Grants awarded
Who does Iowa West Foundation fund?
Iowa West Foundation has awarded $76 million across 555 grants to 197 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in human services. Its typical grant is $40,000, with most between $18,750 and $105,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $45,000 versus $23,400 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$76.1M
Typical grant
$40K
Grantees
197
Grants
555
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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| C City of Council Bluffs | $12.2M | 25 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Iowa West Foundation Initiative | $7.5M | 18 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| G Green Hills Area Education Agency | $6.6M | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| 7 712 Initiative | $3.9M | 12 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$3.5M | 12 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| C City of Council Bluffs and Sinc | $3.2M | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$2.7M | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
Heartland Family Service
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$2.6M | 15 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| C Council Bluffs Community School District | $2.5M | 8 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors | $1.8M | 12 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| P Pottawattamie County Conservation Board | $1.3M | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| U United Way of the Midlands | $1.3M | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Pottawattamie Arts Culture & Entertainment | $999K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| G Greater Omaha Chamber Foundation | $985K | 8 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| C Community Education Foundation INC | $939K | 6 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| F Family INC | $895K | 11 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Nebraska Enterprise Fund
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$793K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NE | |
| W Woodbine Community Foundation | $750K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | IA | |
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$733K | 4 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
Golden Hills Resource Conservation and Development Area
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$712K | 8 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| A American Midwest Ballet | $688K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$658K | 8 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
Omaha Botanical Center INC
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$612K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| O Omaha Development Foundation | $600K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NE | |
| H Habitat for Humanity of Council Bluffs | $591K | 9 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$575K | 4 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NE | |
| I Individual recipient | $563K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Pottawattamie County Community Foundation | $507K | 4 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$500K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IA | |
| I Individual recipient | $500K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Omaha Zoo Foundation
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$500K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NE | |
| T The City of Council Bluffs | $496K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| B Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands | $445K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Omaha Bridges Out of Poverty INC
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$437K | 7 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| I Individual recipient | $420K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $331K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Pottawattamie Conservation Foundation | $325K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C City of Oakland | $300K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$299K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | IA | |
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$280K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NE | |
| C Christian Home Association - Children's Square USA | $279K | 6 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $269K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| L Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska INC | $255K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Southwest Iowa Housing Trust Fund INC | $250K | 4 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
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$242K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| T Together INC of Metorpolitan Omaha | $230K | 3 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| F Food Bank for the Heartland | $230K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $225K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Lewis Central Community School District | $225K | 4 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Iowa Legal Aid - Southwest Iowa | $225K | 4 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Council Bluffs Area Chamber of Commerce | $212K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Omaha Childrens Museum INC
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$205K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| C City of Denison | $205K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Nature Conservancy
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$200K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | VA | |
| T Together INC of Metropolitan Omaha | $200K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| N Neola Betterment Corporation | $200K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IA | |
| H Harrison County Conservation Board | $200K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T Together INC | $200K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Catholic Charities Diocese of Des Moines | $195K | 7 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Women's Fund of Greater Omaha INC
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$195K | 4 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | NE | |
Community Foundation for Western Iowa
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$195K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| T Thriving Families Alliance | $185K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $175K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| V Vision Treynor Group INC | $175K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | IA | |
| I Iowa Western Community College | $150K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
National Arbor Day Foundation
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$150K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NE | |
| C City of Shelby | $147K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Economic Empowerment Center
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$125K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| P Pottawattamie County Firefighters Association | $121K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C City of Walnut | $113K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| M Metro Area Continuum of Care for the Homeless | $112K | 3 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Omaha Symphony Association
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$111K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
Opera Omaha INC
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$110K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| D Dunlap Betterment Group | $110K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IA | |
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$107K | 4 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| I Individual recipient | $100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C City of Villisca | $100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Durham Museum
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$99K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NE | |
| O Omaha Discovery Trust | $94K | 4 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| R Red Oak Grand Theatre INC | $90K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IA | |
| C City of Elk Horn Iowa | $90K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Historic General Dodge House INC | $90K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| O Omaha Theater Company | $88K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Food Bank of Iowa
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$88K | 4 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| I Immigrant Legal Center | $85K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $85K | 3 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| T Treynor Community School District | $83K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$80K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NE | |
Centro Latino of Iowa
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$75K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IA | |
Audubon Recreation Foundation INC
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$75K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | IA | |
| C Council Bluffs Soccer Club INC | $75K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IA | |
| J Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Foundation | $75K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Impact Hill | $74K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | IA | |
| P Project Harmony Child Protection Center | $74K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Omaha Performing Arts Society
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$71K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
Omaha Conservatory of Music
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$66K | 3 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | NE | |
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$60K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IA | |
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$59K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| N NAMI Southwest Iowa | $57K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| E East Mills Child Care Solutions | $56K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IA |
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