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Private foundations in Des Moines, Iowa

70 private foundations are based in Des Moines. Together they paid $61.7 million in grants in their latest year, and 21 of them accept applications. The largest is The Principal Financial Group Foundation Inc, with $13.0 million.

The 50 largest of 70 foundations in Des Moines, by grants paid
FoundationGrants paidTypical grantAccepts applications
The Principal Financial Group Foundation Inc$13.0 million$13.0 millionNot stated
Krause Gentle Foundation$6.5 million$34,431No
MidAmerican Energy Foundation$5.6 million$6.2 millionYes
Thomas & Linda Koehn Foundation$5.4 million$78,000No
The Seidler Foundation$4.1 million$10,000Yes
The Wellmark Foundation$3.1 million$31,951Yes
Sehgal Foundation$3.0 million$2,500No
The Bright Foundation$2.2 million$803,406No
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Foundation$2.1 million$3.6 millionYes
Ochylski Family Foundation$1.7 million$90,000Yes
EMC Insurance Foundation$1.5 million$5,000Yes
Kyle J & Sharon Krause Family Foundation$1.4 million$3,165No
Edwin T Meredith Foundation$1.4 million$10,000No
Burnett Family Foundation$1.2 million$10,000No
Susan J Glazer Foundation$1.2 million$37,500No
John and Mary Pappajohn Family Foundation$731,000$7,500No
Mary K and Daniel M Kelly Family Foundation$656,190$2,500No
Ben and Iris Margolis Foundation$631,490$631,490No
Gartner Family Foundation$624,000$10,000Yes
Meredith Corporation Foundation$600,000$12,500Yes
The Jeffrey W Glazer Foundation$538,660$6,500No
Mid-Iowa Health Foundation$452,000$2,000Yes
Bookey Family Foundation$404,914$5,000No
Margaret Ruth Boys Charitable Foundation$340,875$170,438No
Linda Glazer Toohey Foundation$335,200$10,000No
The Nelson Foundation$300,000$60,000No
Mulready Koehn Foundation$251,000$125,500No
Swanson Biggs Adams Family Foundation$249,564$10,000No
Richard O Jacobson Foundation$200,000$200,000Yes
John & Mary Pappajohn Scholarship Foundation$170,317$5,000No
Windsor Charitable Foundation$169,000$10,000No
Guardian Scholars Foundation$135,000$67,500No
Elmer O & Ida Preston Educational Trust$96,200$2,000Yes
The Cressant Foundation$95,000$95,000No
Rachel Younker Foundation Trust$87,147$87,147No
Brenton Foundation$85,100$1,000No
Foundation for Hospice Northern Ut$85,000$42,500No
Violet G Young Charitable Trust$79,835$1,000Yes
Melinda and Charles Ruperto Foundation$79,000$5,000No
Helen Lowe Colby Charitable Fnd$74,000$18,500No
Helen J and Thomas Nelson Urban Sr Charitable Foundation III$68,431$500No
Prospice$62,500$2,250Yes
Browning FBO Ogden Union Station FN$58,046$58,046No
Krause Family Foundation$56,000$2,000Yes
The Ralph & Sylvia G Green Charita Foundation$54,000$6,250Yes
The John & Mary Pappajohn Art Foundation$50,000$50,000No
V A Browning St Joseph High SC$41,374$41,374No
Samuel B O'Brien Foundation$40,821$278No
Obrien Courage and Hope Foundation$40,000$4,500No
3G Foundation$34,000$4,000Yes

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