Funding · Iowa · Food and agriculture
Who funds food and agriculture in Iowa
Funding is concentrated: Iowa Corn Grower's Association alone draws 49% of every food and agriculture grant dollar in Iowa. One funder dominates the giving, Iowa Corn Promotion Board, at 49% of the total.
The short version
- 824 funders gave $370M to 506 food and agriculture organizations in Iowa across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 73% of that came from funders also based in Iowa; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of food and agriculture in Iowa is Iowa Corn Promotion Board, at $181M.
- The food and agriculture organization drawing the most is Iowa Corn Grower's Association, at $181M.
Largest funders of food and agriculture in Iowa
The funders giving the most to food and agriculture organizations in Iowa, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Food and agriculture organizations in Iowa that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find food and agriculture funders in Iowa
- 1Start with the funders already active in Iowa
The funders giving the most to food and agriculture in Iowa are Iowa Corn Promotion Board, Feeding America, American Online Giving Foundation Inc. A funder already writing food and agriculture checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the food and agriculture 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.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
27% of food and agriculture money in Iowa comes from funders elsewhere, so national food and agriculture funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Iowa.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a food and agriculture nonprofit in Iowa?
- Start with the funders already giving to food and agriculture in Iowa, currently Iowa Corn Promotion Board, Feeding America, American Online Giving Foundation Inc. Then look at who funds the food and agriculture organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Iowa from out of state.
- Who is the largest food and agriculture funder in Iowa?
- Iowa Corn Promotion Board gives the most to food and agriculture organizations in Iowa, $181M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to food and agriculture in Iowa?
- $370M reached 506 food and agriculture organizations in Iowa, from 824 funders. 73% 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.
More from the funding graph
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.