Iowa · Public charity
The Catholic Foundation for the Archdiocese of Dubuque
Multiply charitable resources for maximum benefit to our Catholic community.
- $4.7M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 92
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 67
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 12%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $4.4M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $14,201
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $1,105,479
- Organizations funded a year
- 31 to 67
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $183M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 12% of the organizations The Catholic Foundation for the Archdiocese of Dubuque funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $78k went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
EducationHealthOther
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 | 91 | $4.4M | 24% |
| FY2024 | 67 | $3.9M | 12% |
| FY2023 | 59 | $2.3M | 7% |
| FY2022 | 56 | $3.0M | 11% |
| FY2021 | 47 | $2.7M | 11% |
| FY2020 | 45 | $2.5M | 20% |
| FY2019 | 37 | $1.6M | 32% |
| FY2018 | 31 | $849k | 45% |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Education$10MReligion$8.1MMembership Benefit$2.0MPhilanthropy$998kHuman Services$331kArts & Culture$170kHealth$44kEnvironment$18kOther$0
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archdiocese of Dubuque Education Fund | $5,021,030 | 7 | n/a |
| Archdiocese of Dubuque | $4,472,404 | 9 | n/a |
| Archdiocese of Dubuque Seminarian Education Fund | $1,370,407 | 5 | n/a |
| Catholic Charities Foundation | $1,328,743 | 5 | 43% |
| St Thomas Aquinas Church Ames Ia | $684,244 | 9 | n/a |
| All Saints Church Cedar Rapids Iowa | $617,989 | 8 | n/a |
| Mount Calvary Cemetery Assn | $549,238 | 9 | n/a |
| Holy Family Church New Hampton Ia | $524,225 | 6 | n/a |
| St Joseph Church Marion Ia | $471,250 | 8 | n/a |
| Blessed Sacrament Church Waterloo Ia | $450,607 | 9 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archdiocese of Dubuque Education Fund | $5,021,030 | 7 | n/a |
| Archdiocese of Dubuque | $4,472,404 | 9 | n/a |
| Archdiocese of Dubuque Seminarian Education Fund | $1,370,407 | 5 | n/a |
| Catholic Charities Foundation | $1,328,743 | 5 | 43% |
| St Thomas Aquinas Church Ames Ia | $684,244 | 9 | n/a |
| All Saints Church Cedar Rapids Iowa | $617,989 | 8 | n/a |
| Mount Calvary Cemetery Assn | $549,238 | 9 | n/a |
| Holy Family Church New Hampton Ia | $524,225 | 6 | n/a |
| St Joseph Church Marion Ia | $471,250 | 8 | n/a |
| Blessed Sacrament Church Waterloo Ia | $450,607 | 9 | n/a |
| Holy Spirit Church Dubuque Iowa | $374,348 | 9 | n/a |
| St Joseph the Worker Church of Dubuque | $285,762 | 6 | n/a |
| Catholic Cemeteries of Waterloo Inc | $263,649 | 9 | 23% |
| Aquin Educational System Cascade Iowa | $252,115 | 9 | n/a |
| Cedar Valley Catholic Schools | $223,206 | 7 | n/a |
| St Raphael Cathedral Church Dubuque Ia | $215,500 | 9 | n/a |
| Calvary Cemetery Association | $197,861 | 8 | n/a |
| Bosco Catholic School System Gilbertville Iowa | $197,435 | 7 | n/a |
| Basilica of St Francis Xavier Syersville Ia | $194,060 | 7 | n/a |
| St Patricks Church Cedar Falls Ia | $182,883 | 8 | n/a |
| Mt Olivet Cemetery Assn | $176,938 | 8 | n/a |
| Catholic Student Center of Cedar Falls Ia | $172,875 | 7 | n/a |
| Immaculate Conception Church Gilbertville Ia | $166,658 | 7 | n/a |
| Immaculate Conception Church Charles City Ia | $162,028 | 8 | n/a |
| Seton Catholic Schools | $161,129 | 8 | n/a |
| Mt Calvary Cemetery Assn Cedar Rapids Ia | $153,872 | 8 | n/a |
| St Joseph Church Bellevue Ia | $152,394 | 9 | n/a |
| St Francis Cemetery of Dyersville | $150,332 | 7 | n/a |
| St Cecilia Church Ames Iowa | $146,441 | 5 | n/a |
| Sacred Heart Church Maquoketa Ia | $120,368 | 9 | n/a |
| St Patricks Church Waukon Ia | $114,109 | 9 | n/a |
| St Anthony Church Dubuque Ia | $108,604 | 7 | n/a |
| St Francis Catholic School | $92,317 | 6 | n/a |
| St Matthias Parish Cascade Ia | $90,941 | 8 | n/a |
| The Sacred Heart Church Eagle Grove Iowa | $89,757 | 9 | n/a |
| St Josephs Church Raymond Ia | $86,997 | 5 | n/a |
| St Patrick Church Cedar Rapids Ia | $76,381 | 1 | n/a |
| St Aloysius Church Calmar Ia | $76,064 | 6 | n/a |
| Holy Family Cemetery Association | $71,710 | 9 | n/a |
| Ss Peter and Paul Church Petersburg Ia | $69,317 | 7 | n/a |
| Sacred Heart Cemetery Association | $67,678 | 7 | n/a |
| St Francis Church Ossian Ia | $62,969 | 8 | n/a |
| St Marys Church Manchester Iowa | $61,412 | 3 | n/a |
| Newman Catholic School System Found | $57,701 | 2 | 2% |
| St Athanasius Church Jesup Ia | $55,728 | 4 | n/a |
| St Lukes Church St Lucas Ia | $53,184 | 5 | n/a |
| St Francis of Assisi Parish Marshalltown Iowa | $52,477 | 5 | n/a |
| St Johns Cemetery Aan Cedar Rapids Ia | $49,158 | 5 | n/a |
| St Jude Church | $49,002 | 5 | n/a |
| St Joseph Cemetery Association | $44,558 | 7 | n/a |
| St Patrick's Cemetery Association | $41,607 | 5 | n/a |
| St Joseph's Cemetery Association Clinton Township | $40,472 | 4 | n/a |
| St Patricks Church Dubuque Ia | $39,112 | 3 | n/a |
| Mound Farm Holdings Inc | $38,750 | 4 | 0% |
| Church of the Nativity Dubuque Ia | $35,005 | 6 | n/a |
| Lasalle Catholic | $34,347 | 1 | n/a |
| Seton Catholic School | $34,098 | 1 | n/a |
| St Boniface Church of New Vienna New Vienna Ia | $32,870 | 4 | n/a |
| St Stephen the Witness Catholic Student Center | $32,022 | 2 | n/a |
| St John Church Fort Atkinson Ia | $31,521 | 3 | n/a |
| Resurrection Cemetery Association | $30,790 | 5 | n/a |
| Immaculate Cemetery Association | $30,642 | 5 | n/a |
| Beckman Endowment Fund | $28,867 | 4 | 4% |
| Notre Dame Church Corp | $28,824 | 4 | n/a |
| Trinity Catholic School Protivin Ia | $27,285 | 5 | n/a |
| St Joseph's Cemetery Association | $24,141 | 4 | n/a |
| St Mary's Cemetery Association Gilbertville | $22,770 | 4 | n/a |
| Saint Francis Xavier School Dyersville Iowa | $19,470 | 1 | n/a |
| St Patricks Church Anamosa Ia | $17,154 | 2 | n/a |
| St Teresa of Calcutta School Calmar Iowa | $17,124 | 1 | n/a |
| Cedar Valley Catholic Schools | $16,725 | 1 | n/a |
| Calvary Cemetery Association | $16,464 | 3 | n/a |
| St Mary's Cemetery Association | $15,435 | 1 | n/a |
| St Athanasius Church | $15,421 | 1 | n/a |
| St Mary's Cemetery of Manchester | $14,737 | 2 | n/a |
| St Peters Church Temple Hill Cascade Ia | $13,123 | 1 | n/a |
| Lasalle Elementary Schools Holy Cross Ia | $12,842 | 1 | n/a |
| St Thomas Aquinas Church Webster City Ia | $11,470 | 1 | n/a |
| Sacred Heart Church Waterloo Ia | $10,994 | 2 | n/a |
| St Joseph's Cemetery Association | $10,763 | 2 | n/a |
| St Pius the X Church Cedar Rapids Ia | $10,654 | 1 | n/a |
| St Boniface Church Garner Ia | $10,551 | 2 | n/a |
| Mount Olivet Cemetery Association | $10,404 | 2 | n/a |
| Loras College | $9,750 | 1 | 0% |
| St Pius X School | $8,206 | 1 | n/a |
| Church of the Resurrection Dubuque Ia | $6,675 | 1 | n/a |
| St Joseph's Cemetery Association | $6,515 | 1 | n/a |
| St Mary's Cemetery Association | $6,371 | 1 | n/a |
| St Elizabeth Ann Seton Church Hiawatha Ia | $6,268 | 1 | n/a |
| Ss Peter & Paul Church Springbrook Ia | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Saint Albert's Cemetery Association | $5,901 | 1 | n/a |
| Beckman Catholic High School Dyersville Iowa | $5,619 | 1 | n/a |
| Holy Trinity Cemetery Association | $5,457 | 1 | n/a |
| St Wenceslaus Cemetery Association | $5,227 | 1 | n/a |
| St Columbkille Church Dubuque Ia | $5,218 | 1 | n/a |
| Sacred Heart Church Fillmore Ia | $5,117 | 1 | n/a |
| St Joseph's Cemetery Association | $5,036 | 1 | n/a |
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 DubuqueIA32.1× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque · Heartland Charitable Trust · Burns-Donovan Foundation · Dubuque Racing Association Ltd · Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation · James B & Melita a McDonough Foundation · The Gallagher Family Foundation · Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community Fdn · Alliant Energy Foundation Inc · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc
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 The Catholic Foundation for the Archdiocese of Dubuque
- How much does The Catholic Foundation for the Archdiocese of Dubuque give?
- The Catholic Foundation for the Archdiocese of Dubuque reported 92 itemized grants totaling $4,410,674, out of $4,733,057 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 31 and 67 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does The Catholic Foundation for the Archdiocese of Dubuque fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (46%), Religion (37%), Membership Benefit (9%).
- Who are The Catholic Foundation for the Archdiocese of Dubuque's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Archdiocese of Dubuque Education Fund ($5.0M), Archdiocese of Dubuque ($4.5M), Archdiocese of Dubuque Seminarian Education Fund ($1.4M).
- Does The Catholic Foundation for the Archdiocese of Dubuque fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 12% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Catholic Foundation for the Archdiocese of Dubuque?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque, Heartland Charitable Trust, Burns-Donovan Foundation.
- Where is The Catholic Foundation for the Archdiocese of Dubuque based?
- The Catholic Foundation for the Archdiocese of Dubuque is based in IA.
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