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Businessolver Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$368k
Granted FY2023
66
Grants FY2023
17
States reached
$100k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02Its granteesRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0192% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Health$198kPhilanthropy$188kYouth Development$108kHuman Services$53kEducation$33kPublic Benefit$23kArts & Culture$20kFood & Nutrition$19kOther$0
02FY2023 · 66 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 66 grants below total $274,636, the rows itemized in this filing. The $367,672 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $93,036 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k61 grants · $85k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $90k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $100k
$1,000
Median grant
17
States reached
$151k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
United Way of Central Iowa$100,000
National Philanthropic Trust$45,000
Junior Achievement of Central Iowa, Inc.$25,000
Girls Write Now, Inc.$10,000
WWP$10,000
Make-A-Wish Iowa Chapter$5,000
ALS, Inc.$5,000
LA Center for Arts$5,000
Junior Achievement of Central Iowa$5,000
Youth Shelter LD$3,500
Boys & Girls Club of Central Iowa$3,250
Iowa Heartland State Initiative$3,026
Tori's Journey Inc$3,000
Children's Foundation$2,500
Homeless Hospitality$2,500
02Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

40%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$287k · 15 repeat orgs$437k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +38% since the first grant, against +19% for those funded once.

15 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2023, 5 since wound down; 48 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

15
113

Total granted

$287k
$345k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+38%
+19%

Still filing today

80%
47%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 60% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $92k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’22’23
HealthHuman ServicesPhilanthropyEducationArts & CultureFood & NutritionOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • AH
    American Heart Association Inc
    3× · 2020–2023 · $69k · revenue +53%
  • JA
    JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CENTRAL IOWA INC
    3× · 2020–2023 · $66k · revenue +38%
  • NN
    NAMI National
    2× · 2020–2022 · $10k · revenue +274%

Funded once

  • EI
    EVERFI INC
    one grant, 2020 · $60k
  • NN
    NAMI - National Alliance on Mental Health
    one grant, 2022 · $30k
  • SF
    Swirlies Foundation
    one grant, 2022 · $15k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

03Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Common Good Iowa

Common good iowa engages iowans to create and advocate for research-based public policy that makes life better and more equitable for all who make iowa home.

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2
Midwest Dairy Association

Midwest dairy works with others to give consumers an excellent dairy experience increasing sales, fostering innovation, and inspiring consumer confidence of dairy products and practices.

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3
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc

Central indiana corporate partnership (cicp) is an alliance of indiana's business and research university leaders coming together to foster long-term prosperity for the region. cicp's mission is to transform the economy of indiana in order…

Community Improvement
4
Feeding South Dakota

To eliminate hunger in south dakota.

Food & Nutrition
5
University Family Physicians Inc

Engage actively and continuously in medical research, education and training in the practice of medicine in conjunction with the department of family medicine of the indiana university school of medicine and indiana university…

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6
United Way of East Central Iowa

Unite the caring power of communities to invest in effective solutions to improve people's lives.

Philanthropy
7
Colorado Gives Foundation

We connect people, ideas, and nonprofits to make good happen. our vision is that all of jeffco is thriving.

Philanthropy
8
Greater Des Moines Partnership

None

Community Improvement
9
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
10
Great Plains Food Bank

End hunger together.

Food & Nutrition
11
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Iowa

The foundation works to defend and promote the constitution of the united states, focusing especially on the first, fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth, and 14th amendments. the foundation also works to defend and promote the constitution of the…

Civil Rights
12
Great Mn Schools

We believe that great schools are the cornerstone of a just and thriving community. ensuring that every child is able to attend a school that works is our moral and social imperative - our children deserve no less.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Lead Dsm; the most unlike its peers is Girls Rock Des Moines. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

85 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 85 of the 181 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
15
Early backer (in before they grew)
84/85
Grantees still filing
60/85
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL IOWA: $100,525 · OtherUNITED WAY OF CENTRAL IOWAEVERFI INC: $60,000 · OtherEVERFI INCNAMI - National Alliance on Mental Health: $30,100 · OtherNAMI - National Alliance on Mental Health+127 more: $288,089 · Other+127 moreAmerican Heart Association Inc: $69,241 · HealthAmerican Heart A…NAMI National: $10,300 · HealthNAMI NationalNAMI-NEW YORK STATE INC: $7,500 · HealthNAMI-NEW YORK ST…Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation: $6,000 · HealthChildren's Hospi…HEALTHY BIRTH DAY INC: $4,250 · Health+12 more: $14,390 · Health+12 moreJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CENTRAL IOWA INC: $66,000 · InternationalJUNIOR AC…+1 more: $2,000 · InternationalNATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST: $45,000 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY FDN OF GREATER DES MOINES F/K/A GREATER DES MOINES COMMUNITY FDN: $5,175 · PhilanthropyTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LOUISVILLE INC: $3,122 · PhilanthropyAMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC: $2,260 · Philanthropy+7 more: $4,286 · PhilanthropyORCHARD PLACE FOUNDATION: $12,500 · Human ServicesLUTHERAN SERVICES IN IOWA INC: $4,500 · Human ServicesYOUNG WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER: $4,500 · Human ServicesBLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK INC: $2,500 · Human ServicesFREEDOM SERVICE DOGS INC: $2,500 · Human ServicesSalesmanship Club Charitable Golf of Dallas Inc: $1,750 · Human ServicesYOUTH AND SHELTER SERVICES INC: $1,500 · Human Services+5 more: $3,682 · Human ServicesOPERATION GRATITUDE INC: $10,000 · Public BenefitLEAD DSM: $3,900 · Public BenefitVESTAVIA HILLS POLICE FOUNDATION: $500 · Public BenefitGIRLS WRITE NOW INC: $10,000 · EducationGEORGIA TECH FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 · EducationTRUE VALUE FOUNDATION: $1,000 · EducationDES MOINES EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $1,000 · EducationACADEMIC MAGNET FOUNDATION: $500 · EducationWest Chester Area Education Foundation: $500 · Education
Other$478,714Health$111,681International$68,000Philanthropy$59,843Human Services$33,432Public Benefit$14,400Education$14,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUNITED WAY OF CENTRAL IOWA: $100,525 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $69,241 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CENTRAL IOWA INC: $66,000 over 3y, 2.2% of budgetNATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST: $45,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetORCHARD PLACE FOUNDATION: $12,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNAMI National: $10,300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGIRLS WRITE NOW INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetOPERATION GRATITUDE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetK9S FOR WARRIORS INC: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNAMI-NEW YORK STATE INC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF CENTRAL IOWA: $6,215 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetChildren's Hospital Colorado Foundation: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBRAVO GREATER DES MOINES INC: $5,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOMMUNITY FDN OF GREATER DES MOINES F/K/A GREATER DES MOINES COMMUNITY FDN: $5,175 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDALLAS 24 HOUR CLUB INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMEALS FROM THE HEART: $5,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetLUTHERAN SERVICES IN IOWA INC: $4,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetYOUNG WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER: $4,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHEALTHY BIRTH DAY INC: $4,250 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetLEAD DSM: $3,900 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetMEALS FROM THE HEARTLAND INC: $3,600 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL IOWA: $3,250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LOUISVILLE INC: $3,122 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDSERVE INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Diabetes Association: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFREEDOM SERVICE DOGS INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC: $2,260 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGIRL SCOUTS OF GREATER IOWA: $2,160 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT-ROCKY MOUNTAIN INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSalesmanship Club Charitable Golf of Dallas Inc: $1,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFOOD BANK FOR THE HEARTLAND: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYOUTH AND SHELTER SERVICES INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVARIETY - THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY OF IOWA: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ANMED HEALTH FOUNDATION: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetORCHARD PLACE: $1,390 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRonald McDonald House Global: $1,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGIRLS INCORPORATED OF ALAMEDA COUNTY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDES MOINES METRO OPERA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGOOD NEWS RESCUE MISSION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVASHON MAURY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIowa Association of Business and Industry: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

The Merchants Bonding…Prairie Meadows Race …Ita Group FoundationKyle J & Sharon Kraus…The West Bancorporati…Community Fdn of Grea…EMC Insurance Foundat…Meredith Corporation …William C Knapp Chari…United Way of Central…Lsb FoundationR & R Realty Group Fo…
The Merchants Bonding Company FoundationIA40.2× affinity17 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Merchants Bonding Company Foundation · Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino Inc · Ita Group Foundation · Kyle J & Sharon Krause Family Foundation · The West Bancorporation Foundation Inc · Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community Fdn · EMC Insurance Foundation · Meredith Corporation Foundation · William C Knapp Charitable Fdn · United Way of Central Iowa · Lsb Foundation · R & R Realty Group 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.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 181 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $378k of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2023, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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