Iowa · Public charity
Missouri River Historical Development Inc
Improving the lives of citizens of woodbury county thru grants to government, civic and non-profit organizations.
- $4.0M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 92
- Grants FY2025
- 60
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 27%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $1,000,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 54 to 65
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 3
- Total assets, FY2025
- $6.3M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 27% of the organizations Missouri River Historical Development Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 12% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $380k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 90 | $4.0M | 32% |
| FY2024 | 60 | $3.2M | 27% |
| FY2023 | 57 | $3.3M | 46% |
| FY2022 | 54 | $3.6M | 39% |
| FY2021 | 65 | $2.8M | 38% |
| FY2020 | 58 | $3.6M | 40% |
| FY2019 | 59 | $2.6M | 71% |
| FY2018 | 61 | $2.3M | 74% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux City Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center | $2,922,100 | 6 | 94% |
| Sioux City Lewis & Clark Association | $2,750,200 | 4 | n/a |
| City of Sioux City | $1,371,643 | 7 | n/a |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Sio Sioux City | $1,085,266 | 3 | 25% |
| Briar Cliff University | $1,034,544 | 9 | 1% |
| Iowas West Coast Initiative | $1,000,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Western Iowa Tech Community College Foundation | $945,000 | 9 | 32% |
| Morningside University | $705,000 | 9 | 0% |
| Moville Area Medical Clinic Inc | $700,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Northwest Iowa Hospital Corporation | $695,000 | 7 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux City Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center | $2,922,100 | 6 | 94% |
| Sioux City Lewis & Clark Association | $2,750,200 | 4 | n/a |
| City of Sioux City | $1,371,643 | 7 | n/a |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Sio Sioux City | $1,085,266 | 3 | 25% |
| Briar Cliff University | $1,034,544 | 9 | 1% |
| Iowas West Coast Initiative | $1,000,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Western Iowa Tech Community College Foundation | $945,000 | 9 | 32% |
| Morningside University | $705,000 | 9 | 0% |
| Moville Area Medical Clinic Inc | $700,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Northwest Iowa Hospital Corporation | $695,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Siouxland District Health Dept | $659,122 | 5 | n/a |
| Camp High Hopes | $400,000 | 3 | 8% |
| Mercy Medical Center - Sioux City Foundation | $373,000 | 3 | 16% |
| St Luke's Health Foundation of Sioux City Iowa | $275,000 | 2 | 9% |
| Siouxland Historical Railroad Assoc | $261,060 | 4 | 42% |
| Norm Waitt Sr Young Men's Christian Association (2221) | $258,822 | 2 | 6% |
| Woodbury Central School | $248,915 | 2 | n/a |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Siouxland Inc | $231,000 | 3 | 17% |
| Anthon Community Center Association | $230,000 | 3 | 44% |
| Plywood Trail Foundation | $220,000 | 1 | 26% |
| Siouxland Regional Cancer Center | $217,093 | 4 | 0% |
| The Warming Shelter Inc | $210,000 | 3 | 19% |
| The Crittenton Center | $204,000 | 5 | 2% |
| Mary J Treglia Community House | $198,865 | 6 | 12% |
| Siouxland Mental Health Services Inc | $197,226 | 3 | 1% |
| Anthon Community Fire Department | $187,500 | 2 | 76% |
| City of Sloan | $162,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Community Action Agency of Siouxland | $161,846 | 5 | 1% |
| Lawton Firefighters Association Incorporated | $160,000 | 4 | 43% |
| City of Correctionville | $155,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Church | $150,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Correctionville Emergency Responders Incorporated | $144,553 | 2 | n/a |
| The Salvation Army | $144,150 | 4 | n/a |
| Siouxland Human Investment Partnership | $141,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Goodwill of the Great Plains | $136,825 | 3 | 0% |
| Quimby Community Fire Department | $135,194 | 4 | n/a |
| City of Sergeant Bluff | $132,173 | 5 | n/a |
| City of Moville | $130,539 | 2 | n/a |
| Bishop Heelan Catholic Schools | $130,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Center for Siouxland | $127,343 | 6 | 2% |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $125,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Saturday in the Park Inc | $120,000 | 3 | 75% |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Siouxland Inc | $120,000 | 1 | 15% |
| Sanford Center | $119,439 | 4 | 5% |
| Sergeant Bluff Fire Rescue and EMS Foundation Inc | $115,882 | 2 | 88% |
| The Miracle League of Sioux City | $110,000 | 3 | 14% |
| Lamb Arts Ltd | $110,000 | 2 | 20% |
| Food Bank of Siouxland Inc | $107,500 | 4 | 1% |
| Sioux City Community School District | $105,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Sioux City Westside Little Lea Westside Little League | $105,000 | 2 | 12% |
| Junior League of Sioux City Inc | $105,000 | 2 | 38% |
| Woodbury County Sheriff's Foundation | $101,070 | 1 | n/a |
| Sioux City Symphony Orchestra | $101,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Boys and Girls Home of Sioux City Iowa | $100,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Siouxland Community Christian School | $100,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Kingsley Volunteer Fire Department Inc | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Childrens Museum of Siouxland Inc | $99,600 | 5 | 7% |
| Safeplace | $98,996 | 3 | 4% |
| Partners for Patriots Inc | $96,081 | 2 | 44% |
| Downtown Partners Sioux City | $95,000 | 3 | 15% |
| Sunnybrook Hope Center | $93,250 | 2 | 15% |
| Mid America Transportation and Aviation Museum | $92,128 | 3 | 73% |
| Girls Incorporated of Sioux City | $90,850 | 4 | 4% |
| Washta Community Fire Department | $90,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Lawton Bronson Schools | $90,000 | 2 | n/a |
| City of Anthon Parks & Rec | $90,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Siouxland | $89,443 | 5 | 10% |
| Woodbury County Fair Association | $86,241 | 2 | 12% |
| St Lukes Evangelical Lutheran Church | $80,840 | 3 | n/a |
| Siouxland Senior Center | $80,000 | 3 | 6% |
| Kingsley Pierson Csd | $77,884 | 4 | n/a |
| Special Troopers Adaptive Riding School Riding School Stars | $76,902 | 2 | 26% |
| Unity Point - St Luke's College | $75,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Battle Creek Community Ambulance Service | $75,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lila Mae's House | $74,000 | 3 | 8% |
| City of Pierson | $72,684 | 6 | n/a |
| Hope Street of Siouxland | $71,523 | 2 | 10% |
| The Sioux City Conservatory of Music | $70,000 | 2 | 49% |
| City of Lawton | $68,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Clara Latham Testamentary Trust | $68,448 | 3 | 45% |
| Bronson Fire Department Inc | $68,000 | 2 | 17% |
| Friends of Fm 90 | $66,511 | 1 | 15% |
| Sioux City Public School Foundation | $65,880 | 3 | 10% |
| Sioux City Public Library Foundation | $65,000 | 1 | 42% |
| City of Hornick | $65,000 | 2 | n/a |
| St Mark Lutheran Church | $64,820 | 2 | n/a |
| Mt Zion Baptist Church of Sioux City Iowa | $63,064 | 3 | n/a |
| Women Aware | $62,400 | 3 | 24% |
| Moville Fire Department | $60,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Siouxland Community Health Center | $57,838 | 3 | 0% |
| Community Basket | $55,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Jackson Recovery Centers Inc | $55,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Anthon Fire Dept | $53,000 | 1 | n/a |
| American Legion | $52,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Siouxland Community Soup Kitchen | $52,000 | 2 | 15% |
| Mid-Step Services Inc | $50,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Oto Community Ambulance Service | $50,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Lifescape | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Holy Spirit Retirement Home Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 12% |
| City of Danbury | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Nw Aea | $49,315 | 3 | n/a |
| Health Inc Hospice | $47,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Heartland Counseling Services Inc | $45,718 | 2 | 0% |
| Mission of the Messiah | $45,000 | 3 | 15% |
| United Way of Siouxland Inc | $45,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Opportunities Unlimited | $45,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Friends of the Sioux City Police Department | $45,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Oto Fire Fighters Association | $45,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Mater Dei Catholic Parish | $43,441 | 4 | n/a |
| Sunrise Manor | $42,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Midwest Honor Flight - Ia & Sd | $42,500 | 1 | 5% |
| Music Academy First | $41,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Urban Native Center | $40,838 | 1 | n/a |
| Mid Step | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church | $40,000 | 2 | n/a |
| City of Salix | $40,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Siouxland Soccer Foundation | $40,000 | 2 | 11% |
| Makerspace Sioux City Inc | $39,996 | 2 | 22% |
| Lutheran Services in Iowa Inc | $39,013 | 3 | 0% |
| Cedcorp Inc | $39,000 | 1 | 68% |
| The Siouxland Initiative | $38,877 | 1 | 3% |
| Rural Woodbury County Historical Society | $37,800 | 2 | n/a |
| Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc | $37,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Calvary Cemetery of Sioux City | $36,856 | 3 | 3% |
| Sioux City Community Theater | $36,095 | 3 | 12% |
| Vangarde Arts | $35,500 | 4 | 34% |
| Connections Area Agency on Aging | $35,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Clare Guest House | $35,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Siouxland Youth Golf Association | $34,997 | 3 | 4% |
| Moville Firefighters Association | $33,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Cushing Fire & Rescue Association Incorporated | $33,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Faith United Presbyterian Church | $32,139 | 1 | n/a |
| Holy Spirit Retirement Home Inc | $32,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Siouxland Humane Society Inc | $32,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Senior Center of Moville | $31,470 | 2 | n/a |
| Old 20 Community Development | $31,250 | 3 | 73% |
| Moville Community Development Association Inc | $31,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Riverside Lutheran Church | $31,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Sioux City Community Assistance | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| City of Hinton | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Anthon Community Development Corporation | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Pierson American Legion 291 | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Salix Fire Department | $30,000 | 2 | 12% |
| St Thomas Episcopal Church | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| City of Smithland | $28,158 | 3 | n/a |
| American Legion | $27,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Siouxland Pickleball Association | $27,000 | 1 | 38% |
| Sioux City Fire & Rescue Historical Society | $27,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Iowa Legal Aid | $26,889 | 2 | 0% |
| Hesse Family Foundation | $26,000 | 1 | 24% |
| Tristate Revolution Soccer Club | $25,765 | 2 | 50% |
| Hope Redemption Center | $25,521 | 2 | 3% |
| The Art Center Association of Sioux City | $25,500 | 3 | 2% |
| Siouxland Freedom Park Inc | $25,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Pierson Volunteer Fire Fighter Association | $25,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Native American Child Care Center Inc | $25,000 | 3 | 4% |
| Siouxland Youth Hockey Association | $25,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Westminster Presbyterian Church | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Mapleton | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Kingsley | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Akron Opera House | $25,000 | 2 | 15% |
| Ida Grove Kiwanis Charitable Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 76% |
| Centers Against Abuse & Sexual Assa | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| City of North Sioux City | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Institute for Community Alliances | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Sertoma Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 50% |
| American Legion | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hinton Community School Band | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Tolerance Week Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 28% |
| Moville Historical Society Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Siouxland Foster Closet | $25,000 | 2 | 7% |
| Western Iowa EMS K9 Association | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sloan Community Fire and Ambulance Department | $25,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Plymouth County | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Augustana Lutheran Church | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Jefferson Fire & Rescue Department | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ida County EMS | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks 112 | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Headid Little League | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pierson Volunteer Fire Fighters Assn | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sioux City Museum & Historical Association | $25,000 | 1 | 22% |
| Danbury Catholic School | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends for Life | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Le Mars Little League Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 15% |
| Iowa Dental Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 15% |
| Queen of Peace Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Rosecrance Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Sioux City Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau | $25,000 | 1 | 6% |
| City of Quimby | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sioux City Dental Society | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community School District | $25,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Three Rivers Independent Living Corporation | $22,500 | 2 | 8% |
| Danbury United Methodist Church | $22,138 | 1 | n/a |
| Floyd Slo Pitch Softball Inc | $21,499 | 2 | 6% |
| Knights of Columbus | $20,950 | 1 | n/a |
| Diablos Football Club | $20,813 | 1 | 11% |
| City of Sioux City - Sc Fast Pitch Softball Assoc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Thomas Antiochian Orthodox Church | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Flux Dance Company | $20,000 | 1 | 24% |
| Crime Stoppers | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Arc of Woodbury County | $20,000 | 2 | 42% |
| Siouxland Youth for Christ | $19,552 | 2 | 2% |
| Trivium Life Services | $18,005 | 2 | 0% |
| Sioux City Fire Rescue | $17,000 | 2 | n/a |
| American Legion Post 0624 F Roger Baumann | $16,995 | 1 | n/a |
| Housing American Heroes Inc | $16,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Marys Choice | $16,000 | 1 | 9% |
| American Legion | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mary Elizabeth Day Care Center | $15,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Saint Gabriel Communications Ltd | $15,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Sergeant Bluff Historical Society | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sioux City Housing Trust Fund Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Orpheum Theatre Preservation Projectltd | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Green Valley Floyd Golf Corp | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| City of Oto | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sioux City Rotary Club Foundation Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| McCook Lake Izaak Walton League | $15,000 | 1 | 32% |
| St Pauls Lutheran Church | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Faith United Presbyterian Church | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hornick Volunteer Fire Fighters Association | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Yummi Blox | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| New Life in Christ Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Reach Youth & Family Theatre | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Helping Hands Pantry of Sergeant Bluff | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Woodbury Co Conservation Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 43% |
| Sbcommmethodist | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Noahs Hope Animal Rescue Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Bedford | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Cushing | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Marys R C Church | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| American Legion | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| New Hope Community Church | $14,932 | 1 | n/a |
| Sloan Public Library | $14,916 | 1 | n/a |
| Haven House Family Services Center | $14,379 | 1 | 2% |
| Sioux City Garden Club | $13,757 | 1 | n/a |
| American Legion | $13,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Pierson Library | $13,415 | 1 | n/a |
| Cord Memorial Library Corporation | $13,413 | 1 | n/a |
| Sergeant Bluff Historical Museum | $12,917 | 1 | 88% |
| Onawa Volunteer Fire Department | $12,240 | 1 | n/a |
| The Danbury Fire Fighters Association | $12,040 | 1 | 25% |
| Leeds Community Club Inc | $11,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of the Sioux City Public Library | $11,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of Stone Park | $10,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of the Animal Center Foundation | $10,100 | 1 | 2% |
| Angel House Child Care at Villa Maria | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Siouxland Institute of Film Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lucky Leprechauns | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Thinkcause | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| New Stage Players | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Somali Community of Siouxland Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sweet Like Honey Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Globe | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Haus of Qui Haus of Qui | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Shepherd of Peace Lutheran Church | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Support Siouxland Soldiers | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Siouxland Interstate Metropolitan P | $9,580 | 1 | n/a |
| City of South Sioux City | $9,360 | 1 | n/a |
| Iowa Congress of Parents and Teachers Inc | $9,000 | 1 | 26% |
| St John Evangelical Lutheran Church | $8,900 | 1 | n/a |
| Siouxland Cyclists Inc | $8,224 | 1 | n/a |
| Growing Community Connections | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Shepherds Garden | $7,665 | 1 | 29% |
| Youth Sports Foundation | $7,650 | 1 | 1% |
| Bethel Lutheran Church | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Open Cupboard | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Sioux City Scottish Rite Building Preservation Corporation | $7,500 | 1 | 31% |
| Siouxland Medical Education Foundation Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Sioux City Neighborhood Network | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Holy Cross Catholic Parish | $6,960 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Bronson | $6,659 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of Iowa Casa & Icfcrb | $5,720 | 1 | 4% |
| Fellowship Club of Sioux City Iowa | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Siouxland Chamber Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Childrens School Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 10% |
| Family Worship Center of Sioux Cityinc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Dept of Corrections | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| National Association for the Advancement of Colored People | $4,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Marthas Mission Siouxland | $3,000 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Missouri River Historical Development Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 31 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 137 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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: Siouxland Community Foundation · The Roth & Letch Family Charitable Foundation · The Chesterman Family Foundation · United Way of Siouxland Inc · Food Bank of Siouxland Inc · Waitt Foundation · Berenstein Family Foundation · Peterson Family Foundation · Great West Casualty Company Foundation · Ronald B and Joan B Krage Foundation · Mercy Health Services - Iowa Corp · Helios Foundation
How this is measured
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About Missouri River Historical Development Inc
- How much does Missouri River Historical Development Inc give?
- Missouri River Historical Development Inc reported 92 grants totaling $4,026,650 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 54 and 65 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Missouri River Historical Development Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (25%), Education (12%), Human Services (11%).
- Who are Missouri River Historical Development Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Sioux City Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center ($2.9M), Sioux City Lewis & Clark Association ($2.8M), City of Sioux City ($1.4M).
- Does Missouri River Historical Development Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 27% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Missouri River Historical Development Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Siouxland Community Foundation, The Roth & Letch Family Charitable Foundation, The Chesterman Family Foundation.
- Where is Missouri River Historical Development Inc based?
- Missouri River Historical Development Inc is based in IA.
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