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Foundations that fund education in Iowa

1,687 private foundations gave $144 million for education to organizations in Iowa in their latest year. The largest was Roy J Carver Charitable Trust, with $13.4 million in 65 grants.

Foundations ranked by education grants to recipients in Iowa, latest year
FoundationGrantsAmountAccepts applications
Roy J Carver Charitable Trust65$13.4 millionYes
The Geisler-Penquite Foundation4$10.2 millionYes
The Gerdin Charitable Foundation5$6.0 millionNo
Scanlan Family Foundation (Illinois)1$3.9 millionNo
Iowa West Foundation22$3.1 millionYes
Schwartz Family Foundation7$2.6 millionYes
C Richard Stark Jr & Joan E Stark Foundation4$2.5 millionNo
The Bright Foundation3$2.2 millionNo
Mark and Mary Ann Kaufman Foundation (Illinois)1$2.0 millionNo
Dolezal Charitable Trust1$2.0 millionNo
The Gallagher Family Foundation53$1.5 millionNo
John K and Luise V Hanson Foundation20$1.5 millionYes
John Ruan Foundation Trust22$1.3 millionYes
Sid and Carol Verdoorn Family Foundation (Texas)1$1.3 millionNo
Karin Bain and John Kukral Foundation (Connecticut)1$1.2 millionNo
The Wellmark Foundation12$1.2 millionYes
The Rona and Jeffrey Abramson Foundation (Maryland)3$1.2 millionNo
Builders Vision Foundation (Illinois)2$1.2 millionNo
Centene Foundation (Missouri)1$1.1 millionNo
The Smith Family Foundation (Texas)4$1.0 millionNo
Richard & Florence Weiner Fund Inc (Florida)1$1.0 millionNo
The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust (New York)3$1.0 millionNo
Rebecca Susan Buffett Foundation (California)1$1.0 millionNo
Melva Bucksbaum Family Foundation (Illinois)1$1.0 millionNo
The Hall-Perrine Foundation3$983,334Yes

Amounts count grants whose purpose or recipient matches education, paid to recipients in Iowa. A foundation based in another state appears when it gives here.

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