Iowa · Nonprofit
GIFT OF GIVING
GIFT OF GIVING (Iowa) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $55,500 to it, the largest being COMMUNITY FDN OF GREATER DES MOINES F/K/A GREATER DES MOINES COMMUNITY FDN ($25,250). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 82% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $103k
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $56k
- Net assets
- $57k
What Gift of Giving does
Mission
Gift of Giving is a volunteer led nonprofit providing barrier-free access to essential goods, food, education, support services for individuals and families in rural North Central Iowa. The organization connects community members to clothing, household items, food resources, and educational opportunities while reducing stigma and increasing access. Core programs include a low-cost thrift and redistribution initiative that re-homes essential goods and diverts over 92,000 pounds of materials from landfills annually; seasonal and emergency support providing clothing, food, and holiday assistance; the Fresh Pathways Project, which integrates hydroponic food production and nutrition education; and youth and family enrichment programs offering school supplies, creative learning, and safe community space.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Basic Needs, Direct Family Assistance Program Description: Gift of Giving provides direct assistance to individuals and families in need, including clothing, beds, household goods, food, school supplies, and direct support. Services are delivered through a dignity-centered, barrier-free model prioritizing rural and underserved populations. In 2025, the organization supported over 2,600 individuals through direct assistance and crisis response efforts, including seasonal holiday support and essential goods distribution.
$41,900 spentof which $41,900 as grants46% of program spendingFresh Pathways Food Access & Education Program Project integrates hydroponic food production with education on nutrition, sustainability, and food access. The program increases availability of fresh produce in a rural food desert while providing hands-on learning opportunities for youth and families. In 2025, this program contributed to food access and education efforts reaching hundreds of participants, supporting overall service delivery to more than 6,300 community visits.
$23,900 spent26% of program spendingCommunity Resource, Thrift & Redistribution Program Gift of Giving operates a low-cost thrift and redistribution system focused on rehoming clothing, furniture, and essential household items. Through its Recycle, Up-cycle, Rehome model, the organization promotes sustainability and equitable access to goods. In 2025, over 92,000 pounds of goods were diverted from landfills and redistributed, serving thousands of individuals and families across Wright County and surrounding rural communities.
$26,255 spent29% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $92,055.
Who funds it, year by year
2022 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income fell $20k → $11k.
2 of 4 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 82% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of GIFT OF GIVING’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
GIFT OF GIVING leans on a few funders — its largest provides 45% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
82% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund GIFT OF GIVING.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2022 100% · 2023 50% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
82% of GIFT OF GIVING's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $10k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from Iowa funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $45k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
GIFT OF GIVING runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 13,062 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 13,062 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
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In Iowa
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for GIFT OF GIVING: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds GIFT OF GIVING?
- GIFT OF GIVING (Iowa) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $55,500 to it, the largest being COMMUNITY FDN OF GREATER DES MOINES F/K/A GREATER DES MOINES COMMUNITY FDN ($25,250). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 82% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does GIFT OF GIVING have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $55,500 in grants to GIFT OF GIVING, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of GIFT OF GIVING?
- COMMUNITY FDN OF GREATER DES MOINES F/K/A GREATER DES MOINES COMMUNITY FDN is the largest funder on record, with $25,250 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like GIFT OF GIVING find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Iowa. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2025–2025), and the filings of 4 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing