How much does South Central Iowa Community Founda give?

South Central Iowa Community Founda reported 26 itemized grants totaling $386,470, out of $512,226 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 19 and 71 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.

What does South Central Iowa Community Founda fund?

By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (27%), Recreation & Sports (11%), Arts & Culture (10%).

Who are South Central Iowa Community Founda's largest grantees?

By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: City of Mount Ayr ($265k), Ringgold County Conservation ($215k), Mount Ayr Community Schools ($158k).

Does South Central Iowa Community Founda fund new organizations?

In FY2024, 15% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.

Which funders back the same organizations as South Central Iowa Community Founda?

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, Dekko Foundation Inc, The Vredenburg Foundation.

Where is South Central Iowa Community Founda based?

South Central Iowa Community Founda is based in IA.

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South Central Iowa Community Founda

Improve lives of South Central Iowa Community

$512k
Granted FY2025(still arriving): 26
Itemized grants FY2025: 20
Organizations funded FY2024: 15%
First-time grantees FY2024

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Itemized, FY2025: $386k; The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025: $11,560
Largest grant, FY2025: $82,350
Organizations funded a year: 19 to 71; FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025: 1
Total assets, FY2025: $17M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 15% of the organizations South Central Iowa Community Founda funded were first-time grantees, receiving 20% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $71k went to new ones.

RenewedFirst-time

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

Arts & CultureCommunity ImprovementHuman ServicesFood & NutritionRecreation & SportsPhilanthropyOther

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 year	Organizations funded	To those organizations	First-time grantees
FY2025still arriving	25	$377k	48%
FY2024	20	$358k	15%
FY2023	23	$271k	30%
FY2022	19	$231k	26%
FY2021	29	$368k	24%
FY2020	55	$757k	29%
FY2019	71	$1.2M	65%
FY2018	42	$635k	n/a

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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Education$1.2MRecreation & Sports$504kArts & Culture$429kEnvironment$394kCommunity Improvement$365kPublic Benefit$331kPhilanthropy$242kHuman Services$212kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
City of Mount Ayr	$264,605	4	n/a
Ringgold County Conservation	$215,273	8	n/a
Mount Ayr Community Schools	$157,850	6	n/a
Graceland University	$149,030	7	0%
Princess Theater Troupe Inc	$144,182	7	36%
Diagonal Community School	$113,469	7	n/a
Southwestern Community College	$97,288	6	n/a
City of Creston	$95,600	3	n/a
Ringgold County Teen Center Inc	$95,510	8	n/a
Mayflower Heritage Christian School	$91,870	8	7%

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All grantees of South Central Iowa Community Founda by total granted
Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
City of Mount Ayr	$264,605	4	n/a
Ringgold County Conservation	$215,273	8	n/a
Mount Ayr Community Schools	$157,850	6	n/a
Graceland University	$149,030	7	0%
Princess Theater Troupe Inc	$144,182	7	36%
Diagonal Community School	$113,469	7	n/a
Southwestern Community College	$97,288	6	n/a
City of Creston	$95,600	3	n/a
Ringgold County Teen Center Inc	$95,510	8	n/a
Mayflower Heritage Christian School	$91,870	8	7%
Murray Community School	$78,358	8	n/a
Decatur County Conservation	$75,591	3	n/a
Iowa State University	$74,745	4	n/a
City of Corning	$71,167	2	n/a
City of Chariton	$69,657	4	n/a
Decatur County Development Corp	$68,626	3	30%
City of Humeston	$66,921	2	n/a
Lake Icaria	$65,380	3	n/a
City of Lamoni	$61,500	3	n/a
Scholarship America Inc	$59,740	7	n/a
Chariton Community Schools	$55,105	4	n/a
The Lamoni Food Pantry	$51,298	5	11%
Matura Action Corporation	$51,083	2	1%
Charles Ladd Post 215 American Legion	$50,170	5	n/a
City of Corydon	$46,494	2	n/a
Corning Opera House Cultural Center Attn Jim Heaton	$46,030	2	33%
Prescott Fire and Rescue Association	$43,197	2	n/a
Moravia Betterment Commitee	$43,150	3	n/a
Ringgold County Child Care Center	$43,074	4	4%
Lucas County Fair Association	$40,000	2	20%
High Lakes Outdoor Alliance	$39,000	4	18%
Clarke County Conservation	$37,500	2	n/a
City of Mystic	$37,325	3	n/a
Central Decatur Comm School	$36,215	2	n/a
Leon Chamber of Commerce	$36,000	2	18%
City of Russell	$32,500	3	n/a
East Union Schools	$31,048	2	n/a
Wayne Community School	$28,432	2	n/a
Southern Prairie Family Fitness Center	$28,430	3	2%
Prairie Trails Wellness Center	$26,218	1	37%
Allerton Fire Fighters Association Incorporated	$26,000	1	n/a
Decatur County Historical Society Inc	$25,000	1	n/a
Ringgold County Fair Association	$24,363	2	n/a
Union County Fair Association of Afton Union County Iowa	$23,891	3	3%
Appanoose Community Care Services	$22,500	2	5%
City of Afton	$21,993	2	n/a
Lamoni Community School	$20,442	3	n/a
Diagonal Community Development Corporation	$20,150	2	7%
Union County Iowa	$19,500	2	n/a
Wayne Theatre Inc	$19,132	1	n/a
Moravia Fire Department	$18,284	1	n/a
Indian Hills Community College	$17,648	2	n/a
Appanoose County Foundation Inc	$17,496	2	19%
Chariton Ia 4th of July Committe	$17,000	2	n/a
Union County Child Care Center	$15,600	2	3%
City of Kellerton	$15,450	2	n/a
First Prebyterian Church	$14,700	1	n/a
Food Bank of Iowa	$14,100	1	0%
Lorimor Fire Department	$13,500	2	n/a
Progressing in Community Moulton Enrichment Foundation	$13,500	1	n/a
City of Weldon	$13,440	2	n/a
Garden Grove Fire Department	$12,866	1	n/a
Southern Prairie Family Fitness Cen	$12,780	1	n/a
Historic Preservation Corporation	$12,734	2	n/a
Wayne County Fair Association	$12,332	1	n/a
Lucas County Historical Society	$12,000	2	12%
Furever Friends Rescue of Appanoose County	$12,000	1	n/a
Iowa Lions Foundation	$12,000	1	2%
Clarke Community School District	$11,318	2	n/a
Chariton Chamber and Development Charitable Foundation	$11,098	1	5%
Creston Comm Schools Activities	$11,081	2	n/a
City of Davis City	$10,390	2	n/a
Moulton-Udell a Club	$10,376	2	n/a
Union County Historical Society	$10,000	1	n/a
Adams County Fair and Racing Assn	$10,000	1	7%
Carbon Community Center Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
City of Lucas	$10,000	1	n/a
Journey for Joy Foundation Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
City of Exline	$10,000	1	n/a
Cincinnati Volunteer Fire Department	$9,750	1	n/a
Adams Community Foundation	$9,616	1	n/a
City of Prescott	$9,325	1	n/a
John L Lewis Commission	$9,000	1	n/a
Corning American Theatre Foundation	$9,000	1	n/a
SCIT Theater Two Incorporated	$8,922	1	17%
Ringgold County Hospital	$8,250	1	n/a
Creston Area Food Pantry Inc	$8,200	1	7%
City of Seymour	$8,074	1	n/a
LAMONI COMMUNITY DAY CARE dba FUNSHINE LEARNING CENTER	$8,000	1	4%
City of Cincinnati	$8,000	1	n/a
Decatur County Hospital	$8,000	1	n/a
Clarke County Iowa	$7,965	1	n/a
Town of Tingley	$7,700	1	n/a
Mount Ayr Preservation Inc	$7,500	1	n/a
Hope Learning Center	$7,500	1	2%
Northeast Ringgold County Alliance	$7,500	1	n/a
Moravia Area Historical Society	$7,500	1	n/a
Wayne County Conservation Foundation	$7,198	1	n/a
Lucas County Arts Council	$7,000	1	11%
Diagonal Printing and Historical Museum Inc	$7,000	1	n/a
Des Moines Area Community College Educational Services Association	$6,970	1	n/a
Ringgold County Outdoor Alliance	$6,546	1	5%
Moravia Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association	$6,272	1	n/a
Interchurch Council of Lucas County Iowa Inc	$6,180	1	n/a
Lucas County Conservation	$6,100	1	n/a
Civil Arts United Inc	$6,000	1	n/a
Lamoni Service Center Association	$5,848	1	n/a
Crestland Community Betterment Foundation Ltd	$5,800	1	n/a
State University of Iowa	$5,750	1	n/a
International Center for Rural Culture and Art Inc	$5,702	1	n/a
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints	$5,700	1	n/a
Lineville Fire Department	$5,430	1	n/a
Hearts and Hugs Day Care Inc	$5,346	1	n/a
Wayne County Historical Society	$5,282	1	8%
Corning Housing Commission	$5,100	1	n/a
Derby Volunteer Fire Dept	$5,100	1	n/a
University of Northern Iowa	$5,035	1	n/a

Plus 21 recipients with no EIN on record ($405k), not named here.

South Central Iowa Community Founda supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 30 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

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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 30.

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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.

Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community FdnIA82.4× affinity58 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community Fdn · Dekko Foundation Inc · The Vredenburg Foundation · Ef & Sylvia Schildberg Foundation · First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc · Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation · Dwight and Marilyn Conover Foundation · Csb Foundation · The Morgan E Cline Perpetual Charitable Foundation · The Wellmark Foundation · Alliant Energy Foundation Inc · Center for Technology and Civic Life

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 South Central Iowa Community Founda

How much does South Central Iowa Community Founda give?: South Central Iowa Community Founda reported 26 itemized grants totaling $386,470, out of $512,226 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 19 and 71 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does South Central Iowa Community Founda fund?: By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (27%), Recreation & Sports (11%), Arts & Culture (10%).
Who are South Central Iowa Community Founda's largest grantees?: By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: City of Mount Ayr ($265k), Ringgold County Conservation ($215k), Mount Ayr Community Schools ($158k).
Does South Central Iowa Community Founda fund new organizations?: In FY2024, 15% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as South Central Iowa Community Founda?: 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, Dekko Foundation Inc, The Vredenburg Foundation.
Where is South Central Iowa Community Founda based?: South Central Iowa Community Founda is based in IA.