Nonprofits in Iowa

There are 31,421 nonprofits in Iowa. Together they report $35 billion in revenue and hold $81 billion in assets. Browse the largest below, the funders based here, or drill in by metro area and category.

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The largest are Wells Fargo & Company Employee Benefit Trust, Prairie Meadows Race Track & Casino Inc, and Central Iowa Hospital Corporation.

Organizations

31,421

Total revenue

$35.2B

Total assets

$80.6B

Largest nonprofits in Iowa

Ranked by revenue. Sort any column, or support an org to track it.

Top 50 by revenue · 31,421 nonprofits in Iowa

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Organization	Category	Revenue	Assets
W Wells Fargo & Company Employee Benefit Trust Des Moines, IA	Unclassified	$2.7B	$14.1M
Prairie Meadows Race Track & Casino Inc Altoona, IA	Unclassified	$2.5B	$327.6M
Central Iowa Hospital Corporation Des Moines, IA	Hospitals	$1.4B	$1.8B
Catholic Health Initiatives - Iowa Corp Des Moines, IA	Hospitals	$977.0M	$1.4B
Mercy Health Services - Iowa Corp Sioux City, IA	Hospitals	$972.7M	$1.4B
Genesis Health System Davenport, IA	Hospitals	$675.7M	$1.2B
Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical Foundation Wdm, IA	Health Care	$615.1M	$291.8M
Greenstate Credit Union North Liberty, IA	Unclassified	$614.7M	—
St Luke'S Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids, IA	Hospitals	$502.6M	$636.9M
Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids, IA	Hospitals	$478.8M	$756.0M
Veridian Credit Union Waterloo, IA	Public & Societal Benefit	$459.8M	$8.0B
Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation Waterloo, IA	Hospitals	$443.1M	$448.5M
Iowa Health System Wdm, IA	Health Care	$442.4M	$1.2B
Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center Inc W Burlington, IA	Hospitals	$438.2M	$259.0M
Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA	Hospitals	$401.6M	$443.1M
The Trustees Of Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	Colleges & Universities	$397.4M	$3.4B
Lifespace Communities Inc Wdm, IA	Human Services	$391.2M	$1.3B
Intermediaryed Mount Vernon, IA	Education	$352.5M	$444.2M
Unitypoint At Home Wdm, IA	Unclassified	$286.3M	$95.4M
Care Initiatives Wdm, IA	Health Care	$271.9M	$173.8M
Delta Dental Of Iowa Johnston, IA	Unclassified	$262.0M	$180.2M
Drake University Des Moines, IA	Colleges & Universities	$256.3M	$628.3M
Northwest Iowa Hospital Corporation Sioux City, IA	Hospitals	$254.3M	$238.6M
Central Iowa Power Cooperative Cedar Rapids, IA	Unclassified	$224.8M	$910.5M
Dupaco Community Credit Union Dubuque, IA	Unclassified	$221.3M	—
H Hy-Vee And Affiliates' Benefit Plan And Trust Wdm, IA	Unclassified	$213.2M	$27.2M
Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge, IA	Hospitals	$206.0M	$254.4M
Financial Operations Des Moines, IA	Health Care	$203.3M	$466.1M
State University Of Iowa Foundation Iowa City, IA	Education	$202.5M	$2.3B
Corn Belt Power Cooperative Humboldt, IA	Unclassified	$179.9M	$600.3M
University Of Dubuque Dubuque, IA	Colleges & Universities	$178.7M	$620.8M
L Lincoln National Corporation Voluntary Employee Bene Assoc Tr Des Moines, IA	Unclassified	$178.0M	$19.6M
Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Council Blfs, IA	Hospitals	$172.2M	$180.9M
I Iowa Bankers Benefit Plan Johnston, IA	Unclassified	$165.1M	$125.7M
The Finley Hospital Dubuque, IA	Hospitals	$160.8M	$257.3M
Community Fdn Of Greater Des Moines Des Moines, IA	Foundations & Grantmakers	$160.8M	$918.7M
Pella Regional Health Center Pella, IA	Hospitals	$159.6M	$192.4M
Iowa State University Foundation Ames, IA	Education	$143.2M	$2.1B
Mercy Medical Center - Clinton Inc Clinton, IA	Hospitals	$133.7M	$125.0M
W Wells Fargo & Company Short Term Disability Plan & Trust Des Moines, IA	Mutual/Membership	$122.0M	$23.1M
The Northern Trust Company Davenport, IA	Colleges & Universities	$121.5M	$542.7M
Luther College Decorah, IA	Colleges & Universities	$120.8M	$343.6M
Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corporation Wdm, IA	Education	$115.4M	$1.6B
Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative Le Mars, IA	Unclassified	$114.6M	$279.0M
St Anthony Regional Hospital And Nursing Home Carroll, IA	Hospitals	$113.7M	$221.3M
Wesley Retirement Services Inc Johnston, IA	Human Services	$110.7M	$329.4M
Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical Center Wdm, IA	Colleges & Universities	$108.2M	$522.1M
Palmer College Foundation Davenport, IA	Colleges & Universities	$107.2M	$343.5M
M Marvin M Jorgensen Charitable Trust Urbandale, IA	Health Care	$100.4M	$105.3M
Dordt University Incorporated Sioux Center, IA	Colleges & Universities	$95.4M	$261.1M

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Top private foundations based in Iowa

Private foundations headquartered here, ranked by total grants paid — each links to its profile.

Top 25 by grants paid

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Funder	Primary cause	Total giving	Grants
Roy J Carver Charitable Trust Funds mainly Iowa	Education	$89.7M	473
The Principal Financial Group Foundation Inc	—	$81.5M	7
Iowa West Foundation Funds mainly Nebraska	Human Services	$76.1M	555
C Charles E Lakin Foundation Inc Funds mainly Nebraska	Human Services	$60.6M	341
T The Harold W Siebens Charitable Funds mainly Missouri	Human Services	$45.4M	558
A Aegon Transamerica Foundation	—	$44.7M	6
M Midamerican Energy Foundation	—	$30.5M	5
T The Butler Family Foundation Funds mainly Iowa	Education	$28.8M	330
Hall-Perrine Foundation Funds mainly Iowa	Animals	$25.9M	120
T The Gerdin Charitable Foundation Funds mainly Iowa	Health Care	$25.6M	30
R Richard O Jacobson Foundation Inc Funds mainly Iowa	Environment	$24.9M	26
J John Ruan Foundation Trust Funds mainly Iowa	Arts & Culture	$23.3M	292
T The Wallace Research Foundation Funds mainly Arizona	Environment	$22.6M	185
T Thomas And Linda Koehn Foundation Funds mainly Iowa	Arts & Culture	$20.4M	136
T The Wellmark Foundation Funds mainly Iowa	Education	$18.9M	154
B Berkshire Hathaway Energy Foundation Funds nationwide	Human Services	$17.9M	158
J John K & Luise V Hanson Foundation	—	$16.9M	5
Otto Schoitz Foundation Funds mainly Iowa	Human Services	$16.6M	257
K Kent Corporation Charitable Foundation Funds mainly Iowa	Education	$14.3M	192
M Marie H Bechtel Charitable Trust Funds mainly Iowa	Education	$14.0M	220
E Eric Schwartz Fam Foundation Funds mainly Iowa	Environment	$13.7M	144
S Sehgal Foundation Funds mainly Iowa	Arts & Culture	$12.3M	196
H Harold R Bechtel Charitable Tr Funds mainly Iowa	Education	$11.6M	207
Athene Charitable Foundation Funds mainly Iowa	Education	$10.7M	368
The Bright Foundation Funds mainly Iowa	Education	$10.7M	30

Iowa by metro area

Des Moines8,003 orgs

Cities in Iowa

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All nonprofits in Iowa by category

Education1,994 orgs Recreation & sports1,889 orgs Arts & culture1,443 orgs Human services1,403 orgs Religion1,234 orgs Community development1,108 orgs Foundations & grantmakers1,030 orgs Christianity611 orgs Public safety & disaster532 orgs Medical care470 orgs Youth development470 orgs Mutual / membership386 orgs Animals377 orgs Human Service Organizations375 orgs Environment345 orgs Housing339 orgs Scholarships & Student Financial Aid337 orgs Food & agriculture325 orgs Amateur Sports323 orgs Fire Prevention307 orgs Military & Veterans Organizations296 orgs Community & Neighborhood Development286 orgs Baseball & Softball281 orgs Protestant260 orgs Behavioral care238 orgs Parent & Teacher Groups234 orgs Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues231 orgs Animal Protection & Welfare224 orgs Youth Development Programs224 orgs Private Grantmaking Foundations220 orgs Historical Organizations213 orgs Recreational Clubs211 orgs Educational Services176 orgs Private Independent Foundations175 orgs International156 orgs Arts & Culture156 orgs Child Day Care143 orgs Education N.E.C.141 orgs Employment140 orgs Crime & legal139 orgs

Largest nonprofits in Iowa by category

Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & Business Master File. A 990 shows how an organization is run and funded — not its real-world outcomes. Comparisons are computed from the filing against similar orgs. They are not a rating. · philanthropy.org