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Iowa Insurance and Financial Services Education Foundation

Preselected recipients only West Des Moines, Iowa · EIN 421415594

Iowa Insurance and Financial Services Education Foundation is a private foundation in West Des Moines, Iowa. In tax year 2025 it gave $20,000 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $7,500. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $27,500 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$00$243,534
2024$27,5004$190,814
2025$20,0004$187,884

How to apply

Iowa Insurance and Financial Services Education Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Iowa Insurance and Financial Services Education Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Iowa.

StateGrantsAmount
Iowa4$20,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Scholarships$7,500
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA
Scholarships$5,000
Iowa State University
Ames, IA
Scholarships$5,000
Drake University
Des Moines, IA
Scholarships$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Iowa Insurance and Financial Services Education Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Iowa Insurance and Financial Services Education Foundation give?

$20,000 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Iowa Insurance and Financial Services Education Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Jenny Chadwick (Treasurer), Danette Kobolt (Co-Chair), Scott Venerable (Co-Chair) and Candy Bidler (Director) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Iowa Insurance and Financial Services Education Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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