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Private foundation (trust)EIN 205222620Est. 2007-08

CHANGE HAPPENS FOUNDATION

URBANDALE, IA 50323

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$17.8M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$255K

FY 2024

Grants Made

12

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$21K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$250–$50K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.3M

Total Expenses

$936K

Qualifying Distributions

$675K

Distributable Amount

$850K

Min. Investment Return

$864K

Payout rate 79%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.79%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

12 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $250 through median $18K to maximum $50K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $1.1M in 2020. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

91 grants

WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN
$400K
2 grants
RAINFOREST CONNECTION
$225K
2 grants
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
$210K
2 grants
MEDIA MATTERS FOR AMERICA
$150K
2 grants
CITY HARVEST
$133K
3 grants
WILLIAM J BRENNAN JR CENTER FOR JUSTICE INC
$100K
1 grant
DOS PUEBLOS ENGINEERING ACADEMY FOUNDATION
$100K
1 grant
VOTEORG
$100K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

91 grants

<$10K
45
grants
$10–50K
34
grants
$50–250K
12
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

21 states

California
$850K
32% of total
District of Columbia
$675K
26% of total
New York
$303K
11% of total
Massachusetts
$245K
9% of total
Washington
$115K
4% of total
Texas
$115K
4% of total
Iowa
$48K
2% of total
Virginia
$40K
2% of total
Colorado
$40K
2% of total
Minnesota
$40K
2% of total

+11 more states

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