Iowa · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Housing & Shelter in Iowa

Imperigo has identified 135 funders that made 1,026 grants totaling $141.0M to 99 housing & shelter organizations in Iowa, with a median grant of $15K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Housing & Shelter Funding in Iowa

Total granted $141.0M
Funders 135
Grants 1,026
Organizations funded 99

Top Funders — page 4 of 4

84. Tides Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2023
$60K
87. The Ayco Charitable Foundation
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $13K · through 2024
$35K
91. National Philanthropic TrustDonor-advised
8 grants to 3 organizations · largest $3.1M · through 2024
$9.2M
92. American Online Giving Foundation IncDonor-advised
52 grants to 15 organizations · largest $552K · through 2024
$4.5M
93. Donor Advised Charitable Giving IncDonor-advised
48 grants to 16 organizations · largest $512K · through 2024
$1.5M
94. American Endowment FoundationDonor-advised
3 grants to 3 organizations · largest $502K · through 2024
$524K
95. The Independent Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $65K · through 2025
$82K
96. Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
44 grants to 19 organizations · largest $102K · through 2024
$990K
97. Network for GoodDonor-advised
12 grants to 4 organizations · largest $14K · through 2024
$105K
98. Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncDonor-advised
5 grants to 3 organizations · largest $20K · through 2024
$70K
99. Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramDonor-advised
7 grants to 5 organizations · largest $22K · through 2024
$99K
101. The Friendship Village Charitable TrustRegrantor
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $10.2M · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$40.5M
102. Friends of Faith Ret Homes IncRegrantor
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $3.5M · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$14.1M
103. Lifespace Communities IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $4.6M · through 2023 · 53.9% of their giving
$5.2M
104. Polk County Housing Trust FundRegrantor
5 grants to 5 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 39.6% of their giving
$1.5M
105. Scott County Housing CouncilRegrantor
12 grants to 4 organizations · largest $215K · through 2024 · 28.2% of their giving
$780K
106. Habitat for Humanity of Iowa IncRegrantor
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $251K · through 2024 · 26.4% of their giving
$777K
107. United Way of Central IowaRegrantor
20 grants to 5 organizations · largest $448K · through 2024 · 4.0% of their giving
$3.3M
108. Housing Fund for Linn CountyRegrantor
7 grants to 3 organizations · largest $243K · through 2024 · 14.2% of their giving
$709K
109. Invest DsmRegrantor
6 grants to 3 organizations · largest $257K · through 2025 · 10.2% of their giving
$617K
110. Western Home Services IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $275K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$275K
111. Vera French FoundationRegrantor
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $294K · through 2024 · 11.6% of their giving
$402K
112. Home Opportunities Made Easy IncRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $118K · through 2022 · 37.7% of their giving
$209K
113. Sunrise ManorRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $99K · through 2019 · 100.0% of their giving
$99K
114. Mercy Health Services - Iowa CorpRegrantor
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $62K · through 2024 · 4.8% of their giving
$342K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to housing & shelter 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. 10 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 housing & shelter 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 housing & shelter funding in Iowa, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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