Sponsor a PurposeFoundations and grantmakers in Iowa
1,405 grantmaking foundations based in Iowa, from public IRS 990 filings. The table shows the 100 most active by total giving on file.
Animal welfare (10)Arts and culture (47)Community development (28)Education (131)Environment (10)General grantmaking (455)Health (20)Human services (44)Religion (17)Youth and recreation (43)
| Foundation | City | Grants on file | Total given | Avg grant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy J Carver Charitable Trust | Muscatine | 1199 | $226.6M | $189K |
| The Principal Financial Group Foundation Inc | Des Moines | 13 | $151.7M | $11.7M |
| Iowa West Foundation | Council Bluffs | 1028 | $136.5M | $133K |
| Charles E Lakin Foundation Inc | Council Bluffs | 631 | $120.3M | $191K |
| The Hall-Perrine Foundation | Cedar Rapids | 349 | $80.7M | $231K |
| Richard O Jacobson Foundation | Des Moines | 81 | $77.1M | $951K |
| Aegon Transamerica Foundation | Cedar Rapids | 9 | $70.7M | $7.9M |
| The Gerdin Charitable Foundation | North Liberty | 54 | $68.8M | $1.3M |
| Filkins Family Foundation | Council Bluffs | 102 | $68.3M | $670K |
| Wallace Research Foundation | Cedar Rapids | 519 | $61.6M | $119K |
| Midamerican Energy Foundation | Des Moines | 9 | $54.8M | $6.1M |
| Eric Schwartz Family Foundation | Fairfield | 373 | $44.1M | $118K |
| John Ruan Foundation Trust | Des Moines | 519 | $41.2M | $79K |
| Thomas & Linda Koehn Foundation | Des Moines | 323 | $41.0M | $127K |
| Kent Corporation Charitable Foundation | Muscatine | 474 | $36.0M | $76K |
| The Wellmark Foundation | Des Moines | 253 | $33.7M | $133K |
| Otto Schoitz Foundation | Waterloo | 537 | $32.5M | $60K |
| Berkshire Hathaway Energy Foundation | Des Moines | 262 | $32.2M | $123K |
| Marie H Bechtel Charitable | Davenport | 470 | $30.0M | $64K |
| Gilchrist Foundation | Sioux City | 15 | $29.9M | $2.0M |
| John K & Luise V Hanson Foundation | Forest City | 9 | $28.7M | $3.2M |
| Harold R Bechtel Charitable | Davenport | 502 | $27.7M | $55K |
| The Butler Family Foundation | Dubuque | 599 | $27.6M | $46K |
| Telligen Community Initiative | West Des Moines | 597 | $27.1M | $45K |
| The Bright Foundation | Urbandale | 64 | $23.4M | $365K |
| Athene Charitable Foundation | West Des Moines | 813 | $22.5M | $28K |
| Sehgal Foundation | Des Moines | 356 | $22.1M | $62K |
| R J Mcelroy Trust | Waterloo | 334 | $21.7M | $65K |
| Wt and Edna M Dahl Trust | Des Moines | 467 | $21.4M | $46K |
| Lavern T Busse & Audrey Busse Foundation | Cedar Rapids | 722 | $20.7M | $29K |
| Winnebago Industries Foundation | Forest City | 590 | $20.6M | $35K |
| Holthues Trust | Muscatine | 594 | $20.2M | $34K |
| The Gallagher Family Foundation | Waterloo | 841 | $20.2M | $24K |
| Esther & Robert Armstrong Charitable Tr | Cedar Rapids | 39 | $18.6M | $476K |
| Edwin T Meredith Foundation | Des Moines | 245 | $18.4M | $75K |
| Pella Rolscreen Foundation | Pella | 4349 | $17.8M | $4K |
| The Seidler Foundation | Des Moines | 1223 | $17.4M | $14K |
| Emc Insurance Foundation | Des Moines | 1191 | $17.3M | $15K |
| Dean J King Family Foundation | Logan | 973 | $17.0M | $17K |
| Max and Helen Guernsey | Waterloo | 920 | $16.4M | $18K |
| Herbert L and Nancy M Townsend | Wilton | 120 | $15.6M | $130K |
| Todd and Mary Heistand Family | Woodbine | 672 | $15.0M | $22K |
| Foster & Evelyn Barkema | Hampton | 104 | $14.8M | $142K |
| Gramma Fisher Foundation | Marshalltown | 27 | $14.7M | $545K |
| Vermeer Charitable Foundation | Pella | 634 | $14.2M | $22K |
| United Fire Group Foundation | Cedar Rapids | 1047 | $14.0M | $13K |
| Carlson Family Foundation | Urbandale | 440 | $13.8M | $31K |
| Arlan J Van Wyk Family | Sheldon | 310 | $13.6M | $44K |
| Roland & Ruby Holden Foundation | Mount Vernon | 43 | $12.6M | $294K |
| Hni Charitable Foundation | Muscatine | 977 | $12.5M | $13K |
| Carleen and Eugene Grandon Charitable | Cedar Rapids | 220 | $12.4M | $56K |
| Martha Ellen Tye Foundation | Marshalltown | 471 | $12.2M | $26K |
| Van G Miller Family Charitable | Waterloo | 227 | $12.2M | $54K |
| Perrin Foundation Inc | Dubuque | 318 | $12.1M | $38K |
| K2 Charitable Foundation | Urbandale | 168 | $12.1M | $72K |
| Meredith Corporation Foundation | Des Moines | 3214 | $11.5M | $4K |
| Ottumwa Regional Legacy Foundation Inc | Ottumwa | 738 | $11.1M | $15K |
| Krause Gentle Foundation | Des Moines | 511 | $11.0M | $22K |
| Tomson Family Foundation Trust | Mason City | 653 | $11.0M | $17K |
| Stine Family Foundation | Adel | 51 | $10.3M | $202K |
| Northeast Iowa Charitable Foundation | Oelwein | 204 | $10.2M | $50K |
| Weathertop Foundation | Des Moines | 823 | $10.1M | $12K |
| Linda Glazer Toohey Foundation | Des Moines | 130 | $9.9M | $76K |
| Pauline R Barrett Charitable | Waterloo | 123 | $9.5M | $77K |
| Murphy Charitable Family Foundation | Ankeny | 97 | $9.5M | $98K |
| Peter H and E Lucille Gaass Kuyper | Pella | 755 | $9.1M | $12K |
| Donald F &Charlene K Lamberti Foundation | Ankeny | 343 | $9.1M | $27K |
| Weiler Foundation | Pella | 374 | $9.1M | $24K |
| John and Cindy Family Foundation | Cedar Rapids | 75 | $9.0M | $120K |
| Ncmic Foundation Inc | Clive | 271 | $8.9M | $33K |
| Kyle J & Sharon Krause Family Foundation | Des Moines | 529 | $8.8M | $17K |
| Hammer Family Charitable Foundation Inc | Cedar Rapids | 142 | $8.7M | $62K |
| The Howe Foundation | Muscatine | 245 | $8.7M | $36K |
| Dolezal Charitable Trust | Cedar Rapids | 11 | $8.3M | $758K |
| Branstad-Reynolds Scholarship Fund | West Des Moines | 10 | $8.2M | $821K |
| Underwood Family Foundation | Ames | 690 | $8.2M | $12K |
| The Jon and Marcia Kinzenbaw | Williamsburg | 23 | $7.9M | $342K |
| Francis J Pruss Education Trust | Robins | 75 | $7.9M | $105K |
| Ochylski Family Foundation | Des Moines | 82 | $7.9M | $96K |
| Albaghdadi Family Medical | Clinton | 125 | $7.8M | $62K |
| Mid-Iowa Health Foundation | Des Moines | 537 | $7.8M | $14K |
| Susan J Glazer Foundation | Des Moines | 226 | $7.7M | $34K |
| The Geisler-Penquite Foundation | Newton | 204 | $7.6M | $37K |
| Kinney-Lindstrom Foundation Inc | Mason City | 194 | $7.4M | $38K |
| Leonard a Good Testamentary Trust | Ogden | 377 | $7.4M | $20K |
| Lohse Family Foundation | Bondurant | 201 | $7.3M | $36K |
| The William Zimmerman Foundation | Fairfield | 126 | $7.3M | $58K |
| Becker Family Foundation | Ames | 141 | $7.3M | $52K |
| Maurice Paul and Glennys Brimmer | Cedar Rapids | 345 | $7.2M | $21K |
| Mansfield Charitable Foundation | Tama | 311 | $7.2M | $23K |
| Stratbucker Family Foundation | Glenwood | 15 | $7.1M | $475K |
| The Jeffrey W Glazer Foundation | Des Moines | 230 | $7.1M | $31K |
| The Vogel Foundation | Orange City | 966 | $6.9M | $7K |
| The Noble Foundation | West Des Moines | 271 | $6.8M | $25K |
| The Goldstein Family Foundation | Bettendorf | 360 | $6.7M | $19K |
| New Hope Foundation | Muscatine | 939 | $6.7M | $7K |
| Iowa Peo Project Fund Inc | Washington | 1353 | $6.5M | $5K |
| Gabus Foundation | Urbandale | 152 | $6.4M | $42K |
| The Blin Foundation Inc | Independence | 43 | $6.4M | $149K |
| Deb & Bob Pulver Foundation | West Des Moines | 266 | $6.4M | $24K |
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