Wolpert Family Foundation

Carol & John Wolpert Foundation

Leawood, KS

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.

Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation

Sioux Falls, SD

The Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation funds social, cultural, educational, religious, community development, and environmental work, including programs, capacity-building, and community projects. Its typical grant is around $25,000, primarily for work in Minnehaha, Lincoln, McCook, and Turner counties and within 25 miles of Sioux Falls; it accepts Community Fund requests by letter of inquiry.

Northern Illinois Food Bank

Geneva, IL

Northern Illinois Food Bank funds local food providers and community programs that feed people and may build capacity. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,012 to $8.39 million, with a median of $113,815, primarily serving 13 counties in Northern Illinois. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Routzon Family Foundation Inc

Denver, CO

The Routzon Family Foundation supported local, faith-based programs in Colorado that help people in need meet basic needs and regain stability. Its giving varied widely, from $21,194 across two grants in 2022 to $3,825,515 in one grant in 2023; its final 2024 return reported one grant of $193,292. The final filing said it accepted requests throughout the year, with a November 1 deadline, but these instructions may no longer be current.

The Garatoni-Smith Family Foundation

Mishawaka, IN

The foundation’s grants support education and workforce development, youth programs, human services, food assistance, homelessness services, and medical care, with 99% of its 2024 grant dollars going to Indiana recipients. It gave 38 grants in 2024, ranging from $100 to $1,329,142, with a median grant of $10,000. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Iowa Catholic Radio Foundation

West Des Moines, IA

Iowa Catholic Radio Foundation (the "Foundation") is a charitable foundation and nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of the State of Iowa. It has been established to raise funds and utilize those funds to support Iowa Catholic Radio and other Catholic media outlets as they fulfill religious and/or charitable purposes as set forth in 26 U.S.C. § 501 (c)(3). All of the funds raised by the Foundation will be utilized solely for said religious and/or charitable purposes and for the general operations necessary to maintain the Foundation itself.

T E & M M Troutman Family Foundation

Halifax, PA

Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines

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.

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.

Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino

Altoona, IA

Prairie Meadows funds arts and culture, education, economic development, human services, and youth sports and recreation through grants for projects in central Iowa and across Iowa. Its 2024 grant median was $15,000; program awards range from $100 to $1 million, depending on the grant program.

Iowa Health Care Association Foundation

West Des Moines, IA

The Iowa Health Care Association Foundation funds scholarships and career-education resources for employees of member long-term-care organizations and Iowa high school students pursuing long-term-care careers. Its typical giving level varies: it awarded 287 grants totaling about $4.1 million in 2024, and the listed high school scholarship is $2,000. Its programs focus on Iowa; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.