Iowa · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Environment & Conservation in Iowa

Imperigo has identified 116 funders that made 979 grants totaling $43.4M to 85 environment & conservation organizations in Iowa, with a median grant of $13K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Environment & Conservation Funding in Iowa

Total granted $43.4M
Funders 116
Grants 979
Organizations funded 85

Top Funders — page 3 of 4

51. The Oregon Community Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $45K · through 2022
$45K
52. National Association of Conservation Districts
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $12K · through 2024
$12K
53. T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $13K · through 2025
$36K
54. The Chicago Community Trust
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024
$110K
55. Impactassetsinc
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $10K · through 2020
$30K
56. Charities Aid Foundation America
4 grants to 4 organizations · largest $10K · through 2024
$35K
57. Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
4 grants to 4 organizations · largest $12K · through 2022
$34K
58. AARP
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2022
$10K
64. Donor Advised Charitable Giving IncDonor-advised
48 grants to 16 organizations · largest $527K · through 2024
$2.1M
65. The Independent Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
4 grants to 4 organizations · largest $75K · through 2024
$170K
66. Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
51 grants to 23 organizations · largest $564K · through 2024
$2.2M
67. American Online Giving Foundation IncDonor-advised
46 grants to 13 organizations · largest $75K · through 2024
$746K
68. Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramDonor-advised
12 grants to 6 organizations · largest $25K · through 2024
$162K
69. American Endowment FoundationDonor-advised
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $45K · through 2022
$51K
70. Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundDonor-advised
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $12K · through 2024
$20K
71. Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncDonor-advised
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $5K · through 2024
$20K
72. National Philanthropic TrustDonor-advised
4 grants to 3 organizations · largest $15K · through 2023
$35K
73. Indian Creek Nature Center Charitable TrustRegrantor
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $309K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$762K
74. Indian Creek Nature CenterRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $189K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$412K
75. Iowa Corn Grower's AssociationRegrantor
14 grants to 3 organizations · largest $310K · through 2024 · 3.7% of their giving
$1.9M
76. The Fairfield Parks and Recreation FoundationRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $66K · through 2023 · 57.3% of their giving
$127K
77. American Flood Coalition IncRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $70K · through 2024 · 17.2% of their giving
$121K
78. Citizen Action of Wisconsin Education Fund IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $45K · through 2024 · 11.2% of their giving
$45K
79. Rotary Club of Des Moines FoundationRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $40K · through 2022 · 11.3% of their giving
$40K
80. The Energy FoundationRegrantor
3 grants to 3 organizations · largest $510K · through 2019
$580K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to environment & conservation 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. 9 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 environment & conservation 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 environment & conservation funding in Iowa, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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