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

Start with the funders already giving to philanthropy in Iowa, currently Genesis Health System, American Online Giving Foundation Inc, Charles E Lakin Foundation Inc. Then look at who funds the philanthropy organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Iowa from out of state.

Who is the largest philanthropy funder in Iowa?

Genesis Health System gives the most to philanthropy organizations in Iowa, $40M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to philanthropy in Iowa?

$175M reached 203 philanthropy organizations in Iowa, from 480 funders. 64% 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 · Philanthropy

Who funds philanthropy in Iowa

$175M reached 203 philanthropy organizations in Iowa, from 480 funders, with no single one dominating.

$175M

granted

203

organizations

64%

from in-state

The short version

480 funders gave $175M to 203 philanthropy organizations in Iowa across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
64% of that came from funders also based in Iowa; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of philanthropy in Iowa is Genesis Health System, at $40M.
The philanthropy organization drawing the most is Better Health Foundation, at $40M.

Largest funders of philanthropy in Iowa

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

1Genesis Health System$40M 2American Online Giving Foundation Inc$19M 3Charles E Lakin Foundation Inc$11M 4Gdmcf Charitable Trust$9M 5Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$8M 6Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines$6M 7Fred Maytag Family Foundation$5M 8Quad Cities Golf Classic Charitable$5M 9Bethany Lutheran Foundation$4M 10Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$3M

Philanthropy organizations in Iowa that draw the most

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

193 other philanthropy organizations$54M

Better Health Foundation$40M Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines$28M United Way Quad Cities$15M Community Foundation for Western Iowa$11M

How to find philanthropy funders in Iowa

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Start with the funders already active in Iowa
The funders giving the most to philanthropy in Iowa are Genesis Health System, American Online Giving Foundation Inc, Charles E Lakin Foundation Inc. A funder already writing philanthropy checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the philanthropy 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
36% of philanthropy money in Iowa comes from funders elsewhere, so national philanthropy funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Iowa.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a philanthropy nonprofit in Iowa?: Start with the funders already giving to philanthropy in Iowa, currently Genesis Health System, American Online Giving Foundation Inc, Charles E Lakin Foundation Inc. Then look at who funds the philanthropy organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Iowa from out of state.
Who is the largest philanthropy funder in Iowa?: Genesis Health System gives the most to philanthropy organizations in Iowa, $40M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to philanthropy in Iowa?: $175M reached 203 philanthropy organizations in Iowa, from 480 funders. 64% 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.