Iowa · Private foundation
Better Health for Iowans Foundation Inc
Its FY2020 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $496k
- Granted FY2020
- 31
- Grants FY2020
- 31
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 65%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Median grant, FY2020
- $12,000
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $50,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 9 to 31
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 1
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 65% of the organizations Better Health for Iowans Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 68% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 32% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $337k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 31 | $496k | 65% |
| FY2019 | 11 | $30k | 36% |
| FY2018 | 12 | $24k | 58% |
| FY2017 | 9 | $22k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transitions DMC Inc | $58,000 | 3 | 25% |
| Iowa Wesleyan University | $27,455 | 1 | 0% |
| The Alano Society Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 30% |
| Monroe County Conservation Board | $21,746 | 4 | n/a |
| Southwest Iowa Families Inc | $21,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Iowa Dental Foundation | $19,000 | 3 | 9% |
| Wayne Community Foundation | $13,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Latinos for Washington | $11,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Mills County Public Health | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Shelby County Chris a Myrtue Memorial Hospital | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transitions DMC Inc | $58,000 | 3 | 25% |
| Iowa Wesleyan University | $27,455 | 1 | 0% |
| The Alano Society Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 30% |
| Monroe County Conservation Board | $21,746 | 4 | n/a |
| Southwest Iowa Families Inc | $21,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Iowa Dental Foundation | $19,000 | 3 | 9% |
| Wayne Community Foundation | $13,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Latinos for Washington | $11,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Mills County Public Health | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Shelby County Chris a Myrtue Memorial Hospital | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Iowa Legal Aid | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Catherine McAuley Center Inc | $8,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Hope Ministries | $6,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Dream Iowa | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Des Moines | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Kplay Playgrounds for All | $500 | 1 | 3% |
Plus 24 recipients with no EIN on record ($324k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Better Health for Iowans Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 10 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 · Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation · GreenState Credit Union · Alliant Energy Foundation Inc · First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Better Health for Iowans Foundation Inc
- How much does Better Health for Iowans Foundation Inc give?
- Better Health for Iowans Foundation Inc reported 31 grants totaling $496,495 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 31 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does Better Health for Iowans Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Health (29%), Education (17%), Human Services (17%).
- Who are Better Health for Iowans Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: Transitions DMC Inc ($58k), Iowa Wesleyan University ($27k), The Alano Society Inc ($25k).
- Does Better Health for Iowans Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 65% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Better Health for Iowans Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Better Health for Iowans Foundation Inc?
- 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, Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation, GreenState Credit Union.
- Where is Better Health for Iowans Foundation Inc based?
- Better Health for Iowans Foundation Inc is based in IA.
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