Iowa · Grantmakers

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 3 of 4

51. Midway USA Foundation Inc
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $79K · through 2024
$113K
52. The Community Foundation Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $151K · through 2024
$304K
53. Tahoe Community Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $90K · through 2024
$140K
54. Ih Mississippi Valley Credit Union
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $6K · through 2020 · 2.8% of their giving
$11K
55. The Statesman Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024 · 2.6% of their giving
$10K
56. Bravo Greater Des Moines Inc
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $36K · through 2024
$81K
57. Eden Bridge Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $68K · through 2024
$108K
58. Black Hawk County Gaming Association
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $30K · through 2020
$78K
59. The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $82K · through 2024
$164K
60. Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine
6 grants to 3 organizations · largest $12K · through 2024
$52K
61. Kirkwood Facilities Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $9K · through 2024 · 2.0% of their giving
$9K
62. United Way and Community Foundation of Greater Fort Dodge
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $8K · through 2024
$26K
63. Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing
6 grants to 4 organizations · largest $89K · through 2024
$231K
64. Innovia Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $45K · through 2024
$119K
65. Givewell Community Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2024
$200K
66. Inspire Brands Foundation Inc
7 grants to 3 organizations · largest $22K · through 2024
$91K
67. Otto Schoitz Foundation
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $35K · through 2019
$50K
68. The Bless Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $26K · through 2021
$26K
70. Rancho Santa Fe Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $30K · through 2024
$84K
71. The Dayton Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $75K · through 2024
$146K
73. Communitygiving
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $40K · through 2024
$84K
78. Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $85K · through 2024
$209K
79. Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $36K · through 2024
$77K
81. OCF Joseph E Weston Public Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $32K · through 2024
$63K
82. The Oregon Community Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $61K · through 2024
$176K

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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