Funding search · EIN 420947489 · Ames, IA
United Way of Story County
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 87
- grants reported
- $3.6M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $32,851
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Youth and Shelter Services3 grants · $549,141
- Acpc3 grants · $263,902
- Boys and Girls Club3 grants · $255,073
- Heartland Senior Services3 grants · $238,365
- Salvation Army3 grants · $238,017
- Assault Care Center3 grants · $221,726
- Story Time Childcare Center3 grants · $156,939
- Mgmc Home Health Services3 grants · $151,882
- Primary Health Care3 grants · $145,239
- Good Neighbor3 grants · $126,458
Giving over time
Grant history
All 87 reported grants, largest first.
- $205,297
Youth and Shelter Services · Ames, IA · 2024
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $177,335
Youth and Shelter Services · Ames, IA · 2022
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $166,509
Youth and Shelter Services · Ames, IA · 2023
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $121,908
Acpc · Ames, IA · 2023
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $88,760
Boys and Girls Club · Ames, IA · 2022
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $87,943
Salvation Army · Ames, IA · 2023
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $87,506
Boys and Girls Club · Ames, IA · 2024
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $87,250
Acpc · Ames, IA · 2022
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $86,996
Heartland Senior Services · Ames, IA · 2024
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $83,856
Salvation Army · Ames, IA · 2022
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $79,551
Assault Care Center · Ames, IA · 2024
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $78,807
Boys and Girls Club · Ames, IA · 2023
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $76,630
Heartland Senior Services · Ames, IA · 2023
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $74,739
Heartland Senior Services · Ames, IA · 2022
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $73,040
Story Time Childcare Center · Maxwell, IA · 2024
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $71,525
Assault Care Center · Ames, IA · 2022
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $70,650
Assault Care Center · Ames, IA · 2023
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $66,218
Salvation Army · Ames, IA · 2024
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $60,396
Good Neighbor · Ames, IA · 2022
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $55,136
Primary Health Care · Ames, IA · 2024
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $54,744
Acpc · Ames, IA · 2024
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $51,984
Mgmc Home Health Services · Ames, IA · 2022
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $51,192
Mgmc Home Health Services · Ames, IA · 2024
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $50,541
Primary Health Care · Ames, IA · 2023
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $48,706
Mgmc Home Health Services · Ames, IA · 2023
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $48,348
Childserve · Ames, IA · 2023
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $47,100
Food Bank of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2022
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $46,496
Story Time Childcare Center · Maxwell, IA · 2023
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $46,059
Raising Readers in Story County · Ames, IA · 2024
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $42,350
The Arc of Story County · Ames, IA · 2024
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $40,943
Raising Readers in Story County · Ames, IA · 2022
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $40,508
Lutheran Services in Iowa · Waverly, IA · 2024
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $40,388
University Community Childcare · Ames, IA · 2023
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $39,562
Primary Health Care · Ames, IA · 2022
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $39,314
The Arc of Story County · Ames, IA · 2022
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $38,672
American Red Cross · Chicago, IL · 2023
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $37,460
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill · Ames, IA · 2024
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $37,403
Story Time Childcare Center · Maxwell, IA · 2022
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $37,008
Good Neighbor · Ames, IA · 2023
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $35,550
Central Iowa Rsvp · Story City, IA · 2024
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $33,643
Central Iowa Rsvp · Story City, IA · 2023
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $33,501
Lutheran Services in Iowa · Waverly, IA · 2022
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $33,143
Lutheran Services in Iowa · Waverly, IA · 2023
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $32,851
University Community Childcare · Ames, IA · 2022
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $32,772
Raising Readers in Story County · Ames, IA · 2023
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $31,054
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill · Ames, IA · 2023
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $30,399
Childserve · Ames, IA · 2022
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $29,982
University Community Childcare · Ames, IA · 2024
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $29,054
Good Neighbor · Ames, IA · 2024
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $27,564
Central Iowa Rsvp · Story City, IA · 2022
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $23,716
Mid Iowa Community Action · Ames, IA · 2022
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $23,396
Legal Aid Society · Nevada, IA · 2024
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $22,755
Camp Fire USA · Des Moines, IA · 2024
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $22,287
Camp Fire USA · Des Moines, IA · 2022
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $21,442
Legal Aid Society · Nevada, IA · 2023
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $21,167
Legal Aid Society · Nevada, IA · 2022
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $20,620
Camp Fire USA · Des Moines, IA · 2023
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $19,424
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill · Ames, IA · 2022
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $18,372
Mid Iowa Community Action · Ames, IA · 2024
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $17,157
Mid Iowa Community Action · Ames, IA · 2023
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $14,326
The Bridge Home · Ames, IA · 2022
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $13,525
Food Bank of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2023
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $12,948
Ywca · Ames, IA · 2022
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $11,875
All Aboard for Kids · Ames, IA · 2024
To support the operations of story county community agenciesto support the operations of story county community agencies
- $11,799
Center for Creative Justice · Ames, IA · 2022
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $11,746
Ywca · Ames, IA · 2024
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $11,630
Center for Creative Justice · Ames, IA · 2024
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $11,550
Childserve · Ames, IA · 2024
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $11,509
Girl Scouts · Des Moines, IA · 2024
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $11,454
Boy Scouts of America Mid Iowa Council · Des Moines, IA · 2022
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $11,293
All Aboard for Kids · Ames, IA · 2023
To support the operations of story county community agenciesto support the operations of story county community agencies
- $10,766
Center for Creative Justice · Ames, IA · 2023
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $10,614
Girl Scouts · Des Moines, IA · 2022
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $10,600
Nevada Community Cupboard · Nevada, IA · 2023
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $9,854
American Red Cross · Chicago, IL · 2022
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $9,268
Girl Scouts · Des Moines, IA · 2023
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $9,072
Ywca · Ames, IA · 2023
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $8,900
Isu Shop Food Pantry · Ames, IA · 2023
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $8,750
Heart of Iowa Regional Transit · Urbandale, IA · 2024
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $8,680
Heart of Iowa Regional Transit · Urbandale, IA · 2022
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $8,600
Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry · Story City, IA · 2023
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $8,600
Nevada Community Cupboard · Nevada, IA · 2022
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $8,200
Community Academy · Ames, IA · 2024
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $8,175
Nevada Food at First · Nevada, IA · 2022
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $7,813
All Aboard for Kids · Ames, IA · 2022
To support the operations of story county community agenciesto support the operations of story county community agencies
- $7,460
Heart of Iowa Regional Transit · Urbandale, IA · 2023
To support the operations of story county community agencies
- $5,394
Mainstream Living · Ames, IA · 2022
To support the operations of story county community agencies
Who else funds this kind of work
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- Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino910 grants · $92.3M
- Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines4,247 grants · $167.8M
Similar purposes
- United Way of Palm Beach County338 grants · $36.3M
- Fondos Unidos De Puerto Rico491 grants · $24.3M
- United Way California Capital394 grants · $29.8M
Similar grant size
- Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral16,278 grants · $1.08B
- Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund19,135 grants · $6.79B
- The Chicago Community Trust14,939 grants · $5.82B
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