Public Charity

COMMUNITY FDN OF GREATER DES MOINES F/K/A GREATER DES MOINES COMMUNITY FDN

COMMUNITY FDN OF GREATER DES MOINES F/K/A GREATER DES MOINES COMMUNITY FDN is a Public Charity headquartered in DES MOINES, IA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $160.8M revenue, $96.6M expenses, $918.7M total assets. 189 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $34.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 426139033 DES MOINES, IA Community Foundations NTEE: T31 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$160.8M
Total Expenses$96.6M
Total Assets$918.7M
Grant Records189
Funding Total$34.5M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER DES MOINES IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL BY PROMOTING CHARITABLE GIVING, CONNECTING DONORS WITH CAUSES THEY CARE ABOUT AND PROVIDING LEADERSHIP ON IMPORTANT COMMUNITY ISSUES . . . WE'RE SIMPLY BETTER TOGETHER.

Where $100 goes at Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/a Greater Des Moines Community Fdn

How Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/a Greater Des Moines Community Fdn divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$99 Programs the work itself
$1 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 $99 for programs

$91
The community foundation of greater Des Moines works with individual donors, families, businesses, nonprofit organizations and communities to establish charitable giving funds that benefit causes and communities forever
92% of program spending
$4
The community foundation is committed to improving quality of life in greater Des Moines and recognizes the important role the nonprofit sector plays in building strong communities
4% of program spending
$4
The community foundation serves as the fiscal sponsor for important community betterment initiatives
4% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

CHIEF COMMUNITY IMPACT OFFICER Angela Dethlefs-Trettin
DIRECTOR Ardis Kelley
DIRECTOR Brad Schoenfelder
DIRECTOR Cynthia S Thorland
DIRECTOR Dan Houston
DIRECTOR Dan Keough

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$24,809,381 130 grants
Health & Medicine
$1,728,027 9 grants
Education
$1,333,390 10 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$1,264,275 8 grants
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$720,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $160.8M $96.6M $918.7M
2023 $109.1M $72.5M $811.9M
2022 $130.1M $77.3M $706.0M
2020 $108.3M $80.0M $638.7M
2019 $97.8M $57.4M $568.3M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $97.8M to $160.8M (+64%), with total assets most recently reported at $918.7M.

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

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