Northeast Iowa Local Workforce Development Board

Schlichting Fred W TW

Saint Louis, MO

The foundation funds scholarships for seniors or graduates of Rockwell-Swaledale High School in Iowa, with 2025 grants typically around $7,300 (ranging from $3,800 to $7,300). Grants mainly went to Iowa, with some recipients in Missouri, Nebraska, Minnesota, and Louisiana; application details are available through the Center for Scholarship Administration’s website.

Milo & Mildred Hayes Educational Foundation

Tampa, FL

Dorothy Ann Weitzel and Thomas F W

Clear Lake, IA

The foundation supports a range of charitable work, including education, community services, disaster response, youth programs, and international projects. In 2025, grants ranged from $2,000 to $80,000, with a median of $9,800; most funding went to Iowa, with additional grants in Minnesota and other states. It accepts requests by letter, with no stated deadlines.

Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/a Greater Des Moines Community Fdn

Des Moines, IA

The Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines funds nonprofits through competitive grants for community impact, organizational capacity, and collaboration, with 2026 priorities including housing, transportation, health, economic opportunity, and inclusion. Giving varies widely: 2024 grants had a median of $12,889, while Capacity Building grants are capped at $7,500. Its programs serve Greater Des Moines and, through an affiliated foundation, Adair County; unsolicited requests are not addressed in the profile.

Iowa Automobile Dealers Foundation For Education

West Des Moines, IA

To invest in the future of the motor vehicle sales and service industry by awarding automotive scholarships. To develop programs and incentives with high schools, colleges, educational agencies, and the public to encourage automotive careers.

Seneca Foods Foundation

Fairport, NY

John & Mary Pappajohn Scholarship Foundation

Des Moines, IA

The John & Mary Pappajohn Scholarship funded educational organizations, including colleges and scholarship and instructional programs, with 2024 grants ranging from $500 to $50,000 (median $5,000); recipients were mainly in New York, Massachusetts, and Iowa. It supported only preselected organizations and did not accept unsolicited requests; the foundation made its final distribution in September 2024 and has wound down.

Rena Fee Welch Trust

Saint Louis, MO

The trust primarily funds scholarships through grants to colleges and universities, typically ranging from $100 to $1,463 (median $648). Its 2025 giving was concentrated in Iowa, with smaller shares going to Missouri and Illinois. It does not limit giving to preselected organizations and refers applicants to attached materials for application details.

Winnebago Industries Foundation

Forest City, IA

Winnebago Industries Foundation funds U.S. 501(c)(3) organizations working in sustainability and environmental stewardship, access to nature and the outdoor industry, and education and workforce development. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $1,407,190, with a median of $15,000; it generally supports communities within 50 miles of employee communities in Florida, Indiana, Iowa, and Minnesota, with national partnerships as an exception. It does not accept unsolicited requests; grants are by invitation only.

Anna Beal Trust

Eagan, MN

Doris & Ralph Preuss Charitable Trust

Mason City, IA

Cecil Mae Schmoker Trust

Saint Louis, MO