Iowa · Public charity
Humanities Iowa
The mission of HUMANITIES IOWA is to promote understanding and appreciation of the people, communities, culture, and stories of importance to iowa and the nation. HUMANITIES IOWA (hi) is committed to bringing the humanities to the public through grant making, publications, interactive programming and events. Founded in 1971. We provide…
- $50k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 3
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 63%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $35k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $15,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 7 to 19
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $438k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 63% of the organizations Humanities Iowa funded were first-time grantees, receiving 74% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 26% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $70k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 3 | $35k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 8 | $95k | 63% |
| FY2022 | 7 | $107k | 43% |
| FY2021 | 8 | $79k | 75% |
| FY2020 | 17 | $256k | 71% |
| FY2019 | 19 | $263k | 63% |
| FY2018 | 10 | $148k | 90% |
| FY2017 | 13 | $147k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dubuque County Historical Society | $50,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Tolerance Week Inc | $43,963 | 3 | 9% |
| University of Northern Iowa | $42,338 | 2 | n/a |
| Iowa State University | $40,507 | 3 | n/a |
| Edmundson Art Foundation Inc | $40,290 | 3 | 0% |
| Hawkeye Community College | $39,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Voices Productions | $35,000 | 2 | n/a |
| The Danish Immigrant Museum | $30,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Figge Art Museum | $28,700 | 2 | 1% |
| Iowa Rock 'N Roll Music Association | $27,500 | 1 | 11% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dubuque County Historical Society | $50,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Tolerance Week Inc | $43,963 | 3 | 9% |
| University of Northern Iowa | $42,338 | 2 | n/a |
| Iowa State University | $40,507 | 3 | n/a |
| Edmundson Art Foundation Inc | $40,290 | 3 | 0% |
| Hawkeye Community College | $39,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Voices Productions | $35,000 | 2 | n/a |
| The Danish Immigrant Museum | $30,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Figge Art Museum | $28,700 | 2 | 1% |
| Iowa Rock 'N Roll Music Association | $27,500 | 1 | 11% |
| Dubuque Museum of Art | $27,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Moline Foundation | $26,653 | 3 | n/a |
| Downtown Events Group Inc | $25,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Des Moines Metro Opera Inc | $22,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Linn County Historical Society | $21,900 | 2 | 8% |
| Cartha | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| New Mile Media Arts | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Putnam Museum and Science Center | $20,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Iowa Museum Association | $20,000 | 1 | 21% |
| Iowa Writers House | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Cultureall Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Drake University | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Iowa Central Community College | $18,630 | 1 | n/a |
| River Action Inc | $18,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Dubuque Arts Council | $17,700 | 2 | 9% |
| African-American Heritage Foundation Inc | $17,593 | 2 | 2% |
| Siouxland Institute of Film Inc | $17,250 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Northern Iowa | $15,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Midwest Lumber Museum Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Cedar County Historical Society | $13,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Stephens College | $12,974 | 2 | 0% |
| Fairfield Cultural Alliance | $10,060 | 1 | n/a |
| Iowa Poetry Association | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Union Pacific Museum Association | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Htlic Media Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Boone County Historical Society | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fair Field Productions | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Temple Judah Trust | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| German American Heritage Center | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Ankeny Community Network | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Morningside University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Grand View University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mainframe Studios | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Iowa Environmental Council | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Storytellers International | $9,803 | 1 | n/a |
| Fresh Films | $9,700 | 1 | 2% |
| Iowa City Foreign Relations Council | $9,530 | 1 | 23% |
| Seed Savers Exchange Inc | $9,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum | $7,812 | 1 | 0% |
| Iowa Labor History Society | $7,542 | 1 | n/a |
| Iowa Railroad Historical Society | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Combined Efforts Theatre | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Azubuike African American Council for the Arts | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Living Proof Exhibit | $6,610 | 1 | 8% |
| Hoover Presidential Foundation | $6,354 | 1 | 1% |
| Pathfinders RC&D | $6,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Bluffs Arts Council | $5,920 | 1 | 0% |
| Pomeroy Historical Society | $5,900 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($88k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Humanities Iowa 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: Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community Fdn · Roy J Carver Charitable Trust · GreenState Credit Union · Quad Cities Community Foundation · Alliant Energy Foundation Inc · MidAmerican Energy Foundation · Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque · Meredith Corporation Foundation · Rauch Family Foundation I Inc · Mary K and Daniel M Kelly Family Foundation C/O Dan Kelly · The Kenneth K Kinsey Family Foundation · Doris & Victor Day Foundation Inc
How this is measured
About Humanities Iowa
- How much does Humanities Iowa give?
- Humanities Iowa reported 3 itemized grants totaling $35,000, out of $50,000 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 19 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Humanities Iowa fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (67%), Education (16%), Environment (2%).
- Who are Humanities Iowa's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Dubuque County Historical Society ($50k), Tolerance Week Inc ($44k), University of Northern Iowa ($42k).
- Does Humanities Iowa fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 63% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Humanities Iowa?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community Fdn, Roy J Carver Charitable Trust, GreenState Credit Union.
- Where is Humanities Iowa based?
- Humanities Iowa is based in IA.
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