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Foundations That Fund Youth Development in Iowa

Imperigo has identified 195 funders that made 1,523 grants totaling $265.4M to 98 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 $265.4M
Funders 195
Grants 1,523
Organizations funded 98

Top Funders — page 3 of 4

51. Marshalltown Area United Way
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2025 · 1.2% of their giving
$51K
52. Heartland Charitable Trust
6 grants to 4 organizations · largest $11K · through 2023 · 1.3% of their giving
$41K
53. United Way of the Midlands
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $35K · through 2024
$170K
54. Midway USA Foundation Inc
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $79K · through 2024
$113K
55. The Community Foundation Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $151K · through 2024
$304K
56. Ih Mississippi Valley Credit Union
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $6K · through 2020 · 2.8% of their giving
$11K
57. The Statesman Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024 · 2.6% of their giving
$10K
58. Bravo Greater Des Moines Inc
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $36K · through 2024
$81K
59. Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing
10 grants to 5 organizations · largest $89K · through 2025
$318K
60. Eden Bridge Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $68K · through 2024
$108K
61. The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $82K · through 2024
$164K
62. Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine
6 grants to 3 organizations · largest $12K · through 2024
$52K
63. Kirkwood Facilities Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $9K · through 2024 · 2.0% of their giving
$9K
64. United Way and Community Foundation of Greater Fort Dodge
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $8K · through 2024
$26K
65. Innovia Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $45K · through 2024
$119K
66. Givewell Community Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2024
$200K
67. Inspire Brands Foundation Inc
7 grants to 3 organizations · largest $22K · through 2024
$91K
68. Otto Schoitz Foundation
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $35K · through 2019
$50K
70. Rancho Santa Fe Foundation
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $30K · through 2025
$97K
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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