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Matovina Family Foundation at a glance

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Matovina Family Foundation

Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$63k
Granted FY2022
30
Grants FY2022
5
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

70% of Matovina Family Foundation’s FY2023 grant dollars went to Community Fdn Of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community Fdn, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2023 names 10 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2022, the last year Matovina Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 15 organizations, $63k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

6
’20
6
’21
15
’22
10
’23

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2023.

Philanthropy$247kHealth$80kEducation$56kYouth Development$13kFood & Nutrition$8kPublic Safety & Disaster$6kRecreation & Sports$3kHuman Services$2kOther$0
02FY2022 · 30 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2022

  • Under $10k29 grants · $53k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$2,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL IOWA$10,000
VARIETY - THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY$6,240
EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION$5,100
CHILDSERVE FOUNDATION$5,000
MERCYONE DES MOINES FOUNDATION$3,000
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF COLLIER COUNTY$3,000
BLANK CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL$3,000
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION$2,000
VOLUNTEER FLORIDA FOUNDATION$2,000
HARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK OF SW FLORIDA$2,000
FOOD BANK OF IOWA$2,000
AMERICAN RED CROSS$2,000
MERCYONE DES MOINES FOUNDATION$2,000
CHILDSERVE FOUNDATION$2,000
IGA FOUNDATION$2,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY20–23, $25k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $2k → 14%TIMBER CREEK CHARITIES: $500 → 10%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $1k → 14%TIMBER CREEK CHARITIES: $500 → 10%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $1k → 14%TIMBER CREEK CHARITIES: $500 → 10%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $1k → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $1k → 14%CHILDSERVE FOUNDATION: $5k → 10%CHILDSERVE FOUNDATION: $5k → 10%CHILDSERVE FOUNDATION: $2k → 10%CHILDSERVE FOUNDATION: $2k → 10%CHILDSERVE FOUNDATION: $2k → 10%CHILDSERVE FOUNDATION: $2k → 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.

83%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$160k · 18 repeat orgs$34k to everyone else

18 repeat relationships: 18 still active in FY2022, 0 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2022 (too recent to call). Read against FY2022, the last year this funder named its own grantees directly; its giving has since run through a sponsor, which reports no donor behind each grant.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
6

Total granted

$160k
$34k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+23%
+91%

Still filing today

61%
67%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 69% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $29k 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 ServicesHealthPhilanthropyFood & NutritionRecreation & SportsYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • VT
    VARIETY - THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY OF IOWA
    4× · 2020–2023 · $20k · revenue +32%
  • CF
    CHILDSERVE FOUNDATION INC
    4× · 2020–2023 · $18k · revenue +81%
  • AH
    American Heart Association Inc
    4× · 2020–2023 · $7k · revenue +53%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2023 · $29k
  • VF
    VOLUNTEER FLORIDA FOUNDATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $2k · revenue ×45
  • EI
    EASTERSEALS IOWA
    one grant, 2022 · $1k
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
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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2
United Way of East Central Iowa

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

Philanthropy
3
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
4
Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque

The community foundation of greater dubuque grows philanthropy to improve life in northeast iowa by serving donors, strengthening nonprofits and leading collaborative initiatives to address community needs.

Philanthropy
5
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.

—
6
Unity Healthcare Foundation

To provide financial assistance to unity healthcare to help enable it to carry out its exempt function of providing health care to the community.

Philanthropy
7
State University of Iowa Foundation

The university of iowa center for advancement's mission is to advance the university of iowa through engagement and philanthropy. we serve our alumni and friends in the state and the region, throughout the country, and around the world. we…

Education
8
Central Iowa Hospital Corporation

Improving the health of the community through healing, caring and teaching.

Health
9
Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation

The greater cedar rapids community foundation (the community foundation) partners with donors, funders, and other community collaborators to achieve high-impact philanthropy, supports nonprofit organizations that address our community's…

Philanthropy
10
Iowa Health System

To improve the health of the people and communities we serve.

Health
11
Central Iowa Health System

Improving the health of the community through healing, caring and teaching.

Health
12
Iowa College Foundation

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

—
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/a Greater Des Moines Community Fdn; the most unlike its peers is American Heart Association Inc. 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

18 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. 18 of the 27 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)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
18/18
Grantees still filing
14/18
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

COMMUNITY FDN OF GREATER DES MOINES F/K/A GREATER DES MOINES COMMUNITY FDN: $216,000 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY FDN OF GREATER DES MOINES F/K/A GREATER DES MOINES…+3 more: $5,300 · PhilanthropyIndividual grant recipient: $29,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientVARIETY - THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY OF IOWA: $20,480 · OtherVARIETY - THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY OF IOWAEVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION: $20,400 · OtherEVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATIONUNITED WAY OF CENTRAL IOWA: $20,000 · OtherUNITED WAY OF CENTRAL IOWAMERCYONE DES MOINES FOUNDATION: $17,000 · OtherMERCYONE DES MOINES FOUNDATIONBLANK CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: $15,000 · OtherBLANK CHILDREN'S HOSPITALIGA FOUNDATION: $10,575 · OtherIGA FOUNDATIONCOLLIER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $6,000 · Other+7 more: $14,720 · Other+7 moreCHILDSERVE FOUNDATION INC: $17,500 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $6,000 · Human ServicesTIMBER CREEK CHARITIES: $1,500 · Human ServicesAmerican Heart Association Inc: $7,000 · HealthIOWA HEALTH FOUNDATION: $2,000 · HealthFOOD BANK OF IOWA: $4,000 · Food & NutritionUSGA FOUNDATION: $3,000 · Recreation & SportsBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL IOWA: $500 · Youth Development
Philanthropy$221,300Other$153,175Human Services$25,000Health$9,000Food & Nutrition$4,000Recreation & Sports$3,000Youth Development$500

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 budgetCOMMUNITY FDN OF GREATER DES MOINES F/K/A GREATER DES MOINES COMMUNITY FDN: $216,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetVARIETY - THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY OF IOWA: $20,480 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetUNITED WAY OF CENTRAL IOWA: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDSERVE FOUNDATION INC: $17,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $7,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOLLIER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFOOD BANK OF IOWA: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGIRL SCOUTS OF GREATER IOWA: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUSGA FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBEYOND THE FAIRWAYS FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetVOLUNTEER FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetIOWA HEALTH FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTIMBER CREEK CHARITIES: $1,500 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL IOWA: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREATER DES MOINES HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDES MOINES WINE FESTIVAL FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJASPER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $300 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

Pella Rolscreen Found…Deb & Bob Pulver Foun…Businessolver Foundat…William C Knapp Chari…Kyle J & Sharon Kraus…United Way WorldwideThe West Bancorporati…EMC Insurance Foundat…The Merchants Bonding…GreenState Credit Uni…Meredith Corporation …The Blackbaud Giving …
Pella Rolscreen FoundationIA17.7× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Pella Rolscreen Foundation · Deb & Bob Pulver Foundation · Businessolver Foundation · William C Knapp Charitable Fdn · Kyle J & Sharon Krause Family Foundation · United Way Worldwide · The West Bancorporation Foundation Inc · EMC Insurance Foundation · The Merchants Bonding Company Foundation · GreenState Credit Union · Meredith Corporation Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund

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 Matovina Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Matovina Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Volunteer Florida Foundation Inc: 2% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–30%
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 27 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 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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