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Grant Funders in Des Moines, IA

Bespoke Grants indexes 72 grant-making foundations headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa — together $367.1M in indexed annual giving. Their giving most often supports health care, higher education, arts & culture and education. Local funders are one of the best starting points for a Des Moines nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

72
Foundations in Des Moines
$367.1M
Indexed annual giving
40
Listed below
IA
State

Foundations headquartered in Des Moines

Ranked by giving in available IRS summaries. Filings may cover different years; these totals are not a current-year funding pool. Each links to a public overview and up to three sample grants. Full grant history and research tools require All access at $19/month.

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines$70.2M2024
2Catholic Health Initiatives - Iowa Corp$68.5M2024
3Central Iowa Hospital Corporation$50.4M2024
4United Way of Central Iowa$22.4M2025
5Iowa Health Foundation$11.2M2024
6Richard O Jacobson Foundation$8.8M2025
7The Principal Financial Group Foundation Inc$8.6M2024
8Primary Health Care Inc$7.9M2024
9Midamerican Energy Foundation$7.1M2024
10Peo Foundation$6.9M2025
11Golf Charitable Foundation$6.7M2025
12John Ruan Foundation Trust$5.6M2025
13Iowa Medical Education Collaborative$5.6M2024
14Mercy Foundation of Des Moines Ia$4.9M2024
15Polk County Housing Trust Fund$4.2M2025
16Bravo Greater Des Moines Inc$4.2M2025
17The Wellmark Foundation$4.1M2024
18Central Iowa Health System$4.0M2019
19Aging Resources of Central Iowa$3.7M2023
20Iowa State Fair Foundation$3.5M2024
21Variety-the Children's Charity of Iowa$3.1M2024
22Thomas & Linda Koehn Foundation$2.7M2024
23Iowa Hospital Association$2.5M2024
24Berkshire Hathaway Energy Foundation$2.3M2024
25Anawim Housing Inc$2.3M2017
26Hospice of Central Iowa Foundation$2.0M2025
27Wt and Edna M Dahl Trust$2.0M2023
28Sehgal Foundation$2.0M2024
29Animal Rescue League of Iowa Foundation$1.8M2024
30Anna K Meredith Endowment Trust$1.8M2024
31Luther Care Services$1.7M2023
32Behavioral Technologies Corp$1.6M2023
33Emc Insurance Foundation$1.6M2024
34Iowa Community Action Association$1.5M2024
35Invest Dsm$1.5M2023
36Iowa College Foundation$1.5M2025
37Easter Seal Society of Iowa Inc$1.4M2024
38Family Planning Council of Iowa$1.4M2025
39Peo Sisterhood Ca State Chapter$1.3M2025
40Meredith Corporation Foundation$1.2M2025

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About this page. Lists foundations whose IRS Form 990 filings give a Des Moines, IA address, drawn from Bespoke Grants' index of 225,000+ U.S. foundations and 13M+ grants. Foundations based elsewhere may also fund Des Moines nonprofits; the one lifetime free funder search accounts for both.