Iowa · Private foundation
First Security Foundation
Its FY2026 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $80k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 7
- Grants FY2026
- 11
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 73%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $25,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 11
- FY2019 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 1
- Total assets, FY2026
- $102k
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 73% of the organizations First Security Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 67% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 33% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $76k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 7 | $80k | 71% |
| FY2025 | 11 | $113k | 73% |
| FY2024 | 5 | $71k | 60% |
| FY2023 | 11 | $145k | 73% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $51k | 80% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $10k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $50k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 3 | $65k | 33% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Iowa Area Community College Foundation | $155,000 | 7 | 1% |
| Floyd County Fair Society | $72,319 | 5 | 5% |
| Franklin County Fair Foundation | $35,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Rudd Historical Society | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Riceville First Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 4% |
| National 19th Amendment Society | $20,000 | 2 | 10% |
| American Passenger Train History Museum Inc | $17,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Floyd County Historical Society | $15,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Marble Rock Community Fire Company Inc | $10,685 | 2 | 9% |
| Rudd Community Betterment Corporation | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Iowa Area Community College Foundation | $155,000 | 7 | 1% |
| Floyd County Fair Society | $72,319 | 5 | 5% |
| Franklin County Fair Foundation | $35,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Rudd Historical Society | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Riceville First Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 4% |
| National 19th Amendment Society | $20,000 | 2 | 10% |
| American Passenger Train History Museum Inc | $17,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Floyd County Historical Society | $15,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Marble Rock Community Fire Company Inc | $10,685 | 2 | 9% |
| Rudd Community Betterment Corporation | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Revitalize Dumont | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Riceville Ambulance Service Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Grow Rockford Together Association | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mitchell County Memorial Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 10% |
| Charles City Community School District | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Charles City Public Library Foundation | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Riceville Community Rest Home | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Comprehensive Systems Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 20 recipients with no EIN on record ($239k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget First Security Foundation supplied at peak.
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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: First Citizens Bank Charitable Foundation · Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community Fdn · Herby Family Foundation · Thomson Charitable Foundation · Kinney-Lindstrom Foundation Inc · Tomson Family Foundation Trust · Land O'Lakes Foundation · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About First Security Foundation
- How much does First Security Foundation give?
- First Security Foundation reported 7 grants totaling $80,000 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 11 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2025.
- What does First Security Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2026, its largest causes are Education (38%), Arts & Culture (18%), Recreation & Sports (16%).
- Who are First Security Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2026: North Iowa Area Community College Foundation ($155k), Floyd County Fair Society ($72k), Franklin County Fair Foundation ($35k).
- Does First Security Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 73% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does First Security Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as First Security Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include First Citizens Bank Charitable Foundation, Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community Fdn, Herby Family Foundation.
- Where is First Security Foundation based?
- First Security Foundation is based in IA.
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