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Reuben & Muriel Savin Fdn at a glance

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Reuben & Muriel Savin Fdn

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.

$8k
Granted FY2024still arriving
6
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0190% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Education$1.0MArts & Culture$933kHuman Services$469kPhilanthropy$444kEnvironment$253kInternational$43kFood & Nutrition$14kHousing & Shelter$13kOther$0
02FY2024 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$500
Median grant
1
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
STATE UNIV OF IOWA FDN$5,000
HARVEST PRESERVE FOUNDATION INC$1,000
ORCHESTRA IOWA$500
CRISIS CENTER$500
SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION - IOWA CHAPTER$500
SHELTER HOUSE COMM SHELTER$173
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 (FY19–24, $45k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%THE CATHERINE MCAULEY CENTER: $6k → 9%THE CATHERINE MCAULEY CENTER: $2k → 9%THE CATHERINE MCAULEY CENTER: $1k → 9%CRISIS CENTER: $9k → 15%TABLE TO TABLE FOOD DIST NETWORK: $5k → 15%HAWKEYE AREA COMMUNITY ACTION: $1k → 9%IOWA CITY HOSPICE INC: $4k → 15%CRISIS CENTER: $3k → 15%CRISIS CENTER: $3k → 15%IOWA CITY HOSPICE INC: $2k → 15%IOWA CITY HOSPICE INC: $2k → 15%TABLE TO TABLE FOOD DIST NETWORK: $2k → 15%TABLE TO TABLE FOOD DIST NETWORK: $2k → 15%CRISIS CENTER: $2k → 15%CRISIS CENTER: $500 → 15%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.

80%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.1M · 24 repeat orgs$519k to everyone else

24 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2024, 18 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

24
16

Total granted

$2.1M
$519k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+21%
+22%

Still filing today

58%
69%

New vs renewed · share of each year

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

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesEducationPhilanthropyEnvironmentFood & 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.

Backed again, and grew

  • SU
    STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FOUNDATION
    6× · 2019–2024 · $654k · revenue +21%
  • RT
    RIVERSIDE THEATRE CO
    4× · 2019–2022 · $58k · revenue +70%
  • CC
    COMMUNITY CRISIS SERVICES AND FOOD BANK
    5× · 2019–2024 · $18k · revenue +197%

Funded once

  • CC
    CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTSgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $350k · revenue +29%
  • OM
    OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CA FDN
    one grant, 2019 · $75k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2022 · $50k
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
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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2
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
3
Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce

Our mission is to inspire the iowa city area to be greater by: 1) elevating business, 2) investing in strategic initiatives, and 3) advocating for the economic resiliency of the greater community.

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4
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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5
American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa

The union works to advocate and advance a public policy agenda to support and protect the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of iowa. it works to maintain throughout the united states the rights of free…

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6
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc

Central indiana corporate partnership (cicp) is an alliance of indiana's business and research university leaders coming together to foster long-term prosperity for the region. cicp's mission is to transform the economy of indiana in order…

Community Improvement
7
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
8
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
9
Iowa Corn Promotion Board

The iowa corn promotion board (icpb) works to develop and defend markets, fund research, and provide education about corn and corn products. icpb's mission is to create opportunities for long term iowa corn grower profitability.

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10
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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11
Intertribal Agriculture Council

The intertribal agriculture council was founded in 1987 to pursue and promote the conservation, development and use of our agricultural resources of american indian and alaska native tribes.

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12
Midwest Dairy Association

Midwest dairy works with others to give consumers an excellent dairy experience increasing sales, fostering innovation, and inspiring consumer confidence of dairy products and practices.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is United Way of East Central Iowa; the most unlike its peers is New Israel Fund. 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

30 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. 30 of the 45 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
30/30
Grantees still filing
22/30
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CA: $475,000 · OtherOAKLAND MUSEUM OF CAEAST BAY CENTER FOR THE: $432,500 · OtherEAST BAY CENTER FOR THETHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $230,000 · OtherTHE NATURE CONSERVANCYOAKLAND MUSEUM OF CA FDN: $75,000 · OtherOAKLAND MUSEUM OF CA FDNIndividual grant recipient: $50,000 · Other+16 more: $101,673 · Other+16 moreSTATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FOUNDATION: $654,000 · EducationSTATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FOUNDATIO…CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS: $350,000 · EducationCALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS+1 more: $13,000 · EducationEAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $233,500 · PhilanthropyEAST BAY COMMUN…COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JOHNSON COUNTY: $200,000 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY FOUND…+2 more: $10,000 · PhilanthropyRichmond Art Center: $297,500 · Arts & CultureRichmond Art…RIVERSIDE THEATRE CO: $58,000 · Arts & CultureRIVERSIDE TH…+5 more: $22,500 · Arts & Culture+5 moreCOMMUNITY CRISIS SERVICES AND FOOD BANK: $17,500 · Human ServicesTABLE TO TABLE FOOD DISTRIBUTION NETWORK: $9,000 · Human ServicesCATHERINE MCAULEY CENTER INC: $9,000 · Human ServicesIOWA CITY HOSPICE INC: $8,000 · Human Services+2 more: $2,000 · Human ServicesNEW ISRAEL FUND: $22,500 · InternationalAMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE INC: $20,000 · InternationalIOWA NATURAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $8,000 · EnvironmentTREES FOREVER INC: $7,000 · Environment
Other$1,364,173Education$1,017,000Philanthropy$443,500Arts & Culture$378,000Human Services$45,500International$42,500Environment$15,000

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: $654,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetCALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS: $350,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetRichmond Art Center: $297,500 over 5y, 10% of budgetEAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $233,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $230,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JOHNSON COUNTY: $200,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetRIVERSIDE THEATRE CO: $58,000 over 4y, 4.3% of budgetNEW ISRAEL FUND: $22,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE INC: $20,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY CRISIS SERVICES AND FOOD BANK: $17,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetCAL STATE EAST BAY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $13,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTABLE TO TABLE FOOD DISTRIBUTION NETWORK: $9,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCATHERINE MCAULEY CENTER INC: $9,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetASSOCIATION OF SMALL FOUNDATIONS: $8,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetIOWA CITY HOSPICE INC: $8,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetIOWA NATURAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $8,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTREES FOREVER INC: $7,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetORCHESTRA IOWA INC: $5,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetRICHMOND MUSEUM ASSOCIATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetCEDAR RAPIDS MUSEUM OF ART: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetIOWA CITY FREE MEDICAL CLINIC: $5,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetAFRICAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHARVEST PRESERVE FOUNDATION INC: $4,500 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetWILLIS DADY EMERGENCY SHELTER INC: $4,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFILMSCENE: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED WAY OF EAST CENTRAL IOWA: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHAWKEYE AREA COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFEED IOWA FIRST: $500 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.

Alliant Energy Founda…GreenState Credit Uni…Community Foundation …The Kenneth K Kinsey …Hills Bank Donor Advi…First Interstate Banc…Greater Cedar Rapids …Mercy Medical CenterUnited Fire Group Fou…Washington County Riv…Rohde Family Charitab…Gary Wicklund Family …
Alliant Energy Foundation IncWI34.5× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Alliant Energy Foundation Inc · GreenState Credit Union · Community Foundation of Johnson County · The Kenneth K Kinsey Family Foundation · Hills Bank Donor Advised Gift Fund · First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc · Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation · Mercy Medical Center · United Fire Group Foundation · Washington County Riverboat Foundation Inc · Rohde Family Charitable Foundation · Gary Wicklund Family Foundation

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 Reuben & Muriel Savin Fdn funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Reuben & Muriel Savin Fdn. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    11report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
    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 45 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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