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Homelessness and Housing Charities in Des Moines, Iowa

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ANAWIM HOUSING FOUNDATION

DES MOINES, IA

to SUPPORT and OPERATE for THE BENEFIT of ANAWIM HOUSING, INC.

Open charity report →Housing Development, Construction & Management

ANAWIM HOUSING INC

DES MOINES, IA

to PROVIDE SAFE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHICH ASSISTS IN THE STABILIZATION of LOW INCOME FAMILIES and THE REVITALIZATION of THE DES MOINES METROPOLITAN NEIGHBORHOODS.

Open charity report →Housing & Shelter

BEACON OF LIFE D/B/A THE BEACON

DES MOINES, IA

BEACON of LIFE is A RESIDENTIAL CENTER IN DES MOINES, IOWA THAT ASSISTS HOMELESS WOMEN IN THEIR TRANSITION THROUGH A MULTIFACETED APPROACH THAT INCLUDES, BUT is NOT LIMITED T…

Open charity report →Senior Citizens Housing & Retirement Communities

CALVIN COMMUNITY

DES MOINES, IA

CALVIN COMMUNITY MISSION is to PROVIDE, ON A NONPROFIT BASIS, SERVICES to OLDER ADULTS IN A CARING, CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY DESIGNED to MEET THEIR PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, SPIRITUAL and…

Open charity report →Housing Development, Construction & Management

CENTRAL IOWA COMMUNITY LAND TRUST

DES MOINES, IA

DURING 2025, THE ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON ESTABLISHING ITS OPERATIONAL FOUNDATION and ADVANCING ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED DEVELOPING THE GROUND LEASE, DRAFTING I…

Open charity report →Housing & Shelter

CENTRAL IOWA SHELTER & SERVICES

DES MOINES, IA

THE ORGANIZATION ENDEAVORS to PROVIDE SAFE EMERGENCY and TRANSITIONAL SHELTER and MEALS to HOMELESS ADULTS ALONG WITH RESOURCE ASSISTANCE to MOVE CLIENTS BEYOND HOMELESSNESS …

Open charity report →Senior Citizens Housing & Retirement Communities

DIAMOND HEIGHTS INC

DES MOINES, IA

HOUSING for LOW-INCOME ELDERLY

Open charity report →Homeowners & Tenants Associations

DOWNTOWN DSM INC

DES MOINES, IA

PROVIDES LEADERSHIP, INITIATIVE, and ADVOCACY IN ORDER to ACHIEVE SHARED SOLUTIONS and A SHARED VISION for THE FUTURE of DOWNTOWN DES MOINES.

Open charity report →Housing & Shelter

EVERGREEN TERRACE INC

DES MOINES, IA

HOUSING for LOW INCOME ELDERLY

Open charity report →Senior Citizens Housing & Retirement Communities

FAIR HAVEN WEST INC C/O DARWIN T LYNNER CO INC

DES MOINES, IA

FAIR HAVEN WEST APARTMENTS, INC. is AN IOWA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION THAT WAS ORGANIZED to CONSTRUCT, OWN and OPERATE A 29 UNIT APARTMENT COMMUNITY KNOWN AS FAIR HAVEN WEST…

Open charity report →Housing Support

FAIRMOUNT PARK SENIOR HOUSING INC

DES MOINES, IA

HOUSING for LOW INCOME ELDERLY

Open charity report →Homeless Shelters

FAMILY PROMISE OF GREATER DES MOINES

DES MOINES, IA

to PROVIDE SHELTER and SERVICES to FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS

Open charity report →Housing & Shelter

GREATER DES MOINES HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC

DES MOINES, IA

SEEKING to PUT GODS LOVE INTO ACTION, HABITAT for HUMANITY BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER to BUILD HOMES, COMMUNITIES and HOPE to REALIZE OUR VISION of A WORLD WHERE EVERYONE HAS A D…

Open charity report →Homeless Shelters

HARBOR OF HOPE MISSION

DES MOINES, IA

RESIDENTIAL ADDICTION RECOVERY CENTER THAT PROVIDES A POSITIVE, STRUCTURED PROGRAM to ITS RESIDENTS, ACTING AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY and THE IOWA DEPARTMENT of CORRE…

Open charity report →Housing Development, Construction & Management

HOME FORWARD IOWA

DES MOINES, IA

HFI is FUNDED BY THE U.S. DEPT. of HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT for TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN SUPPORT of CORRDICATED ENTRY of THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS INTO HOUSING PROGRA…

Open charity report →Housing & Shelter

HOME OPPORTUNITIES MADE EASY INC

DES MOINES, IA

to EMPOWER OUR NEIGHBORS BY HELPING THEM OVERCOME THE BARRIERS to OBTAINING and MAINTAINING SAFE, STABLE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WE DO THIS THROUGH EDUCATION, HOUSING COUNSELING…

Open charity report →Housing & Shelter

INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY ALLIANCES

DES MOINES, IA

ICA SUPPORTS COMMUNITIES WITH SYSTEMS, INFORMATION, and DATA ANALYSIS THAT EMPOWERS DECISION MAKING to IMPROVE QUALITY of LIFE, PARTICULARLY WITH A FOCUS ON ENDING HOMELESSNE…

Open charity report →Housing Rehabilitation

INVEST DSM

DES MOINES, IA

PROVIDE HOLISTIC and INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT STRENGTHEN NEIGHBORHOODS. WE DO THIS THROUGH STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE and PARTNERSHIPS to IMPROVE QUALITY of LIFE.

Open charity report →Housing & Shelter

IOWA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COUNCIL

DES MOINES, IA

THE COUNCIL is ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY AS A NONPARTISAN, NONPROFIT EDUCATION and ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS to PROMOTE and PRESERVE TRANSPARENCY and OPEN, ACCESSIBLE and …

Open charity report →Housing & Shelter

JACOBS PLACE APARTMENTS C/O DARWIN T LYNNER CO INC

DES MOINES, IA

JACOBS PLACE APARTMENTS is AN IOWA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION THAT WAS ORGANIZED to CONSTRUCT, OWN and OPERATE AN 82 UNIT APARTMENT COMMUNITY KNOWN AS JACOBS PLACE LOCATED IN…

Open charity report →Housing Rehabilitation

NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

DES MOINES, IA

to ENHANCE NEIGHBORHOODS and COMBAT COMMUNITY DETERIORATION THROUGH REDEVELOPMENT EFFORTS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED to CREATE HOUSING, SMALL BUSINESS, and JOB CREATION OPPORTUNIT…

Open charity report →Housing & Shelter

NEIGHBORHOOD FINANCE CORPORATION

Des Moines, IA

Neighborhood Finance Corporations (NFC) Primary Mission is Neighborhood Revitalization, Achieved Through Sustainable Homeownership and Renovation Lending Funded By Local Fina…

Open charity report →Homeowners & Tenants Associations

PIVOTAL BUSINESS PARTNERS

DES MOINES, IA

THE CORPORATION SERVES to ASSIST THE GROWTH and DEVELOPMENT of SMALL BUSINESS BY HELPING to FIND RESOURCES for THEIR NEEDS BY PROCESSING SBA LOANS.

Open charity report →Housing & Shelter N.E.C.

PLYMOUTH PLACE INC

DES MOINES, IA

THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES AFFORDABLE HOUSING for LOW INCOME RESIDENTS.

Open charity report →Housing Development, Construction & Management

POLK COUNTY HOUSING TRUST FUND

DES MOINES, IA

to CREATE/SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING and RELATED SERVICES IN POLK COUNTY. ALSO to DEVELOP COUNTYWIDE STRATEGY and IMPLEMENT THE COMMITMENT to AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

Open charity report →Housing & Shelter

RIVERSIDE GARDENS INC

DES MOINES, IA

HOUSING for LOW INCOME ELDERLY.

Open charity report →Housing & Shelter N.E.C.

RUTH HARBOR

DES MOINES, IA

RUTH HARBOR PROVIDES A HOME for YOUNG WOMEN WHERE THEY CAN RESIDE or COME for SPECIFIC PROGRAMS to HELP THEM THROUGH TROUBLED TIMES.

Open charity report →Senior Citizens Housing & Retirement Communities

SCOTTISH RITE PARK INC

DES MOINES, IA

OPERATE AN INDEPENDENT RETIREMENT FACILITY IN A MANNER WHICH PROVIDES RESIDENTS THE FREEDOM of AN ACTIVE LIFESTYLE IN A GRACIOUS ATTRACTIVE SETTING. IN CASE of AN ACCIDENT or…

Open charity report →Senior Citizens Housing & Retirement Communities

THE APARTMENTS OF RIVER TRACE INC

DES MOINES, IA

THE CORPORATION HAS ONE APARTMENT BUILDING IN WHICH IT LEASES INDIVIDUAL APARTMENTS to PERSONS WHO ARE CONSIDERED to BE LOW-INCOME and ELDERLY PER U.S. DEPARTMENT of HOUSING …

Open charity report →Housing & Shelter

THE WOMANS CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION OF IOWA

Des Moines, IA

Bible-centered Education Which Will Prepare All Ages to Choose Total Abstinence From Alcohol, Tobacco and Illegal Drugs, As A Life-style. Transitional Housing for Homeless & …

Open charity report →Housing Search Assistance

W H II LTD

DES MOINES, IA

ASSIST INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE A SEVERE and PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLINESS IN GAINING, or REGAINING, THE SKILLS NECESSARY to LIVE INDEPENDENTLY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

Open charity report →Housing Search Assistance