Building Direction for Families Inc

INDEPENDENCE, IA EIN: 20-8773885

BDF IS THE LOCAL IOWA COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT AREA AND DE-CATEGORIZATION PROJECT IN BUCHANAN, DELAWARE AND FAYETTE COUNTIES IN IOWA INVOLVING LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND EARLY CARE, HEALTH AND EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS IN COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS. THESE STATE SUPPORTED INITIATIVES ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY PEOPLE TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO REACH SIX RESULTS.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$734K

-22.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$651K

+1.8% YoY

Grant Count

9

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$72K

+1.8% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$292K$585K$877K$1M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$733,593$942,071$1,078,288
Revenue$541,213$693,429$770,313
Expenses$785,228$763,590$806,450
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$1,563$1,563$252
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$170K$340K$510K$679K11 grants20209 grants20218 grants202210 grants20239 grants20249 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2025

PARENT SHARE & SUPPORT$157KREGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER$121KCHILD CARE RESOURCE & RE…$109KFAMILIES INC$78KPRESCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS$58KCENTRAL IOWA JUVENILE DE…$58KNE IOWA COMMUNITY ACTION$50KNORTH FAYETTE VALLEY COM…$10KHELPING SRVCS FOR YOUTH …$10K

Grant Size Distribution

56 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K25$50–100K14$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

BETH OWNBYExecutive Dir.$57KJACKIE HEINZCOMMUNITY LIASON$16K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BETH OWNBYExecutive Dir.40$56,700
JACKIE HEINZCOMMUNITY LIASON20$15,600
JENNIFER HAHNDirector
DAWN VOGELDirector
JEFF BUNNDirector
AMY HUNTINGTONDirector
JOE PAYNEDirector
GREG GATESDirector
PETE BUSCHMANNDirector
JENNA HOPEDirector
LAWRENCE DANIELDirector
STACIE SCHROEDERDirector
JAKE BASSDirector
ALISA PAYNEDirector
DELMA HARDINDirector

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

DecorahDes MoinesEldoraIndependenceJesupManchesterOelwein

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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