Grants awarded
Who does The Wellmark Foundation fund?
The Wellmark Foundation has awarded $19 million across 154 grants to 142 organizations between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $50,000, with most between $25,000 and $100,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $75,000 versus $50,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$18.9M
Typical grant
$50K
Grantees
142
Grants
154
Years
2020–2024
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 | Follow |
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| S See Statement 13 | $4.1M | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| B Blues Care Giving Contributions | $4.1M | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Charities Aid Foundation America
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$759K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | VA | |
| I Iowa Jag INC | $550K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
State University of Iowa Foundation
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$388K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IA | |
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$250K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IA | |
Lifescape Foundation
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$250K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | SD | |
Urban Dreams
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$250K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IA | |
South Dakota Community Foundation
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$230K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | SD | |
Food Bank of Iowa
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$200K | 2 | 2022 | 2022 | IA | |
| B Boys and Girls Club of America | $200K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IN | |
| R Rock Valley Community School District | $150K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C City of Cedar Rapids | $125K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| Y YMCA of Washington Iowa | $100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| O Oakridge Neighborhood Services | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| T The Davis County Trails Council Corporat | $100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IA | |
| C City of Stanton | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Cedar Falls Community Schoolsfoundation
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$100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IA | |
| C City of Sheldon | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| F Fitness on Main | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | SD | |
Black Hills Works INC
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$100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | SD | |
| C City of Mission | $100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Bravo Greater Des Moines INC
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$100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| C City of Winterset | $100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Central Iowa Shelter & Services
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$100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IA | |
| C City of Chariton | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C City of Burlington | $100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C City of Auburn | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C City of Parkston | $100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| J Jasper County Conservation | $100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| F Friends of Lacey-Keosauqua State Park | $100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IA | |
| F Five Island Trail Corporation | $100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IA | |
| C City of Creston | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Willkie House Incorporated
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$100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IA | |
| 6 6th Ave Corr Urban Neighborhood Main St Program | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C City of Malvern | $100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C City of Marshalltown | $100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C City of Farley | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C City of Laurens | $100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C City of West Burlington | $100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C City of Peosta | $100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C City of Logan | $100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C City of Lenox | $100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C City of Newton | $100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C City of Algona | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IA | |
| C City of West Union | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| W Wesleylife Community Services INC | $100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Casey Service Club INC | $100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IA | |
Nahant Marsh Education Center
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$100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IA | |
Newbo City Market
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$100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IA | |
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$100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | SD | |
| P Polk County Conservation | $100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Sioux Falls Skatepark Association | $100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Carroll County Conservation Board | $100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C City of Pierre | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C City of Sioux City | $100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Spencer Comm School District | $100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Herreid Area Housing Development INC | $100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | SD | |
| C City of Marcus | $100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Capital Area Counseling Services INC | $100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| D Dubuque Community School District | $99K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$94K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IA | |
| C City of Donnellson | $85K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Ijag | $75K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Cherokee Community Foundation | $75K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IA | |
| C City of Brookings | $75K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C City of Afton | $65K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Society of Christian Instruction of Rock Valley Ia | $61K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Vincent De Paul | $60K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Des Moines Area Religious Council
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$50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IA | |
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$50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | SD | |
Dalla Terra Ranch Foundation
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$50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IA | |
| Y Youth & Family Services INC | $50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| E Eat Well Mobile Marketsioux Falls Thrive | $50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| E Easton Valley Csd | $50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MD | |
| R Resource Conservation and Development | $50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| R Red Cloud Indian School | $50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | SD | |
| B Black Hawk County Public Health | $50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IA | |
| G Gayville-Volin School District | $50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| L Lake View Foundation | $50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IA | |
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$49K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IA | |
| F Friends of Eldora Parks and Recreation | $43K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IA | |
| C City of Flandreau | $38K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S State of South Dakota | $33K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Anthony Catholic Church | $33K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Rock Valley Community School District Foundation
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$32K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IA | |
Drake University
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$30K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| S Spencer Community School District | $30K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C City of Sloan | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C City of Dewitt | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C City of Hills | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| F Fairfield Parks and Recreation Foundation | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IA | |
| C City of Chamberlain | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C City of Manson | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C City of Pocahontas | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C City of Lansing | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C City of Willow Lake | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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