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

Start with the funders already giving to international in Iowa, currently PEO Foundation, Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines, Global Ties US. Then look at who funds the international organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Iowa from out of state.

Who is the largest international funder in Iowa?

PEO Foundation gives the most to international organizations in Iowa, $872k across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to international in Iowa?

$13M reached 44 international organizations in Iowa, from 145 funders. 49% 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 · International

Who funds international in Iowa

$13M reached 44 international organizations in Iowa, from 145 funders, with no single one dominating.

$13M

granted

organizations

49%

from in-state

The short version

145 funders gave $13M to 44 international organizations in Iowa across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
49% of that came from funders also based in Iowa; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of international in Iowa is PEO Foundation, at $872k.
The international organization drawing the most is PEO International Peace Scholarship, at $4M.

Largest funders of international in Iowa

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

1PEO Foundation$872k 2Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines$775k 3Global Ties US$757k 4Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$618k 5Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$617k 6Afs-Usa Inc$580k 7Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$411k 8The Rona and Jeffrey Abramson Foundation$388k 9Maharishi Purusha Program$381k 10American Online Giving Foundation Inc$379k

International organizations in Iowa that draw the most

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

PEO International Peace Scholarship$4M

34 other international organizations$2M

Raam Raj Foundation$1M Outreach Inc$1M Junior Achievement of Central Iowa Inc$975k

How to find international funders in Iowa

1
Start with the funders already active in Iowa
The funders giving the most to international in Iowa are PEO Foundation, Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines, Global Ties US. A funder already writing international checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the international 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
51% of international money in Iowa comes from funders elsewhere, so national international funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Iowa.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a international nonprofit in Iowa?: Start with the funders already giving to international in Iowa, currently PEO Foundation, Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines, Global Ties US. Then look at who funds the international organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Iowa from out of state.
Who is the largest international funder in Iowa?: PEO Foundation gives the most to international organizations in Iowa, $872k across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to international in Iowa?: $13M reached 44 international organizations in Iowa, from 145 funders. 49% 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

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

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

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.