· Private foundation
Life Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k11 grants · $22k
- $10k–50k1 grant · $22k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| ETCH FOR AFRICA | $22,000 |
| CORNER CHRISTIAN CHURCH | $7,000 |
| SUMMIT MINISTRIES | $4,000 |
| OVATE CONCERN | $2,500 |
| OUR DAILY BREAD | $2,500 |
| HOPE MINISTRIES | $2,500 |
| LIGHTHOUSE CENTER OF HOPE | $1,750 |
| GREENBELT AREA CHRISTIAN CONCERTS | $1,000 |
| ST PATRICK'S CENTER | $200 |
| BARLOW MEMORIAL LIBRARY | $100 |
| LEUKEMIA & LYMPHONA SOCIETY | $25 |
| AMERICAN LUNG ASSOC | $25 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY23–25, $47k) land where the poverty rate runs at 25%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 53% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
22 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2025, 14 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 31% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $30k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- HMHOPE MINISTRIES6× · 2017–2025 · $53k · revenue +22%
- DWDIAMOND WILLOW MINISTRIES2× · 2023–2024 · $25k · revenue +111%
- SMSUMMIT MINISTRIES INC4× · 2022–2025 · $8k · revenue +22%
Funded once
- MFMASHIAN FOUNDATIONone grant, 2023 · $20k
- FCFIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCHone grant, 2024 · $15k
- TFTHE FAMILY LEADER FOUNDATION INCgraduatedone grant, 2017 · $5k · revenue +570%
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.
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.
Time of grace is for people who want more growth and less struggle in their spiritual walk. we share the truth of god's word simply and clearly through television, print, and digital media that people view millions of times each month. we…
Christian horizons empowers older adults in mind, body, and spirit through faith-led service. our services are driven by our f.a.i.t.h.-led values which include: fun - we foster personalized experiences filled with joy for those we serve,…
We, mercy clinics and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. mercy clinics is a member of trinity health.
To provide high-quality and compassionate care to community members approaching the end of life.
The specific purpose of this corporation is to present a biblical, christian ministry of the gospel, hope, encouragement and strength to as many people as possible. the intent of those who will conduct this corporation's work is to present…
One for israel's purposes are to unite u.s. and international churches, ministries and individuals for the proclamation of the gospel in israel, to raise funds for evangelism and gospel proclamation, to provide tangible relief for israel's…
The mission of pella regional health center is to provide healthcare and healing services with christian compassion.
The purpose of world hope international, inc. (whi) includes providing assistance to economically disadvantaged people through long-term social transformation projects, including anti-trafficking protection, clean water, economic…
To glorify god, show christian love, and experience god's presence as christians share each other's medical bills.
Mission is to provide women facing an unplanned pregnancy with truthful medical information and education. we are faith-based with a mission to encourage, through education and outreach, the recognition of human life from the moment of…
Through christian love and excellence, we are dedicated to providing a fulfilling lifestyle and promoting independence to those we serve.
We, mercy health services - iowa and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. hospice of north iowa is a member of mercy health services - iowa…
How this is measured
15 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. 15 of the 50 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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.
- Who funds HOPE MINISTRIES ↗
- Who funds DIAMOND WILLOW MINISTRIES ↗
- Who funds ETCH for Africa ↗
- Who funds OYATE CONCERN INC ↗
- Who funds SUMMIT MINISTRIES INC ↗
- Who funds LIGHTHOUSE CENTER OF HOPE ↗
- Who funds RBC MINISTRIES ↗
- Who funds THE FAMILY LEADER FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds One Vision ↗
- Who funds BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC ↗
- Who funds ST PATRICK'S CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds IOWA FALLS COMMUNITY CHEST INC ↗
- Who funds HANSEN FAMILY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF IOWA INC ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community Fdn · Servant Foundation · The US Charitable Gift Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Life Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Life Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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