GreatAmerica Financial Services’ Employee Advised Fund fall application period opens after the Labor Day weekend to nonprofits in the Eastern Iowa area. Applications will be accepted Sept. 3 through Sept. 30, 2024, 4:30 p.m. Central. The Employee Advised Fund, launched in 2022 is in addition to the GreatAmerica Donor Advised Fund, established in 2001. The combined funds provide more than $1.1 million to projects in the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Corridor each year. Both funds are managed by the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation.

This is the fourth round of giving for the GreatAmerica Employee Advised Fund. The fund has awarded $750,000 so far to 34 unique nonprofit organizations in the corridor.

“Our employees are passionate about giving back to the communities where they live,” Martin Golobic, CEO of GreatAmerica, said. “During the most recent spring 2024 giving cycle, they directed $250,000 to 15 area nonprofits, awarding grants ranging from $5,000 to $25,000.”

Nonprofit organizations must have a registered 501(c)(3) and GreatAmerica employee sponsor to apply. The awards focus on four areas: health and human services, arts and culture, environment and public projects. For more information, or to apply, visit http://www.greatamerica.com/giving.