Mission
ADVANCE CONSERVATION THROUGH INNOVATION, COLLABORATION, AND STEWARDSHIP.
Public Charity
GREAT OUTDOORS FOUNDATION
GREAT OUTDOORS FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in WEST DES MOINES, IA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $5.6M revenue, $4.6M expenses, $12.6M total assets. 124 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $9.8M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 421441098
WEST DES MOINES, IA
Single Organization Support
NTEE: D11
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$5.6M
Total Expenses$4.6M
Total Assets$12.6M
Grant Records124
Funding Total$9.8M
Filing Years2020–2025
Where $100 goes at Great Outdoors Foundation
How Great Outdoors Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$74
Programs
the work itself
$20
Management
running the organization
$6
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $74 for programs
$74
Conservation, healthy lifestyle/get outdoors projects including funding for improvements to polk county conservation projects, friends of jester park, easter lake bridge plaques, and water quality programing
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
STREAMBANK STABILIZATION TO PROTECT PEOPLE, PROPERTY, AND THE PLANET
$470,000
EDUCATIONAL PLAZA AT SCOTT AVENUE
$100,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$60,281
GENERAL SUPPORT
$60,281
GRANT DISTRIBUTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF ICON WATER TRAILS.
$50,000
Showing up to 5 of 124 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
TREASURER
Abigail Bogaard Left 2025
DIRECTOR
Ben Arato
CHAIR
Chris Costa
DIRECTOR
Cory Sharp
DIRECTOR
Gene Meyer
DIRECTOR
Georgia Van Gundy
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5.6M | $4.6M | $12.6M |
| 2024 | $5.2M | $3.3M | $12.1M |
| 2023 | $3.2M | $5.2M | $9.1M |
| 2022 | $6.1M | $1.7M | $10.8M |
| 2020 | $13.9M | $1.3M | $19.4M |
Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $13.9M to $5.6M (-60%), with total assets most recently reported at $12.6M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.