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Interstates Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$363k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
71
Grants FY2024
51
Organizations funded FY2023
51%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$2,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$32,677
Organizations funded a year
33 to 63
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
12
Total assets, FY2024
$3.4M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 51% of the organizations Interstates Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 12% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $28k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesEducationHealthFood & NutritionPhilanthropyInternationalOther
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
FY2024still arriving70$362k66%
FY202351$227k51%
FY202263$238k73%
FY202158$180k76%
FY202034$129k76%
FY201936$97k64%
FY201833$118k61%
FY201734$180kn/a
93% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$540kHuman Services$366kHealth$168kPhilanthropy$111kRecreation & Sports$93kArts & Culture$62kPublic Safety & Disaster$33kCommunity Improvement$23kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of Interstates Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Family Crisis Centers Inc$200,93673%
Dordt University$109,00030%
Camp High Hopes$75,00032%
Dakota State University Foundation$75,00031%
Sioux Center Christian School$62,00050%
Midwest Honor Flight - Ia & Sd$57,45252%
Whispers of Love Hope & Joy Inc$53,000411%
Sioux Center Health$50,00020%
University of Nebraska Foundation$20,00010%
Society of Christian Instruction of Rock Valley$18,45811%
Atlas of Sioux Center Ltd$16,00021%
Rising Arrows Inc$16,000115%
Village Northwest Unlimited$15,50040%
Volunteers of America Inc$15,5003n/a
Sioux Center Career and Technical Education Boosters$15,0003n/a
Minnesota State University Mankato Foundation Inc$13,00040%
Center for Financial Education$13,00052%
Friends of Rock Valley$10,00010%
In Our Backyards Inc$10,00010%
Open Door Mission D/B/A Open Door Mission & Lydia House$9,00050%
Hope Food Pantry$7,50042%
Helpline Center Inc$7,50020%
Upper Des Moines Opportunity Inc$6,00030%
Iowa College Foundation$6,00030%
Iowa Central Community College Foundation$6,00030%
Mid-Sioux Opportunity Inc$5,91930%
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation$5,50030%
Sioux Center Community Foundation$5,00011%
Wells of Life Inc$5,00011%
Ridgewater College Foundation$4,60810%
Good Shepherd Homecare & Hospice Inc$4,50020%
The Foundation for State Technical College of Missouri Inc$4,50030%
The University of Cincinnati Foundation$4,21020%
SDSM&T Center for Alumni Relations & Advancement$4,00010%
YWCA of Fort Dodge IA$4,00020%
Boy Scouts of America 326 Mid-America Council$3,00020%
Serve City$3,00030%
Embe$2,75010%
Children's Home Society of South Dakota$2,25020%
North Dakota State University Foundation$2,15010%
The Food Bank for Larimer County$2,00010%
Noco Humane$2,00010%
Crossroads Safehouse Inc$2,00010%
Children's Home Foundation$2,00010%
Philos Hospitality Inc$2,00010%
Be Able Inc$2,00010%
Youth Emergency Services Inc$2,00020%
Pittsburg State University$2,0001n/a
South Plains Food Bank Inc$2,00010%
Wreaths Across America$1,51020%
International Egg Foundation$1,50011%
Southeast Technical College Foundation$1,50010%
Greater Sioux Community Health Center Inc$1,50030%
American Heart Association Inc$1,06820%
Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota$1,00010%
Family Promise of Lubbock Inc$1,00020%
Garretson Volunteer Fire Department$1,00010%
Deuel Area Development Inc$1,00011%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$1,00010%
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation$1,00020%
Shepherds Closet Inc$1,00011%
Grace Campus$1,00020%
Feeding Our Community Ourselves Inc$1,00010%
Northwestern College$1,00010%
Many Hands for Haiti$1,00020%
Sack Pack Program$1,0002n/a
Feeding South Dakota$75020%
Northwest Iowa Mental Health Center$75020%
Northwest Iowa Community College Foundation$75010%
Bishop Dudley Hospitality House$5001n/a
Food Bank for the Heartland$50010%
Yellow Ribbon Support Foundation$50011%
The Magic Yarn Project$50010%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Siouxland Inc$50010%
Evermore Blooms Co$50011%
For the Children$50010%
The Lost and Found Association$50011%
Reach Out Lakota Inc$50010%
Child Saving Institute Inc$50010%
Upbring$5001n/a
No Barriers USA$50010%
Touch of Hope Inc$50010%
Special Troopers Adaptive Riding School Riding School Stars$50010%
Rock Ranch$50010%
Sioux Falls Area Humane Society$50010%
Rachels Race Incorporated$5001n/a
Alive and Running Iowa$5001n/a
Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra$50011%
Table Urban Farm$50010%
Kinship Partners Inc$50010%
Tri-State Down Syndrome Network$5001n/a
The Miracle League of Sioux City$50010%
Feed My Starving Children Inc$50010%
Call to Freedom$50010%
Boys & Girls Club of Aberdeen Area Inc$50010%
Kadens Kloset Inc$50011%
Inspiration Hills Inc$50010%
Commercial Chaos for a Cure$5001n/a
Hope Haven Inc$50010%
Santa Cops of Larimer County % Kathy Louderback$50011%
Colorado Softball Academy Foundation$50011%
Flinthills Breadbasket Inc$50010%
Smiles for Jake$50010%
For Feek Forever Inc$5001n/a
National Ttt Society$50010%
Atlas of Spencer$25010%
Justice for All Nw Iowa Chapter$25010%
Atlas of Orange City$25010%
Justice for All Foundation$25011%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 156 recipients with no EIN on record ($525k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Interstates Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFamily Crisis Centers Inc: $200,936 over 7y, 2.9% of budgetDordt University: $109,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCamp High Hopes: $75,000 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetDakota State University Foundation: $75,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetSioux Center Christian School: $62,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetMidwest Honor Flight - Ia & Sd: $57,452 over 5y, 2.1% of budgetWhispers of Love Hope & Joy Inc: $53,000 over 4y, 11% of budgetSioux Center Health: $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of Nebraska Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSociety of Christian Instruction of Rock Valley: $18,458 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetAtlas of Sioux Center Ltd: $16,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetRising Arrows Inc: $16,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetVillage Northwest Unlimited: $15,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMinnesota State University Mankato Foundation Inc: $13,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCenter for Financial Education: $13,000 over 5y, 1.9% of budgetFriends of Rock Valley: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetIn Our Backyards Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOpen Door Mission D/B/A Open Door Mission & Lydia House: $9,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHope Food Pantry: $7,500 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetHelpline Center Inc: $7,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUpper Des Moines Opportunity Inc: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetIowa College Foundation: $6,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetIowa Central Community College Foundation: $6,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetMid-Sioux Opportunity Inc: $5,919 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMarine Toys for Tots Foundation: $5,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSioux Center Community Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetWells of Life Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetRidgewater College Foundation: $4,608 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGood Shepherd Homecare & Hospice Inc: $4,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Foundation for State Technical College of Missouri Inc: $4,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe University of Cincinnati Foundation: $4,210 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSDSM&T Center for Alumni Relations & Advancement: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYWCA of Fort Dodge IA: $4,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBoy Scouts of America 326 Mid-America Council: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetServe City: $3,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetEmbe: $2,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Home Society of South Dakota: $2,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNorth Dakota State University Foundation: $2,150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Food Bank for Larimer County: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNoco Humane: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCrossroads Safehouse Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetChildren's Home Foundation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPhilos Hospitality Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBe Able Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetYouth Emergency Services Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSouth Plains Food Bank Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWreaths Across America: $1,510 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Egg Foundation: $1,500 over 1y, 1.0% 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 98.

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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.

Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation IncSD38.7× affinity18 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation Inc · Pella Rolscreen Foundation · Sanford Group Return · Vogel Foundation · First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc · Midcontinent Foundation · Demco Charitable Foundation · Premier Communications Foundation · South Dakota Community Foundation · Siouxland Community Foundation · Timothy J Sandbulte Family Foundation · The Mike Cindy and Kylie Huether Family 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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How do I get to Interstates Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Interstates Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Interstates Foundation

How much does Interstates Foundation give?
Interstates Foundation reported 71 grants totaling $363,293 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 33 and 63 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Interstates Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (34%), Human Services (23%), Health (11%).
Who are Interstates Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Family Crisis Centers Inc ($201k), Dordt University ($109k), Camp High Hopes ($75k).
Does Interstates Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 51% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Interstates Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Interstates Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation Inc, Pella Rolscreen Foundation, Sanford Group Return.
Where is Interstates Foundation based?
Interstates 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 268 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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