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)International (6)Medical research (5)Religion (17)Youth and recreation (43)
| Foundation | City | Grants on file | Total given | Avg grant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy J Carver Charitable Trust | Muscatine | 1118 | $210.4M | $188K |
| 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 |
| Richard O Jacobson Foundation | Des Moines | 90 | $85.8M | $954K |
| The Hall-Perrine Foundation | Cedar Rapids | 349 | $80.7M | $231K |
| Aegon Transamerica Foundation | Cedar Rapids | 10 | $78.7M | $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 | 400 | $46.7M | $117K |
| John Ruan Foundation Trust | Des Moines | 519 | $41.2M | $79K |
| Thomas & Linda Koehn Foundation | Des Moines | 308 | $38.3M | $124K |
| The Wellmark Foundation | Des Moines | 253 | $33.7M | $133K |
| Kent Corporation Charitable Foundation | Muscatine | 447 | $33.5M | $75K |
| Berkshire Hathaway Energy Foundation | Des Moines | 262 | $32.2M | $123K |
| John K & Luise V Hanson Foundation | Forest City | 9 | $28.7M | $3.2M |
| Otto Schoitz Foundation | Waterloo | 451 | $28.0M | $62K |
| Marie H Bechtel Charitable | Davenport | 435 | $27.8M | $64K |
| Gilchrist Foundation | Sioux City | 14 | $27.8M | $2.0M |
| The Butler Family Foundation | Dubuque | 599 | $27.6M | $46K |
| Harold R Bechtel Charitable | Davenport | 458 | $25.4M | $56K |
| The Bright Foundation | Urbandale | 75 | $25.1M | $335K |
| Telligen Community Initiative | West Des Moines | 551 | $25.0M | $45K |
| 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 |
| Winnebago Industries Foundation | Forest City | 590 | $20.6M | $35K |
| Holthues Trust | Muscatine | 594 | $20.2M | $34K |
| Lavern T Busse & Audrey Busse Foundation | Cedar Rapids | 669 | $19.6M | $29K |
| Wt and Edna M Dahl Trust | Des Moines | 424 | $19.6M | $46K |
| The Gallagher Family Foundation | Waterloo | 783 | $18.7M | $24K |
| 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 |
| Todd and Mary Heistand Family | Woodbine | 672 | $15.0M | $22K |
| Gramma Fisher Foundation | Marshalltown | 27 | $14.7M | $545K |
| Herbert L and Nancy M Townsend | Wilton | 112 | $14.5M | $129K |
| Vermeer Charitable Foundation | Pella | 634 | $14.2M | $22K |
| Esther & Robert Armstrong Charitable Tr | Cedar Rapids | 31 | $14.0M | $452K |
| United Fire Group Foundation | Cedar Rapids | 1047 | $14.0M | $13K |
| Foster & Evelyn Barkema | Hampton | 103 | $13.8M | $134K |
| Carlson Family Foundation | Urbandale | 440 | $13.8M | $31K |
| Roland & Ruby Holden Foundation | Mount Vernon | 43 | $12.6M | $294K |
| Hni Charitable Foundation | Muscatine | 966 | $12.6M | $13K |
| Arlan J Van Wyk Family | Sheldon | 286 | $12.6M | $44K |
| Ottumwa Regional Legacy Foundation Inc | Ottumwa | 815 | $12.5M | $15K |
| 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 |
| Meredith Corporation Foundation | Des Moines | 3214 | $11.5M | $4K |
| K2 Charitable Foundation | Urbandale | 155 | $11.4M | $73K |
| Stine Family Foundation | Adel | 56 | $11.1M | $199K |
| Krause Gentle Foundation | Des Moines | 511 | $11.0M | $22K |
| Northeast Iowa Charitable Foundation | Oelwein | 207 | $10.3M | $50K |
| Weathertop Foundation | Des Moines | 823 | $10.1M | $12K |
| Linda Glazer Toohey Foundation | Des Moines | 129 | $10.0M | $77K |
| Tomson Family Foundation Trust | Mason City | 597 | $9.9M | $17K |
| Pauline R Barrett Charitable | Waterloo | 123 | $9.5M | $77K |
| Murphy Charitable Family Foundation | Ankeny | 97 | $9.5M | $98K |
| John and Cindy Family Foundation | Cedar Rapids | 79 | $9.2M | $116K |
| Donald F &Charlene K Lamberti Foundation | Ankeny | 343 | $9.1M | $27K |
| Weiler Foundation | Pella | 374 | $9.1M | $24K |
| 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 |
| Peter H and E Lucille Gaass Kuyper | Pella | 704 | $8.4M | $12K |
| Dolezal Charitable Trust | Cedar Rapids | 11 | $8.3M | $758K |
| The Jon and Marcia Kinzenbaw | Williamsburg | 23 | $7.9M | $342K |
| Ochylski Family Foundation | Des Moines | 82 | $7.9M | $96K |
| Mansfield Charitable Foundation | Tama | 338 | $7.8M | $23K |
| The William Zimmerman Foundation | Fairfield | 137 | $7.8M | $57K |
| Francis J Pruss Education Trust | Robins | 70 | $7.8M | $112K |
| Mid-Iowa Health Foundation | Des Moines | 537 | $7.8M | $14K |
| Susan J Glazer Foundation | Des Moines | 226 | $7.7M | $34K |
| Underwood Family Foundation | Ames | 637 | $7.6M | $12K |
| Albaghdadi Family Medical | Clinton | 116 | $7.4M | $64K |
| Leonard a Good Testamentary Trust | Ogden | 377 | $7.4M | $20K |
| Lohse Family Foundation | Bondurant | 201 | $7.3M | $36K |
| Maurice Paul and Glennys Brimmer | Cedar Rapids | 345 | $7.2M | $21K |
| Stratbucker Family Foundation | Glenwood | 15 | $7.1M | $475K |
| The Jeffrey W Glazer Foundation | Des Moines | 230 | $7.1M | $31K |
| The Geisler-Penquite Foundation | Newton | 187 | $7.0M | $37K |
| Becker Family Foundation | Ames | 134 | $6.8M | $51K |
| Kinney-Lindstrom Foundation Inc | Mason City | 193 | $6.8M | $35K |
| 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 |
| Winslow Family Foundation | Corydon | 23 | $6.6M | $286K |
| The Vogel Foundation | Orange City | 893 | $6.4M | $7K |
| The Blin Foundation Inc | Independence | 43 | $6.4M | $149K |
| Deb & Bob Pulver Foundation | West Des Moines | 266 | $6.4M | $24K |
| Michael L and Margie a Bennett | Sioux City | 164 | $6.4M | $39K |
| Dice Foundation | Davenport | 142 | $6.3M | $45K |
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