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Stark Group Charitable Foundation Inc at a glance

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Stark Group Charitable Foundation Inc

Its FY2020 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$7k
Granted FY2020
2
Grants FY2020
1
States reached
$4k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.

Health$61kEducation$55kReligion$33kRecreation & Sports$25kPhilanthropy$21kHousing & Shelter$7kHuman Services$7kYouth Development$1k
02FY2020 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$3,791
Median grant
1
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ST EDMOND CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL$3,791
VARIETY - THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY$3,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY18–19, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%YOUTH AND SHELTER SERVICES INC: $3k → 17%DES MOINES AREA RELIGIOUS COUNCIL: $3k → 10%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.

85%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$177k · 8 repeat orgs$32k to everyone else

8 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2020, 6 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
9

Total granted

$177k
$32k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

-20%
+44%

Still filing today

63%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2020, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20
PhilanthropyEducationHuman ServicesHousing & ShelterReligionHealthOther
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

  • VT
    VARIETY - THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY OF IOWA
    4× · 2017–2020 · $42k · revenue +28%
  • IC
    IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION
    2× · 2017–2018 · $40k · revenue -44%
  • AF
    America's Family Coaches Inc
    2× · 2018–2019 · $30k · revenue -85%

Funded once

  • CR
    CYCLONE REGIONAL TRAINING CENTER INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $13k · revenue +38%
  • UW
    UNITED WAY OF STORY COUNTY INC
    one grant, 2018 · $5k · revenue -9%
  • FH
    FRIENDSHIP HAVEN INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $4k · revenue +45%
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
Food Bank of Iowa

The organization receives, warehouses, and distributes salvageable food items to non-profit tax exempt member agencies to feed the ill, needy, and infants.

Food & Nutrition
2
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.

—
3
South Central Iowa Community Action Program Inc

To provide advocacy and services for disadvantaged persons and bring about institutional change for the benefit of the people we serve and the community at large. (see schedule o).to achieve this mission, scicap operates programs to…

Community Improvement
4
Iowa College Foundation

The foundation is organized to further the growth and development of private colleges and universities of higher education in iowa.

—
5
United Way of North Central Iowa

Seeking to build a stronger, more caring community by forming partnerships with businesses, community experts, education & health & human service agencies to achieve targeted outcomes & sustained changes in community conditions which will…

Philanthropy
6
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.

—
7
Iowa Bicycle Coalition Inc

The Iowa Bicycle Coalition builds partnerships, educates Iowans, and helps to establish safe and enjoyable bicycle transportation and recreation networks throughout Iowa.

Recreation & Sports
8
Ywca of Fort Dodge Ia

We are a state licensed substance abuse facility which functions to provide a clinically managed residence treatment center for women and women with children.

—
9
Iowa Sports Foundation

The iowa sports foundation (isf) mission is to provide sports, recreation, health and wellness opportunities for iowans of all abilities.

—
10
Iowa Giving Crew

Raising funds and marshaling resources within our collective networks to serve those in need throughout our community.

Unclassified
11
Family Promise of Greater Des Moines

To provide shelter and services to families experiencing homelessness

—
12
Iowa Farm Bureau Foundation

Building iowa's values by recognizing and responding to significantchanges in iowa - those that fundamentally affect families and communities.

Housing & Shelter
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Habitat for Humanity of Central Iowa Inc; the most unlike its peers is Rebuilding Together Greater Des Moi. 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

14 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. 14 of the 17 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
14/14
Grantees still filing
9/14
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

VARIETY - THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY OF IOWA: $41,966 · OtherVARIETY - THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY OF IOWAIOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $40,000 · OtherIOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATIONFORT DODGE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND UNITED WAY: $18,500 · OtherFORT DODGE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND UNITED WAYUNITYPOINT HEALTH FOUNDATION: $17,970 · OtherUNITYPOINT HEALTH FOUNDATIONFORT DODGE COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER: $12,600 · OtherFORT DODGE COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTERST EDMOND CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL: $11,891 · OtherST EDMOND CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL+1 more: $2,500 · OtherAmerica's Family Coaches Inc: $30,000 · ReligionAmerica's Family…CYCLONE REGIONAL TRAINING CENTER INC: $12,500 · EducationIOWA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $500 · EducationUNITED WAY OF STORY COUNTY INC: $5,000 · PhilanthropyREBUILDING TOGETHER GREATER DES MOI: $4,500 · PhilanthropyDES MOINES AREA RELIGIOUS COUNCIL: $2,500 · Human ServicesYOUTH AND SHELTER SERVICES INC: $2,500 · Human ServicesFRIENDSHIP HAVEN INC: $4,000 · Housing & ShelterSIOUXLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION: $1,400 · HealthBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF SIOUXLAND INC: $1,000 · Youth Development
Other$145,427Religion$30,000Education$13,000Philanthropy$9,500Human Services$5,000Housing & Shelter$4,000Health$1,400Youth Development$1,000

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 budgetVARIETY - THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY OF IOWA: $41,966 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetIOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $40,000 over 2y, 3.9% of budgetAmerica's Family Coaches Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 3.9% of budgetFORT DODGE COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER: $12,600 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetCYCLONE REGIONAL TRAINING CENTER INC: $12,500 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetUNITED WAY OF STORY COUNTY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetREBUILDING TOGETHER GREATER DES MOI: $4,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetFRIENDSHIP HAVEN INC: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF CENTRAL IOWA INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetDES MOINES AREA RELIGIOUS COUNCIL: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYOUTH AND SHELTER SERVICES INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSIOUXLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION: $1,400 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF SIOUXLAND INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetIOWA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% 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.

Community Fdn of Grea…First Interstate Banc…United Way and Commun…The West Bancorporati…Lsb FoundationGreenState Credit Uni…United Way WorldwideAmerican Endowment Fo…The Blackbaud Giving …Charities Aid Foundat…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…
Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community FdnIA18.8× affinity7 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 · First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc · United Way and Community Foundation of Greater Fort Dodge · The West Bancorporation Foundation Inc · Lsb Foundation · GreenState Credit Union · United Way Worldwide · American Endowment Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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 Stark Group Charitable Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Stark Group Charitable Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    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.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Stark Group Charitable Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Stark Group Charitable Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    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 17 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 2020, released 2020. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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