About Story County Housing Trust
The mission of the Story County Housing Trust is to support opportunities to provide safe and affordable housing in Story County.
Focus Areas
Affordable housingHomeownership assistanceRental assistanceOwner-occupied repairsTransitional/shelter housingFirst-time homebuyer grants
Who They Fund
low-income households in Story Countyrenters facing housing insecurityresidents served by local community housing agencies
Funding Style
general/operating supportorganizational sustainabilitycapacity support for service delivery
About Story County Housing Trust
Story County Housing Trust’s recent giving is built around operating support for local housing agencies serving Story County, with repeated grants to organizations such as Tum Hands - Serving Others in Huxley and Assault Care Center Extending Shelter and Support in Ames. The trust’s mission centers on safe and affordable housing in Story County, and its grant list shows that mission translated into housing stability, shelter, and community housing services rather than a broad philanthropic portfolio. The trust also backs direct housing access and retention programs. Its active programs include rental and utility assistance to prevent eviction, first-time homebuyer grants, and owner-occupied repair support for households below area median income thresholds. Those program areas match the organizations it funds: local agencies and municipalities in Ames, Collins, Story City, and Huxley appear repeatedly in the recent grants list. Leadership is listed as Amber Corrieri, and the trust gave $550,143 in annual grants in the latest year on file. That combination of recurring local operations funding and targeted household support defines how Story County Housing Trust functions as a housing-focused funder in Story County.
What Story County Housing Trust Funds
A core theme in Story County Housing Trust’s grantmaking is organizational support for housing providers. In 2024, it gave $64,952 to Assault Care Center Extending Shelter and Support in Ames and $84,685 to Tum Hands - Serving Others in Huxley, both described as support for the operations of Story County community housing agencies. The trust also funds shelter and stabilization work through local nonprofits. Youth & Shelter Services in Ames received $17,569 in 2024 and $20,000 in 2023, while The Salvation Army in Ames received $18,119 in 2024 and $20,000 and $8,774 in 2023. Municipal partners appear in the grant list as well. The City of Collins received $32,870 in 2024 and $30,000 and $23,829 in 2023, and the City of Story City received $16,000 in 2024, showing that the trust supports both nonprofit and public-sector housing efforts.
How Story County Housing Trust Gives
Grant sizes cluster around the low tens of thousands: p25 is $18,589, the median is $20,000, and p75 is $31,162. The recent list also includes larger operating awards in the $64,952 to $85,526 range alongside smaller awards such as $8,774. Recipients appear across multiple years, with several organizations showing repeat funding in 2023 and 2024. The trust is not listed as funding individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its active programs include annual application-based opportunities, and at least one program accepts unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$234K
Total Assets
$116K
Total Revenue
$240K
Total Expenses
$271K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $19K and $31K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$19K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$31K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in IA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
AMBER CORRIERI
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