Iowa · Community foundation
The Greater Jefferson County Foundation
THE GREATER JEFFERSON COUNTY FOUNDATION receives, accepts and distributes funds for educational, cultural, civic and charitable purposes for the benefit of the greater community of jefferson county, iowa.
- $624k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 18
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 16
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 38%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $428k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $19,500
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $100,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 9 to 19
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $7.3M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 38% of the organizations The Greater Jefferson County Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 5% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $49k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 17 | $428k | 24% |
| FY2024 | 16 | $925k | 38% |
| FY2023 | 15 | $267k | 40% |
| FY2022 | 16 | $290k | 25% |
| FY2021 | 19 | $402k | 37% |
| FY2020 | 16 | $491k | 56% |
| FY2019 | 9 | $496k | 67% |
| FY2018 | 12 | $645k | 83% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Fairfield | $2,475,560 | 6 | n/a |
| Carnegie Museum Foundation of Jefferson County | $799,960 | 5 | 28% |
| Jefferson County Kids Inc | $250,000 | 5 | 6% |
| Fairfield Arts & Convention Center Inc | $109,943 | 7 | 2% |
| The Conservation Foundation of Jefferson County Iowa | $100,000 | 1 | 89% |
| Jefferson County EMS | $99,671 | 4 | n/a |
| Fair Field Productions | $94,549 | 7 | n/a |
| Fairfield Comm Sch Dis | $74,400 | 4 | n/a |
| Maasdam Barn Preservation Committee | $66,681 | 6 | n/a |
| Greater Jefferson County Fair | $62,913 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Fairfield | $2,475,560 | 6 | n/a |
| Carnegie Museum Foundation of Jefferson County | $799,960 | 5 | 28% |
| Jefferson County Kids Inc | $250,000 | 5 | 6% |
| Fairfield Arts & Convention Center Inc | $109,943 | 7 | 2% |
| The Conservation Foundation of Jefferson County Iowa | $100,000 | 1 | 89% |
| Jefferson County EMS | $99,671 | 4 | n/a |
| Fair Field Productions | $94,549 | 7 | n/a |
| Fairfield Comm Sch Dis | $74,400 | 4 | n/a |
| Maasdam Barn Preservation Committee | $66,681 | 6 | n/a |
| Greater Jefferson County Fair | $62,913 | 1 | n/a |
| Fairfield Community Concert Association Incorporated | $56,757 | 2 | n/a |
| Libertyville Childcare | $55,412 | 1 | n/a |
| Fell Cemetary | $53,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Fairfield Evergreen Cemetery Association | $46,363 | 3 | 15% |
| The Arc of Jefferson & Nearby Counties | $45,272 | 2 | n/a |
| Community Childcare Center Inc | $40,917 | 4 | 3% |
| Carry on Bags | $32,594 | 4 | n/a |
| Food Bank of Southern Iowa | $30,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Jefferson County Health Center | $29,387 | 2 | n/a |
| Locust Grove Township | $28,735 | 2 | n/a |
| Calu Inc | $27,534 | 2 | 4% |
| Batavia Volunteer Fire Department | $26,986 | 4 | 11% |
| Fairfield Community Center Inc | $26,300 | 2 | 37% |
| Fairfield Economic Development Association Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 23% |
| St Ambrose University | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Fairfield Area Community Theatre Association | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Fairfield Parks and Recreation Foundation | $24,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Birmingham Volunteer Fire Department | $23,699 | 2 | n/a |
| Food Bank of Iowa | $22,500 | 3 | 0% |
| The Lord's Cupboard of Jefferson County | $20,847 | 1 | 19% |
| Fairfield Colab Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 29% |
| Pekin Community School District | $19,574 | 3 | n/a |
| Camp Courageous of Iowa | $19,359 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of the Fairfield Arts And | $16,048 | 2 | n/a |
| Fairfield Soccer Association | $13,555 | 2 | n/a |
| The McElhinniy Foundation | $13,300 | 2 | n/a |
| Stockport Volunteer Fire Dept Inc | $12,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Golden Magnolia Inc | $12,000 | 1 | 11% |
| Center Township | $11,960 | 1 | n/a |
| Crisis Center & Women's Shelter Inc | $11,940 | 2 | 1% |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Iowa | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Supporters of the Fairfield Arts and Convention Center | $9,600 | 1 | n/a |
| Fairfield Area Chamber of Commerce | $9,250 | 1 | 8% |
| Habitat Restore | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Jefferson County 4-H Youth Comm | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pathfinders RC&D | $7,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Young House Family Services Inc | $7,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Greater Fairfield Area Habitat for Humanity Inc | $6,650 | 1 | 3% |
| Packwood Fire and Rescue Incorporated | $6,627 | 1 | n/a |
| Fairfield Art Association | $6,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Band Aides of Fairfield Community School District | $6,081 | 1 | n/a |
| Singing Cedars School Inc | $6,050 | 1 | 4% |
| Lockridge Cemetery Association | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Jefferson County Trails | $5,450 | 1 | n/a |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($12k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The Greater Jefferson County Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 22 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community Fdn · The Cambridge Foundation Inc · Ottumwa Regional Legacy Foundation Inc · Edward Jones Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About The Greater Jefferson County Foundation
- How much does The Greater Jefferson County Foundation give?
- The Greater Jefferson County Foundation reported 18 itemized grants totaling $428,334, out of $624,360 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 19 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does The Greater Jefferson County Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Recreation & Sports (52%), Arts & Culture (25%), Human Services (8%).
- Who are The Greater Jefferson County Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: City of Fairfield ($2.5M), Carnegie Museum Foundation of Jefferson County ($800k), Jefferson County Kids Inc ($250k).
- Does The Greater Jefferson County Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 38% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Greater Jefferson County Foundation?
- 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, The Cambridge Foundation Inc, Ottumwa Regional Legacy Foundation Inc.
- Where is The Greater Jefferson County Foundation based?
- The Greater Jefferson County Foundation is based in IA.
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