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Foundations That Fund Youth Development in Iowa

Imperigo has identified 193 funders that made 1,465 grants totaling $262.8M to 96 youth development organizations in Iowa, with a median grant of $15K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Youth Development Funding in Iowa

Total granted $262.8M
Funders 193
Grants 1,465
Organizations funded 96

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
24 grants to 6 organizations · largest $26.3M · through 2024
$98.8M
2. The Genesis Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $788K · through 2024 · 67.2% of their giving
$1.9M
3. Golf Charitable Foundation of Greater Des Moines
36 grants to 9 organizations · largest $138K · through 2024 · 7.4% of their giving
$3.4M
4. Optima Giving Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $1.0M · through 2022 · 27.3% of their giving
$1.0M
5. Pennsylvania Automotive Association Foundation
9 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.8M · through 2025 · 5.9% of their giving
$3.3M
6. The Roth & Letch Family Charitable Foundation
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 12.8% of their giving
$1.4M
7. United Way of Siouxland Inc
18 grants to 3 organizations · largest $157K · through 2024 · 12.0% of their giving
$1.5M
8. Illowa Council Inc Boy Scouts Tr
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $190K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$671K
9. United Way of Dubuque Area Tri-States
20 grants to 4 organizations · largest $128K · through 2024 · 15.3% of their giving
$820K
10. United Way Quad Cities
17 grants to 4 organizations · largest $122K · through 2024 · 6.3% of their giving
$1.1M
11. Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque
20 grants to 6 organizations · largest $245K · through 2024 · 4.1% of their giving
$1.2M
12. Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/a Greater Des Moines Community Fdn
331 grants to 21 organizations · largest $273K · through 2024 · 1.2% of their giving
$3.6M
13. United Way of Story County Inc
11 grants to 3 organizations · largest $89K · through 2024 · 7.7% of their giving
$486K
14. Siouxland Community Foundation
18 grants to 6 organizations · largest $71K · through 2024 · 4.9% of their giving
$548K
15. Christian Community Foundation of Memphis
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.3M · through 2024
$3.2M
16. Scott County Regional Authority
16 grants to 4 organizations · largest $64K · through 2024 · 3.0% of their giving
$501K
17. Cedar Valley United Way
11 grants to 3 organizations · largest $40K · through 2024 · 4.2% of their giving
$319K
18. Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation
16 grants to 5 organizations · largest $102K · through 2024 · 1.6% of their giving
$709K
19. Master Builders of Iowa
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2020 · 28.2% of their giving
$50K
20. Quad Cities Golf Classic Charitable Foundation
27 grants to 7 organizations · largest $217K · through 2024 · 1.1% of their giving
$752K
21. Dubuque Racing Association Ltd
12 grants to 6 organizations · largest $200K · through 2024 · 1.8% of their giving
$462K
22. GreenState Credit Union
25 grants to 9 organizations · largest $51K · through 2025 · 2.5% of their giving
$322K
23. East Tennessee Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $431K · through 2024
$883K
24. Shining City Foundation Inc
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $15K · through 2025 · 13.7% of their giving
$54K
25. Mbi-Works Endowment
9 grants to 6 organizations · largest $50K · through 2023 · 3.4% of their giving
$215K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to youth development 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. 15 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 youth development 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 youth development funding in Iowa, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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