How do I find funders for a mental health nonprofit in Iowa?

Start with the funders already giving to mental health in Iowa, currently Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines, United Way of Central Iowa, Orchard Place Foundation. Then look at who funds the mental health organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Iowa from out of state.

Who is the largest mental health funder in Iowa?

Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines gives the most to mental health organizations in Iowa, $3M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to mental health in Iowa?

$31M reached 63 mental health organizations in Iowa, from 198 funders. 86% 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 · Mental health

Who funds mental health in Iowa

It is overwhelmingly local money: 86% comes from funders based in Iowa.

$31M

granted

organizations

86%

from in-state

The short version

198 funders gave $31M to 63 mental health organizations in Iowa across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
86% of that came from funders also based in Iowa; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of mental health in Iowa is Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines, at $3M.
The mental health organization drawing the most is Orchard Place, at $7M.

Largest funders of mental health in Iowa

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

1Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines$3M 2United Way of Central Iowa$3M 3Orchard Place Foundation$2M 4Mercy Foundation of Des Moines Iowa$2M 5Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation$2M 6Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino$1M 7United Way of East Central Iowa$1M 8Tanager Place Endowment Foundation$1M 9The Harold W Siebens Charitable$1M 10Variety - the Children's Charity of Iowa$1M

Mental health organizations in Iowa that draw the most

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

Orchard Place$7M

53 other mental health organizations$5M

Tanager Place$4M Ellipsis Inc$4M House of Mercy$3M Black Hawk-Grundy Mental Health Center$2M United Community Services Inc$1M

How to find mental health funders in Iowa

1
Start with the funders already active in Iowa
The funders giving the most to mental health in Iowa are Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines, United Way of Central Iowa, Orchard Place Foundation. A funder already writing mental health checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the mental health 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
Most mental health money here is local, so focus on Iowa funders first before widening the search.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a mental health nonprofit in Iowa?: Start with the funders already giving to mental health in Iowa, currently Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines, United Way of Central Iowa, Orchard Place Foundation. Then look at who funds the mental health organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Iowa from out of state.
Who is the largest mental health funder in Iowa?: Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines gives the most to mental health organizations in Iowa, $3M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to mental health in Iowa?: $31M reached 63 mental health organizations in Iowa, from 198 funders. 86% 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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The DAF merry-go-round

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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.