NewBo City Market's Next Level Local Capital Campaign

Next Level Local - Elevate. Cultivate. Celebrate.


NewBo City Market was originally envisioned by community leaders in Cedar Rapids as a way to revitalize a community devasted by disaster after the 2008 flood. With a larger green space, a stage, an educational community kitchen, and a large indoor event space, NewBo City Market has helped to foster the community vitality and recreation that was necessary to economically develop an entire neighborhood. 


The Market plans and executes over 300 community events each year and incubates nearly 300 small businesses through providing business mentorship and physical space. Each year, over 500,000 people visit the Market to shop, eat, and enjoy free programming and educational classes. The Market has become a centerpiece to Cedar Rapids, the second largest city in Iowa, in its ten years existence. As we look ahead to the next ten years, we choose to respond—as we always have—to the greatest needs of our community. This has prompted us to design the Next Level Local Capital Campaign—a targeted expansion that will increase our business incubation, local food access, and public events capacity. 


We have individuals naming opportunities available! If you support the capital campaign today, you can have your name added to a piece of the Market Yard. 

  • When you pledge $250 we will engrave a brick with the text of your choice.
  • When you pledge $500 we will engrave a boulder with the text of your choice.
  • When you pledge $1000 we will engrave a Adirondack chair with the text of your choice. 
  • When you pledge $2000 we will engrave a trees/boulders with the text of your choice. 
  • All gifts that are made over $1000 will be recognized on our feature donor wall.

When you donate via this form, simply select the amount and check the “write us a comment” box and write the name or inscription you’d like along with the relevant item. We appreciate your support and if you have any questions regarding naming opportunities, please contact us at [email protected]. 


Stay tuned to NewBo City Market communications channels for more updates on Next Level Local as they become available. 


If you'd like to support these efforts, you can donate here.