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Iowa Realty Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$110k
Granted FY2023
10
Itemized grants FY2023
10
Organizations funded FY2023
40%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2023
$101k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2023
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2023
$52,850
Organizations funded a year
10 to 35
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2023
1
Total assets, FY2023
$594k
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 40% of the organizations Iowa Realty Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 17% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $17k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23
Human ServicesHealthEducationCommunity ImprovementYouth DevelopmentEnvironmentOther
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
FY202310$101k40%
FY202223$96k70%
FY202120$116k45%
FY202035$149kn/a
92% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Recreation & Sports$183kPhilanthropy$95kHealth$41kHuman Services$30kEducation$22kArts & Culture$18kFood & Nutrition$15kHousing & Shelter$12kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
United Way of Central Iowa$77,00040%
Gigis Playhouse Inc$17,0004n/a
Food Bank of Iowa$13,20510%
New Chapters$12,4531n/a
Polk County Housing Trust Fund$10,00020%
University of Northern Iowa Foundation$8,00040%
Balance Autism$8,00020%
SCKIC Inc$7,00021%
State University of Iowa Foundation$6,25010%
Orchard Place$6,00020%
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All grantees of Iowa Realty Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
United Way of Central Iowa$77,00040%
Gigis Playhouse Inc$17,0004n/a
Food Bank of Iowa$13,20510%
New Chapters$12,4531n/a
Polk County Housing Trust Fund$10,00020%
University of Northern Iowa Foundation$8,00040%
Balance Autism$8,00020%
SCKIC Inc$7,00021%
State University of Iowa Foundation$6,25010%
Orchard Place$6,00020%
Tanager Place$5,50010%
Perry Economic Development Inc$5,00010%
Hope Ministries$5,00010%
Puppy Jake Foundation$4,00011%
Cando Cancer$4,00011%
Youth Emergency Services & Shelter of Iowa$3,50010%
Bidwell Riverside Center$2,70010%
Junior League of Cedar Rapids Inc$2,50021%
Jewels Academy$2,50021%
Youthport$2,00021%
Society of St Vincent de Paul$2,00010%
Children and Families of Iowa$1,57520%
Homes of Oakridge Human Services$1,29010%
The Helping Hand$1,21510%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa$1,00010%
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden$1,00010%
Marys Helping Hands$1,00011%
Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity Inc$1,00010%
Tori's Angels Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Children's Cancer Connection$1,00010%
Pink Tractor Foundation Inc$1,00011%
The Sunshine Kids Foundation$80010%
Linn Community Food Bank Inc$50010%
Waukee Foundation Inc$50010%
Cedar Rapids Hockey Association$50010%
Helping Hands Food Pantry$3201n/a
Urbandale Food Pantry$25010%
Everybody Wins - Iowa$25010%
Waukee Area Christian Services Waypoint Resources$25010%
Southeast PTO$2501n/a
Angels for Sam$25011%
Friends of the Indianola Public Library Foundation$25011%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 22 recipients with no EIN on record ($244k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUnited Way of Central Iowa: $77,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetFood Bank of Iowa: $13,205 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPolk County Housing Trust Fund: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of Northern Iowa Foundation: $8,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBalance Autism: $8,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSCKIC Inc: $7,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetState University of Iowa Foundation: $6,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOrchard Place: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTanager Place: $5,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPerry Economic Development Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHope Ministries: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPuppy Jake Foundation: $4,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCando Cancer: $4,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetYouth Emergency Services & Shelter of Iowa: $3,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBidwell Riverside Center: $2,700 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetJunior League of Cedar Rapids Inc: $2,500 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetJewels Academy: $2,500 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetYouthport: $2,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetSociety of St Vincent de Paul: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetChildren and Families of Iowa: $1,575 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHomes of Oakridge Human Services: $1,290 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Helping Hand: $1,215 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGreater Des Moines Botanical Garden: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMarys Helping Hands: $1,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetGreater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTori's Angels Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetChildren's Cancer Connection: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPink Tractor Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetThe Sunshine Kids Foundation: $800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLinn Community Food Bank Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWaukee Foundation Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCedar Rapids Hockey Association: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetUrbandale Food Pantry: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEverybody Wins - Iowa: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWaukee Area Christian Services Waypoint Resources: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAngels for Sam: $250 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetFriends of the Indianola Public Library Foundation: $250 over 1y, 1.1% 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 38.

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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.

Community Fdn of Grea…Prairie Meadows Race …The Merchants Bonding…Meredith Corporation …Variety - the Childre…United Way of Central…EMC Insurance Foundat…The West Bancorporati…Bookey Family Foundat…Ita Group FoundationAlliant Energy Founda…R & R Realty Group Fo…
Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community FdnIA42.3× affinity21 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community Fdn · Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino Inc · The Merchants Bonding Company Foundation · Meredith Corporation Foundation · Variety - the Children's Charity of Iowa · United Way of Central Iowa · EMC Insurance Foundation · The West Bancorporation Foundation Inc · Bookey Family Foundation · Ita Group Foundation · Alliant Energy Foundation Inc · R & R Realty Group 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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About Iowa Realty Foundation

How much does Iowa Realty Foundation give?
Iowa Realty Foundation reported 10 itemized grants totaling $100,600, out of $109,706 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 10 and 35 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does Iowa Realty Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2023, its largest causes are Recreation & Sports (32%), Philanthropy (17%), Health (7%).
Who are Iowa Realty Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2023: United Way of Central Iowa ($77k), Gigis Playhouse Inc ($17k), Food Bank of Iowa ($13k).
Does Iowa Realty Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 40% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Iowa Realty Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Iowa Realty Foundation?
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, Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino Inc, The Merchants Bonding Company Foundation.
Where is Iowa Realty Foundation based?
Iowa Realty 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 64 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports $100k of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2023, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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