Siouxland Human Investment Partnership
Siouxland Human Investment Partnership (SHIP) is a public charity based in Sioux City, Iowa. It provides community leadership and supports collaborative health, human services, education, and public safety efforts, including early childhood services in Ida and Woodbury Counties.
Siouxland Human Investment Partnership at a glance
In short: Siouxland Human Investment Partnership gave $1.0M across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $81K), mostly in Iowa. 23% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,048,941
- -8.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- -7.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $80,688
- -1.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $29,439
- Total assets
- $6,950,893
- -5.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 23% first-time grantees (3 of 13, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Iowa (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Siouxland Human Investment Partnership
- How to Apply
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SHIP directs applicants to the FY2027 Early Childhood Iowa funding opportunity.
- Contact
Mailing address: 2540 Glenn Ave, Sioux City, IA 51106
Phone: (712) 222-6389
Website: https://siouxlandship.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Siouxland Human Investment Partnership
Who Siouxland Human Investment Partnership funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Crittenton Center ($415K). Together the top 10 received $1.0M.
Grant Size Distribution
67 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 43 grants of 67 (64%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
SHIP’s Early Childhood Iowa board serves Ida and Woodbury Counties, Iowa. The FY2027 RFP is limited to programs serving children ages 0–5 and their families in those counties. In its 2025 grantmaking, 99% of grant dollars went to Iowa recipients and 1% to Nebraska recipients.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Siouxland Human Investment Partnership open to new grantees?
23%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 13 grantees (23%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $9K; repeat grants $102K. How we count
Medians: $8K first-time, $54K repeat.
- 69% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−9%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.0M (2023) to $1.8M (2019). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $1.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Crittenton Center Sioux City, IA | Early Childhood Services | $414,772 |
| Siouxland District Health Department Sioux City, IA | Early Childhood Services | $297,646 |
| Community Action Agency of Siouxland Sioux City, IA | Early Childhood Services | $90,870 |
| Mary J Treglia Community House Sioux City, IA | Early Childhood Services | $62,555 |
| Lutheran Services in Iowa Sioux City, IA | Early Childhood Services | $56,201 |
| Mid Sioux Opportunity Inc Sioux City, IA | Early Childhood Services | $51,085 |
| Native American Child Care Center Inc Sioux City, IA | Early Childhood Services | $29,439 |
| Mary Elizabeth Daycare Sioux City, IA | Early Childhood Services | $10,740 |
| Little Ducklings Daycare South Sioux City, NE | Early Childhood Services | $8,510 |
| Building Blocks Preschool Childcare Sergeant Bluff, IA | Early Childhood Services | $8,190 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,950,893 | $7,645,218 | $7,827,602 | $1,048,941 | 13 | $139,892 |
| 2024 | $7,350,808 | $7,437,161 | $7,518,131 | $1,143,957 | 14 | $92,799 |
| 2023 | $7,259,768 | $7,203,708 | $7,392,880 | $1,043,822 | 13 | $26,280 |
| 2022 | $5,602,100 | $7,652,226 | $6,940,878 | $1,147,875 | 13 | $1,533 |
| 2021 | $4,575,201 | $7,082,107 | $6,837,032 | $1,279,205 | 14 | $2,720 |
| 2020 | $4,063,002 | $6,395,308 | $6,596,726 | $1,552,701 | 15 | $23,765 |
| 2019 | $4,201,245 | $6,829,805 | $6,523,000 | $1,773,914 | 15 | $27,986 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
SHIP’s stated mission is to provide leadership by identifying and responding to community needs and advocating for and collaboratively supporting health, human services, education, and public safety with positive community impact.
Its Early Childhood Iowa program supports services for children ages 0–5 and their families. The organization’s 2024 filing describes funded services including family resources, infant care, home visitation, preschool scholarships for working low-income families, children’s oral health, and quality improvement for childcare and preschool providers. Other programs described in that filing include prevention and family-centered services for youth involved in child welfare or juvenile justice systems, before- and after-school and summer programming, and education, training, and employment support for young adults with justice-system involvement.
The 2025 filing lists early childhood services as the purpose of its grants. Among its grantees, Mary J. Treglia Community House describes its mission as welcoming, empowering, educating, and advocating for new Siouxland families. Native American Child Care Center says it provides preschool care for children ages 2–5, prioritizes low-income families of Native American descent, and provides special development services for at-risk children. Lutheran Services in Iowa describes its mission as responding to the love of Jesus Christ through compassionate service.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, SHIP reported 13 grants totaling $1,048,941. The median grant was $29,439; grants ranged from $5,848 to $414,772. The largest listed awards included:
The listed grants were for early childhood services. SHIP’s website describes its FY2027 Early Childhood Iowa RFP as the first year of a three-year grant cycle and says it is open to programs serving children ages 0–5 and their families in Ida and Woodbury Counties.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Matt Ohman as executive director and Mindy Baylor as finance director. It lists Jessica Ryan as board chair, Daniel Bittinger as vice-chair, Becky Shockley as treasurer, and Shelley Conover as secretary. Gary Niles is listed as a board member at-large; Tom Bouska and David Schmiedt are listed as serving until February 2025, and Travis Heaton as starting in February 2025.
SHIP’s staff page identifies Erin McLarty as programs director and Kerri Hall as government relations, advocacy, and early childhood director.
Siouxland Human Investment Partnership is led by Matt Ohman, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 2 of 21 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Matt Ohman
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$82K (2020) → $100K (2025)
Jessica Ryan
Board Chair
Director → Board Vice Chair, 2023
Board Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mindy Baylor
Finance Director
Finance Director From → Finance Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$61K (2024) → $96K (2025)
Gary Niles
Board At-Large
Director - at Large → Board At-Large, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Bouska
Board At-Large
Director - at Large → Board At-Large, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alex Waters
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Schmiedt
Board At-Large
Board Member → Board At-Large, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew O'Kane
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rocky Dewitt
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shelley Conover
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jarod Mozer
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rita Frahm
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Treyla Lee
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Becky Shockley
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chad Sheehan
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Bittinger
Board Vice Chair
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jacob Hess
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jess Lopez Walker
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Alons
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Steichen
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Travis Heaton
Board At-Large
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (28)
- Former: Allison Polley (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Karen Mackey (2019–2024) — Board At-Large
- Former: Kim Buryanek (2019–2024) — Board Secretary
- Former: Rex Mueller (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Sheila Martin (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Tim Kacena (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Leah Knapp (2022–2024) — Board Treasurer
- Former: Dean Bittinger (2023–2024) — Board Vice Chair
- Former: Barb Small (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Barbara Small (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Pastor Neil Wehmas (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Suzanne Allen (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Kelsey Schomaker (2022–2023) — Finance Director
- Former: Amy Bloch (2019–2022) — Director - at Large
- Former: Breanna Franken (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jim Gobell (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Keith Radig (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Mark Monson (2019–2022) — Chair
- Former: Pastor Russell Senstad (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Paul Gausman (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Senator Jackie Smith (2022) — Director
- Former: Charlotte Gorter (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Denise Winter (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Erica Deleon (2019–2021) — Director - at Large
- Former: Sally Hartley (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Kelsey Keane (2020–2021) — Business & Finance Director
- Former: Jeff Hackett (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Patti Andrews (2019–2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $100K, to Matt Ohman (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Siouxland Human Investment Partnership
How much does Siouxland Human Investment Partnership give each year?
Siouxland Human Investment Partnership gave $1.0M across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.1M across 14 grants.
What is Siouxland Human Investment Partnership's typical grant size?
Siouxland Human Investment Partnership's median grant in 2025 was $29,439, and its average grant was $80,688, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Siouxland Human Investment Partnership that year got $9K on average.
Where does Siouxland Human Investment Partnership give grants?
Siouxland Human Investment Partnership gives mostly in Iowa: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Sioux City, IA (9 grants) and South Sioux City, NE (2 grants).
Does Siouxland Human Investment Partnership give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 13 grants with a stated purpose on Siouxland Human Investment Partnership's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Early Childhood Services" (13 grants).
Who are Siouxland Human Investment Partnership's largest grantees?
Siouxland Human Investment Partnership's largest 2025 grantees include Crittenton Center ($414,772), Siouxland District Health Department ($297,646) and Community Action Agency of Siouxland ($90,870), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 77% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Siouxland Human Investment Partnership?
Siouxland Human Investment Partnership reported $7.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.6M.
What does Siouxland Human Investment Partnership fund?
SHIP’s stated mission is to provide leadership by identifying and responding to community needs and advocating for and collaboratively supporting health, human services, education, and public safety with positive community impact. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Siouxland Human Investment Partnership?
SHIP directs applicants to the FY2027 Early Childhood Iowa funding opportunity. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Siouxland Human Investment Partnership's EIN?
Siouxland Human Investment Partnership's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-1495836. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 25, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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