Great Outdoors Foundation
Advance conservation through innovation, collaboration, and stewardship.
Great Outdoors Foundation at a glance
In short: Great Outdoors Foundation gave $427K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $142K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $427,101
- +9.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $142,367
- +46.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $150,000
- Total assets
- $12,582,500
- +3.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Iowa (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Great Outdoors Foundation
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Great Outdoors Foundation
Who Great Outdoors Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Polk County Conservation ($152K). Together the top 3 received $427K.
Grant Size Distribution
21 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 11 grants of 21 (52%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Great Outdoors Foundation gives
- Giving fell 29% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2019) to $19.9M (2021). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $427K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Polk County Conservation Granger, IA | Conservation Proj | $152,101 |
| Great Outdoors Iowa West Des Moines, IA | Grant Distributions | $150,000 |
| City of Windsor Heights Windsor Heights, IA | Grant Distributions | $125,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $12,582,500 | $5,586,688 | $4,629,603 | $427,101 | 3 | $193,347 |
| 2024 | $12,139,303 | $5,193,832 | $3,278,020 | $390,000 | 4 | $79,807 |
| 2023 | $9,114,393 | $3,223,648 | $5,189,586 | $1,685,592 | 3 | $111,843 |
| 2022 | $10,790,843 | $5,308,855 | $1,209,872 | $604,148 | 6 | $33,527 |
| 2021 | $7,550,006 | $8,727,220 | $21,196,390 | $19,894,718 | 5 | $3,210 |
| 2020 | $19,398,287 | $13,890,210 | $1,301,959 | $144,352 | 1 | $9,657 |
| 2019 | $6,245,172 | $6,791,566 | $823,854 | $6,000 | 1 | $10,293 |
About Great Outdoors Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Great Outdoors Foundation is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in West Des Moines, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $12.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $427K. Net investment income was $193K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Great Outdoors Foundation is led by Hannah Inman, CEO since 2022 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 12 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Hannah Inman
CEO
Executive Director → Chief Executive Officer, 2020
Chief Executive Officer → CEO, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$121K (2019) → $248K (2025)
Chris Costa
Chair
Treasurer → Vice Chair & T, 2022
Vice Chair & T → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cory Sharp
Director
Chair → Past Chair, 2022
Past Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kurt Mumm
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ben Arato
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gene Meyer
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Grant Kvalheim
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julian Seay
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Georgia Van Gundy
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Fleckstein
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joey Taylor-Moon
Past Chair
Chair → Past Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Abigail Bogaard Left
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (22)
- Former: Emily Kessinger (2022–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Tom Mahoney (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Abigail Bogaard Joined (2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Georgia Van Gundy Joined (2024) — Director
- Former: Pat Boddy Left (2024) — Past Chair
- Former: Stephanie Fleckenstein Joined (2024) — Director
- Former: Pat Boddy (2019–2023) — Past Chair
- Former: Rachel Woodhouse Left (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Chris McCarthy Left (2022) — Director
- Former: Matthew Marckmann Left (2022) — Vice President
- Former: Tara Deering-Hansen Left (2022) — Marketing Ch
- Former: Tom Newton Left (2022) — Development
- Former: Chris McCarthy (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Matthew Marckmann (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Rachel Woodhouse (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Tom Newton (2019–2021) — Development Chairperson
- Former: Joey Taylor Moon (2020–2021) — Vice Chair
- Former: Tara Deering-Hanson (2020–2021) — Marketing Chairperson
- Former: Joseph Corfits Jr. (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Bethany Wilcoxon (2019) — Director
- Former: Dan Cornelison (2019) — Chairman
- Former: Steven Tyler (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $248K, to Hannah Inman (CEO).
Frequently asked questions about Great Outdoors Foundation
How much does Great Outdoors Foundation give each year?
Great Outdoors Foundation gave $427K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $390K across 4 grants.
What is Great Outdoors Foundation's typical grant size?
Great Outdoors Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $150,000, and its average grant was $142,367, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Great Outdoors Foundation give grants?
Great Outdoors Foundation gives mostly in Iowa: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.
Does Great Outdoors Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Great Outdoors Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Great Outdoors Foundation?
Great Outdoors Foundation reported $12.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.6M.
What is Great Outdoors Foundation?
Great Outdoors Foundation is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in West Des Moines, IA. It holds $12.6M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Great Outdoors Foundation's EIN?
Great Outdoors Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-1441098. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS December 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 1, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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