Telligen Community Initiative
Invitation OnlyWest Des Moines, Iowa · EIN 20-2017785 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2025)$2.2M
Organizations funded43
Typical grant$48,710
Total assets$41.4M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $25,000 and $75,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
84% of grants went outside Iowa.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telligen Community Initiative Synergy Center | Des Mones, IA | We propose to intentionally create a carefully selected group of emerging health and human service nonprofits and innovators into a shared… | $141,873 |
| Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines - Fiscal Agent for Central Iowa | Des Moines, IA | Continuing to invest in local research to inform local policy and program decisions, we are currently seeking funding partners for the next… | $100,000 |
| Crossover Health Services | Tulsa, OK | Crossover hope (healthy outcomes in pregnancy & early-life) addresses significant birth outcome disparities in north tulsa through… | $99,997 |
| Children's Health Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | Children's health foundation (chf) supports the infant & early childhood mental health (iecmh) program at the child study center in… | $99,829 |
| Tulsa Area United Way | Tulsa, OK | United for alice is a driver of innovation, research, and action to improve lives by shining a light on the challenges alice (asset… | $90,000 |
| Imani's Village Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | Imanis village, inc. seeks funding of $150,000 over a two-year period to implement the "empowerment through doula care" initiative, aimed… | $89,500 |
| Little Heroes League | Chicago, IL | Little heroes league is the only life-changing care coordination program embedded at top-ranked level IV nicus, that provides continuous… | $75,000 |
| Mercer County Health Department | Aledo, IL | Imagine a mercer county where every parent and family has access to hands-on healthcare support, breaking down barriers that prevent them… | $75,000 |
| One Hope United | Chicago, IL | We request funding to develop healthy families illinois (hfi), a program with proven success, in implementing plans to strengthen and… | $75,000 |
| Options for Youth | Chicago, IL | The subsequent pregnancy program (spp) is a unique and effective home visiting program that empowers teenage mothers to delay a second… | $75,000 |
| Parent Promise | Oklahoma City, OK | We plan to launch and offer much needed doula services for women throughout the perinatal period to promote a safe pregnancy and healthy… | $75,000 |
| Peaceful Family Oklahoma | Edmond, OK | Peaceful family oklahoma (pfo) seeks funding to expand its trauma-informed, evidence-based programming to support children impacted by… | $75,000 |
| Shawnee Health Services and Development Corporation | Carterville, IL | We propose to hire a case manager/health educator to supplement staffing at our rapidly growing obgyn clinics. many of the mothers we serve… | $75,000 |
| Community Action Project - Tulsa County | Tulsa, OK | Cap tulsa is seeking renewed support for the agency's home visiting program which offers personal visits in which trained parent educators… | $75,000 |
| Kreider Services Inc | Dixon, IL | Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (fasd) impact the physical, mental, and social health of children, families, and communities. florissa is… | $74,614 |
| Health & Medicine Policy Research Group | Chicago, IL | Health & medicine is partnering with community organizing and family issues (cofi) to train parent leaders as trusted health messengers in… | $74,004 |
| The Common Good | Tulsa, OK | The resilient families project strengthens mental health support, parenting resilience, and social-emotional well-being for students and… | $73,975 |
| Iowa Black Doula Collective | Davenport, IA | Ibdc requests core program support for our 2025 programs and services. services specifically supported by this request are tailored for… | $63,200 |
| Legal Council for Health Justice | Chicago, IL | We seek support for our medical legal partnerships (mlps) with mt. sinai hospitals under the rainbow behavioral health program (utr) and… | $50,000 |
| Resonance Center for Women Inc | Tulsa, OK | Resonances substance use treatment/diversion services program provides a trauma-informed, gender-responsive alternative to incarceration… | $50,000 |
| Child Advocates - Denver Casa | Denver, CO | Child advocates denver casa requests $50,000 to help address the gap in individualized services for older youth as they prepare to age out… | $50,000 |
| Elyssa's Mission | Northbrook, IL | Our existing school partners and further expanding the program to three new schools during the 2025 - 2026 school year, in order to reduce… | $48,710 |
| Become | Chicago, IL | Become is requesting $25,000 to support our community outreach and engagement (coe) contractor in 2025. this capacity building investment… | $25,000 |
| Center for African American Health | Denver, CO | Over six months, results lab's impact manager will help strengthen the center for african american healths capacity to collect, analyze,… | $25,000 |
| Center for Speech and Language Disorders Dba Chat | Lombard, IL | Looking ahead to a leadership transition in 2026, chat seeks capacity-building funds to support identified needs in two key areas: next… | $25,000 |
| Chicago Children's Advocacy Center | Chicago, IL | Chicago childrens advocacy center (chicagocac) requests $25,000 from the telligen capacity investment grant to implement a comprehensive… | $25,000 |
| Colorado Perinatal Care Quality Collaborative | Denver, CO | Cpcqc seeks funding to enhance our data infrastructure by developing public-facing scorecards, dashboards, and reports with dynamic data… | $25,000 |
| Ellipsis | Des Moines, IA | Ellipsis and our legacy organizations, youth homes of mid america and youth emergency services and shelter, have been in a constant state… | $25,000 |
| Familycore | Peoria, IL | Familycore is requesting $25,000 from telligen to help grow our capacity to self-fund our organization through additional fund development… | $25,000 |
| Foster Source | Thornton, CO | Foster source, soon to be rebranded as be the source, is requesting a $25,000 capacity-building grant to strengthen its infrastructure and… | $25,000 |
| Honestly Okc | Oklahoma City, OK | Honestly seeks $25,000 to strengthen our digital infrastructure through a two-part initiative that includes updating our website to… | $25,000 |
| Iowa Aces 360 | Des Moines, IA | The organizational data capacity and infrastructure project will advance the capacity of iowa aces 360 for internal and external data… | $25,000 |
| Nami Dupage | Wheaton, IL | Our goal is to actively engage current donors and cultivate others so that nami dupage will have sustainable resources to meet the… | $25,000 |
| Promise Healthcare | Champaign, IL | Promise electronic health record (ehr)/practice management (pm) optimization project (peop) we are proposing to contract or hire a systems… | $25,000 |
| Reach Out and Read Colorado | Denver, CO | We are seeking funding to develop a comprehensive data dashboard that will enhance our organizations efficiency, decision-making, and… | $25,000 |
| United Way of Southwest Colorado | Durango, CO | United way of southwest colorado (uwswc) succeeds in building collective community change with over 80 local partners through an initiative… | $25,000 |
| Youth Healthcare Alliance | Denver, CO | Youth healthcare alliance seeks expertise to assist our pursuit and securing of a revenue strategy that aligns with our new strategic plan… | $25,000 |
| Better Tomorrow | Steamboat Springs, CO | Better tomorrow serves as the supportive foundation for our four direct services programs. this capacity request is meant to assist US in… | $24,733 |
| Potts Family Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | Potts family foundation is a dual-mission organization with a vision to empower a network of sustainable nonprofits statewide to impact the… | $24,500 |
| Everystep | Des Moines, IA | Everystep seeks funding to support leadership training for the organizations management team who serve statewide. this effort will assist… | $24,200 |
| Mobile Care Chicago | Chicago, IL | Mobile care chicago (mcc) will utilize tci capacty investment funding to implement three initiatives in pursuit of the overaching goal of… | $24,200 |
| Family Health Foundation of Illinois Inc | Bolingbrook, IL | This multi-modality educational outreach initiative- improving pregnancy/prenatal care through maternal immunization and the rsv vaccine.… | $17,500 |
| Des Moines Refugee Support | Des Moines, IA | Tci board of directors - volunteer service grant directed to des moines refugee support (dr. ried boom). | $2,500 |
| Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences | Tulsa, OK | Ember is dedicated to fostering a sustainable, supportive work environment that prioritizes employee morale, belonging, engagement, and… | -$22,419 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,175,916 | 44 |
| 2024 | $2,083,237 | 31 |
| 2023 | $2,049,420 | 33 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Jun 2, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202631539349100703
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 20-2017785
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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