Iowa · Public charity
Polk County Housing Trust Fund
To create/support affordable housing and related services in polk county. Also to develop countywide strategy and implement the commitment to affordable housing.
- $4.2M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 18
- Itemized grants FY2025
- Itemized, FY2025
- $3.8M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $121,303
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $1,019,770
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $14M
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2025 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Housing Initiatives Inc | $1,019,770 | 1 | n/a |
| Cutler Development | $684,036 | 1 | n/a |
| Anawim Housing Inc | $475,371 | 1 | n/a |
| Polk County Iowa | $457,817 | 1 | n/a |
| Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity Inc | $244,169 | 1 | 1% |
| Home Opportunities Made Easy Inc | $157,345 | 1 | 5% |
| City of Des Moines | $122,085 | 1 | n/a |
| Mid-Iowa Planning Alliance for Community | $122,085 | 1 | 12% |
| Primary Health Care Inc | $121,303 | 1 | 0% |
| Rebuilding Together Greater Des Moi | $76,303 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Housing Initiatives Inc | $1,019,770 | 1 | n/a |
| Cutler Development | $684,036 | 1 | n/a |
| Anawim Housing Inc | $475,371 | 1 | n/a |
| Polk County Iowa | $457,817 | 1 | n/a |
| Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity Inc | $244,169 | 1 | 1% |
| Home Opportunities Made Easy Inc | $157,345 | 1 | 5% |
| City of Des Moines | $122,085 | 1 | n/a |
| Mid-Iowa Planning Alliance for Community | $122,085 | 1 | 12% |
| Primary Health Care Inc | $121,303 | 1 | 0% |
| Rebuilding Together Greater Des Moi | $76,303 | 1 | n/a |
| Youth and Shelter Services Inc | $70,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Homes of Oakridge Human Services | $65,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Paramount Development Inc | $61,042 | 1 | 29% |
| Iowa Legal Aid | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Families Forward | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Beacon of Life D/B/A the Beacon | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Des Moines | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Commonbond Communities | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Polk County Housing Trust Fund supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 10 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: Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community Fdn · Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino Inc · United Way of Central Iowa · Chrysalis Foundation · Ita Group Foundation · Mid-Iowa Health Foundation · Greenstate Foundation · Bravo Greater Des Moines Inc · The West Bancorporation Foundation Inc · GreenState Credit Union · Meredith Corporation Foundation · Wells Fargo Foundation
How this is measured
About Polk County Housing Trust Fund
- How much does Polk County Housing Trust Fund give?
- Polk County Housing Trust Fund reported 18 itemized grants totaling $3,791,326, out of $4,239,171 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing.
- What does Polk County Housing Trust Fund fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2025 to FY2025, its largest causes are Housing & Shelter (91%), Human Services (3%), Health (3%).
- Who are Polk County Housing Trust Fund's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2025 to FY2025: Community Housing Initiatives Inc ($1.0M), Cutler Development ($684k), Anawim Housing Inc ($475k).
- Which funders back the same organizations as Polk County Housing Trust Fund?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community Fdn, Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino Inc, United Way of Central Iowa.
- Where is Polk County Housing Trust Fund based?
- Polk County Housing Trust Fund is based in IA.
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