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Foundations That Fund Community Improvement in Iowa

Imperigo has identified 200 funders that made 1,350 grants totaling $55.7M to 200 community improvement organizations in Iowa, with a median grant of $13K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Community Improvement Funding in Iowa

Total granted $55.7M
Funders 200
Grants 1,350
Organizations funded 200

Top Funders — page 4 of 4

89. Columbus Foundation
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $100K · through 2020
$262K
90. The Chicago Community Trust
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2023
$650K
96. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
12 grants to 5 organizations · largest $147K · through 2024
$478K
102. Impactassetsinc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $75K · through 2024
$90K
103. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2022
$80K
104. Silicon Valley Community Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2023
$262K
105. Charities Aid Foundation America
8 grants to 6 organizations · largest $20K · through 2024
$95K
106. Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $68K · through 2024
$84K
108. Tides Foundation
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $35K · through 2023
$100K
114. The Blackbaud Giving Fund
3 grants to 3 organizations · largest $24K · through 2022
$50K
122. Donor Advised Charitable Giving IncDonor-advised
37 grants to 18 organizations · largest $121K · through 2024
$1.4M
123. American Online Giving Foundation IncDonor-advised
33 grants to 17 organizations · largest $200K · through 2024
$722K
124. Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
57 grants to 34 organizations · largest $500K · through 2024
$1.6M
125. American Endowment FoundationDonor-advised
8 grants to 4 organizations · largest $250K · through 2024
$341K
127. Network for GoodDonor-advised
9 grants to 3 organizations · largest $41K · through 2023
$184K
128. National Philanthropic TrustDonor-advised
17 grants to 11 organizations · largest $150K · through 2024
$639K
129. Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncDonor-advised
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $33K · through 2024
$158K
132. Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramDonor-advised
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $30K · through 2024
$79K
134. Quad Cities Chamber Foundation - IowaRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $433K · through 2024 · 84.6% of their giving
$1.9M
135. Iowa Community Action AssociationRegrantor
25 grants to 5 organizations · largest $318K · through 2023 · 23.0% of their giving
$1.8M
136. United Way of Muscatine IowaRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $119K · through 2023 · 21.0% of their giving
$556K
137. Childserve Foundation IncRegrantor
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $466K · through 2024 · 6.6% of their giving
$1.7M
138. Adams Community Economic Development CorporationRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $489K · through 2019 · 100.0% of their giving
$489K
139. AmFreeAction CommitteeRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $400K · through 2024 · 90.9% of their giving
$400K
140. Fort Madison Sirrc CorporationRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $450K · through 2021 · 14.3% of their giving
$450K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to community improvement 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. 12 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 community improvement 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 community improvement funding in Iowa, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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