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Lohse Family Foundation at a glance

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Lohse Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$400k
Granted FY2024still arriving
2
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$275k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$2.8MHousing & Shelter$300kRecreation & Sports$156kHealth$124kReligion$115kPublic Benefit$71kArts & Culture$9kAnimals$6kOther$0
02FY2024 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $50k–250k1 grant · $125k
  • $250k+1 grant · $275k
$275,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$3.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA CENTER FOR ADVANCEMENT$275,000
YOUTH SHELTER SERVICES$125,000
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 (FY17–22, $1k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 31% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%SHELTERED REALITY: $150 → 12%SHELTERED REALITY: $150 → 12%SHELTERED REALITY: $150 → 12%PUPPY JAKE FOUNDATION: $1k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

NH
MN
IL
IA
CA
CO
MO
GA
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.

91%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.3M · 22 repeat orgs$308k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +24% since the first grant, against +11% for those funded once.

22 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2024, 20 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

22
23

Total granted

$3.3M
$308k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+24%
+11%

Still filing today

55%
70%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHealthRecreation & SportsYouth DevelopmentReligionHuman ServicesOther
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

  • SU
    STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FOUNDATION
    7× · 2018–2024 · $2.1M · revenue +30%
  • DRAKE UNIVERSITY
    5× · 2018–2022 · $375k · revenue +11%
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN - ST PAUL
    5× · 2017–2021 · $250k · revenue +32%

Funded once

  • FC
    FEDERATED CHURCH OF BONDURANT
    one grant, 2017 · $109k
  • IS
    IOWA STATE FAIR FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $55k · revenue +76%
  • SB
    ST BALDRICK'S FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2017 · $50k · revenue -37%
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 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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2
The Foundation for the Iowa City Community School District

The foundation for the iowa city community school district connects the community with our schools to ensure every student has extraordinary learning experiences. together we empower teachers and district staff and inspire students to…

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3
University of Iowa Facilities Corporation

The university of iowa facilities corporation acquires and holds property for the benefit and use of the university of iowa.

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4
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
5
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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6
Iowa Renewable Fuels Association

To promote the common business interests of member companies without profit and without the inuring of income to the benefit of any member company or individual. to present the executive, legislative, judicial and regulatory bodies…

Community Improvement
7
United Way of East Central Iowa

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

Philanthropy
8
Independent Insurance Agents of Iowa

The independent insurance agents of iowa will be an unrelenting advocate of the business, professional and political interests of its members; doing so by working in the public's interest and with the highest ethical standards.

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9
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Iowa

The foundation works to defend and promote the constitution of the united states, focusing especially on the first, fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth, and 14th amendments. the foundation also works to defend and promote the constitution of the…

Civil Rights
10
Iowa Sports Foundation

The iowa sports foundation (isf) mission is to provide sports, recreation, health and wellness opportunities for iowans of all abilities.

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11
State University of Iowa Alumni Association

Our mission is to strengthen the university of iowa through alumni engagement. we do this through our communications, alumni programs, and events.

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12
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
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa; the most unlike its peers is Follow Hard Ministries. 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

31 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. 31 of the 46 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
29/31
Grantees still filing
19/31
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FOUNDATION: $2,125,000 · EducationSTATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FOUNDATIONDRAKE UNIVERSITY: $375,000 · EducationDRAKE UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN - ST PAUL: $250,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN - ST PAUL+2 more: $76,000 · EducationYOUTH SHELTER SERVICES: $300,000 · OtherYOUTH SHELTER SER…FEDERATED CHURCH OF BONDURANT: $108,759 · OtherFEDERATED CHURCH …CITY OF BONDURANT: $70,919 · OtherCITY OF BONDURANTSPECIAL OLYMPICS OF IOWA: $40,000 · OtherSPECIAL OLYMPICS …+23 more: $52,058 · Other+23 moreIOWA STATE FAIR FOUNDATION: $54,716 · Recreation & SportsHIS HAVEN RANCH CO: $52,000 · Recreation & Sports+1 more: $729 · Recreation & SportsCANDO CANCER: $25,000 · HealthCHRIS NORTON FOUNDATION: $15,000 · HealthMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF IOWA INC: $10,000 · Health+2 more: $2,000 · HealthST BALDRICK'S FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 · Philanthropy+1 more: $500 · PhilanthropyFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $6,000 · Youth DevelopmentPolk County 4-H & FFA Fair Associat ion: $2,000 · Youth DevelopmentBOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA 330 DANIEL WEBSTER COUNCIL INC: $1,258 · Youth DevelopmentPACIFIC BATTLESHIP CENTER: $5,000 · Arts & Culture
Education$2,826,000Other$571,736Recreation & Sports$107,445Health$52,000Philanthropy$50,500Youth Development$9,258Arts & Culture$5,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSTATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FOUNDATION: $2,125,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetDRAKE UNIVERSITY: $375,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN - ST PAUL: $250,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetBONDURANT-FARRAR EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $75,750 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetST BALDRICK'S FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCHRIS NORTON FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetCHILDREN'S CANCER CONNECTION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF IOWA INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPACIFIC BATTLESHIP CENTER: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetIOWA DONOR NETWORK: $2,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPolk County 4-H & FFA Fair Associat ion: $2,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetBOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA 330 DANIEL WEBSTER COUNCIL INC: $1,258 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPUPPY JAKE FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMERCY FOUNDATION OF DES MOINES IOWA: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAWANA CLUBS INTERNATIONAL AND AFFILIATES: $815 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBONDURANT SOCCER CLUB: $729 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetENGINEERING MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL USA: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JOHNSON COUNTY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFOLLOW HARD MINISTRIES: $480 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSHELTERED REALITY INC: $450 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetIOWA 4-H FOUNDATION: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBONDURANT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $230 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGIRL SCOUTS OF GREATER IOWA: $150 over 1y, 0.0% 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.

Prairie Meadows Race …Community Fdn of Grea…Alliant Energy Founda…The Merchants Bonding…Meredith Corporation …The West Bancorporati…Pella Rolscreen Found…William C Knapp Chari…Ita Group FoundationEMC Insurance Foundat…Hills Bank Donor Advi…United Way Worldwide
Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino IncIA35.8× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino Inc · Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community Fdn · Alliant Energy Foundation Inc · The Merchants Bonding Company Foundation · Meredith Corporation Foundation · The West Bancorporation Foundation Inc · Pella Rolscreen Foundation · William C Knapp Charitable Fdn · Ita Group Foundation · EMC Insurance Foundation · Hills Bank Donor Advised Gift Fund · United Way Worldwide

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 Lohse Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Lohse Family 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%3%5%8%10%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 · 0–10%
    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 46 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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