The Albaghdadi Family Medical Foundation focuses almost exclusively on medical and hospital-related philanthropy in Iowa, giving large, targeted grants to support clinical care, equipment, and patient assistance. Their giving is concentrated: a majority of funds went to a charitable medical drive (The Saadi and Salwa Medical Foundation) and significant, repeated gifts to the University of Iowa hospital for equipment and achievement. The pattern indicates a preference for funding direct patient care and institutional health-capacity investments rather than a broad mix of causes.
Highly concentrated: very few, large grants (4 grants totaling $4.2M) with repeat support to the University of Iowa Hospital and a majority allocation to a single charitable medical foundation.
The Albaghdadi Family Medical Foundation’s clearest pattern is a concentrated commitment to medical and hospital-related giving in Iowa, anchored by a multimillion-dollar annual drive and repeated support for the University of Iowa Hospital. In 2025, the foundation made its largest recent grant, $2,850,000 to The Saadi and Salwa Medical Fd for an annual drive, alongside another $500,000 gift to University of Iowa Hospital for equipment and achievement. That combination points to a funder that backs both charitable medical assistance and institutional health capacity. The foundation’s recent record also shows repetition rather than one-off experimentation. The same two Iowa health beneficiaries recur across multiple years, with the medical drive receiving six- and seven-figure support and the hospital receiving large equipment-focused grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Smaller awards appear as well, but they sit within a portfolio dominated by clinical care, patient assistance, and hospital infrastructure. A few smaller grants extend that health-centered profile into community and humanitarian giving, including support for a children’s beds program and modest annual-drive gifts to local and national organizations. Even so, the foundation’s identity remains centered on medical philanthropy in Iowa, with grantmaking that is targeted, recurring, and institutionally focused.
Medical care and patient assistance are the foundation’s core themes. The largest example is the $2,850,000 grant to The Saadi and Salwa Medical Fd for an annual drive, a gift that dwarfs the rest of the portfolio and signals sustained support for charitable medical fundraising. Hospital capacity is another clear priority. The foundation gave $550,000 in 2023, $300,000 in 2024, and $500,000 in 2025 to University of Iowa Hospital for equipment and achievement, showing a repeated interest in strengthening a major medical institution rather than funding a single project. The portfolio also includes smaller, purpose-specific grants outside direct hospital operations. In 2023, the foundation awarded $1,000 to Sleep in Heavenly Peace for beds for children, and it made a series of modest annual-drive grants to organizations such as the Muslim Community of the Quad Cities, Clinton Islamic Center, and United Care International.
$3.4M
$1.5M
$2.6M
$3.5M
Most grants fall between $1K and $50K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$50K
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Notable grantees: The Saadi and Salwa Medical Foundation, University of Iowa Hospitals
Grant sizes are sharply skewed toward a few large awards: the typical gift is $1,000 at the 25th percentile, $2,000 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile. That spread reflects a mix of small community grants and very large institutional grants, with the annual grant total far above the foundation’s asset base. The pattern also looks recurring. The University of Iowa Hospital appears in multiple years with similarly described equipment-and-achievement grants, and The Saadi and Salwa Medical Fd receives repeated annual-drive support across 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
Giving is overwhelmingly Iowa-centered: 80% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state, and Iowa is also the top state by grant count. The largest recipient cities in the record are Clinton and Iowa City, with additional Iowa grants in Davenport. Outside Iowa, the foundation makes only a few small gifts, including recipients in Lynchburg, Hopkins, Southfield, and Kimberly.
Its recent grantmaking is centered on medical and hospital-related philanthropy in Iowa. The biggest gifts support an annual medical drive and the University of Iowa Hospital for equipment and achievement, while smaller grants extend to patient assistance and a children’s beds program.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is highly uneven: p25 is $1,000, the median is $2,000, and p75 is $50,000. That means many awards are small, but a few very large grants drive the overall total.
Yes. The University of Iowa Hospital appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025 with equipment-and-achievement grants, and The Saadi and Salwa Medical Fd appears repeatedly across the same period for an annual drive. The record shows a clear pattern of multi-year support for a small set of recipients.
Most grants go to Iowa recipients, and 80% of grants are made in the foundation’s HQ state. Clinton and Iowa City are the most prominent recipient cities in the recent grants list, with additional Iowa gifts to Davenport.
No. The foundation does not fund individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. Its recent record is made up of grants to organizations, including hospitals, medical drives, and community groups.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE SAADI AND SALWA MEDICAL FD | CLINTON, IA | $2,850,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL DRIVE |
| UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL | IOWA CITY, IA | $500,000 | 2025 | EQUIPMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT |
| PAUL B SHARAR FOUNDATION | CLINTON, IA | $50,000 | 2025 | ARBORETUM |
| MADALTARI AFRICA | LYNCHBURG, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL DRIVE |
| CLINTON ISLAMIC CENTER | CLINTON, IA | $3,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL DRIVE |
| MIDWEST LUMBER MUSEUM | CLINTON, IA | $1,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL DRIVE |
| ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION | DAVENPORT, IA | $1,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL DRIVE |
| UNITED CARE INTERNATIONAL | HOPKINS, MN | $1,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL DRIVE |
| MISCELLANEOUS | CLINTON, IA | $225 | 2025 | ANNUAL DRIVE |
| UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL | IOWA CITY, IA | $300,000 | 2024 | EQUIPMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT |
| THE SAADI AND SALWA MEDICAL FD | CLINTON, IA | $200,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL DRIVE |
| PAUL B SHARAR FOUNDATION | CLINTON, IA | $50,000 | 2024 | ARBORETUM |
| ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION | DAVENPORT, IA | $1,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL DRIVE |
| LIFE FOR RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT | SOUTHFIELD, MI | $1,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL DRIVE |
| HOMETOWN PRIDE | CLINTON, IA | $1,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL DRIVE |
| MIDWEST LUMBER MUSEUM | CLINTON, IA | $1,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL DRIVE |
| MISCELLANEOUS | CLINTON, IA | $275 | 2024 | ANNUAL DRIVE |
| UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL | IOWA CITY, IA | $550,000 | 2023 | EQUIPMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT |
| THE SAADI AND SALWA MEDICAL FD | CLINTON, IA | $50,000 | 2023 | ANNUAL DRIVE |
| MUSLIM COMMUNITY OF THE QUAD CITIES | DAVENPORT, IA | $5,000 | 2023 | ANNUAL DRIVE |
| THE ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF CLINTON COUN | CLINTON, IA | $3,000 | 2023 | ANNUAL DRIVE |
| MIDWEST LUMBER MUSEUM | CLINTON, IA | $2,000 | 2023 | ANNUAL DRIVE |
| SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE | KIMBERLY, ID | $1,000 | 2023 | BEDS FOR CHILDREN |
| ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION | DAVENPORT, IA | $100 | 2023 | ANNUAL DRIVE |
| MADAKTARI AFRICA | LYNCHBURG, VA | $50 | 2023 | ANNUAL SUPPORT |
THE SAADI AND SALWA MEDICAL FD
$2,850,000ANNUAL DRIVE
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL
$500,000EQUIPMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT
PAUL B SHARAR FOUNDATION
$50,000ARBORETUM
MADALTARI AFRICA
$5,000ANNUAL DRIVE
CLINTON ISLAMIC CENTER
$3,000ANNUAL DRIVE
MIDWEST LUMBER MUSEUM
$1,000ANNUAL DRIVE
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL DRIVE
UNITED CARE INTERNATIONAL
$1,000ANNUAL DRIVE
MISCELLANEOUS
$225ANNUAL DRIVE
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL
$300,000EQUIPMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT
THE SAADI AND SALWA MEDICAL FD
$200,000ANNUAL DRIVE
PAUL B SHARAR FOUNDATION
$50,000ARBORETUM
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION
$1,000ANNUAL DRIVE
LIFE FOR RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT
$1,000ANNUAL DRIVE
HOMETOWN PRIDE
$1,000ANNUAL DRIVE
MIDWEST LUMBER MUSEUM
$1,000ANNUAL DRIVE
MISCELLANEOUS
$275ANNUAL DRIVE
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL
$550,000EQUIPMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT
THE SAADI AND SALWA MEDICAL FD
$50,000ANNUAL DRIVE
MUSLIM COMMUNITY OF THE QUAD CITIES
$5,000ANNUAL DRIVE
THE ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF CLINTON COUN
$3,000ANNUAL DRIVE
MIDWEST LUMBER MUSEUM
$2,000ANNUAL DRIVE
SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE
$1,000BEDS FOR CHILDREN
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION
$100ANNUAL DRIVE
MADAKTARI AFRICA
$50ANNUAL SUPPORT