Who funds housing in Iowa
Housing funding in Iowa is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity Inc leads, and the money reaches 313 groups.
The short version
- 599 funders gave $181M to 313 housing organizations in Iowa across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 63% of that came from funders also based in Iowa; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of housing in Iowa is Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community Fdn, at $19M.
- The housing organization drawing the most is Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity Inc, at $19M.
Largest funders of housing in Iowa
The funders giving the most to housing organizations in Iowa, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Housing organizations in Iowa that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find housing funders in Iowa
- 1Start with the funders already active in Iowa
The funders giving the most to housing in Iowa are Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community Fdn, National Philanthropic Trust, United Way of Central Iowa. A funder already writing housing checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the housing organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
37% of housing money in Iowa comes from funders elsewhere, so national housing funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Iowa.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a housing nonprofit in Iowa?
- Start with the funders already giving to housing in Iowa, currently Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community Fdn, National Philanthropic Trust, United Way of Central Iowa. Then look at who funds the housing organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Iowa from out of state.
- Who is the largest housing funder in Iowa?
- Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community Fdn gives the most to housing organizations in Iowa, $19M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to housing in Iowa?
- $181M reached 313 housing organizations in Iowa, from 599 funders. 63% came from funders also based in Iowa.
- How recent is this data?
- It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.
More from the funding graph
Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.