Planned Parenthood Voters of Iowa

Planned Parenthood North Central States

St. Paul, MN

To support access to high-quality, affordable reproductive health care services.

The Fred and Eve Simon Charitable

Omaha, NE

The Fred and Eve Simon Charitable supports arts and culture, community funds and activities, Jewish community programs, and civic engagement, primarily in Nebraska, with occasional support elsewhere. In 2024, grants ranged from $10,000 to $200,000, with a median of $80,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Darragh Foundation

Little Rock, AR

Rex R Cook Charitable Trust

Urbandale, IA

The Ralph & Sylvia G Green Charita Foundation

Des Moines, IA

The Ralph & Sylvia G Green Charita supports Iowa organizations across health care, education, legal aid, housing, arts, and conservation. Its 2024 grants ranged from $500 to $7,500, with a median of $6,250. It accepts requests by letter stating the purpose and need, with proof of tax-exempt status attached; no deadline is listed.

Blanche Carey Martin Charitable Tr

Clear Lake, IA

The foundation supports food assistance, conservation, animal welfare, and other organizations, with most of its giving in Iowa and some grants in Connecticut and Georgia. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $4,000, with a median of $1,500. The filing lists an application as required but does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

The Stan and Betty Krehbiel Family Foundation

Wichita, KS

The Wichita-based foundation funded primarily humanitarian work, with a preference for religious organizations and youth-serving groups, and its reported grants went mainly to Texas, with some to Kansas and other states. Its 2023 grants ranged from $500 to $279,326, but most were small; the largest payments were part of its final asset distribution, and it made its final distribution effective December 31, 2023, so it appears to have wound down. The filing describes how to apply but does not explicitly say whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Brenton Foundation

Des Moines, IA

Brenton Foundation supports charitable organizations across areas including trees and plants, arts, libraries, and animal care, with most of its giving in Iowa. Its 2025 grants ranged from $100 to $28,500, with a median of $1,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Women's Fund of Greater Omaha Inc

Omaha, NE

Women’s Fund of Greater Omaha funds Nebraska nonprofits working to advance gender equity, particularly in freedom from violence and adolescent health. In 2025, grants ranged from $25,000 to $225,000, with a median of $62,500. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Economy Data Foundation

Denver, CO

The foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, including groups working in health, housing, safety, and community programs. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $5,000, with a median of $2,000, and went mainly to organizations in Colorado, Oregon, and Minnesota, as well as other states. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Heartland Charitable Trust

Dubuque, IA

Heartland Charitable Trust makes donor-advised grants to 501(c)(3) organizations across varied fields, including arts, education, health, historic preservation, and youth and family services; past recipients were in Iowa, Wisconsin, and Texas. In 2021 it awarded 28 grants totaling $748,849, with examples ranging from $7,450 to $87,700; it reported no grants in 2022 or 2023. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Carlson Family Foundation

Urbandale, IA

The Carlson Family Foundation supports youth services, food assistance, housing, counseling, grief services, health, and other community needs, primarily in Iowa, with some grants in Missouri, Maryland, and Kansas. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,000 to $250,000, with a median of $40,000; it gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.