Foundations · IRS 990 filings

Foundations in Iowa

1,027
foundations
$544.9M
grants paid, FY2023–FY2025
324
say they accept unsolicited
$5,000
median grant

Grantlas lists 1,027 foundations based in Iowa — 916 private foundations and 111 grantmaking charities such as community foundations and United Ways — from their 990-PF and Form 990 filings for FY2023–FY2025. Together they paid out $544.9 million in grants in their latest filing year, and 324 of them (32%) say they accept unsolicited requests. The most common cities are Des Moines (71), Sioux City (39) and West Des Moines (39).

324 of them say on their 990-PF that they accept unsolicited requests. Foundations accepting applications in Iowa.

Top 25 of 1,027 foundations

All 25 foundations below say on their 990-PF that they accept unsolicited requests. Another 299 in this list say so too. Ranked by what they paid in grants in their latest filing.

Foundations in Iowa
The Geisler-Penquite FoundationNewton, IA$362,721$16.7M$20,000–$9.1MFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Roy J Carver Charitable TrustMuscatine, IA$95,890$16.5M$1,000–$3.5MFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Iowa West FoundationCouncil Bluffs, IA$25,000$15.9M$1,585–$3.2MFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Principal Financial Group Foundation IncDes Moines, IA$13M$13M—FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
MidAmerican Energy FoundationDes Moines, IA$6.2M$6.2M—FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Hall-Perrine FoundationCedar Rapids, IA$260,000$5.6M$2,000–$750,000FY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Charles E Lakin Foundation IncCouncil Bluffs, IA$16,600$5.1M$250–$10.7MFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
The Seidler FoundationDes Moines, IA$10,000$4.1M$500–$300,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
John Ruan Foundation TrustUrbandale, IA$10,000$4M$2,500–$1MFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Schwartz Family FoundationFairfield, IA$10,000$3.7M$1,800–$1.3MFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Otto Schoitz FoundationWaterloo, IA$25,000$3.7M$100–$800,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Berkshire Hathaway Energy FoundationDes Moines, IA$3.6M$3.6M—FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
John M Campbell TrustGrinnell, IA$353,275$3.5M$100,000–$3.1MFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Athene Charitable FoundationWest Des Moines, IA$5,000$3.5M$263–$1.5MFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
The Wellmark FoundationDes Moines, IA$31,951$3.2M$26–$758,599FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
John K and Luise V Hanson FoundationForest City, IA$9,000$3.1M$1,000–$4MFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Marie H Bechtel CharitableDavenport, IA$30,000$2.7M$2,500–$950,000FY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Kent Corporation Charitable FoundationMuscatine, IA$10,500$2.7M$100–$1.7MFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Harold R Bechtel CharitableDavenport, IA$25,564$2.5M$4,000–$1MFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Todd and Mary Heistand FamilyWoodbine, IA$25,000$2.3M$1,000–$300,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Max and Helen GuernseyCedar Falls, IA$16,000$2.2M$1,000–$35,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
K2 Charitable FoundationUrbandale, IA$20,000$2.1M$390–$1MFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
R J McElroy TrustWaterloo, IA$5,000$2.1M$50–$615,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Pella Rolscreen FoundationPella, IA$1,029$1.9M$25–$244,150FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Dean J King Family FoundationLogan, IA$10,000$1.8M$225–$172,837FY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
  • Median grant and grant range come from the 990-PF grant schedule; a dash means there is none to report.
  • “One grant” means a schedule with a single grant — no median, nothing to range over. “One amount” means several grants, all the same size.

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Data from 990-PF and Form 990 filings, FY2023–FY2025. Updated November 8, 2026.