Iowa · Private foundation
Holmes Foundation
Its FY2018 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $9k
- Granted FY2017
- 8
- Grants FY2017
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2017
Read this first · the figures below need context
52% of Holmes Foundation’s FY2018 grant dollars went to Mayo Clinic, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2018 names 4 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2017, the last year Holmes Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 6 organizations, $9k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2017
- $1,000
- Largest grant, FY2017
- $2,500
- States reached, FY2017
- 2
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2018.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bergman Academy | $3,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Des Moines Community Playhouse | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Des Moines Performing Arts | $1,250 | 1 | 0% |
| Ballet Des Moines | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cornerstone Church | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| Puppy Jake Foundation | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Des Moines | $500 | 2 | 0% |
| Adventures in Missions Inc | $100 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($4k), not named here.
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: Meredith Corporation Foundation · John Ruan Foundation Trust · MidAmerican Energy Foundation · Bookey Family Foundation · EMC Insurance Foundation · The Merchants Bonding Company Foundation · Amg Charitable Gift Foundation · Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community Fdn · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
About Holmes Foundation
- How much does Holmes Foundation give?
- Holmes Foundation reported 8 grants totaling $8,850 in its FY2017 IRS filing.
- What does Holmes Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Health (27%), Arts & Culture (26%), Education (24%).
- Who are Holmes Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: Bergman Academy ($4k), Des Moines Community Playhouse ($3k), Des Moines Performing Arts ($1k).
- Does Holmes Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Holmes Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Meredith Corporation Foundation, John Ruan Foundation Trust, MidAmerican Energy Foundation.
- Where is Holmes Foundation based?
- Holmes Foundation is based in IA.
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