Dupaco Rw Hoefer Foundation
Dubuque, IA · EIN 45-4145438. Reported 161 grants totalling $872,825 to 112 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. 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. Dupaco Rw Hoefer 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $675 and the largest $100,000. 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. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Assistance Foundation | West Palm Beach, FL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Four Oaks Family and Children's Services | Cedar Rapids, IA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Newbo City Market | Cedar Rapids, IA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| One City United | Waterloo, IA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Key City Creative Center | Dubuque, IA | $24,080 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Catherine Mcauley Center | Cedar Rapids, IA | $23,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque | Dubuque, IA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Feed Iowa First | Cedar Rapids, IA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Four Mounds Foundation-Heart Partnership | Dubuque, IA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity Dubuque and Jackson Counties | Dubuque, IA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Two By Two Character Development | Dubuque, IA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Family | Waterloo, IA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Operation Fresh Start | Madison, WI | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Willis Dady Homeless Services | Cedar Rapids, IA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Presentation Lantern Center | Dubuque, IA | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hills & Dales | Dubuque, IA | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Dubuque Museum of Art | Dubuque, IA | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Family Advocates Inc | Platteville, WI | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Job Foundation | Cedar Falls, IA | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| 247 Blac | Waterloo, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity | Cedar Rapids, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Christian Community Development Dba House of Hope | Waterloo, IA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Community Solutions of Eastern Iowa (csei) | Dubuque, IA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Crescent Community Health Center | Dubuque, IA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dubuque Dream Center | Dubuque, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Four Oaks Family & Children's Services | Cedar Rapids, IA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity | Des Moines, IA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Dane County | Madison, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hope Community Development Association (hope Cda) | Cedar Rapids, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity | Waterloo, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Madison Northside Planning Council Inc | Madison, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Opening Doors | Dubuque, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Iowa | Des Moines, IA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Sinsinawa Dominicans Inc | Sinsinawa, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Foundation Inc | Fennimore, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Stonehill Benevolent Foundation | Dubuque, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Dream Center | Iowa City, IA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Fountain of Youth Program | Dubuque, IA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Waypoint Services for Women Children and Families | Cedar Rapids, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| House of Hope | Waterloo, IA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ecumenical Community Center Foundation | Cedar Rapids, IA | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois | Epworth, IA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bluff Strokes Art Center | Dubuque, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Dubuque | Dubuque, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Common Wealth Development | Madison, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Dubuque Community YMCA Crisis Services Shelter | Dubuque, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Dubuque St Vincent De Paul | Dubuque, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Dubuque Y Crisis Services | Dubuque, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dubuque Ymcaywca | Dubuque, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of St Mary's (steeple Square) | Dubuque, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of St Mary's (dba Steeple Square) | Dubuque, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jesse Cosby Neighborhood Center | Waterloo, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lutheran Services in Iowa (lsi) | Des Moines, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| One Cedar Valley | Waterloo, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Oakridge Neighborhood Services | Des Moines, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Operation Empower | Dubuque, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Southwest Opportunities Center Inc | Lancaster, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Arc of East Central Iowa | Cedar Rapids, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Iowa Center | Des Moines, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Iowa Center for Economic Success | Des Moines, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative Inc | Cedar Rapids, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Together We Achieve | Cedar Rapids, IA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Way of Dane County | Madison, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| YWCA Madison | Madison, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Families Helping Families of Iowa | Cedar Rapids, IA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Finley Health Foundation | Dubuque, IA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| His Hands Free Clinic | Cedar Rapids, IA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Leader Valley Foundation | Waterloo, IA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marion Cares | Marion, IA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dubuque Montessori School | Dubuque, IA | $3,730 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dubuque Visiting Nurse Association | Dubuque, IA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dream Iowa | Des Moines, IA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Easterseals Iowa | Des Moines, IA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Easterseals of Iowa | Des Moines, IA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Junior League of Cedar Rapids | Cedar Rapids, IA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Riverview Center Inc | Dubuque, IA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Northwest Illinois | Freeport, IL | $2,865 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Dubuque, IA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Northeastern Iowa | Waterloo, IA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Ne Iowa | Waterloo, IA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northeast Iowa Council Boy Scouts of America | Dubuque, IA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| River Bend Food Bank (st Stephen's Food Bank) | Dubuque, IA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southwest Technical College Foundation | Fennimore, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program Inc | Dodgeville, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St John's Episcopal Church | Dubuque, IA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Unity Point Health Visiting Nurse Assc | Dubuque, IA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Unitypoint Health - Finley Health Foundation | Dubuqe, IA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Families Helping Families | Cedar Rapids, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family & Children's Council of Black Hawk County | Waterloo, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa & Western Illinois | Epworth, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Iowa Dental Foundation | Des Moines, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa | Cedar Rapids, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Marion Independent School Foundation & Alumni | Marion, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marion Independent School Foundation & Alumni Assc | Marion, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Marion Independent School Foundation & Alumni Association | Marion, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| River Bend Food Bank | Davenport, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Florian Fire & Burn Foundation | Dubuque, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Stephen's Branch of River Bend Food Bank | Dubuque, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tanager Place | Cedar Rapids, IA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ubfm's Sustainability Project | Dubuque, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YMCA Madison | Madison, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young Parents Network | Cedar Rapids, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Walk to End Alzheimers | Dubuque, IA | $1,800 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Camp Courageous | Monticello, IA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dubuque Visiting Nursing Association Junior Board | Dubuque, IA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| March of Dimes | Cedar Rapids, IA | $1,450 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cedar Falls Schools Foundation | Cedar Falls, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dubuque County Little Food Pantries | Asbury, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Forever Seventeen | Dubuque, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Red Basket Project | Dubuque, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shalom Spirituality Center | Dubuque, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Dubuque, IA | $900 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
38 of 112 (34%) 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 32%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 88 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | $109,180 | $2,500 |
| 2022 | 25 | $75,015 | $2,000 |
| 2023 | 32 | $88,630 | $2,500 |
| 2024 | 29 | $250,000 | $10,000 |
| 2025 | 36 | $350,000 | $5,000 |
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
77% of its giving went to organizations in Iowa. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
Get funders for your state and cause by email
We email you funders that gave to organizations in your state and cause, up to five at a time each week and never the same one twice, from their own IRS filings. Free. The weekly email has not started yet.
Unsubscribe in one click from any email. We never sell or share your address. To match on your organization and typical grant size too, keep a private profile.
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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- 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.
Related guides
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Dupaco Rw Hoefer Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 1000 Jackson St, Dubuque, IA, 52001. 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.
EIN 45-4145438 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
Is something here wrong about your foundation? Email [email protected] and we will correct it.