On with Life Foundation

Enterprise Holdings Foundation

Saint Louis, MO

Enterprise Holdings Foundation supports nonprofits in health, education, arts, disaster relief, reforestation, hunger relief, and community equity, with an emphasis on organizations actively supported by Enterprise employees and their families. Its reported grants range widely: 2024 giving averaged about $7,700 across 9,499 grants, while the foundation also offers awards of up to $40,000; it supports communities where Enterprise operates worldwide. Unsolicited requests are accepted at any time, but eligible applications must be submitted by an Enterprise team member or their spouse or domestic partner on behalf of a nonprofit they actively support.

Krause Gentle Foundation

Des Moines, IA

The Krause Gentle Foundation supported arts, culture, and humanities, as well as faith, with grants going to Iowa recipients. Recent grants were typically modest—the median listed grant in 2025 was $34,431, excluding a large asset transfer—but the foundation has ceased operations after merging in 2025. It funded only preselected organizations and did not accept unsolicited requests.

Chris Norton Foundation

Altoona, IA

To promote the long term health, wellness, recovery, and quality of life for individuals with spinal cord injury and other neurological disorders by providing additional funds to facilitate opportunities that would not otherwise exist.

Central Iowa Housing Foundation

West Des Moines, IA

The foundation supported Polk County Health Services’ charitable work, including access to health care, community living, job training, affordable housing, and services for people with brain health conditions or disabilities. In 2025, it made 13 grants totaling $238,992, ranging from $9,496 to $20,000, all to Iowa recipients. It filed a final return and dissolved effective December 31, 2025; whether it accepted unsolicited requests is not stated.

Benson Family Foundation

Des Moines, IA

Thomas & Linda Koehn Foundation

Des Moines, IA

The foundation supports community projects, education, health care, and the arts, with most 2025 grant dollars going to Iowa and additional funding in Rhode Island and Florida. Its 23 grants ranged from $1,000 to $1.4 million, with a median of $78,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Dwight and Marilyn Conover Foundation

Okoboji, IA

The Dwight and Marilyn Conover Foundation supports Iowa schools, education-related organizations, and community and health organizations. Its 2025 grants ranged from $6,000 to $100,000, with a median of $12,000; it has no standard application form, and requests are not limited to preselected organizations.

The Noble Foundation

West Des Moines, IA

The Noble Foundation funds charitable work in areas including education, youth development, health, the environment, livelihood, cyber safety, and disaster relief. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,000 to $250,000, with a median of $23,000, primarily supporting organizations in Iowa and Alabama, with some grants elsewhere. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Donald F &Charlene K Lamberti Foundation

Ankeny, IA

The Donald F. and Charlene K. Lamberti Foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, with 97% of its 2025 grant dollars going to Iowa recipients. Its 34 grants ranged from $3,000 to $6 million, with a median of $15,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Meinders Foundation

Oklahoma City, OK

The Meinders Foundation supports higher education, medical research and care, brain injury rehabilitation, emergency response, and cultural and community programs, primarily in Oklahoma, with some funding in other states. In 2025, it made 40 grants ranging from $3,000 to $18 million, with a median grant of $250,000. Its 2024 filing requests a typed application with standard grant information and lists no deadlines or award restrictions.

The Denny and Candy Elwell Foundation

Ankeny, IA

The foundation supports preselected charities working in areas including health, animal welfare, brain injury rehabilitation, children’s services, dental care, and support for women affected by exploitation; most 2025 grant dollars went to Iowa organizations. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $75,000, with a median of $5,000. It states that it does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

First Citizens Bank Charitable

Mason City, IA

The foundation funds eligible nonprofits and civic, religious, or government organizations working in areas including agriculture, arts and culture, health, human services, and education. Recent grants ranged from $1,000 to $60,000, with a median of $2,500; its program serves counties covered by First Citizens Bank in Iowa and Minnesota, though 2025 grants all went to Iowa. It accepts applications, with reviews on June 1 and November 15.