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Iowa Bible Mission

Accepts applications West Des Moines, Iowa · EIN 810816780

Iowa Bible Mission is a private foundation in West Des Moines, Iowa. In tax year 2025 it gave $8,700 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $1,500 and the largest $6,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $20,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$36,7505$500
2024$20,0004$31,000
2025$8,7003$28,000

How to apply

ContactAnand Darla
1377 91st St, W Des Moines, IA 50266
Phone or email(515) 991-1200, akdarla@gmail.com
What to submitWritten request describing mission

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Iowa Bible Mission funds

Where it gives

All of its US grants went to recipients in Texas. It also paid $7,500 in 2 grants to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas1$1,200

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Logos Literature ServiceChristian missionary in india$6,000
Hermon Christian Brethren AssemblyChristian missions in india$1,500
Moses David Nether Springs LLC
Wells, TX
Christian missionary$1,200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Iowa Bible Mission accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Iowa Bible Mission give?

$8,700 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $1,500.

Who runs Iowa Bible Mission?

Its 2025 filing lists Anand Darla (President).

What does Iowa Bible Mission fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and international.

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