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

Start with the funders already giving to environment in Iowa, currently The Sherwood Foundation, Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community Fdn, Walton Family Foundation 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?

The Sherwood Foundation gives the most to environment organizations in Iowa, $34M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to environment in Iowa?

$142M reached 190 environment organizations in Iowa, from 477 funders. 48% 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

$142M reached 190 environment organizations in Iowa, from 477 funders, with no single one dominating.

$142M

granted

190

organizations

48%

from in-state

The short version

477 funders gave $142M to 190 environment organizations in Iowa across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
48% 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 The Sherwood Foundation, at $34M.
The environment organization drawing the most is CONSERVATION FOUNDATION of DICKINSON COUNTY, at $31M.

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.

1The Sherwood Foundation$34M 2Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community Fdn$26M 3Walton Family Foundation Inc$5M 4GreenState Credit Union$4M 5United States Energy Foundation$4M 6Iowa Corn Grower's Association$3M 7Bravo Greater Des Moines Inc$3M 8National Fish and Wildlife Foundation$3M 9Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation$2M 10Athene Charitable Foundation$2M

Environment organizations in Iowa that draw the most

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

180 other environment organizations$42M

CONSERVATION FOUNDATION of DICKINSON COUNTY$31M Great Outdoors Foundation$17M Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation$12M Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden$9M Iowa Environmental Council$7M The Spirit of Okoboji$6M Trees Forever Inc$4M Greenstate Foundation$4M

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 The Sherwood Foundation, Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community Fdn, Walton Family Foundation 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
52% 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 The Sherwood Foundation, Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community Fdn, Walton Family Foundation 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?: The Sherwood Foundation gives the most to environment organizations in Iowa, $34M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to environment in Iowa?: $142M reached 190 environment organizations in Iowa, from 477 funders. 48% 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 unnamed billions

grants reported with no recipient in the public record

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; 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.