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Spahn & Rose Lumber Co Charitable Fdtn

Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$148k
Granted FY2026(still arriving)
84
Grants FY2026
73
Organizations funded FY2025
38%
First-time grantees FY2025
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Median grant, FY2026
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2026
$10,000
Organizations funded a year
61 to 73
FY2019 to FY2025
States reached, FY2026
5
Total assets, FY2026
$1.8M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2025, 38% of the organizations Spahn & Rose Lumber Co Charitable Fdtn funded were first-time grantees, receiving 29% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 71% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $44k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthEducationFood & NutritionCommunity ImprovementArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentOther
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
FY2026still arriving83$148k39%
FY202573$150k38%
FY202473$200k16%
FY202366$168k17%
FY202265$188k12%
FY202161$154k7%
FY202063$142k24%
FY201963$141kn/a
96% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2026.

Education$231kHealth$209kRecreation & Sports$131kHuman Services$112kPhilanthropy$100kHousing & Shelter$94kYouth Development$76kCommunity Improvement$75kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
WI
IA
CO
MO
VA
AL
GA

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Iowa Sports Foundation$75,00061%
Crescent Community Health Center$50,00050%
Holy Family Catholic Schools$41,8006n/a
The Fountain of Youth Program$39,10072%
Greater Dubuque Development Corporation$34,00070%
Walworth County Food Pantry Inc$28,00070%
Opening Doors$25,00050%
Dubuque Symphony Orchestra$23,50080%
Iowa College Foundation$22,25080%
Loras College$22,00080%
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All grantees of Spahn & Rose Lumber Co Charitable Fdtn by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Iowa Sports Foundation$75,00061%
Crescent Community Health Center$50,00050%
Holy Family Catholic Schools$41,8006n/a
The Fountain of Youth Program$39,10072%
Greater Dubuque Development Corporation$34,00070%
Walworth County Food Pantry Inc$28,00070%
Opening Doors$25,00050%
Dubuque Symphony Orchestra$23,50080%
Iowa College Foundation$22,25080%
Loras College$22,00080%
Emmaus Bible College$22,00080%
University of Dubuque$21,50080%
Clarke University of Dubuque Iowa$21,00080%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Iowa Inc$20,66770%
Hospice of Dubuque$20,00080%
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa Inc$18,00060%
Hillcrest Family Services Inc$18,00080%
Two By Two Character Development$17,50022%
Camp Courageous of Iowa$15,00080%
Finley Health Foundation Inc$14,00080%
Riverview Center Inc$13,90080%
Tri-State Christian School Association$13,50080%
Dubuque Mercy Health Foundation$12,00060%
United Way of Walworth County$12,00021%
Wartburg College$10,00080%
River Valley Initiative Foundation$10,00022%
Dubuque Regional Humane Society$10,00080%
March of Dimes Inc$9,50070%
Edgewood Museum Corporation$9,0003n/a
Bethany Home$9,00060%
Luther College$8,75070%
Dubuque Museum of Art$7,65080%
American Heart Association Inc$7,50050%
Dubuque Community Y$7,00080%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$6,25060%
Dubuque Arboretum Association Inc$6,00060%
Leader Valley Foundation$5,50040%
The Dubuque Visiting Nurse Association$5,50060%
Children's Therapy Center of the Quad Cities Nfp$5,00020%
Jesup Athletic Booster Club$5,00014%
Stonehill Franciscan Services$4,50030%
Howard County Agricultural Society$3,00030%
Run 4 Troops$3,00033%
St Mark Youth Enrichment$3,0002n/a
Northeast Iowa Council Boy Scouts$3,0002n/a
Dubuque Jaycees$3,00032%
Creative Adventure Lab Inc$2,70020%
Winneshiek Conservation Foundation$2,5001n/a
Camp Twin Lakes Inc$2,5001n/a
Friends of the Prairie Du Chien Public Library$2,5001n/a
Mitchell County Historical Society$2,50031%
Reclif Community Inc$2,5001n/a
Robert L Moore Disciple House$2,5001n/a
Waverly Volunteer Fire Association$2,00025%
Hills and Dales Child Development Center$2,00020%
Convivium Urban Farmstead$2,00011%
Red Basket Project$2,00021%
Just Live Inc$2,00031%
Dubuque Rescue Mission$1,5001n/a
Avery Foundation$1,50021%
Delaware County Memorial Hospital$1,5002n/a
Project Flo Association$1,5001n/a
Friends of the Dubuque County Conservation Board Inc$1,2691n/a
Retrieving Freedom Inc$1,25030%
Crocus Foundation$1,20020%
Operation Enpower$1,0001n/a
Dubuque Area Swimming Hurricanes$1,0001n/a
Regional Health Services of Howard County$1,0001n/a
Impact Iowa's Heroes$1,00010%
Linn County Fair Association$1,00010%
Foundation for Dubuque Public Schools$1,0001n/a
Dubuque County Energy District$1,0001n/a
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation$1,00010%
Serv International Inc$1,0001n/a
Aquanut Water Shows Inc$92521%
Cedar Falls Community Theatre Inc$72010%
The Caring Link Inc$6001n/a
River Bend Food Reservoir$60010%
Marion County Humane Society$5001n/a
Waverly Area Swim Club$5001n/a
Project Rooted Inc$50010%
Presentation Lantern$5001n/a
Friends of Ed-Co Agriculture Inc$5001n/a
Dubuque Main Street Ltd$50010%
Austin Strong Foundation Inc$50011%
Imagine the Possibilities$50010%
Decorah Elks Charitable Foundations$5001n/a
West Union Volunteer Firefighters Incorporated$5001n/a
Cedar County Fair Association$50010%
Veterans Freedom Center Inc$50010%
Dickeyville Park Foundation Inc$5001n/a
Stockton Blackhawk Boosters$50011%
City of Epworth$5001n/a
Elgin Historical Society$50011%
Rainbow Community Center Inc$5001n/a
Waverly Heritagefest$5001n/a
Cedar Valley Youth Sports Association$5001n/a
Area Residential Care Inc$4001n/a
Boyz to Men of Honor Inc$2501n/a
Bobcat Booster Club$20010%
Baxter Athletic Boosters$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 72 recipients with no EIN on record ($488k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Spahn & Rose Lumber Co Charitable Fdtn supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetIowa Sports Foundation: $75,000 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetCrescent Community Health Center: $50,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetThe Fountain of Youth Program: $39,100 over 7y, 2.2% of budgetGreater Dubuque Development Corporation: $34,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetWalworth County Food Pantry Inc: $28,000 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetOpening Doors: $25,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetDubuque Symphony Orchestra: $23,500 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetIowa College Foundation: $22,250 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetLoras College: $22,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetEmmaus Bible College: $22,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Dubuque: $21,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetClarke University of Dubuque Iowa: $21,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Iowa Inc: $20,667 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetHospice of Dubuque: $20,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetJunior Achievement of Eastern Iowa Inc: $18,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetHillcrest Family Services Inc: $18,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTwo By Two Character Development: $17,500 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetCamp Courageous of Iowa: $15,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetFinley Health Foundation Inc: $14,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetRiverview Center Inc: $13,900 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetTri-State Christian School Association: $13,500 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetDubuque Mercy Health Foundation: $12,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Way of Walworth County: $12,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetWartburg College: $10,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetRiver Valley Initiative Foundation: $10,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetDubuque Regional Humane Society: $10,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetMarch of Dimes Inc: $9,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetBethany Home: $9,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetLuther College: $8,750 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetDubuque Museum of Art: $7,650 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $7,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetDubuque Community Y: $7,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $6,250 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetDubuque Arboretum Association Inc: $6,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetLeader Valley Foundation: $5,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetThe Dubuque Visiting Nurse Association: $5,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Therapy Center of the Quad Cities Nfp: $5,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetJesup Athletic Booster Club: $5,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetStonehill Franciscan Services: $4,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHoward County Agricultural Society: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetRun 4 Troops: $3,000 over 3y, 3.5% of budgetDubuque Jaycees: $3,000 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetCreative Adventure Lab Inc: $2,700 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetMitchell County Historical Society: $2,500 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetWaverly Volunteer Fire Association: $2,000 over 2y, 4.8% of budgetHills and Dales Child Development Center: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetConvivium Urban Farmstead: $2,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetRed Basket Project: $2,000 over 2y, 0.8% 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 68.

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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 Foundation of Greater DubuqueIA65.5× affinity31 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque · James B & Melita a McDonough Foundation · Heartland Charitable Trust · Dubuque Racing Association Ltd · Ay McDonald Charitable Foundation · Alliant Energy Foundation Inc · Dupaco RW Hoefer Foundation · Falb Family Charitable Foundation · Crescent Electric Charitable Foundation · The Klauer Foundation Trust Xxxxx5009 · The Butler Family Foundation · Mathis Pfohl 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.

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About Spahn & Rose Lumber Co Charitable Fdtn

How much does Spahn & Rose Lumber Co Charitable Fdtn give?
Spahn & Rose Lumber Co Charitable Fdtn reported 84 grants totaling $147,500 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 61 and 73 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2025.
What does Spahn & Rose Lumber Co Charitable Fdtn fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2026, its largest causes are Education (18%), Health (16%), Recreation & Sports (10%).
Who are Spahn & Rose Lumber Co Charitable Fdtn's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2026: Iowa Sports Foundation ($75k), Crescent Community Health Center ($50k), Holy Family Catholic Schools ($42k).
Does Spahn & Rose Lumber Co Charitable Fdtn fund new organizations?
In FY2025, 38% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Spahn & Rose Lumber Co Charitable Fdtn accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Spahn & Rose Lumber Co Charitable Fdtn?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque, James B & Melita a McDonough Foundation, Heartland Charitable Trust.
Where is Spahn & Rose Lumber Co Charitable Fdtn based?
Spahn & Rose Lumber Co Charitable Fdtn is based in IA.

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 174 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 2026, released 2026. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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