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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.

227
1,066
1,703
1,119
647
95
Under $1K$1K–5K$5K–25K$25K–100K$100K–1MOver $1M
Grantmaking foundations that reported granting into this state, bucketed by their average grant size. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022, as of October 1, 2026.

Who gives the most into Iowa

The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into Iowa on their most recent filings.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$235M
Iowa State University Foundation$154M
The Big Ten Conference Inc$79M
Central Iowa Hospital Corporation$47M
Mound Farm Holdings Inc$41M
Itemized grants into Iowa from each foundation’s most recent IRS filing, as of October 1, 2026. A linked name accepts applications and has a profile here.

What the live Iowa grants offer

Award ceilings on the Iowa-specific programs that publish one.

7
2
0
0
1
0
0
Under $10K$10K–50K$50K–100K$100K–250K$250K–1M$1M–5MOver $5M
Ten of sixteen live Iowa-specific grants publish a ceiling; the rest say the amount varies. As of November 1, 2026.

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.

Nonprofits7
Cities and towns7
Researchers2
Tribal organizations2

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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.

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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