Grants and funding in Iowa
4,912 foundations reported granting into Iowa on their most recent IRS filings: 21,448 itemized grants worth $1.9B between them. On top of that, sixteen live grant programs and fifty contract opportunities are specific to Iowa, alongside 4,125 nationwide programs also open here.
- foundations granting into the state
- 4,912
- of 129,000+ funders on file
- in itemized grants into the state
- $1.9B
- across 21,448 grants on IRS filings
- live grants specific to Iowa
- 16
- of 4,800+ open grants tracked nationwide
- community lenders serving the state
- 35
- of 480+ CDFIs on file
What a typical foundation grant runs here
The 4,912 foundations granting into Iowa, grouped by the average size of their grants. The middle of this chart is where most applications belong: funders whose typical check runs in the thousands.
Who gives the most into Iowa
The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into Iowa on their most recent filings.
What the live Iowa grants offer
Award ceilings on the Iowa-specific programs that publish one.
Who the Iowa-specific grants are for
Of the sixteen live grant programs specific to Iowa, here is who the announcements name. One program can name several groups. four more are open to any organization type.
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The lenders almost nobody checks
Thirty-five community development lenders serve Iowa: below-market debt that takes no ownership, for organizations a bank would make wait. Among them: Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc., NDN Fund, Inc., Community Impact Loan Fund, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund, Accion Opportunity Fund. Quillify tracks 480+ nationwide alongside the grants, because the right answer to a funding gap is sometimes a loan you can actually get.
Iowa foundation grants by focus
Foundations based in Iowa that accept applications, grouped by what they fund. Or see all 337Iowa foundations that accept applications.
- Human Services grants in Iowa (66 funders)
- Education grants in Iowa (55 funders)
- Arts, Culture & Humanities grants in Iowa (50 funders)
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in Iowa (27 funders)
- Recreation & Sports grants in Iowa (18 funders)
- Environment grants in Iowa (17 funders)
- Food, Agriculture & Nutrition grants in Iowa (14 funders)
- Health Care grants in Iowa (13 funders)
- Religion grants in Iowa (13 funders)
- Community & Economic Development grants in Iowa (12 funders)
Opportunity figures count live, unexpired programs as of November 1, 2026. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022.
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