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RSM US FOUNDATION

RSM US FOUNDATION (Iowa) receives grants from 12 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,204,420 to it, the largest being THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND ($3,139,876). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 86% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.

Revenue FY2024
$7.0M
Funders on record
12
Grants received
$4.2M
Net assets
$16M
8/12 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 14%
01What it does

What Rsm US Foundation does

Mission

We are dedicated to building tomorrow's middle market leaders by:- enhancing educational outcomes through programs for individuals to have a career path to become an entrepreneur or middle market business leader and/or- supporting organizations committed to providing a more stable environment for youth in the areas of hunger, housing or health, which will help them excel in education

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Power of love (fka birdies fore love): in 2024, Rsm US Foundation teamed with the davis love foundation for the twelth annual power of love campaign. Originated by the davis love foundation, the campaign has generated financial support for many charities helping children and families in the southeast. With Rsm US Foundation's support, power of love has expanded its reach to include charities focused on children and families across the united states, canada, india, and el salvador. In 2024, more than $3.4 million was raised to benefit over 100 charities. In addition to financial support, more than 13,000 rsm employees and their family members spent 63,000 hours volunteering across the united states, canada, india, and el salvador.

    $3,450,164 spentof which $3,290,655 as grants
    50% of program spending
  2. University giving: Rsm US Foundation is focused on enhancing education for tomorrow's middle market leaders. In 2024, over 90 colleges and universities and 31 eligible individuals received grants and scholarships.

    $1,347,872 spentof which $1,347,872 as grants
    19% of program spending
  3. National charities: grant support to national charities whose mission aligns with the mission of the Rsm US Foundation of education, housing, or health

    $624,234 spentof which $624,234 as grants
    9% of program spending
  4. Dollars for doers: through the dollars for doers program, Rsm US Foundation provides monetary grants to match the direct volunteer hours devoted by rsm us llp employees to serving charities with missions aligned to the mission of Rsm US Foundation. Grants are also awarded to eligible organizations for each teams participation in rsm us llp's volunteer day. In 2024, rsm employees and partners volunteered for 63,000 hours and over 300 grants were disbursed to eligible organizations.

    $706,138 spentof which $706,138 as grants
    10% of program spending
  5. Inclusion: in 2024, the inclusion fund funded educational scholarships for students from underrepresented populations pursuing an education in accounting, business or technology. The fund also expanded its efforts during the year by providing 19 grants to organizations that align with rsm foundation's mission.

    $113,500 spentof which $113,500 as grants
    2% of program spending
  6. Community impact fund: through the community impact fund, Rsm US Foundation provides grants to local charities recommended by rsm us llp employees. The purpose of these grants is to amplify rsm employee group fundraising efforts and/or relationshps with local charities. All grants go to charities whose mission aligns to the mission of Rsm US Foundation.

    $400,155 spentof which $400,155 as grants
    6% of program spending
  7. All other programs

    $307,928 spentof which $307,928 as grants
    4% of program spending

The 7 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $6,949,991.

02The organization over time

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.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($4.2M) Expenses 100 ($3.2M) Net assets 100 ($6.8M)2018 Revenue 154 ($6.5M) Expenses 102 ($3.3M) Net assets 138 ($9.3M)2019 Revenue 155 ($6.5M) Expenses 172 ($5.5M) Net assets 164 ($11M)2020 Revenue 142 ($6.0M) Expenses 199 ($6.4M) Net assets 166 ($11M)2021 Revenue 182 ($7.7M) Expenses 213 ($6.8M) Net assets 188 ($13M)2022 Revenue 272 ($11M) Expenses 281 ($9.0M) Net assets 194 ($13M)2023 Revenue 191 ($8.0M) Expenses 223 ($7.2M) Net assets 226 ($15M)2024 Revenue 167 ($7.0M) Expenses 218 ($7.0M) Net assets 238 ($16M)
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Revenue (167)Expenses (218)Net assets (238)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2018 to 2019, from $9.7M to $13M (+29%).

$7.3M
$9.7M
$13M
$12M
$14M
$14M
$16M
$17M
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Total assetsTotal liabilities

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.

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

93% of RSM US FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (48% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 12,360 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.

$1000k
’17
$3.2M
’18
$999k
’19
−$400k
’20
$839k
’21
$2.4M
’22
$883k
’23
$40k
’24
6.2
months of
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.

Board chair

Doug Opheim

Chair & treasurer

As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.

'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24
Listed78989999
Joined·+4+4+2+2+2+1+2
No longer listed·3331212
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 4 funders, grant income rose $153k → $949k.

7 of 12 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 86% 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 RSM US FOUNDATION’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

RSM US FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 75% of grant income and the top three 95%; half comes from just 1 funder.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left

100% 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 RSM US FOUNDATION.

75%
largest funder
95%
top three
~2
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 91% · 2019 90% · 2020 100% · 2021 93% · 2022 86% · 2023 90% — 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.

How long its funders stay

25% of RSM US FOUNDATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 67% give in more than one year at all.

first grant+1y+2y+3y

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

86% of RSM US FOUNDATION'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 $609k that is directly attributable, 99% of it comes from funders outside Iowa, across 3 states.

NY
MA
IA

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

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’22
Iowa out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $3.6M arriving through sponsors registered in 6 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.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

RSM US FOUNDATION is better cushioned than half of the 11,761 education nonprofits its size.

Operating margin1% · below the median
Months of reserve6.2mo · above the median
Revenue growth (annualized)8% · below the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,761 education nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

99% of spending goes to programs.

Program 99%Management 1%Fundraising 0%

Governance

7
board members
0%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Public support

95%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 22 states

ME
WA
ND
MN
IL
MI
NY
MA
PA
NJ
CT
RI
KY
WV
KS
AR
SC
DC
HI
OK
GA
FL

Part of a family of 1 related entity

  • Rsm US LLP · partnership

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Questions and answers

Who funds RSM US FOUNDATION?
RSM US FOUNDATION (Iowa) receives grants from 12 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,204,420 to it, the largest being THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND ($3,139,876). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 86% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
How many funders does RSM US FOUNDATION have?
IRS filings report 12 organizations giving $4,204,420 in grants to RSM US FOUNDATION, 8 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of RSM US FOUNDATION?
THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND is the largest funder on record, with $3,139,876 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like RSM US FOUNDATION 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.

These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 12 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