Iowa · Public charity
Iowa Credit Union Foundation
Founded in 1995 as the philanthropic arm of the iowa credit union league and guided by the credit union philosophy of "people helping people", the IOWA CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION (the foundation) works to champion financial well-being for all. The foundation's vision is to be a hub for credit union philanthropy.
- $337k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 11
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 67%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $161k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $50,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 4
- FY2020 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $2.5M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 67% of the organizations Iowa Credit Union Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 67% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 33% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k 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 | 11 | $161k | 82% |
| FY2024 | 3 | $30k | 67% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $36k | 33% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $20k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $10k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $65k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Northern Iowa Foundation | $62,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Kick It Forward | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence | $45,000 | 3 | 1% |
| United Ways of Iowa | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Iowa Community Action Association | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Indian Hills Community College Foundation Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Niad Center for Human Development Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Tapestry Farms | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Food Bank of Iowa | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Northern Iowa Foundation | $62,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Kick It Forward | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence | $45,000 | 3 | 1% |
| United Ways of Iowa | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Iowa Community Action Association | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Indian Hills Community College Foundation Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Niad Center for Human Development Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Tapestry Farms | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Food Bank of Iowa | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Athletics for Education and Success Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Multicultural Development Center of Iowa | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Christian Community Development | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Time for Tots Inc | $8,700 | 1 | 2% |
| Maui County Federal Credit Union | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| His Hands Ministries | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Iowa Women's Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Iowa Credit Union Foundation 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.
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How this is measured
About Iowa Credit Union Foundation
- How much does Iowa Credit Union Foundation give?
- Iowa Credit Union Foundation reported 11 itemized grants totaling $161,200, out of $337,336 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 4 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
- What does Iowa Credit Union Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (37%), Human Services (37%), Employment (16%).
- Who are Iowa Credit Union Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: University of Northern Iowa Foundation ($62k), Kick It Forward ($50k), Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence ($45k).
- Does Iowa Credit Union Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Iowa Credit Union Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include GreenState Credit Union, Greenstate Foundation.
- Where is Iowa Credit Union Foundation based?
- Iowa Credit Union Foundation is based in IA.
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