ABOUT US
In Muscatine County, we aspire to be a vibrant place with equitable opportunity and high quality of life for all.
This takes a purposeful, coordinated effort where organizations and community champions are working in concert. That’s why the Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine exists. We unite people, ideas, and resources to address community challenges and create opportunities.
Established in 1999, the Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine was among the first 100 in the nation to be confirmed in compliance with National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations. Our Board and organizational leadership collaboratively embrace taking a bold, future-focused aim at understanding and strengthening infrastructural frameworks to overcome challenges.
Together, we are greater.
OUR VISION
A vibrant Muscatine County region that provides equitable opportunity and a high quality of life for all.
OUR PURPOSE
We engage people, leverage resources, and inspire solutions to address the community’s biggest challenges.
MEET OUR TEAM
Charla Schafer
President
cschafer@givinggreater.org
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Jamie Leza
VP, Operations
jleza@givinggreater.org
Amy Henson
Accounting Manager
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Lynsey Krusie
Director of Marketing
lkrusie@givinggreater.org
Margaret Hurlbert
Community Grant Writer mhurlbert@givinggreater.org
Ali Vargus-Stogdill
Philanthropy Specialist avargusstogdill@givinggreater.org
Moriah Ellis
Community Initiatives Coordinator
mellis@givinggreater.org
Niki Moore Nienhaus
Programs Manager
nnienhaus@givinggreater.org
Duncan Snider
Staff Accountant
dsnider@givinggreater.org
Marci Clark
Communications Coordinator
mclark@givinggreater.org
Kevin Schaper
Maintenance Supervisor
kschaper@givinggreater.org
Ron Monahan
Housing Initiatives
Manager
rmonahan@givinggreater.org
Board of Directors
Brandon Bullock – President, HON Company
Dr. Naomi DeWinter – President, Muscatine Community College
Rich Dwyer (Chair) – Senior Vice President, KENT Corporation
Jodi Royal-Goodwin – Community Development & Housing Director, City of Muscatine
Angie Johnson – HR Executive, Royal Neighbors of America
Cindy Mays – Retired Market President, MidWestOne Bank
Brett Nelson – General Manager, Musco Sports Lighting
Rachel Pohl – Executive Director, UnityPoint Health -Trinity Muscatine
Keith Porter – President, Stanley Center for Peace & Security
Jessica Susie – Intellectual Property Counsel, John Deere
Dan Stein – Chairman, Central Bancshares, Inc.
HOW WE INVEST
When you give to the Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine, you become our partner in philanthropy to collectively address the community’s biggest challenges with upstream thinking and accomplish your charitable goals. Funds established at the Community Foundation are invested in a short-term or long-term investment portfolio.
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Short-Term Liquid PortfolioThis is our most conservative investment model portfolio and is most applicable for the investment of short-term assets when liquidity and security of principal are the primary goal and investment return is secondary. Short-Term Liquid Portfolio Returns: 10-Year Average Rate of Return: 1.30% 10-Year Compounded Annual Growth Rate: 1.30% 2023 August Return: 0.23% 2023 YTD Rate of Return: 1.46%
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Conservative PortfolioThis is a long-term investment portfolio and consists of a mix of fixed income investments and equity investments to accomplish donors' charitable goals. This model portfolio provides the opportunity for long-term assets to be invested with a strong conservative bias yet provide potential growth that has historically been attributed to equity securities. Conservative Portfolio Returns: 10-Year Average Rate of Return: 5.17% 10-Year Compounded Annual Growth Rate: 4.98% 2023 August Return: (1.30%) 2023 YTD Rate of Return: 6.17%
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Active PortfolioThis is a long-term investment portfolio and consists of a mix of fixed income investments and increased security allocation to equity investments and is most applicable for investment of assets that are seeking long-term growth to accomplish donors' charitable goals. Active Portfolio Returns: 10-Year Average Rate of Return: 7.22% 10-Year Compounded Annual Growth Rate: 6.77% 2023 August Return: (2.43%) 2023 YTD Rate of Return: 7.84%
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Dynamic PortfolioThis is a bolder “growth-oriented” long-term investment portfolio and consists of a mix of fixed income investments and equity investments to accomplish donors' charitable goals. Dynamic Portfolio Returns: 10-Year Average Rate of Return: 8% 10-Year Compounded Annual Growth Rate: 7.29% 2023 August Return: (2.77%) 2023 YTD Rate of Return: 9.38%
To learn more about our investment strategy, view our user-friendly publication called, “Empowering Endowments."
Click here to view our Investment Policy.
Investment Committee
Mel McMains (Chair) – Retired Vice President, HNI Corporation
David Jones – Chief Financial Officer, KENT Corporation
Dr. Jim Stein – Chairman Emeritus, Central Bancshares, Inc.
Mike Wilson – Vice President Trust Department, MidWestOne Bank
Bob Jensen – President, Temp Associates & RJK, Inc.
Audit & 990
View the Community Foundation’s Audit and 990 filings to learn more.
JOIN OUR TEAM
Check below for available positions and join our energetic, fun, out-of-the-box thinking team who is committed to improving the quality of life for residents of Muscatine and Louisa counties.
Programs Manager
The Programs Manager administers the grant and scholarship programs for the Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine and has responsibility for internal systems, processes, and procedures associated with grant and scholarship funds, awards, reporting, and compliance.
