Esp International Charitable Foundation
Cedar Rapids, IA · EIN 26-2962077. Reported 86 grants totalling $145,807 to 66 organizations across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Esp International Charitable Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $362. Half of everything it gave fell between $250 and $1,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $25,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waypoint | Cedar Rapids, IA | $25,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Make-a-Wish Iowa | Urbandale, IA | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity Cedar Valley | Cedar Rapids, IA | $19,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Willis Dady Homeless Services | Cedar Rapids, IA | $10,462 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| CASA of Tarrant County | Fort Worth, TX | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| King's Harvest Ministries | Davenport, IA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities | Davenport, IA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lewisville Hs Activities Booster Club | Lewisville, TX | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mercy Medical Center Foundation | Cedar Rapids, IA | $4,856 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hope House | Lees Summit, MO | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Way of North Carolina | Cary, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hagar's Heart | Arlington, TX | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lustgarten Foundation | Woodbury, NY | $1,187 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hawkeye Area Communication Action Program | Hiawatha, IA | $1,150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Families Helping Families | Cedar Rapids, IA | $1,018 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Brain Injury Alliance of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hawkeye Area Down Syndrome Association (hadsa) | Cedar Rapids, IA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| NAMI Linn County | Cedar Rapids, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| One Eighty | Davenport, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Suicide and Crisis Center of North Texas | Dallas, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Als Association | Iowa City, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Critter Crusaders of Cedar Rapids Inc | Cedar Rapids, IA | $893 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hacap | Hiawatha, IA | $790 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | New York, NY | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Freedom Foundation | Cedar Rapids, IA | $656 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Iowa Giving Crew | Marion, IA | $654 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Gazette | Cedar Rapids, IA | $650 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Project Linus | Belton, MO | $577 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Living Room Ministries | Cedar Rapids, IA | $568 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Young Parent's Network (ypn) | Cedar Rapids, IA | $536 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Aiming for a Cure Foundation | Iowa City, IA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bridging the Gap for Homeless Veterans | Rock Island, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Green Square Meals | Cedar Rapids, IA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hawkeye Area Down Syndrome Association | Cedar Rapids, IA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Marion School Foundation | Marion, IA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Matthew 25 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mission Metroplex Mission Arlington | Arlington, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Linn County Deputies' & Dispatchers' Association | Cedar Rapids, IA | $450 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Linn County Deputy Sheriff's Charitable Association | Cedar Rapids, IA | $400 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Tomball Little League | Iowa City, IA | $350 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Linn Area Education Associations Community Foundation Inc Dba Teacher Sto | Cedar Rapids, IA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Young Parents Network (ypn) | Cedar Rapids, IA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bikers Against Child Abuse | Alburnett, IA | $268 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mercy Medical Center Foundation Hospice | Cedar Rapids, IA | $268 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cedar Rapids Community School District Foundation | Cedar Rapids, IA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival | Cedar Rapids, IA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cedar Rapids Police Protective Charity | Cedar Rapids, IA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chelsey's Dream Foundation | Anamosa, IA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eastern Iowa Arts Academy | Cedar Rapids, IA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Eastern Iowa Nfl Flag | Cedar Rapids, IA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Houston Cares Animal Rescue | Houston, TX | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jrdr - Neia Chapter | Omaha, NE | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Junior Warrior Softball Association | Cedar Rapids, IA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mark Harrison Cancer Foundation | Shellsburg, IA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northwest Iowa Badgers Baseball Club | Pocahontas, IA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pawportunities | Blue Springs, MO | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Quad City Veterans Outreach Inc | Davenport, IA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Retrieving Freedom Inc | Waverly, IA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wildthunder Wildlife & Animal Rehab Sanctuary | Independence, IA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of the Cedar Rapids | Cedar Rapids, IA | $230 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Young Parents Network | Cedar Rapids, IA | $154 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kennedy Booster Club | Cedar Rapids, IA | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alburnett Community School District Foundation | Alburnett, IA | $120 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Camp Courageous | Monticello, IA | $120 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Iowa Giving Crew - Derecho | Marion, IA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Salute to the Fallen | Cedar Rapids, IA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
15 of 66 (23%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 29%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Waypoint
SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION - Make-a-Wish Iowa
SUPPORT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION - Project Linus
Fundraiser for non-profit
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 52 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 13 | $29,500 | $268 |
| 2021 | 13 | $29,232 | $300 |
| 2022 | 13 | $29,949 | $250 |
| 2023 | 14 | $33,333 | $500 |
| 2024 | 33 | $23,793 | $500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 81% of this one's giving went to organizations in Iowa. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $362. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Iowa.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Esp International Charitable Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 5920 Dry Creek Lane Ne, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52402. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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