Iowa · Nonprofit
GREATER DES MOINES PARTNERSHIP
GREATER DES MOINES PARTNERSHIP (Iowa) receives grants from 14 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,089,076 to it, the largest being IOWA PORK PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION ($450,000). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $11M
- Funders on record
- 14
- Grants received
- $1.1M
- Net assets
- $9.3M
What Greater Des Moines Partnership does
Mission
None
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Regional economic development is the cornerstone of the partnership's mission. In 2025, goals were accomplished by assisting with 29 new company locations to and business expansions in the region and increased capital investment of more than $1.75 billion in the region. In accomplishing these goals, the partnership visited numerous local companies, pursued prospect visits and carried out recruitment trips and trade shows. In addition, partnership efforts resulted in numerous high-profile media placements which highlighted regional strengths and opportunities.
$2,209,606 spent$1,084,873 earned by the program33% of program spendingTalent development is a primary pillar of the partnership's mission, and the organization's strategies stretch from local to global. Programming for high school students, college interns and young professionals supports talent exploration and development at early stages, setting rising talent on pathways to success. A national talent marketing campaign reaches millions of prospective new workers every year and serves to bring in talent to fill the local workforce. Dsm is a global community with a large foreign-born population and the partnership cultivates and reaches this segment through programming, studies and collaborative efforts. The partnership convenes local stakeholders including employers, governments, nonprofits and elected officials and the organization is uniquely positioned to lead the dsm community to talent development solutions. This work leads to economic growth and prosperity, both for businesses and people at all levels of their careers. The partnership through its visionary model is aligned with chambers of commerce in the region resulting in more than 6,700 member organizations. It offers numerous educational and professional development opportunities to help…
$2,422,599 spent$805,222 earned by the program36% of program spendingThe capital crossroads roadmap is a community initiative that brings together and inspires community members, leaders and organizations to focus on a few select goals that are critical to our region's future success. The plan centers on six critical outcomes, two broad overarching outcomes including regionalism and equity/inclusion, and four specific outcomes including placemaking, workforce housing, job growth and education. These endeavors not only elevate the quality of life for our neighbors but also fortify regional distinctiveness, drive economic growth, and attract and retain top talent.
$159,412 spent$420,537 earned by the program2% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$1,905,659 spent28% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $6,697,276.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $10.0M to $13M (+32%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
7% of GREATER DES MOINES PARTNERSHIP’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (60% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Tiffany Tauscheck
President and CEO
Board chair
Miriam Erickson Brown
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 5 funders, grant income fell $121k → $110k.
Left out of every figure on this page: $4.7M from 6 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino Inc). These are real filings, and they are not money GREATER DES MOINES PARTNERSHIP raised.
From the IRS filings of GREATER DES MOINES PARTNERSHIP’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
GREATER DES MOINES PARTNERSHIP leans on a few funders — its largest provides 41% of grant income and the top three 72%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
83% 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 GREATER DES MOINES PARTNERSHIP.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 41% · 2018 43% · 2019 55% · 2020 30% · 2021 47% · 2022 58% · 2023 46% — growing more concentrated.
“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.
How long its funders stay
33% of GREATER DES MOINES PARTNERSHIP's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 50% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
87% of GREATER DES MOINES PARTNERSHIP's grant income comes from Iowa funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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
GREATER DES MOINES PARTNERSHIP runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 366 community improvement nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 366 community improvement nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Organizations like GREATER DES MOINES PARTNERSHIP
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Iowa
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
69% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 3 related entities
- Downtown Dsm Inc · exempt
- Downtown Events Group · exempt
- Greater Des Moines Partnership Foundation · exempt
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for GREATER DES MOINES PARTNERSHIP: 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 GREATER DES MOINES PARTNERSHIP?
- GREATER DES MOINES PARTNERSHIP (Iowa) receives grants from 14 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,089,076 to it, the largest being IOWA PORK PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION ($450,000). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does GREATER DES MOINES PARTNERSHIP have?
- IRS filings report 14 organizations giving $1,089,076 in grants to GREATER DES MOINES PARTNERSHIP, 7 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of GREATER DES MOINES PARTNERSHIP?
- IOWA PORK PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION is the largest funder on record, with $450,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like GREATER DES MOINES PARTNERSHIP 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 2017–2025), and the filings of 14 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing