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. 184 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $34.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 426139033 DES MOINES, IA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$160.8M
Total Expenses$96.6M
Total Assets$918.7M
Grant Records184
Funding Total$34.0M
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.

Sample Grants Received

2025
ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE IN GREENE
$175,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$203,902
2024
CONTRIBUTION TO CFGDM FOR THE DDIA DONOR ADVISED FUND. THE DONOR ADVISED FUND IS USED FOR THE REPAYMENT OF DENTAL EDUCATION DEBT FOR A DENTIST WHO AGREES TO ESTABLISH AN OFFICE IN A RURAL, UNDERSERVED AREA AND LEGACY WOODS PROJECT.
$200,000
2024
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$184,300
2024
ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE IN GREENE
$174,948

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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

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL SUPPORT
$15,226,137 21 grants
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$1,852,617 9 grants
GRANT DISTRIBUTION
$1,442,741 14 grants
CONTRIBUTION TO CFGDM FOR THE DDIA DONOR ADVISED FUND. THE DONOR ADVISED FUND IS USED FOR THE REPAYMENT OF DENTAL EDUCATION DEBT FOR A DENTIST WHO AGREES TO ESTABLISH AN OFFICE IN A RURAL, UNDERSERVED AREA.
$1,400,000 5 grants
ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE IN GREENE
$1,388,165 9 grants

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.

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