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Iowa Realty Foundation at a glance

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Iowa Realty Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$110k
Granted FY2023
10
Grants FY2023
1
States reached
$53k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0192% 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
02FY2023 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 10 grants below total $100,600, the rows itemized in this filing. The $109,706 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $9,106 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k8 grants · $33k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $15k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $53k
$5,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$594k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Principal Charity Classic$52,850
United Way of Central Iowa$15,000
UnityPoint Health Foundation$6,250
State University of Iowa Foundation$6,250
Cover My 6 Foundation$5,000
Gigi's Playhouse$5,000
Sheepgate$4,000
Dorothy's House$4,000
University of Northern Iowa Foundation$2,000
American Cancer Society$250
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–22, $21k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%YOUTHPORT: $2k → 9%DOROTHY'S HOUSE: $3k → 10%BALANCE AUTISM: $4k → 10%BALANCE AUTISM: $4k → 10%MARY'S HELPING HANDS: $1k → 10%PUPPY JAKE FOUNDATION: $4k → 10%OAKRIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES: $1k → 10%CHILDREN & FAMILIES OF IOWA: $1k → 10%CHILDREN & FAMILIES OF IOWA: $575 → 10%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

76%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$350k · 13 repeat orgs$112k to everyone else

13 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2023, 7 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
47

Total granted

$350k
$95k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+8%
+12%

Still filing today

69%
60%

New vs renewed · share of each year

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

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesHealthEducationFood & NutritionCommunity ImprovementHousing & ShelterOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • PC
    POLK COUNTY HOUSING TRUST FUND
    2× · 2020–2021 · $10k · revenue +8%
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA FOUNDATION
    4× · 2020–2023 · $8k · revenue +7%
  • BA
    BALANCE AUTISM
    2× · 2020–2021 · $8k · revenue +37%

Funded once

  • FB
    FOOD BANK OF IOWAgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $13k · revenue +42%
  • NC
    NEW CHAPTERS
    one grant, 2020 · $12k
  • TP
    TANAGER PLACE
    one grant, 2020 · $6k · revenue +21%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Iowa City Hospice Inc

To provide high-quality and compassionate care to community members approaching the end of life.

Human Services
2
Common Good Iowa

Common good iowa engages iowans to create and advocate for research-based public policy that makes life better and more equitable for all who make iowa home.

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3
United Way of North Central Iowa

Seeking to build a stronger, more caring community by forming partnerships with businesses, community experts, education & health & human service agencies to achieve targeted outcomes & sustained changes in community conditions which will…

Philanthropy
4
Iowa College Foundation

The foundation is organized to further the growth and development of private colleges and universities of higher education in iowa.

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5
Family Promise of Greater Des Moines

To provide shelter and services to families experiencing homelessness

—
6
United Way of East Central Iowa

Unite the caring power of communities to invest in effective solutions to improve people's lives.

Philanthropy
7
Reach for Your Potential Inc

Reach for your potential, inc is a provider of adult daycare services and rehabilitation/housing of disabled individuals serving approximately 135 individuals from iowa city and the surrounding communities.

Housing & Shelter
8
Habitat for Humanity of Central Iowa Inc

Habitat for humanity of central iowa, inc. works in partnership with god and people everywhere, from all walks of life, to develop communities with god's people in need by building houses, so that there are decent houses in decent…

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9
Iowa Center Loan Fund

The mission of the iowa center loan fund cdfi is to reduce proverty and inequality and further community development by providing access to capital to iowans starting or expanding a business who do not have access to traditional forms of…

Community Improvement
10
Mid-Iowa Community Action Inc

Mica helps families experencing poverty meet their needs, build on their strengths, and achieve their goals.

Community Improvement
11
Iowa Farm Bureau Foundation

Building iowa's values by recognizing and responding to significantchanges in iowa - those that fundamentally affect families and communities.

Housing & Shelter
12
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…

Unclassified
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Orchard Place; the most unlike its peers is Friends of the Indianola Public Library Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

40 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 40 of the 64 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
38/40
Grantees still filing
25/40
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Principal Charity Classic: $182,600 · OtherPrincipal Charity ClassicUNITED WAY OF CENTRAL IOWA: $77,000 · OtherUNITED WAY OF CENTRAL IOWACover My 6 Foundation: $17,000 · OtherGIGIS PLAYHOUSE INC: $17,000 · OtherNEW CHAPTERS: $12,453 · Other+31 more: $57,735 · Other+31 moreBALANCE AUTISM: $8,000 · Human ServicesSCKIC Inc: $7,000 · Human ServicesHOPE MINISTRIES: $5,000 · Human ServicesPUPPY JAKE FOUNDATION: $4,000 · Human ServicesYOUTHPORT: $2,000 · Human ServicesCHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF IOWA: $1,575 · Human ServicesHOMES OF OAKRIDGE HUMAN SERVICES: $1,290 · Human ServicesMARYS HELPING HANDS: $1,000 · Human ServicesORCHARD PLACE: $6,000 · HealthTANAGER PLACE: $5,500 · HealthCANDO CANCER: $4,000 · HealthTORI'S ANGELS FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 · HealthPINK TRACTOR FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 · HealthTHE SUNSHINE KIDS FOUNDATION: $800 · HealthUNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA FOUNDATION: $8,000 · EducationSTATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FOUNDATION: $6,250 · EducationJEWELS ACADEMY: $2,500 · Education+2 more: $500 · EducationFOOD BANK OF IOWA: $13,205 · Food & NutritionLINN COMMUNITY FOOD BANK INC: $500 · Food & Nutrition+2 more: $500 · Food & NutritionPOLK COUNTY HOUSING TRUST FUND: $10,000 · Housing & ShelterGREATER DES MOINES HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC: $1,000 · Housing & ShelterPERRY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INC: $5,000 · Community ImprovementJUNIOR LEAGUE OF CEDAR RAPIDS INC: $2,500 · Community ImprovementWAUKEE FOUNDATION INC: $500 · Community Improvement
Other$363,788Human Services$29,865Health$18,300Education$17,250Food & Nutrition$14,205Housing & Shelter$11,000Community Improvement$8,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

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
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Iowa Realty Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Iowa Realty Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    12report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    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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