107 foundations in Iowa told the IRS on the latest Form 990-PF that giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, and each paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Together they paid $163.2M. The largest is Charles E Lakin Foundation Inc in Council Blfs, which paid $26.6M across 73 grants in 2024. The ten biggest account for 62% of the state total. 54 of the 107 file a submission deadline. The rest leave that line blank or point to a website. At the median foundation, 22% of the year's grant dollars went to organizations it had not funded before.
Analysis by Matthew Hanauer, PhD, Chief Technology Officer at Civly, from IRS Form 990-PF filings · All states
Foundations are ranked by dollars paid in each one's latest filed year. Click a column heading to sort. Deadlines are shown as filed.
| # | Foundation | City | Latest year | Grants paid | Grants | Median grant | First-time recipients | Deadline as filed | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles E Lakin Foundation Inc | Council Blfs | 2024 | $26.6M | 73 | $12K | 9% | Not stated | $134.9M |
| 2 | Geisler Penquite Corporation | Newton | 2024 | $16.7M | 17 | $381K | 12% | Not stated | $1 |
| 3 | Roy J Carver Charitable Tr | Muscatine | 2024 | $16.2M | 85 | $121K | 32% | Not stated | $241.5M |
| 4 | Iowa West Foundation | Council Blfs | 2024 | $15.8M | 132 | $25K | 31% | HTTPS://WWW.IOWAWESTFOUNDATION.ORG/GRANTMAKING/APPLICATION-PROCESS/ | $495.7M |
| 5 | Hall-perrine Foundation | Cedar Rapids | 2025 | $5.6M | 21 | $260K | 18% | Not stated | $143.8M |
| 6 | John Ruan Foundation Trust | Urbandale | 2024 | $4.0M | 52 | $10K | 46% | Not stated | $100.2M |
| 7 | Seidler Foundation | Des Moines | 2024 | $4.0M | 164 | $10K | 29% | Not stated | $88.0M |
| 8 | Athene Charitable Foundation | West Des Moines | 2024 | $3.9M | 49 | $5K | 47% | NO SUBMISSION DEADLINE. | $3.9M |
| 9 | Eric Schwartz Fam Foundation | Fairfield | 2024 | $3.7M | 38 | $10K | 5% | Not stated | $32.8M |
| 10 | Otto Schoitz Foundation | Waterloo | 2024 | $3.7M | 53 | $25K | 19% | SUBMISSION DEADLINES ARE IDENTIFIED IN THE FOUNDATION'S ONLINE GRANT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. | $74.4M |
| 11 | The Wellmark Foundation | Des Moines | 2024 | $3.2M | 27 | $32K | 69% | APPLICATIONS HAVE NO SUBMISSION DEADLINES. | $79.8M |
| 12 | John K and Luise V Hanson Foundation | Forest City | 2024 | $3.1M | 124 | $9K | 100% | APPLICATION "RECEIVED BY" DEADLINES: MARCH 1, JUNE 1, SEPTEMBER 1, AND DECEMBER 1. | $43.5M |
| 13 | Marie H Bechtel Charitable Trust | Davenport | 2025 | $2.7M | 39 | $35K | 47% | Not stated | $48.4M |
| 14 | Kent Corporation Charitable Foundation | Muscatine | 2024 | $2.7M | 40 | $10K | 12% | AT LEAST THREE MONTHS PRIOR TO DATE FUNDS ARE NEEDED | $88K |
| 15 | Harold R Bechtel Charitable Tr | Davenport | 2024 | $2.5M | 41 | $26K | 30% | Not stated | $48.2M |
| 16 | Todd and Mary Heistand Family Foundation | Woodbine | 2024 | $2.3M | 65 | $25K | 16% | Not stated | $922K |
| 17 | Max and Helen Guernsey Charitable Foundation | Cedar Falls | 2024 | $2.1M | 123 | $16K | 28% | Not stated | $49.9M |
| 18 | K2 Charitable Foundation | Urbandale | 2025 | $2.1M | 16 | $30K | 3% | SUBMISSION DEADLINES HAVE NOT BEEN YET DETERMINED | $4.4M |
| 19 | R J Mcelroy Trust | Waterloo | 2024 | $2.1M | 93 | $5K | 13% | THE TRUST CONSIDERS GRANT PROPOSALS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. | $39.7M |
| 20 | Pella Rolscreen Foundation | Pella | 2024 | $1.9M | 434 | $1K | 19% | Not stated | $22.4M |
| 21 | Dean J King Family Foundation | Logan | 2025 | $1.8M | 74 | $6K | 33% | NONE, HOWEVER THE DECISIONS MAY TAKE CONSIDERABLE TIME | $34.9M |
| 22 | Ochylski Family Foundation | Des Moines | 2024 | $1.7M | 14 | $90K | 37% | OCTOBER 1 | $14.2M |
| 23 | Hni Charitable Foundation | Muscatine | 2025 | $1.6M | 24 | $11K | 15% | Requests accepted at any time. | $3.2M |
| 24 | Carleen and Eugene Grandon Charitable Foundation | Cedar Rapids | 2025 | $1.5M | 24 | $45K | 21% | SEE WWW.GRANDONCF.ORG | $33.1M |
| 25 | Emc Insurance Foundation | Des Moines | 2025 | $1.5M | 106 | $5K | 8% | Not stated | $28.8M |
| 26 | Weiler Foundation | Knoxville | 2025 | $1.4M | 99 | $1K | 16% | N/A - SUBMISSIONS ARE ACCEPTED CONTINUOUSLY | $25.3M |
| 27 | Ncmic Foundation Inc | Clive | 2025 | $1.1M | 25 | $20K | 30% | Not stated | $15.4M |
| 28 | Martha Ellen Tye Foundation | Marshalltown | 2024 | $1.0M | 40 | $5K | 11% | MARCH 1, JUNE 1, SEPTEMBER 1, AND DECEMBER 1 | $27.9M |
| 29 | Tomson Fam Foundation Tr | Mason City | 2025 | $966K | 79 | $5K | 8% | Not stated | $12.5M |
| 30 | Adams Family Foundation of Nora Springs Iowa | Nora Springs | 2024 | $896K | 19 | $10K | 7% | FSREQUESTS.COM/ADAMSFAMILYNORASPRINGS | $22.7M |
| 31 | Northeast Iowa Charitable Foundation | Oelwein | 2025 | $881K | 13 | $45K | 17% | Not stated | $9.1M |
| 32 | Greenstate Foundation | North Liberty | 2024 | $876K | 62 | $5K | 90% | Not stated | $543K |
| 33 | J D Nelson and Debra Nelson Charitable Foundation | Clear Lake | 2024 | $764K | 25 | $25K | 32% | Not stated | $9.1M |
| 34 | Kinney-lindstrom Foundation Inc | Mason City | 2025 | $748K | 50 | $7K | 20% | Not stated | $8.9M |
| 35 | Wesley Mansfield and Irene Mansfield Charitable Foundation | Tama | 2024 | $725K | 31 | $10K | 10% | MAY 15TH | $9.8M |
| 36 | Goldstein Family Foundation | Bettendorf | 2024 | $627K | 33 | $8K | 18% | Not stated | $11.3M |
| 37 | Meredith Corporation Foundation | Des Moines | 2025 | $600K | 12 | $12K | 0% | JANUARY 15 THROUGH MARCH 15, AND JULY 15 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 15 | $24.6M |
| 38 | Gartner Family Foundation | Des Moines | 2024 | $599K | 32 | $10K | 22% | Not stated | $7.4M |
| 39 | Leonard a Good Testamentary Tr | Ogden | 2025 | $534K | 23 | $15K | 12% | Not stated | $7.9M |
| 40 | David & Phyllis Murphy Charitable Foundation | Mason City | 2024 | $519K | 47 | $8K | 55% | SEPTEMBER 1 | $10.1M |
| 41 | Murphy Charitable Family Foundation | Ankeny | 2024 | $508K | 12 | $31K | 26% | Requests must be received prior to December 31. | $4.9M |
| 42 | Young Family Foundation of Waterloo Iowa | Waterloo | 2025 | $500K | 15 | $20K | 22% | Not stated | $8.6M |
| 43 | Dorothy Ann Weitzel and Thomas F Weitzel Charitable Foundation | Clear Lake | 2025 | $475K | 30 | $10K | 30% | Not stated | $9.7M |
| 44 | Peter H and E Lucille Gaass Kuyper Foundation | Pella | 2024 | $472K | 52 | $2K | 13% | JUNE 30 TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE JULY MEETING; NOVEMBER 30 TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE DECEMBER MEETING | $11.6M |
| 45 | Albaghdadi Family Medical Foundation | Clinton | 2025 | $462K | 5 | $10K | 0% | Not stated | $1.3M |
| 46 | Cole-hadenfeldt Foundation | Storm Lake | 2025 | $454K | 73 | $3K | 27% | THE DEADLINE TO APPLY IS JUNE 30TH ANNUALLY. | $12.3M |
| 47 | Mid-iowa Health Foundation | Des Moines | 2025 | $450K | 29 | $2K | 35% | SEE THE WEBSITE FOR APPLICATION DEADLINES. | $20.2M |
| 48 | Dupaco Rw Hoefer Foundation | Dubuque | 2025 | $440K | 141 | $1K | 74% | Not stated | $10.2M |
| 49 | Catherine Vincent Deardorf Charitable Foundation | Fort Dodge | 2025 | $438K | 27 | $10K | 19% | Not stated | $7.5M |
| 50 | James & Melita a Mcdonough Foundation | Dubuque | 2025 | $430K | 88 | $2K | 21% | APRIL 1 THROUGH MAY 31 EACH YEAR | $9.3M |
| 51 | Van Buren Foundation Inc | Keosauqua | 2025 | $419K | 29 | $3K | 12% | Not stated | $10.8M |
| 52 | Dwight and Marilyn Conover Foundation | Okoboji | 2025 | $414K | 25 | $12K | 41% | Not stated | $8.5M |
| 53 | Albert Victor Ravenholt Fund | Hanlontown | 2025 | $411K | 13 | $10K | 29% | Not stated | $7.2M |
| 54 | First Citizens Charitable Foundation Inc | Mason City | 2025 | $408K | 75 | $2K | 58% | APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED JUNE 1 AND NOVEMBER 15. | $1.2M |
| 55 | Hartig Charitable Foundation Tr 061 702 | Dubuque | 2025 | $403K | 11 | $1K | 99% | Not stated | $132K |
| 56 | Iowa P E O Project Fund Inc | Washington | 2025 | $403K | 87 | $5K | 82% | Not stated | $3.3M |
| 57 | John P and Lawrence J Giacoletto Foundation | Marion | 2024 | $393K | 34 | $10K | 20% | SUBMISSION DEADLINES ARE 3-31, 6-30, 9-30, & 12-31 | $9.2M |
| 58 | Interstates Foundation | Sioux Center | 2024 | $363K | 71 | $2K | 44% | MARCH 31 | $3.4M |
| 59 | Willard E and Ella P Thompson Educational Fund | Algona | 2025 | $360K | 25 | $6K | 14% | FIRST WEEK IN APRIL EACH YEAR | $7.5M |
| 60 | James W and Ella B Forster Charitable Trust | Rock Rapids | 2024 | $358K | 7 | $30K | 11% | ANNUALLY ON SEPTEMBER 30 | $1.8M |
| 61 | Grinnell Mutual Group Foundation | Grinnell | 2025 | $353K | 88 | $1K | 22% | 3 31 2025 | $1.0M |
| 62 | Farrer Endowment Foundation | Mason City | 2025 | $342K | 39 | $5K | 36% | JANUARY THRU APRIL 30 EACH YEAR | $6.0M |
| 63 | Joseph and Edward Ryan Memorial | West Liberty | 2025 | $332K | 7 | $50K | 72% | Meet every Calendar Quarter | $5.9M |
| 64 | West Bancorporation Foundation Inc | Wdm | 2025 | $332K | 111 | $2K | 16% | JANUARY 1, APRIL 1, JULY 1, AND OCTOBER 1 | $946K |
| 65 | The Vonderhaar Family Foundation | Bettendorf | 2025 | $319K | 19 | $5K | 70% | Not stated | $3.3M |
| 66 | Schiller Family Foundation | Newton | 2025 | $307K | 39 | $2K | 75% | Not stated | $539K |
| 67 | Vredenburg Foundation | Chariton | 2025 | $302K | 24 | $10K | 41% | Two weeks before annual board meeting in July | $4.0M |
| 68 | Rock Rapids Area Development Foundation Inc | Rock Rapids | 2024 | $280K | 13 | $20K | 75% | Not stated | $1.7M |
| 69 | New Charitable Foundation | Fort Dodge | 2024 | $277K | 245 | $500 | 47% | THIS IS AN ANNUAL EVENT WITH A DEADLINE OF MID-MARCH FOR ALL APPLICANTS. | $6K |
| 70 | Daniels Family Foundation | Wdm | 2024 | $265K | 37 | $2K | 13% | Not stated | $877K |
| 71 | William and Patricia Penn Private Foundation | Sidney | 2025 | $238K | 8 | $8K | n/a | DEADLINES FOR APPLICATIONS WILL BE DETERMINED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. | $5.4M |
| 72 | Lsb Foundation | Reinbeck | 2024 | $235K | 124 | $1K | 34% | APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED AS RECEIVED ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. ALL TIMES ARE SPECIFIED ON THE GRANT. | $83K |
| 73 | Daniel J & Ann L Krumm Charitable Trust | Ames | 2025 | $234K | 23 | $5K | 20% | Not stated | $4.6M |
| 74 | Iowa Foundation for Agricultural Advancement | Des Moines | 2022 | $231K | 133 | $1K | 69% | APRIL 1 OF EACH YEAR | $626K |
| 75 | William M and Donna J Hoaglin Foundation Inc | Mt Pleasant | 2025 | $225K | 28 | $6K | 74% | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEET ON THE THIRD MONDAY OF JULY AND THE THIRD MONDAY OF JANUARY TO CONSIDER | $3.3M |
| 76 | Ann C Keyser Charitable Tr | Marshalltown | 2025 | $221K | 12 | $12K | 20% | Not stated | $4.6M |
| 77 | One Foundation Incorporated | Cedar Rapids | 2024 | $211K | 7 | $25K | 32% | Not stated | $2.1M |
| 78 | Charles J and Marjorie Schrup Jr Family Foundation | Dubuque | 2025 | $210K | 5 | $15K | 12% | Not stated | $490K |
| 79 | Molinaro Family Charitable Foundation | Waterloo | 2024 | $195K | 18 | $8K | 18% | Not stated | $3.8M |
| 80 | Grant W Brissman & Virginia M Brissman Foundation Nfp | Bettendorf | 2025 | $186K | 38 | $4K | 29% | APRIL 15TH - SPRING CYCLE AND OCTOBER 15TH - FALL CYCLE | $2.5M |
| 81 | Wright Service Corp Foundation for Sustainability and Innovation | Wdm | 2025 | $185K | 9 | $15K | 69% | Not stated | $46K |
| 82 | Walden Charitable Foundation | Arnolds Park | 2025 | $183K | 23 | $5K | 6% | Not stated | $2.4M |
| 83 | Morgan E Cline Perpetual Charitable Foundation | Centerville | 2025 | $182K | 5 | $1K | 44% | THERE ARE NO SUBMISSION DEADLINES AT THIS TIME. | $16.0M |
| 84 | Virgil C Webb William Garber and Flora Webb Garber Foundation | Bondurant | 2025 | $172K | 26 | $6K | 34% | APPLICATION SUBMISSION DEADLINES IS APRIL 15 - FIRST TIME APPLICANTS; JUNE 30 FOR RENEWAL APPLICANTS | $5.5M |
| 85 | Beth E Reinhart Charitable Trust | Mason City | 2024 | $169K | 56 | $2K | 34% | GRANTS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY AUGUST 31 OF EACH YEAR. | $4.1M |
| 86 | Demco Charitable Foundation | Boyden | 2024 | $165K | 23 | $2K | 10% | Not stated | $3.3M |
| 87 | Max Johnson Educational Fund | Grand Jct | 2025 | $165K | 10 | $4K | n/a | No deadlines but limited to the available funds | $8.4M |
| 88 | Warren H Timmerman Charitable Trust | Carroll | 2025 | $163K | 20 | $5K | 54% | JUNE 29TH | $1.2M |
| 89 | Molony Foundation | Bernard | 2025 | $163K | 30 | $3K | 22% | MARCH 31ST OF EACH YEAR | $6.1M |
| 90 | Henry Family Foundation Inc | Dubuque | 2025 | $155K | 44 | $2K | 20% | Not stated | $3.4M |
| 91 | Mcleod Charitable Foundation Inc | Marion | 2025 | $154K | 6 | $22K | 16% | Not stated | $2.0M |
| 92 | Sidney a Swensrud Scholarship Fund | Northwood | 2025 | $146K | 24 | $7K | 100% | APRIL 1ST OF EACH YEAR. | $3.6M |
| 93 | Frank C & Mary Esther Bishop Educational Tr | Muscatine | 2025 | $142K | 55 | $3K | 69% | JUNE 1 OF EACH YEAR | $76K |
| 94 | Stanley Consultants Charitable Foundation | Muscatine | 2025 | $142K | 20 | $2K | 54% | no deadlines | $1.7M |
| 95 | Ohnward Foundation | Maquoketa | 2025 | $140K | 13 | $6K | 70% | Not stated | $1.8M |
| 96 | Kay M Anderson Foundation | Shenandoah | 2025 | $128K | 32 | $1K | 63% | Not stated | $1.8M |
| 97 | Martin D and Barbara H Rich Family Charitable Foundation | Davenport | 2024 | $126K | 77 | $1K | 14% | SEPTEMBER 30 OF EACH YEAR | $575K |
| 98 | Keokuk Xii | Keokuk | 2025 | $122K | 17 | $5K | 63% | Not stated | $19K |
| 99 | Rasheed Family Foundation | Clinton | 2025 | $121K | 20 | $3K | 17% | OPEN DATE | $921K |
| 100 | Gwendolyn F and Lucian L Hinecker Scholarship Tr | Marshalltown | 2025 | $120K | 8 | $10K | 0% | APRIL 1 OF EACH YEAR. | $2.6M |
| 101 | Mccullough Family Foundation | Wdm | 2025 | $120K | 7 | $5K | 0% | Not stated | $1.8M |
| 102 | Victor M & Phyllis Frudden Meyer Family Foundation | Dubuque | 2024 | $118K | 22 | $5K | 2% | Not stated | $588K |
| 103 | Chester P Luick Memorial Tr | Belmond | 2025 | $117K | 5 | $25K | 0% | Not stated | $705K |
| 104 | St Paul Lutheran Church Mission Endowment | Lime Springs | 2025 | $116K | 42 | $2K | 27% | GRANT APPLICATIONS DUE FEBRUARY 15 AND GRANT REPORTS ARE DUE DECEMBER 15 | $60K |
| 105 | Howard Jackson Fam Tr Foundation | Keokuk | 2025 | $112K | 11 | $10K | 16% | JUNE 1ST | $2.3M |
| 106 | W Gerard & Colleen a Huiskamp Foundation | Davenport | 2025 | $108K | 42 | $600 | 8% | APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR | $615K |
| 107 | Home State Bank Charitable Foundation | Jefferson | 2024 | $103K | 39 | $1K | 33% | Not stated | $244K |
25 of them, led by the largest by dollars paid, have their own page with the application terms as filed, every recipient, and the trustees. The rest are listed here in full. Where a cell says n/a the filing does not carry that figure: a first-time recipient share needs more than one year of grants on record, and the asset figure comes from the IRS business master file, which does not cover every foundation.
Each figure comes from each foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. A foundation is listed when its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. The newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants count once and totals can run low. Full method.
Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.
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