How do I find funders for a public benefit nonprofit in Iowa?

Start with the funders already giving to public benefit in Iowa, currently Dubuque Racing Association Ltd, National Rural Water Association, Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines. Then look at who funds the public benefit organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Iowa from out of state.

Who is the largest public benefit funder in Iowa?

Dubuque Racing Association Ltd gives the most to public benefit organizations in Iowa, $12M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to public benefit in Iowa?

$17M reached 43 public benefit organizations in Iowa, from 88 funders. 81% 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 · Public benefit

Who funds public benefit in Iowa

One funder dominates the giving, Dubuque Racing Association Ltd, at 70% of the total. Funding is concentrated: Schmitt Island Development Corporation alone draws 70% of every public benefit grant dollar in Iowa.

$17M

granted

organizations

81%

from in-state

The short version

88 funders gave $17M to 43 public benefit organizations in Iowa across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
81% of that came from funders also based in Iowa; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of public benefit in Iowa is Dubuque Racing Association Ltd, at $12M.
The public benefit organization drawing the most is Schmitt Island Development Corporation, at $12M.

Largest funders of public benefit in Iowa

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

1Dubuque Racing Association Ltd$12M 2National Rural Water Association$2M 3Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines$264k 4Siouxland Community Foundation$200k 5Golf Charitable Foundation$200k 6Otto Schoitz Foundation$175k 7United Way of Dubuque Area Tri-States$171k 8American Online Giving Foundation Inc$152k 9Bravo Greater Des Moines Inc$133k 10National Digital Inclusion Alliance$120k

Public benefit organizations in Iowa that draw the most

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

Schmitt Island Development Corporation$12M Iowa Rural Water Association$2M

33 other public benefit organizations$881k

How to find public benefit funders in Iowa

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Start with the funders already active in Iowa
The funders giving the most to public benefit in Iowa are Dubuque Racing Association Ltd, National Rural Water Association, Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines. A funder already writing public benefit checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the public benefit 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
19% of public benefit money in Iowa comes from funders elsewhere, so national public benefit funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Iowa.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a public benefit nonprofit in Iowa?: Start with the funders already giving to public benefit in Iowa, currently Dubuque Racing Association Ltd, National Rural Water Association, Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines. Then look at who funds the public benefit organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Iowa from out of state.
Who is the largest public benefit funder in Iowa?: Dubuque Racing Association Ltd gives the most to public benefit organizations in Iowa, $12M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to public benefit in Iowa?: $17M reached 43 public benefit organizations in Iowa, from 88 funders. 81% 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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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.