Public Charity

BUILDING DIRECTION FOR FAMILIES INC

Based in INDEPENDENCE, IA, BUILDING DIRECTION FOR FAMILIES INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $541K in revenue, $785K in expenses, $734K in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 56 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $3.8M.

EIN: 208773885 INDEPENDENCE, IA Human Service Organizations NTEE: P20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$541K
Total Expenses$785K
Total Assets$734K
Grants Given56
Grant Total$3.8M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

BDF IS THE LOCAL IOWA COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT AREA AND DE-CATEGORIZATION PROJECT IN BUCHANAN, DELAWARE AND FAYETTE COUNTIES IN IOWA INVOLVING LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND EARLY CARE, HEALTH AND EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS IN COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS. THESE STATE SUPPORTED INITIATIVES ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY PEOPLE TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO REACH SIX RESULTS.

Where $100 goes at Building Direction for Families Inc

How Building Direction for Families Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$85 Programs the work itself
$15 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $85 for programs

$85
Program service expenses
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Before you apply to Building Direction for Families Inc

Rarely funds new orgs 7% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2022–2024).

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Sample Grants Given

OELWEIN, IA · 2024
CRISIS CARE/PARENT ED
$157,499
MANCHESTER, IA · 2024
PARENT ED
$120,605
INDEPENDENCE, IA · 2024
SCHOLARSHIP/DEVELOPMENT
$108,892
MANCHESTER, IA · 2024
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
$78,176
PRESCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS
INDEPENDENCE, IA · 2024
PRESCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS
$57,882

Showing up to 5 of 56 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Director Alisa Payne
Director Amy Huntington
Executive Dir. Beth Ownby
Director Dawn Vogel
Director Delma Hardin
Director Greg Gates

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$907,202 12 grants
General Support
$668,595 20 grants
Youth Development
$452,992 6 grants
Mental Health & Substance Abuse
$439,101 6 grants
Unspecified
$1,376,109 12 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $541K $785K $734K
2024 $693K $764K $942K
2023 $770K $806K $1.1M
2022 $1.1M $791K $1.3M
2021 $985K $828K $1.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $985K to $541K (-45%), with total assets most recently reported at $734K.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in IA.

IA

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