Iowa · Public charity
Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines
The mission of the JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER DES MOINES is to further the continuity and welfare of the des moines, ames, and other central iowa jewish communities, and to enable these jewish communities to maximize their resources by facilitating the coordination of the philanthropic, educational, and cultural activites of the…
- $84k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 3
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2020
Read this first · the figures below need context
74% of Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines’s FY2025 grant dollars went to The Jewish Federations Of North America Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 1 organization directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Itemized, FY2025
- $80k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $14,545
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $59,241
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 1
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $4.6M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 0% of the organizations Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 2 | $21k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $8k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $17k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $12k | 0% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $24k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake University | $67,507 | 5 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($15k), not named here.
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About Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines
- How much does Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines give?
- Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines reported 3 itemized grants totaling $80,229, out of $83,786 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 1 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (91%), Education (7%), Membership Benefit (2%).
- Who are Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Drake University ($68k).
- Does Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines based?
- Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines is based in IA.
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