Iowa

Foundations & grantmakers in Iowa

1,275 private foundations based in Iowa, sorted by size. Local funders frequently prioritize organizations in their own communities — a strong place for Iowa nonprofits to start.

Change Happens Foundation A Delaware Nonprofit Corporation

Urbandale, IAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $17.8M in assets

Ncmic Foundation INC

Clive, IAMedical Research $15.4M in assets

Gallagher Family Foundation

Waterloo, IA $15.1M in assets

Lavern T Busse & Audrey Busse Foundation

Cedar Rapids, IA $15.0M in assets

Underwood Family Foundation

Ames, IAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $15.0M in assets

Morgan E Cline Perpetual Charitable Foundation

Centerville, IAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $15.0M in assets

Becker Family Foundation

Ames, IAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $15.0M in assets

Ochylski Family Foundation

Des Moines, IAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $14.2M in assets

Fisher Governor Foundation

Marshalltown, IA $13.4M in assets

Jeffrey W Glazer Foundation

Des Moines, IA $13.3M in assets

J Wesley Graham Trust Uw

Wdm, IAHuman Services $13.1M in assets

Mary K And Daniel M Kelly Foundation

Des Moines, IAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $12.6M in assets

Clarinda Carnegie Museum

Clarinda, IAArts, Culture & Humanities $12.5M in assets

Tomson Fam Foundation Tr

Mason City, IAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $12.5M in assets

Cole-Hadenfeldt Foundation

Storm Lake, IAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $12.3M in assets

John Edward Rath Charitable Foundation

Carroll, IAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $12.3M in assets

John R And Zelda Z Grubb Charitable Foundation

Urbandale, IA $12.0M in assets

Peter H And E Lucille Gaass Kuyper Foundation

Pella, IA $11.6M in assets

Goldstein Family Foundation

Bettendorf, IAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $11.3M in assets

The@Jared And Carol Hills Foundation

Cedar Rapids, IAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $11.3M in assets

Ben B & Iris Margolis Private Fdn For Medical Research 068350

Des Moines, IA $10.8M in assets

Stork Impact Partners INC

Polk City, IAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $10.5M in assets

Dupaco Rw Hoefer Foundation

Dubuque, IAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $10.2M in assets

Van Buren Foundation INC

Keosauqua, IA $10.1M in assets

David & Phyllis Murphy Charitable Foundation

Mason City, IAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $10.1M in assets

Hammer Family Charitable Foundation INC

Cedar Rapids, IAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $10.1M in assets

The@Robert Griffith Charitable Trust

Estherville, IAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $9.9M in assets

Wesley Mansfield And Irene Mansfield Charitable Foundation

Tama, IA $9.8M in assets

Pritchard Educational Fund

Cherokee, IA $9.8M in assets

Harry Vermeer Family Foundation

Pella, IA $9.8M in assets

Russell Reineke Foundation

Carroll, IAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $9.5M in assets

Dorothy Ann Weitzel And Thomas F Weitzel Charitable Foundation

Clear Lake, IAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $9.3M in assets

Chesterman Family Foundation

Sioux City, IAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $9.3M in assets

James & Melita A Mcdonough Foundation

Dubuque, IAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $9.3M in assets

Ann Smeltzer Charitable Tr

Fort Dodge, IAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $9.3M in assets

John P And Lawrence J Giacoletto Foundation

Marion, IAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $9.2M in assets

Northeast Iowa Charitable Foundation

Oelwein, IA $9.1M in assets

Linda Glazer Toohey Foundation

Des Moines, IA $9.1M in assets

J D Nelson And Debra Nelson Charitable Foundation

Clear Lake, IAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $9.1M in assets

Donald F & Charlene K Lamberti Foundation

Ankeny, IAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $9.0M in assets

Butler Childrens Garden Foundation INC

Dubuque, IAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $9.0M in assets

Kinney-Lindstrom Foundation INC

Mason City, IA $8.8M in assets

Jon And Marcia Kinzenbaw Foundationinc

Williamsburg, IAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $8.7M in assets

Young Family Foundation Of Waterloo Iowa

Waterloo, IA $8.7M in assets

Brummer Stiles Duncan Scholarship Fund

Cherokee, IA $8.6M in assets

A Y Mcdonald Mfg Co Charitable Foundation

Dubuque, IA $8.6M in assets

Dwight And Marilyn Conover Foundation

Okoboji, IAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $8.5M in assets

Developing Great Relationships INC

Pella, IAReligion-Related $8.5M in assets

Max Johnson Educational Fund

Grand Jct, IAEducation $8.4M in assets

Heritage Works INC

Dubuque, IAArts, Culture & Humanities $8.4M in assets

H W Grout Trust

Waterloo, IA $8.2M in assets

William Zimmerman Foundation

Fairfield, IA $8.0M in assets

F William Beckwith & Leola I Beckwith Charitable Foundation

Ames, IAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $8.0M in assets

Leonard A Good Testamentary Tr

Ogden, IA $7.9M in assets

Howe Foundation

Muscatine, IA $7.9M in assets

The Claude W And Dolly Ahrens Foundation Corporation

Grinnell, IAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $7.7M in assets

Dice Foundation

Davenport, IAPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $7.6M in assets

Catherine Vincent Deardorf Charitable Foundation

Fort Dodge, IA $7.5M in assets

Maurice Paul And Glennys Brimmer Foundation

Cedar Rapids, IAHuman Services $7.5M in assets

Michael E Portzen And Sara A Portzen Family Foundation

Peosta, IACommunity Improvement $7.4M in assets

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