Iowa · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Arts & Culture in Iowa

Imperigo has identified 200 funders that made 3,800 grants totaling $166.8M to 307 arts & culture organizations in Iowa, with a median grant of $10K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Arts & Culture Funding in Iowa

Total granted $166.8M
Funders 200
Grants 3,800
Organizations funded 307

Top Funders — page 4 of 4

90. Dallas Jewish Community Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $80K · through 2024
$80K
91. Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation Inc
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $26K · through 2024
$78K
94. The Blackbaud Giving Fund
10 grants to 9 organizations · largest $65K · through 2022
$206K
97. Charities Aid Foundation America
19 grants to 10 organizations · largest $17K · through 2024
$186K
101. Tides Foundation
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $175K · through 2019
$193K
102. American Gift Fund
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $25K · through 2024
$57K
104. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2022
$100K
107. Greater Horizons
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2024
$100K
108. Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
13 grants to 7 organizations · largest $13K · through 2024
$96K
110. Marin Community Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2023
$60K
114. Silicon Valley Community Foundation
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $100K · through 2023
$125K
127. Donor Advised Charitable Giving IncDonor-advised
174 grants to 64 organizations · largest $609K · through 2024
$5.2M
128. Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
208 grants to 84 organizations · largest $837K · through 2024
$7.1M
129. Network for GoodDonor-advised
32 grants to 17 organizations · largest $322K · through 2024
$1.2M
130. American Online Giving Foundation IncDonor-advised
99 grants to 42 organizations · largest $242K · through 2024
$2.2M
131. Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundDonor-advised
22 grants to 11 organizations · largest $500K · through 2024
$717K
132. National Philanthropic TrustDonor-advised
25 grants to 11 organizations · largest $500K · through 2024
$2.7M
133. The Independent Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
8 grants to 6 organizations · largest $28K · through 2024
$108K
135. American Endowment FoundationDonor-advised
20 grants to 13 organizations · largest $150K · through 2024
$449K
136. Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramDonor-advised
31 grants to 22 organizations · largest $111K · through 2024
$750K
137. Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncDonor-advised
8 grants to 5 organizations · largest $70K · through 2023
$191K
139. Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncDonor-advised
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $93K · through 2024
$103K
140. Des Moines Symphony FoundationRegrantor
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.2M · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$4.0M
141. Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra Foundation IncRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $410K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$928K
142. Des Moines Heritage TrustRegrantor
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$289K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to arts & culture work in Iowa, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 13 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

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About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering arts & culture work, with an address in Iowa. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable arts & culture funding in Iowa, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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