5224GOOD is a learning and giving circle dedicated to educating our members about philanthropy and community needs in Johnson County through social and networking opportunities.
Together we learn, we give, we enrich lives in our community.
5224GOOD membership is open to everyone. Members pay an annual fee of $250, which is pooled with others for the purpose of making grants to support the giving year’s area of focus. Thanks to our partnership with the Community Foundation of Johnson County and event sponsor MidWestOne Bank, our operating costs are extremely low. This allows membership funds to go directly to the important causes we support. Want to join us? Fill out a New Member Form below!
In 2025, the focus area will be Immigrant and Refugee Support.
Four meetings will be held in 2025, each offering an opportunity to learn more about our community’s needs and solutions to Immigrant and Refugee Support.
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5224GOOD LEARNS – Members learn about the focus area. 5224GOOD ENGAGES – Members engage with organizations related to the focus area. 5224GOOD GIVES – Members vote on which grant proposals to fund. 5224GOOD REFLECTS – Members learn about the funded projects and look ahead, developing ideas for the focus area for the next year.
The 2024 focus area was “Housing Insecurity.”
Below is a summary of the $70,000+ in grants awarded in 2024.
Domestic Violence Intervention Program
United Action for Youth
Shelter House
2025 Meeting Dates
5224GOOD Meetings will be held at Terry Trueblood Recreation Center (579 McCollister Blvd, Iowa City, IA 52240) from 5 – 6:30 PM.
March 26, 2025 – Learn
June 10, 2025 – Engage
September 25, 2025 – Give
November 5, 2025 – Reflect
Paying Membership Dues
Member Dues Payments are accepted via credit card or check. Credit card payments can be made at the link below – please put your full name and “Member Dues” in the notes section. Checks can be mailed to 501 12th Ave. Suite 102, Coralville, IA 52241 – please include “5224GOOD Member Dues” in the check memo line.
If you are making an additional gift outside of your membership dues, you will need to make two transactions. Please see the section below for gifting options and instructions.
Already paid your dues, but want to make a bigger impact? There are two options for giving to support 5224GOOD – giving to the Endowment Fund or making an additional contribution to the Charitable Giving Fund (where dues are collected). The two fund types are described below, and links to give online to each can be found below.
Endowment Fund
Gifts made to the Endowment Fund are invested locally and ensure the long-term impact of 5224GOOD. The earnings from the fund are added to the grant pool each year to increase current grantmaking impact while still providing sustainability for the long-term growth of 5224GOOD.
If you are making a gift to the Endowment Fund online, click the link below. When making a gift to the Endowment Fund in the same transaction as your Member Dues payment to the Charitable Giving Fund, please click the “Pay Dues Online” button above, add the dues to your cart, then return to this page and click the “Donate to the Endowment Fund” button to add your donation to the cart as well.
If making a gift by check, please indicate “5224GOOD Endowment Fund” in the memo. If you have questions, please call the Community Foundation Office at (319) 337-0483.
Gifts made to the Charitable Giving Fund are added to the grant pool each year to increase current grantmaking impact.
If you are making a gift to the Charitable Giving Fund online, click the link below. When making a gift to the Charitable Giving Fund in the same transaction as your Member Dues payment, simply add the additional gift amount to your dues payment and make one single gift into the Charitable Giving Fund with “Member Dues” listed in the notes. If giving by check, please add “5224GOOD Charitable Giving Fund” in the memo. If you have questions, please call the Community Foundation Office at (319) 337-0483.
5224GOOD is a learning and giving circle dedicated to educating our members about philanthropy and community needs in Johnson County through social and networking opportunities.
We target our efforts. We choose, by majority vote, a focus area each year from these categories: Arts, Culture, and Humanities; Education; Health and Human Services; Environment and Animals; Public and Societal Benefit.
We are well Informed. Members have four educational opportunities each year to become thoroughly versed in the issues, ideas, and innovations of our chosen focus area.
We are Powerful. Our individual contributions are combined, increasing philanthropic impact of our grant awards.
We Evaluate carefully. We use the Community Foundation of Johnson County’s best practices to ensure that our grantmaking process is efficient, fair and equitable.
We are socially engaged. Through our social and networking opportunities, our members have fun while doing good.
We offer a Tax advantage. To support 5224GOOD’s long-range grantmaking goals, members, can make gifts to the 5224GOOD Endowment fund, which may be eligible for the 25% Endow Iowa Tax Credit.
Executive Board
5224GOOD is governed by an Executive Board of dedicated community members who are passionate about making Johnson County the very best place to live, give, learn, and play.
Sheila Boyd, Chair
Maggie Elliott, Past Chair
Thais Winkleblack, Treasurer and Funding Chair
Cathy Pugh, Grants Chair
Dawn Ealy, Membership and Communications Co-Chair
Denise Rehmke, Membership and Communications Co-Chair
