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Modern Woodmen of America

To improve the quality of life for our members

$1.5M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
24
Itemized grants FY2024
24
Organizations funded FY2023
8%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$663k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$18,280
Largest grant, FY2024
$102,110
Organizations funded a year
22 to 32
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
2
Total assets, FY2024
$18.2B

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 8% of the organizations Modern Woodmen of America funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $17k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EducationHealthArts & CultureHuman ServicesCommunity ImprovementFood & NutritionOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving24$663k13%
FY202324$552k8%
FY202225$415k20%
FY202122$448k5%
FY202026$424k4%
FY201929$351k10%
FY201832$393k34%
FY201724$327kn/a
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What it funded, over time

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

Human Services$999kYouth Development$602kHealth$509kArts & Culture$355kCommunity Improvement$293kPublic Safety & Disaster$252kEducation$226kHousing & Shelter$160kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
IA
CT
CO
NE
VA
DC
HI
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of Modern Woodmen of America by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
YWCA of the Quad Cities$256,00064%
Two Rivers YMCA Inc$236,50081%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$227,44280%
Youthhope$225,89584%
Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce$165,0005n/a
St Ambrose University$155,50060%
Friendship Manor Inc$155,00080%
Bethany for Children & Families$136,70481%
Cancer Support Community Iowa & Nw Illinois$124,35587%
Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education$121,79061%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mississippi Valley$117,7656n/a
Junior Achievement of the Heartland Inc$108,66672%
Trinity Health Foundation$102,11011%
Habitat for Humanity - Quad Cities Inc$95,22881%
Quad City Symphony Orchestra Association$92,00081%
River Bend Food Reservoir$88,69530%
The Friendly House of Davenport Iowa$85,91081%
Ballet Quad Cities$75,00044%
Putnam Museum and Science Center$75,00031%
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Mississippi Valley Inc$68,17081%
Center for Active Seniors Inc$63,99081%
Humility Homes and Services Inc$54,54580%
Quad City Arts Inc$53,50061%
Children's Therapy Center of the Quad Cities Nfp$50,46022%
Quad City Botanical Center Foundation$50,00031%
Quad Cities Regional Vision$50,00028%
Niabi Zoo Foundation$50,000136%
Vera French Community Mental Health Center Inc$50,00010%
Augustana College$50,0002n/a
Quad Cities Golf Classic Charitable Foundation$46,00020%
Development Association of Rock Island$42,92561%
The Midwest Writing Center$30,00055%
Young Men's Christian Association of the Iowa Mississippi Valley$30,00020%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley$25,09721%
Hand in Hand$21,57541%
New Ground Theatre$20,5003n/a
Empowering Abilities$20,37030%
LL Global Inc$20,00020%
Muscatine Center for Social Action$15,00030%
Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois Inc$15,00030%
Palmer College Foundation$15,00010%
Family Resources Inc$13,62520%
Western Illinois University Foundation$10,50010%
Nami Colorado$10,00012%
Post Traumatic Growth Institute$10,0001n/a
Friends of East Moline Public Library$10,0001n/a
Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida Inc$10,00010%
Friends of the Quad Cities$9,996131%
Project Now Inc$7,00010%
The Arc of the Quad Cities Area$5,00010%

Where it is load-bearing

Modern Woodmen of America supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 44 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetYWCA of the Quad Cities: $256,000 over 6y, 3.6% of budgetTwo Rivers YMCA Inc: $236,500 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $227,442 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetYouthhope: $225,895 over 8y, 3.7% of budgetSt Ambrose University: $155,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetFriendship Manor Inc: $155,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetBethany for Children & Families: $136,704 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetCancer Support Community Iowa & Nw Illinois: $124,355 over 8y, 7.1% of budgetLife and Health Insurance Foundation for Education: $121,790 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetJunior Achievement of the Heartland Inc: $108,666 over 7y, 1.8% of budgetTrinity Health Foundation: $102,110 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetHabitat for Humanity - Quad Cities Inc: $95,228 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetQuad City Symphony Orchestra Association: $92,000 over 8y, 1.0% of budgetRiver Bend Food Reservoir: $88,695 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Friendly House of Davenport Iowa: $85,910 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetBallet Quad Cities: $75,000 over 4y, 4.0% of budgetPutnam Museum and Science Center: $75,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of the Mississippi Valley Inc: $68,170 over 8y, 1.5% of budgetCenter for Active Seniors Inc: $63,990 over 8y, 1.0% of budgetHumility Homes and Services Inc: $54,545 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetQuad City Arts Inc: $53,500 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetChildren's Therapy Center of the Quad Cities Nfp: $50,460 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetQuad City Botanical Center Foundation: $50,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetQuad Cities Regional Vision: $50,000 over 2y, 8.1% of budgetNiabi Zoo Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 36% of budgetVera French Community Mental Health Center Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetQuad Cities Golf Classic Charitable Foundation: $46,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetDevelopment Association of Rock Island: $42,925 over 6y, 1.5% of budgetThe Midwest Writing Center: $30,000 over 5y, 5.0% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of the Iowa Mississippi Valley: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley: $25,097 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetHand in Hand: $21,575 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetEmpowering Abilities: $20,370 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLL Global Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMuscatine Center for Social Action: $15,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetGirl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPalmer College Foundation: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFamily Resources Inc: $13,625 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWestern Illinois University Foundation: $10,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNami Colorado: $10,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetCoalition for the Homeless of Central Florida Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFriends of the Quad Cities: $9,996 over 1y, 31% of budgetProject Now Inc: $7,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Arc of the Quad Cities Area: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 44.

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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.

Scott County Regional AuthorityIA63.5× affinity28 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Scott County Regional Authority · Quad Cities Golf Classic Charitable Foundation · Quad Cities Community Foundation · Moline Foundation · United Way Quad Cities · Hubbell-Waterman Fndn · Doris & Victor Day Foundation Inc · Rauch Family Foundation I Inc · The Rock Island Community Foundation · Grant & Virginia Brissman Foundation Nfp · Roy J Carver Charitable Trust · Mary Iva Gittins Knouse Tr Uw

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.

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About Modern Woodmen of America

How much does Modern Woodmen of America give?
Modern Woodmen of America reported 24 itemized grants totaling $662,833, out of $1,465,779 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 22 and 32 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Modern Woodmen of America fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Human Services (28%), Youth Development (17%), Health (14%).
Who are Modern Woodmen of America's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: YWCA of the Quad Cities ($256k), Two Rivers YMCA Inc ($237k), American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ($227k).
Does Modern Woodmen of America fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 8% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Modern Woodmen of America?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Scott County Regional Authority, Quad Cities Golf Classic Charitable Foundation, Quad Cities Community Foundation.
Where is Modern Woodmen of America based?
Modern Woodmen of America is based in IL.

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 52 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 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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