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ESP International Charitable Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$27k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
48
Grants FY2025
34
Organizations funded FY2024
74%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$500
Largest grant, FY2025
$2,700
Organizations funded a year
13 to 34
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
4
Total assets, FY2025
$82k
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 74% of the organizations ESP International Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 65% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 35% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $17k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthEducationAnimalsCivil RightsPhilanthropyOther
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 yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving48$27k77%
FY202434$26k74%
FY202315$34k67%
FY202213$30k85%
FY202113$29k38%
FY202013$30k54%
FY201814$24kn/a
95% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Health$48kHuman Services$44kHousing & Shelter$38kAnimals$21kCrime & Legal$10kReligion$10kEducation$8kEmployment$5kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 67 grantees
All grantees of ESP International Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Waypoint Services$25,57030%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Iowa Inc$22,00011%
Cedar Valley Humane Society$18,35012%
Willis Dady Emergency Shelter Inc$11,24270%
Casa of Tarrant County Inc$9,00010%
Habitat for Humanity - Quad Cities Inc$7,00020%
Lewisville Hs Activities Booster Club$5,5002n/a
Hope House Inc$3,50020%
Project Linus$2,97020%
United Way of North Carolina$2,50010%
Hagars Heart$1,50011%
Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc$1,5001n/a
Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation$1,18710%
The Freedom Foundation$1,15630%
Iowa Giving Crew$1,15430%
Hawkeye Area Community Action Program Inc$1,15010%
Families Helping Families$1,01820%
The 180 Zone$1,00010%
The Suicide and Crisis Center of North Texas$1,00010%
Aiming for a Cure Foundation$1,00020%
NAMI Linn County$1,00011%
Cedar Rapids Firefighter Foundation$1,0001n/a
Critter Crusaders of Cedar Rapids Inc$89330%
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention$75010%
Living Room Ministries$7083n/a
Linn County Deputy Sheriffs Charitable Association$6003n/a
Family Service of the Piedmont Inc$51810%
Matthew 25$50010%
Iowa Donor Network$50010%
Hawkeye Area Down Syndrome Association$5001n/a
Quad City Veterans Outreach Inc$50020%
Together We Achieve$5001n/a
Tarrant Area Food Bank$50010%
Green Square Meals Inc$50010%
Camp Fire First Texas$5001n/a
Kailees Fight Club Inc$50010%
Backpack Beginnings$44610%
Henry Davison Scholarship Program Inc$44011%
The Young Men's Christian Association of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Area$31020%
Linn Area Education Associations Community Foundation Inc$30010%
Camp Courageous of Iowa$26020%
Heroes Center Inc$25010%
Cedar Rapids Police Protective Charity$2501n/a
Cedar Rapids Community School District Foundation$25010%
Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival$25010%
Operation Kindness$25010%
Chelsey's Dream Foundation$25010%
Houston Cares Animal Rescue$25010%
Retrieving Freedom Inc$25010%
Aid for Educators$2501n/a
Eastern Iowa Arts Academy$25010%
Mark Harrison Cancer Foundation$25010%
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library Inc$2501n/a
Northwest Iowa Badgers Baseball Club$2501n/a
Pawportunities Inc$25010%
Young Parents Network$15410%
Kennedy Booster Club$15010%
Alburnett Community School District Foundation$12011%
Dont Forget to Feed Me Pet Food Bank Inc$1031n/a
Last Hope Animal Rescue Inc$1001n/a
Cedar Rapids Softball Hall of Fame$1001n/a
Salute to the Fallen$10010%
Center for Animal Research & Education Inc$1001n/a
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center Inc$10010%
Warrior Dog Foundation$1001n/a
The Homes for Children Corporation$1001n/a
River Legacy Foundation$1001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 42 recipients with no EIN on record ($64k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget ESP International Charitable Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWaypoint Services: $25,570 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Iowa Inc: $22,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetCedar Valley Humane Society: $18,350 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetWillis Dady Emergency Shelter Inc: $11,242 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetCasa of Tarrant County Inc: $9,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHabitat for Humanity - Quad Cities Inc: $7,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetHope House Inc: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetProject Linus: $2,970 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetUnited Way of North Carolina: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHagars Heart: $1,500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetMarc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation: $1,187 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Freedom Foundation: $1,156 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetIowa Giving Crew: $1,154 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHawkeye Area Community Action Program Inc: $1,150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFamilies Helping Families: $1,018 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetThe 180 Zone: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Suicide and Crisis Center of North Texas: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAiming for a Cure Foundation: $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNAMI Linn County: $1,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetCritter Crusaders of Cedar Rapids Inc: $893 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Foundation for Suicide Prevention: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFamily Service of the Piedmont Inc: $518 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMatthew 25: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIowa Donor Network: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetQuad City Veterans Outreach Inc: $500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTarrant Area Food Bank: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGreen Square Meals Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetKailees Fight Club Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetBackpack Beginnings: $446 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHenry Davison Scholarship Program Inc: $440 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetThe Young Men's Christian Association of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Area: $310 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLinn Area Education Associations Community Foundation Inc: $300 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCamp Courageous of Iowa: $260 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHeroes Center Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCedar Rapids Community School District Foundation: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCedar Rapids Freedom Festival: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOperation Kindness: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChelsey's Dream Foundation: $250 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHouston Cares Animal Rescue: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRetrieving Freedom Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEastern Iowa Arts Academy: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMark Harrison Cancer Foundation: $250 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPawportunities Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYoung Parents Network: $154 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKennedy Booster Club: $150 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAlburnett Community School District Foundation: $120 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetSalute to the Fallen: $100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFossil Rim Wildlife Center Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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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 48.

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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.

Greater Cedar Rapids Community FoundationIA51.8× affinity23 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation · Alliant Energy Foundation Inc · The Accel Foundation · Rohde Family Charitable Foundation · United Fire Group Foundation · United Way of East Central Iowa · Hawkeye Area Community Action Program Inc · First Federal Credit Union Foundation · The Hall-Perrine Foundation · First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc · GreenState Credit Union · Maurice Paul and Glennys Brimmer 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 ESP International Charitable Foundation

How much does ESP International Charitable Foundation give?
ESP International Charitable Foundation reported 48 grants totaling $27,337 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 13 and 34 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does ESP International Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (24%), Human Services (22%), Housing & Shelter (19%).
Who are ESP International Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: Waypoint Services ($26k), Make-A-Wish Foundation of Iowa Inc ($22k), Cedar Valley Humane Society ($18k).
Does ESP International Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 74% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does ESP International Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as ESP International Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation, Alliant Energy Foundation Inc, The Accel Foundation.
Where is ESP International Charitable Foundation based?
ESP International Charitable Foundation is based in IA.

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 109 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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