How do I find funders for a environment nonprofit in Iowa?

Start with the funders already giving to environment in Iowa, currently Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines, The Sherwood Foundation, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc. Then look at who funds the environment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Iowa from out of state.

Who is the largest environment funder in Iowa?

Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines gives the most to environment organizations in Iowa, $12M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to environment in Iowa?

$40M reached 75 environment organizations in Iowa, from 251 funders. 56% came from funders also based in Iowa.

How recent is this data?

It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

Funding · Iowa · Environment

Who funds environment in Iowa

$40M reached 75 environment organizations in Iowa, from 251 funders, with no single one dominating.

$40M

granted

organizations

56%

from in-state

The short version

251 funders gave $40M to 75 environment organizations in Iowa across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
56% of that came from funders also based in Iowa; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of environment in Iowa is Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines, at $12M.
The environment organization drawing the most is The Spirit of Okoboji, at $7M.

Largest funders of environment in Iowa

The funders giving the most to environment organizations in Iowa, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines$12M 2The Sherwood Foundation$3M 3Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$1M 4United States Energy Foundation$1M 5The McKnight Foundation$1M 6Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$1M 7Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino$1M 8Iowa Corn Grower's Association$956k 9Walton Family Foundation Inc$883k 10National Fish and Wildlife Foundation$851k

Environment organizations in Iowa that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

65 other environment organizations$11M

The Spirit of Okoboji$7M Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation$5M Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden$3M Iowa Environmental Council$3M CONSERVATION FOUNDATION of DICKINSON COUNTY$3M Trees Forever Inc$2M Iowa Confluence Water Trails$2M Build a Better Belmond$1M Nahant Marsh Education Center$1M

How to find environment funders in Iowa

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Start with the funders already active in Iowa
The funders giving the most to environment in Iowa are Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines, The Sherwood Foundation, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc. A funder already writing environment checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the environment organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
44% of environment money in Iowa comes from funders elsewhere, so national environment funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Iowa.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a environment nonprofit in Iowa?: Start with the funders already giving to environment in Iowa, currently Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines, The Sherwood Foundation, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc. Then look at who funds the environment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Iowa from out of state.
Who is the largest environment funder in Iowa?: Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines gives the most to environment organizations in Iowa, $12M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to environment in Iowa?: $40M reached 75 environment organizations in Iowa, from 251 funders. 56% came from funders also based in Iowa.
How recent is this data?: It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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The regranting layer

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Strange bedfellows

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The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

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Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.