Iowa · Public charity
Ames Convention & Visitors Bureau
The mission of the ames convention and visitors bureau is to strengthen the ames economy by attracting events and tourism and promote ames as a travel destination.
- $118k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 6
- Grants FY2025
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $23,493
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $43,935
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 4
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $3.5M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations Ames Convention & Visitors Bureau 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; $0 went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 6 | $118k | 67% |
| FY2024 | 2 | $47k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $55k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $54k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $40k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $15k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $59k | 25% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $43k | 0% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Sports Foundation | $302,935 | 8 | 3% |
| Iowa Youth Athletic Foundation | $80,000 | 7 | 1% |
| Iowa State University | $24,500 | 4 | n/a |
| Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union | $23,493 | 1 | 0% |
| Octagon Center for the Arts | $10,900 | 2 | 2% |
| Usatf Masters Region 8 | $7,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Ames Regional Economic Alliance | $7,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Special Olympics Iowa Inc | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Iowa State University Foundation | $6,600 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($25k), not named here.
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About Ames Convention & Visitors Bureau
- How much does Ames Convention & Visitors Bureau give?
- Ames Convention & Visitors Bureau reported 6 grants totaling $118,428 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 4 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Ames Convention & Visitors Bureau fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Recreation & Sports (95%), Arts & Culture (3%), Community Improvement (2%).
- Who are Ames Convention & Visitors Bureau's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Iowa Sports Foundation ($303k), Iowa Youth Athletic Foundation ($80k), Iowa State University ($25k).
- Does Ames Convention & Visitors Bureau fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Ames Convention & Visitors Bureau based?
- Ames Convention & Visitors Bureau is based in IA.
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