Grants awarded
Who does Dwight and Marilyn Conover Foundation fund?
Dwight and Marilyn Conover Foundation has awarded $2.7 million across 207 grants to 131 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $10,000, with most between $1,750 and $10,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $10,000 versus $2,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$2.7M
Typical grant
$10K
Grantees
131
Grants
207
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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$250K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| I Isu Foundation (ag College) | $200K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U Uptown Revitalization Growth for Everyone INC | $120K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IA | |
Southern Prairie Family Fitness Center
|
$100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IA | |
| C Creston Cwc | $100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IA | |
| I Individual recipient | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
|
|
$100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IA | |
| I Iowa National Heritage Foundation | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S Swcc Foundation | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Gamma Pi Educational Foundation | $86K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S St Edmond Catholic School | $64K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Gehlen Catholic School | $62K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Spencer Fine Arts Booster | $62K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Lemars Community School Boosters | $62K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| E Estherville Lincoln Centeral Patrons of the Arts | $62K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Humboldt Music Booster Club INC | $62K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Sioux Center Music Booster INC | $57K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| E East Union Eagle Pride Booster Club | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| S Spirit Lake Music Parents | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| I Iowa Central Community College Foundation | $50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IA | |
| C Creston Activities Booster Club INC | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| A Algona Community School Foundation | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| F Friends of Garrigan High School INC | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| U Union Co Historical Society | $50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Matura Action Corporation
|
$50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IA | |
| S Southern Prairie Family Fitness Center | $45K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C City of Creston | $40K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Shenandoah Iowa Education Foundation
|
$40K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| O Okoboji Community School Foundation | $40K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
|
|
$30K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| C Creston St Malachy School | $25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| M Mayflower Heritage Christian School | $25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| L Lemars Community Daycare Center INC | $25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U Unity Point Health | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| O Okoboji Foundation - Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines | $20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| F Fort Dodge Comm School District Foundation | $19K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Ida County Agricultural Society | $13K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IA | |
| C Creston Activities Booster Club INC | $12K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Shenandoah Iowa Education Foundation | $12K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Iowa Lakes Community College Foundation | $12K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $12K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Friends of Garrigan High School INC | $12K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Southwestern IA Educational Dev Foundation | $12K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Iowa Central Community College | $12K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Algona Community School Foundation | $12K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| E East Union Eagle Pride Booster Club | $12K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| O Okoboji Community School Foundation | $12K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Fort Dodge Community School Foundation | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| G Greater Connections Childcare Dev Center | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| O Okoboji Fine Arts | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IA | |
| F Fort Dodge Community School District Foundation | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IA | |
|
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$10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MO | |
| G Greater Greenfield Community Foundation | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| M Mayflower Heritage Christian School | $6K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Creston St Malachy School | $6K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Sioux Center Christian School | $6K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Algona Ems Association | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| K Kossuth County Food Pantry INC | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IA | |
| T The Ankeny Service Center | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| E Elderbridge | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| A Atlas | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | ID | |
Grand Avenue Community Outreach
|
$2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IA | |
Cherish Center
|
$2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IA | |
| H Humboldt County Memorial Hospital | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| A Aspire | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| H Hope Food Pantry | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IA | |
Upper Des Moines Opportunity INC
|
$2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IA | |
| H Humota Theatre | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| U Udmo | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| U Upper Des Moines Opportunity - Udmo | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Creston Area Food Pantry INC | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IA | |
| W West Des Moines Human Services Friends Foundation | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| S Southwest Iowa Families INC | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IA | |
| U Udmo - Local Food Bank | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| M Milford Fire & Rescue | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| L Lemars Community Schools | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| L Lemars Police Department | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
|
|
$2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IA | |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| V Voluntary Action Center | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
On with Life INC
|
$2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IA | |
| K Knights of Columbus | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Miracle Travel Works INC
|
$2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IA | |
| N Nishna Productions INC | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IA | |
| S Shenandoah Elks Lodge #1122 | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| U Unity Point Health - Fd | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| B Backpack Ministries - Faith Community Church | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Chariots for Hope - Jumpstart Sponsor | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I I Think I Can Childcare | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Center for Siouxland | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IA | |
| I Individual recipient | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| S Sanford Center | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| L Lakes Area Senior Center | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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