House, Orchestra Iowa, Jones Regional Medical Center, and Linn County Historical Society.
Important Grant Details
Grants range between about $1,000 and $1 million. Grantmaking focuses solely on Linn County Iowa.
This foundation accepts unsolicited preliminary inquiries from nonprofits. Nonprofits can submit these inquires at any time with no deadlines. The funder then provides a grant application to selected inquirers. Direct general questions to the staff at kristin@hallperrine.org or 319-362-9079.
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