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Foundations That Fund Education in Iowa

Imperigo has identified 607 funders that made 6,525 grants totaling $1.2B to 402 education organizations in Iowa, with a median grant of $20K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Education Funding in Iowa

Total granted $1.2B
Funders 607
Grants 6,525
Organizations funded 402

Top Funders — page 2 of 4

26. PEO Sisterhood OH State Chapter
20 grants to 4 organizations · largest $112K · through 2024 · 58.0% of their giving
$1.1M
27. PEO Sisterhood OR State Chapter
20 grants to 4 organizations · largest $160K · through 2024 · 51.3% of their giving
$1.0M
28. PEO Sisterhood MO State Chapter
20 grants to 4 organizations · largest $66K · through 2024 · 39.2% of their giving
$1.0M
29. Siouxland Community Foundation
19 grants to 7 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 12.7% of their giving
$1.4M
30. Quad Cities Community Foundation
68 grants to 27 organizations · largest $286K · through 2024 · 6.2% of their giving
$2.7M
31. PEO Sisterhood VA State Chapter
25 grants to 5 organizations · largest $91K · through 2024 · 71.2% of their giving
$837K
32. PEO Sisterhood WI State Chapter
20 grants to 4 organizations · largest $187K · through 2024 · 53.9% of their giving
$831K
33. Iowa Pork Producers Association
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $821K · through 2024 · 11.5% of their giving
$1.4M
34. PEO Sisterhood AZ State Chapter
20 grants to 4 organizations · largest $80K · through 2024 · 47.4% of their giving
$809K
35. PEO Sisterhood IA State Chapter
20 grants to 4 organizations · largest $56K · through 2024 · 29.9% of their giving
$803K
36. Columbus Foundation
22 grants to 6 organizations · largest $2.8M · through 2024 · 1.2% of their giving
$13.6M
37. PEO Sisterhood KS State Chapter
20 grants to 4 organizations · largest $56K · through 2024 · 41.5% of their giving
$760K
38. PEO Sisterhood MN State Chapter
20 grants to 4 organizations · largest $62K · through 2024 · 44.0% of their giving
$731K
39. Iowa Lions Foundation
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $247K · through 2024 · 33.9% of their giving
$718K
40. PEO Sisterhood MT State Chapter
20 grants to 4 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024 · 52.2% of their giving
$707K
41. PEO Sisterhood AR State Chapter
20 grants to 4 organizations · largest $43K · through 2024 · 48.7% of their giving
$691K
42. PEO Sisterhood TN State Chapter
20 grants to 4 organizations · largest $78K · through 2024 · 62.9% of their giving
$684K
43. Mabel E Sherman Educational Fund C/O Citizens First National Bank
15 grants to 3 organizations · largest $63K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$683K
44. PEO Sisterhood NC State Chapter
20 grants to 4 organizations · largest $42K · through 2024 · 50.9% of their giving
$667K
45. The Fraternal Order of Eagles Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $722K · through 2024 · 9.2% of their giving
$1.4M
46. PEO Sisterhood GA State Chapter
20 grants to 4 organizations · largest $67K · through 2024 · 60.6% of their giving
$640K
47. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 347
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $596K · through 2019 · 71.6% of their giving
$596K
48. PEO Sisterhood IN State Chapter
20 grants to 4 organizations · largest $40K · through 2024 · 44.8% of their giving
$588K
49. PEO Sisterhood MI State Chapter
20 grants to 4 organizations · largest $45K · through 2024 · 45.4% of their giving
$584K
50. United Way of Spencer
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $516K · through 2024 · 29.9% of their giving
$580K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to education 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. 16 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 education 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 education funding in Iowa, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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