Iowa · Private foundation
Gantz Foundation Charitable Trust
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $57k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 5
- Grants FY2026
- 16
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 31%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $3,000
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $30,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 14 to 18
- FY2019 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 1
- Total assets, FY2026
- $1.4M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 31% of the organizations Gantz Foundation Charitable Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 27% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 73% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $28k 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 | 5 | $57k | 0% |
| FY2025 | 16 | $103k | 31% |
| FY2024 | 14 | $86k | 21% |
| FY2023 | 17 | $83k | 18% |
| FY2022 | 18 | $187k | 33% |
| FY2021 | 17 | $154k | 47% |
| FY2020 | 14 | $110k | 7% |
| FY2019 | 14 | $109k | 64% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Family Catholic Schools | $180,000 | 6 | n/a |
| Northeast Iowa Community College Foundation Inc | $103,400 | 7 | 2% |
| Miracle League of Dubuque | $75,000 | 3 | 23% |
| Loras College | $54,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Dubuque Symphony Orchestra | $40,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Tri-State Mountain Bike Riders | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Clarke University of Dubuque Iowa | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Friends of St Mary's | $19,000 | 6 | 1% |
| Boys and Girls Club of Greater Dubuque | $15,200 | 7 | 0% |
| Dubuque Community Ice and Recreation Inc | $13,000 | 1 | 2% |
Show all 24 grantees
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 23 recipients with no EIN on record ($491k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Gantz Foundation Charitable Trust 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: Dubuque Racing Association Ltd · Heartland Charitable Trust · Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque · Ay McDonald Charitable Foundation · Falb Family Charitable Foundation · James B & Melita a McDonough Foundation · Spahn & Rose Lumber Co Charitable Fdtn · The Klauer Foundation Trust Xxxxx5009 · Sirk Family Foundation · The Butler Family Foundation · Flynn Family Foundation · Mathis Pfohl Foundation
How this is measured
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About Gantz Foundation Charitable Trust
- How much does Gantz Foundation Charitable Trust give?
- Gantz Foundation Charitable Trust reported 5 grants totaling $56,500 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 14 and 18 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2025.
- What does Gantz Foundation Charitable Trust fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2026, its largest causes are Education (45%), Community Improvement (35%), Recreation & Sports (12%).
- Who are Gantz Foundation Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2026: Holy Family Catholic Schools ($180k), Northeast Iowa Community College Foundation Inc ($103k), Miracle League of Dubuque ($75k).
- Does Gantz Foundation Charitable Trust fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 31% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Gantz Foundation Charitable Trust accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Gantz Foundation Charitable Trust?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Dubuque Racing Association Ltd, Heartland Charitable Trust, Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque.
- Where is Gantz Foundation Charitable Trust based?
- Gantz Foundation Charitable Trust is based in IA.
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