The Gallagher Family Foundation

Max and Helen Guernsey Charitable Foundation

Cedar Falls, IA

The Max and Helen Guernsey Charitable Foundation funds social issues, education, family and community betterment, and health, recreation, and fitness, primarily in eight Iowa counties. Its typical grants are $1,000–$35,000, with a 2025 median of $16,000; it accepts applications through its online system once per year.

Alliant Energy Foundation Inc

Madison, WI

LSB Foundation

Reinbeck, IA

The LSB Foundation supports education, scholarships, financial literacy, housing, food assistance, human services, and community projects through grants to tax-qualified organizations in Lincoln Savings Bank’s service markets, primarily in Iowa. Its 2025 grants ranged from $100 to $10,000, with a median of $1,000. It accepts applications from eligible organizations; applications are available at Lincoln Savings Bank offices and reviewed quarterly.

Otto Schoitz Foundation

Waterloo, IA

The Otto Schoitz Foundation funds efforts that improve health and wellbeing, including work on food access, housing, education, social services, and other root causes of health, with a preference for significant community benefit and impact in Waterloo. Its 2025 grants had a median of $25,000, with awards ranging from $100 to $800,000; it funds within a 30-mile radius of Waterloo. Organizations may apply online during an active grant cycle.

Pauline R Barrett Charitable Foundation

St. Louis, MO

The Pauline R Barrett Charitable Foundation funds charitable organizations located in and serving residents of Black Hawk County, Iowa, across areas such as health, education, food access, housing, and community services. In 2025, grants ranged from $4,400 to $250,000, with a median of $25,000; the foundation accepts requests through an application form attached to a previously filed Form 990-PF.

Pella Rolscreen Foundation

Pella, IA

The Pella Rolscreen Foundation supports charitable organizations working in education and community betterment, including civic, cultural, social, and physical-environment programs in communities where Pella Corporation employees live. Large grants generally range from $10,000 to $50,000 and typically cover no more than 25% of project costs; its 2024 grants had a median of $1,029. It accepts unsolicited requests from eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofits and government entities in communities where Pella has manufacturing plants.

Charlotte and William Hinson

West Des Moines, IA

The foundation supports arts, music, and education, as well as other charitable purposes such as food, housing, and pregnancy support; most 2025 funding went to Iowa organizations. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $10,000, with a median of $1,000. It accepts contribution requests from qualifying 501(c)(3) organizations; applicants can request a form from a trustee, and no deadline is stated.

Trustage Foundation Inc

Madison, WI

TruStage Foundation funds economic mobility through education—especially K–12 literacy, mentoring, and tutoring—and housing, including affordable housing, homelessness support, and rental assistance, with an emphasis on equity and systemic change. Its 2024 grants ranged from $250 to $650,000, with a median of $22,500; it prioritizes Madison/Dane County, Wisconsin, and the Cedar Valley area of Iowa, while employee giving supports organizations nationwide. Its 2024 filing says it funds preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation

Minneapolis, MN

The Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation funds education, health care, and human services, including college scholarships, with most support benefiting working- and middle-class families in specified Minnesota and Florida counties; it also makes some national grants. Its 2024 grants had a median of $5,000, though awards ranged from $50 to $10 million. It plans to move to invitation-only grantmaking in 2027; whether it currently accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

Van G Miller Family Charitable

Waterloo, IA

The Waterloo-based Van G Miller Family Charitable supports Iowa organizations in areas including education, health, youth, food assistance, housing, veterans’ services, and community programs. In 2025, grants ranged from $5,000 to $400,000, with a median of $30,500. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

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

Des Moines, IA

The Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines supports projects that improve quality of life in Greater Des Moines, including housing and transportation access, health, economic opportunity, inclusive communities, and nonprofit capacity-building. Its 2024 itemized grants had a median of about $12,900, though awards ranged from roughly $5,000 to $7.34 million.

Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino Inc

Altoona, IA

Prairie Meadows supports Iowa nonprofits in arts and culture, education, economic development, human services, and youth sports and recreation; Legacy grants focus on large-scale projects in central Iowa. Its programs offer $100–$1 million for Legacy, $100–$99,999 for Community Betterment, and $1,000–$50,000 for Youth Sports and Recreation. It accepts applications through its online system; the 2026 deadline was February 27, 2026, and has passed.