Iowa · Public charity
Black Hawk County Gaming Association
Helping the cedar valley prosper.
- $4.2M
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 25
- Grants FY2026
- 19
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 42%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $3,428,958
- Organizations funded a year
- 19 to 59
- FY2017 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 1
- Total assets, FY2026
- $18M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 42% of the organizations Black Hawk County Gaming Association funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $192k went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
Human ServicesEducationRecreation & SportsHousing & ShelterHealthArts & CultureOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 25 | $5.7M | 44% |
| FY2025 | 19 | $6.1M | 42% |
| FY2023 | 29 | $2.8M | 45% |
| FY2022 | 25 | $12M | 48% |
| FY2021 | 20 | $3.8M | 25% |
| FY2020 | 28 | $2.8M | 57% |
| FY2019 | 59 | $4.7M | 85% |
| FY2017 | 22 | $3.6M | n/a |
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What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Recreation & Sports$14MCommunity Improvement$8.6MHousing & Shelter$4.1MEducation$2.3MArts & Culture$1.2MFood & Nutrition$1.1MHuman Services$984kPublic Safety & Disaster$821kOther$0
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Waterloo - Waterloo Leisure Services | $10,021,310 | 6 | n/a |
| Waterloo Development Corporation | $9,150,733 | 10 | 61% |
| City of Cedar Falls | $3,768,012 | 5 | n/a |
| Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity | $3,055,426 | 5 | 42% |
| Hawkeye Community College Fdn | $2,500,000 | 3 | 46% |
| University of Northern Iowa Foundation | $1,301,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Northeast Iowa Food Bank | $1,060,000 | 5 | 4% |
| City of la Porte City | $795,850 | 4 | n/a |
| Peoples Community Health Clinic Inc | $600,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Black Hawk County Conservation Board | $594,237 | 6 | n/a |
Show all 137 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Waterloo - Waterloo Leisure Services | $10,021,310 | 6 | n/a |
| Waterloo Development Corporation | $9,150,733 | 10 | 61% |
| City of Cedar Falls | $3,768,012 | 5 | n/a |
| Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity | $3,055,426 | 5 | 42% |
| Hawkeye Community College Fdn | $2,500,000 | 3 | 46% |
| University of Northern Iowa Foundation | $1,301,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Northeast Iowa Food Bank | $1,060,000 | 5 | 4% |
| City of la Porte City | $795,850 | 4 | n/a |
| Peoples Community Health Clinic Inc | $600,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Black Hawk County Conservation Board | $594,237 | 6 | n/a |
| Waterloo Housing Trust Fund | $483,500 | 7 | 37% |
| Grout Museum Inc | $469,600 | 4 | 7% |
| Christian Community Development | $441,000 | 4 | 67% |
| City of Evansdale | $367,278 | 6 | n/a |
| Elevate Housing Foundation | $350,000 | 1 | 1% |
| City of Gilbertville | $302,855 | 4 | n/a |
| Cedar Valley Kids | $300,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Hudson | $281,267 | 5 | n/a |
| Cedar Falls Historical Society | $250,000 | 1 | 39% |
| City of Waverly | $250,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Hw Grout Trust | $230,935 | 3 | 13% |
| The Family YMCA of Black Hawk County | $230,000 | 3 | 5% |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of the Cedar Valley | $227,927 | 4 | 10% |
| Cedar Falls Community Theatre Inc | $184,700 | 1 | 64% |
| Exceptional Persons Inc | $150,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Friends of the Waterloo Public Libr | $146,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Youth Art Team | $135,000 | 3 | 26% |
| Iowa Jobs for America's Graduates Inc | $110,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Cedar Valley Arboretum & Botanic Gardens | $105,000 | 4 | 16% |
| 247 Blac | $104,000 | 2 | 17% |
| Central Rivers Area Education Agency Foundation | $100,000 | 1 | 65% |
| Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area Inc | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Jesse Cosby Neighborhood Center Inc | $91,500 | 3 | 14% |
| Dunkerton EMS Association Incorporated | $90,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Salvation Army | $88,814 | 3 | n/a |
| Hospitality House of the Cedar Valley | $81,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Independence Fire Department | $80,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Afro-American Community Broadcasting Inc | $75,000 | 2 | n/a |
| City of Janesville | $75,000 | 2 | n/a |
| City of Reinbeck | $75,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of Ncc Charitable Trust | $75,000 | 2 | n/a |
| City of Shell Rock | $70,550 | 2 | n/a |
| City of Elk Run Heights | $70,000 | 2 | n/a |
| North End Cultural Center Inc | $68,000 | 2 | 32% |
| Build Our Ballpark Inc | $65,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Dunkerton | $63,716 | 2 | n/a |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $61,750 | 1 | 0% |
| Iowa Legal Aid | $60,568 | 2 | 0% |
| City of Jesup | $60,487 | 3 | n/a |
| Family & Children's Council of Black Hawk County | $60,000 | 3 | 9% |
| One City United | $59,000 | 2 | 11% |
| Cedar Valley Sports and Entertainment Commission | $55,277 | 1 | 36% |
| City of Grundy Center Grundy Center Theatre | $55,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Buchanan County Conservation Board | $54,715 | 3 | n/a |
| Dunkerton Educational Coalition Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Sumner | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Vision to Learn | $50,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Link Christian Development | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Butler County Conservation Board | $50,000 | 3 | n/a |
| City of Winthrop | $47,450 | 2 | n/a |
| Lutheran Services in Iowa Inc | $35,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Husome Strong Foundation | $33,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Riverview Center Inc | $33,400 | 2 | 1% |
| Lawler Firefighters Foundation Inc | $32,500 | 1 | 30% |
| Plum Creek Art Council | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Eye of the Needle | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| City of Dysart | $29,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Try Pie | $26,000 | 3 | 10% |
| Job Foundation | $25,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Sumner Daycare & Learning Center Inc | $25,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Iowa Healthiest State Initiative | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Clarksville Food Pantry Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Back 2 Basics Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Iowa Dental Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Amani Community Service | $24,352 | 2 | 4% |
| Cedar Valley Soccer Club | $24,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Ethinc Minorities of Burma Advocacy and Resource Center | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Trinity Episcopal Parish of Waterloo | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Toledo | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Joyful Noise Daycare | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Lawler Parks & Recreation | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| New Hampton Fire Dept | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| City of Tama | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Iowa | $20,000 | 2 | 7% |
| North Star Community Services Inc | $19,474 | 2 | n/a |
| Iowa Department of Natural Resources | $18,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Friends of Fontana Park Inc | $17,770 | 1 | n/a |
| Cedar Valley Makers Inc | $17,273 | 2 | 16% |
| Cedar Valley Youth Sports Association | $17,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Tama County Public Health | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Waterloo Community School District | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Fairbank | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Town of Aplington | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cedar Valley Trails Partnership | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Americans for Independent Living | $15,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Gladbrook-Reinbeck PTO | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Readlyn Volunteer Fire Fighter Assoc Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Alta Vista | $14,700 | 1 | n/a |
| Greater Denver Activities Foundation Inc | $14,327 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Ionia | $14,276 | 1 | n/a |
| Cedar Valley Preschool & Child Care Center | $14,250 | 1 | 2% |
| City of Gladbrook | $13,125 | 1 | n/a |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra Association | $12,500 | 1 | 1% |
| City of Garwin | $12,025 | 1 | n/a |
| Refugee & Immigrant Voices in Action | $12,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Successlink Inc | $12,000 | 2 | 0% |
| City of New Hartford | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Union Community School | $11,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Tri-County Child and Family Development Council Inc | $11,313 | 1 | 0% |
| Operation 11th Hour | $10,850 | 1 | n/a |
| Traer Historical Museum Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 29% |
| Highland Historic Neighborhood Association | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Love Inc of the Cedar Valley | $10,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Community Educational Outreach Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of Cmh Sumner Community Memorial Hospital Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cedar Valley Bridges Out of Poverty | $10,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Tama County Daycare | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Club Les Dames | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Chickasaw Twp Fire Dist | $10,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Comprehensive Systems Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| City of Hazleton Skate Park Committee | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Transformations by Cedar Valley Angels | $9,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Project Flo Association | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mlk New Jerusalem | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Kadens Kloset Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Transformations by Austin Angels | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Waterloo Softball Association | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Junior League of Waterloo - Cedar Falls Iowa Inc | $5,000 | 2 | 7% |
| The Cedar Valley Cancer Committee | $5,000 | 1 | 4% |
| National Ambucs Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Northern Iowa | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cedar Falls Band Boosters | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sing Me to Heaven Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cedar Valley Association for Soft Trails | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Quota International of Waterloo Charitable Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 11% |
Where it is load-bearing
Black Hawk County Gaming Association supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 13 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 54 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 54.
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.
Otto Schoitz FoundationIA102× affinity47 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: Otto Schoitz Foundation · Max and Helen Guernsey Charitable Foundation · Lsb Foundation · Cedar Valley United Way · The Gallagher Family Foundation · Trustage Foundation Inc · R J McElroy Trust · Duroe Family Foundation · Van G Miller Family Charitable Foundation · GreenState Credit Union · Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation · Dupaco RW Hoefer Foundation
How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.
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About Black Hawk County Gaming Association
- How much does Black Hawk County Gaming Association give?
- Black Hawk County Gaming Association reported 25 grants totaling $4,218,126 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 19 and 59 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2025.
- What does Black Hawk County Gaming Association fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2026, its largest causes are Recreation & Sports (38%), Community Improvement (24%), Housing & Shelter (12%).
- Who are Black Hawk County Gaming Association's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2026: City of Waterloo - Waterloo Leisure Services ($10M), Waterloo Development Corporation ($9.2M), City of Cedar Falls ($3.8M).
- Does Black Hawk County Gaming Association fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 42% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Black Hawk County Gaming Association?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Otto Schoitz Foundation, Max and Helen Guernsey Charitable Foundation, Lsb Foundation.
- Where is Black Hawk County Gaming Association based?
- Black Hawk County Gaming Association is based in IA.
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