Iowa · Public charity
Aging Resources of Central Iowa
The mission of AGING RESOURCES OF CENTRAL IOWA is to lead, advocate, and serve; as well as plan and coordinate resources in the provision of services to older persons in central iowa, their families, caregivers, or representatives, enabling elders to lead independent, meaningful, and dignified lives in the least restrictive environment.
- $2.9M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 16
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 21
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 5%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $2.3M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $93,487
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $649,986
- Organizations funded a year
- 21 to 25
- FY2021 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $2.5M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 5% of the organizations Aging Resources of Central Iowa funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 16 | $2.3M | 6% |
| FY2024 | 21 | $2.9M | 5% |
| FY2023 | 25 | $3.1M | 8% |
| FY2022 | 23 | $3.0M | 17% |
| FY2021 | 21 | $2.8M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polk County Iowa | $3,090,923 | 5 | n/a |
| Wesley Community Services Inc | $2,161,290 | 5 | 2% |
| Hirta Public Transit | $1,236,317 | 5 | n/a |
| Jasper County Conservation | $966,955 | 5 | n/a |
| Madison County Elderly Services Inc | $931,216 | 5 | 54% |
| Warren County Iowa | $849,497 | 5 | n/a |
| Heartland Senior Services Heartland of Story County | $753,047 | 5 | 17% |
| Knoxville Senior Center | $545,457 | 5 | 65% |
| Rebuilding Together Greater Des Moi | $528,869 | 5 | 20% |
| Lutheran Services in Iowa Inc | $526,066 | 5 | 0% |
Show all 27 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polk County Iowa | $3,090,923 | 5 | n/a |
| Wesley Community Services Inc | $2,161,290 | 5 | 2% |
| Hirta Public Transit | $1,236,317 | 5 | n/a |
| Jasper County Conservation | $966,955 | 5 | n/a |
| Madison County Elderly Services Inc | $931,216 | 5 | 54% |
| Warren County Iowa | $849,497 | 5 | n/a |
| Heartland Senior Services Heartland of Story County | $753,047 | 5 | 17% |
| Knoxville Senior Center | $545,457 | 5 | 65% |
| Rebuilding Together Greater Des Moi | $528,869 | 5 | 20% |
| Lutheran Services in Iowa Inc | $526,066 | 5 | 0% |
| Boone County Hospital | $492,194 | 5 | n/a |
| Lutheran Home for the Aged Association - West | $446,480 | 5 | 1% |
| Iowa Legal Aid | $438,815 | 5 | 1% |
| Dns Grocery | $289,664 | 3 | n/a |
| Gogo Grandparents | $136,900 | 4 | n/a |
| Back Roads Grill | $97,677 | 3 | n/a |
| New Horizons Adult Day Center | $96,053 | 4 | 10% |
| Five Spice Sisters | $89,289 | 3 | n/a |
| Dart | $53,088 | 5 | n/a |
| Depot Restaurant | $50,772 | 3 | n/a |
| Eyerly-Ball Community Mental Health Services | $35,076 | 3 | 0% |
| Central Iowa Rsvp | $16,622 | 3 | n/a |
| Big Als Bbq | $13,188 | 2 | n/a |
| Compassionate Care Transit | $7,050 | 1 | n/a |
| Mary Greeley Medical Center | $5,112 | 1 | n/a |
| Bishop Garrigan Catholic Sch | $2,656 | 1 | n/a |
| Chpcommunity Inc | $810 | 1 | 1% |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($204k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Aging Resources of Central Iowa supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 11 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community Fdn · Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino Inc · United Way of Central Iowa · United Way of Story County Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Aging Resources of Central Iowa
- How much does Aging Resources of Central Iowa give?
- Aging Resources of Central Iowa reported 16 itemized grants totaling $2,304,661, out of $2,909,408 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 21 and 25 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2024.
- What does Aging Resources of Central Iowa fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2025, its largest causes are Food & Nutrition (73%), Community Improvement (9%), Human Services (7%).
- Who are Aging Resources of Central Iowa's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2025: Polk County Iowa ($3.1M), Wesley Community Services Inc ($2.2M), Hirta Public Transit ($1.2M).
- Does Aging Resources of Central Iowa fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 5% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Aging Resources of Central Iowa?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community Fdn, Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino Inc, United Way of Central Iowa.
- Where is Aging Resources of Central Iowa based?
- Aging Resources of Central Iowa is based in IA.
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