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Giving to Anawim Housing ensures your financial gift will make the greatest impact - supporting our mission. 100% of your gift given to Anawim directly supports the individuals and families that call Anawim Housing home as well as the life-changing Permanent Supportive Housing programs and services we provide for individuals moving into housing after experiencing homelessness. Our program supports individuals and families from all walks of life, including those simply in need of a safe, affordable place to call home.
Our Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) programs provide more than just a roof over someone’s head --- they offer a lasting solution to homelessness by addressing the unique needs of our unhoused neighbors. Permanent Supportive Housing is effective, but it comes at a cost. Each year we face a significant funding gap.
The 2025 funding gap to continue providing the life-changing support that our residents rely on
Our programs are partially funded through HUD grants, but there are expenses that these grants do not cover. For example, tenant utilities are not covered by HUD grant funding. To keep the lights on, the water running, and our residents comfortable, it costs Anawim Housing over $200,000 annually. Additional costs include supportive services, maintenance, damage repairs, and case management that help our residents thrive in a stable, supportive environment.
Annual Campaign
In 2024, we were able to provide permanent supportive housing to over 445 individuals in 240 units along with critical resources and supportive services. These efforts are vital in a community where the homeless response system is operating at full capacity, with 715 individuals experiencing homelessness and 147 living unsheltered, as reported in Homeward’s January 2024 Point-In-Time Count.
If you are interested in supporting our mission and helping end homelessness in Polk County, please consider donating today!
Planned Giving
Planned Giving are gifts of the future. Planned gifts enable individuals and families to create a powerful philanthropic legacy by making a direct impact on a cause critical to our them and our community.
There are a number of ways to make a planned gift, including:
Bequests
Insurance Policies
Including Anawim Housing in Retirement Plans
Gifts of Stock or Mutual Funds
IRAS
Endow Iowa Fund
Donor Advised Fund Grants
If you would like to talk with someone more about planned giving and making an impactful gift for the future, please contact us today!
We Empower Families (WEF)
We Empower Families is a specific donor group made up of passionate individuals who are committed to supporting Anawim Housing’s mission to provide safe, affordable homes for families and individuals, and permanent supportive housing for those experiencing homelessness.
Become a member of WEF by giving at one of our select Giving Levels.
Giving Levels
Nurturer: $100 to $249
Advocate: $250 to $499
Founder: $500 to $999
Leader: $1,000 to $2,499
Patron: $2,500+
Your membership ensures our continued efforts and long-term sustainability to provide wrap-around services and life-changing programs and resources for those coming to Anawim from homelessness and in need of a safe, affordable place to live.
Tributes & Memorials
Anawim Housing welcomes gifts in honor of a special person or event in your life. We will send an acknowledgement letter to you for your tax purposes and to the family you have honored through your tribute or memorial gift.
Make your gift online. When making your gift, select “I would like to dedicate this donation” on the online form, and you will then select which type of gift you wish to make: Tribute or Memorial.
Monthly Giving
Individuals can elect to make a recurring gift to Anawim Housing that will automatically be billed every month to your credit card, debit card, or bank account. This can be done through our online donation form by selecting Reoccurring Donation under Type of Donation. Individuals may also choose to pledge a large sum and then make payments over two to five years.
To learn more about multi-year pledges or making a reoccurring gift, please contact us today!
Gift of Stock
Make an impactful gift for the future through a gift of stock. You can make your gift of stock easily and securely in just minutes through our Donate Stock app below.
Reduce taxes on capital gains while deducting the fair market value of gifted stock held more than one year
Amplify your generosity with a pre-tax gift that allows Anawim to keep the proceeds that would have been paid in taxes
It’s fast, safe and free to donate stock. Click the Donate Stock button below to learn more
