Iowa · Public charity
Invest Dsm
Provide holistic and innovative solutions that strengthen neighborhoods. We do this through strategic investments in real estate and partnerships to improve quality of life.
- $6.7M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 37
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 90%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2025
- $3.9M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $30,525
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $1,043,841
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 12
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $27M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 90% of the organizations Invest Dsm funded were first-time grantees, receiving 64% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 36% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $373k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 33 | $3.9M | 82% |
| FY2023 | 10 | $579k | 90% |
| FY2022 | 12 | $775k | 83% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $503k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $114k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nfc Properties LLC | $1,043,841 | 1 | n/a |
| Q-Enterprises LLC | $817,333 | 3 | n/a |
| Peter Cutler | $530,340 | 1 | n/a |
| Neighborhood Development Corporation | $488,764 | 2 | 13% |
| Rm Madden Construction Inc | $241,185 | 2 | n/a |
| 36 on 6th LLC | $240,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Anchor (Archway) Properties | $212,325 | 1 | n/a |
| Silent Rivers Astilbe Morning | $210,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Drj Investments | $194,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Des Moines Renovation Company | $167,400 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nfc Properties LLC | $1,043,841 | 1 | n/a |
| Q-Enterprises LLC | $817,333 | 3 | n/a |
| Peter Cutler | $530,340 | 1 | n/a |
| Neighborhood Development Corporation | $488,764 | 2 | 13% |
| Rm Madden Construction Inc | $241,185 | 2 | n/a |
| 36 on 6th LLC | $240,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Anchor (Archway) Properties | $212,325 | 1 | n/a |
| Silent Rivers Astilbe Morning | $210,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Drj Investments | $194,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Des Moines Renovation Company | $167,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Des Moines Film Society | $134,053 | 2 | 7% |
| Rally Cap Properties LLC | $125,600 | 3 | n/a |
| MM&S Development | $118,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Shepdyk Norman | $107,580 | 1 | n/a |
| Uptown Investor Tju LLC | $107,275 | 1 | n/a |
| Harvey Parks Properties | $63,283 | 2 | n/a |
| The Fitz (Lachele's North Llc) | $60,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rca | $57,300 | 1 | n/a |
| Beachhaus Partners LLC | $57,018 | 1 | n/a |
| Wesley Community Services Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Reasoner's Garage | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pints by Beth | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Dle Four Way Lc | $39,663 | 1 | n/a |
| Sell My House Dsm LLC | $39,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Allegiant Homes | $35,818 | 1 | n/a |
| Standard Family Homes | $35,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ravina Homes | $35,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Freddy's Homes LLC | $33,564 | 1 | n/a |
| Perry's Car Wash | $31,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Home Opportunities Made Easy Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Wilshire Holdings | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Forward Consulting | $28,299 | 1 | n/a |
| 6th Ave Property LLC | $27,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Highland Park Hardware Inc | $25,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Bar Martinez (Four Six Five Llc) | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Snookies Malt Shop | $23,493 | 1 | n/a |
| Lenox Properties | $21,196 | 1 | n/a |
| 2mk Holdings | $21,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lucky Horse Beer and Burgers LLC | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Uptown New Construction | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Linn's Super Market (Kk Family Inc) | $19,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity Inc | $17,248 | 1 | 0% |
| Drj Investments LLC | $16,000 | 1 | n/a |
| 609 Green Room | $13,394 | 1 | n/a |
| Barton on 39th LLC | $12,784 | 1 | n/a |
| University Library Caf (Full Court Press) | $10,170 | 1 | n/a |
| Cha Chas Hiland Park Bakery | $7,875 | 1 | n/a |
| Optimae Lifeservices Inc | $7,510 | 1 | n/a |
| Omni Investments LLC | $5,970 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($114k), not named here.
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About Invest Dsm
- How much does Invest Dsm give?
- Invest Dsm reported 37 itemized grants totaling $3,890,657, out of $6,677,074 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 12 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does Invest Dsm fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Community Improvement (64%), Housing & Shelter (33%), Arts & Culture (3%).
- Who are Invest Dsm's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Nfc Properties LLC ($1.0M), Q-Enterprises LLC ($817k), Peter Cutler ($530k).
- Does Invest Dsm fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 90% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Invest Dsm based?
- Invest Dsm is based in IA.
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