The Clarinda Foundation
is a publicly supported, tax-exempt "community foundation" and grant-making organization serving the greater Clarinda area.

Organized in 1986, the Clarinda Foundation’s purpose is to nurture charitable giving, enrich quality of life and promote a sense of community – now and forever – in the Clarinda area.

While the heart of any community foundation is its unrestricted endowed funds, the Clarinda Foundation is also a catalyst for specific initiatives or purposes. As a result, the Foundation also administers a variety of funds representing donors with a wide array of charitable interests.

The purpose is to provide donors an effective and secure vehicle to invest in the community with a maximum of tax savings.  These donations may be in the form of cash, life insurance policies, willed bequests, or gifts of property.

The Clarinda Foundation is governed by a 15 member Board of Directors from the Clarinda area.  In addition to the grants programs, the Clarinda Foundation provides significant scholarship programs and by written agreement administers other local foundation assets such as those of the Clarinda Lied Public Library, the Cardinal Fund, Trees Forever, and Page County Passengers. From time to time the Clarinda Foundation has served as a conduit for contributions to major community projects such as building the Clarinda Lied Center, moving the Brokaw FFA Chapter House, and the reconstruction of the Page County Courthouse Tower.

2013 GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS

Clarinda Foundation Grant Applications available on-line April 1, 2013 DUE TO THE CLARINDA FOUNDATION June 3, 2013 Click here for the 2013 Grant Criteria Sheet and 2013 Grant Application March 2013 Newsletter - The Beacon is now available.             Click Here CLARINDA FOUNDATION HOURS OF OPERATION: Monday-Thursday 8:30 AM-12:00 PM and 1:00 PM-3:00 PM CLOSED FRIDAY