Health grants for nonprofits in Iowa
315 private foundations reported 709 health grants to organizations in Iowa on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $17.9M in all. 160 of them are based in Iowa.
Foundations315
Grants on record709
Total granted$17.9M
Their typical grant$5,000
Foundations that fund health in Iowa
20 of the 315: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of health grants to Iowa organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Toris Angels Foundation, Panora - General support$1,589
- Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Eastern Iowa & Western Illinois, Iowa City - General support$1,385
- Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Central Iowa Inc, Des Moines - General support$1,062
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Edward Jones Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Seva Health Center for Wellbeing Inc, Monona - Health/Human services$3,000
- Boone County Hospital Foundation, Boone - Health - general and rehabilitative$1,000
- Veterans Liberty Center Inc, Iowa City - Patient & family support$1,000
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Gave $2.4M in 2025
Alliant Energy Foundation Inc
Madison, WI · latest return: tax year 2025- Aiming for a Cure Foundation, Iowa City - Matching gift$2,620
- Pregnancy Center of Central Iowa Inc, Newton - Matching gift$2,080
- Cradling New Life Inc, Des Moines - Matching gift$1,550
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Gave $1.9M in 2024
Pella Rolscreen Foundation
Pella, IA · latest return: tax year 2024- Pregnancy Care Center Inc, Pella - General operations$27,844
- Well Resource Center, Pella - General operations$8,763
- Shenandoah Pregnancy & Resource Center, Shenandoah - General operations$1,000
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Gave $8.2M in 2025
Union Pacific Foundation
Omaha, NE · latest return: tax year 2025- Lisbon-Mt Vernon Ambulance Service, Mount Vernon - Health & social services$10,000
- Matthew 25, Cedar Rapids - Health & social services$10,000
- YWCA of Clinton Iowa, Clinton - Health & social services$10,000
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Gave $5.8M in 2024
Chubb Charitable Foundation
Philadelphia, PA · latest return: tax year 2024- Miracle Travel Works Inc, Ankeny - Matching Gifts$500
- Blessman International Inc, Urbandale - Matching Gifts$260
- Miracle Travel Works Inc, Ankeny - Matching Gifts$156
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Gave $622.6M in 2024
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Princeton, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024- University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City - Summer health professions education program -- university of iowa, 2024-2026$405,000
- University of Iowa, Iowa City - Examining the impact on youths' mental health emergencies of iowa policies preempting schools' instruction on…$231,026
- University of Iowa, Iowa City - Summer health professions education program -- university of iowa, 2022$37,500
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The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- University of Iowa, Iowa City - Supporting the rupri health panel to bring research and expertise to inform policy development and…$199,968
- Ida County Iowa Community Hospital, Ida Grove - Tele-Emergency services at horn memorial hospital$44,685
- Humboldt County Memorial Hospital, Humboldt - Tele-Emergency services at humboldt county memorial hospital$39,438
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Gave $3M in 2024
Regal Foundation
Knoxville, TN · latest return: tax year 2024- American Red Cross, Boone - Health$216,122
- American Red Cross (Northern Mariana Islands), Boone - Health$3,187
- American Red Cross (Blue Ridge Virginia), Boone - Health$199
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Wells Fargo Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2025- By Degrees Foundation, Des Moines - Increasing Long-Term Savings & Strengthening Financial Health at North$600,000
- Center For Siouxland, Sioux City - Center For Siouxland - Financial Empowerment, Health and Stability$20,000
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Gave $16.5M in 2024
Roy J Carver Charitable Trust
Muscatine, IA · latest return: tax year 2024- Family Resources Inc, Davenport - Expand a school-based mental health$146,400
- Simpson College, Indianola - Purchase technology for health scien$135,000
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T Causemetics Foundation Dba Thrive Causemetics Foundation
Bellevue, WA · latest return: tax year 2025- Cervivor Inc, Norwalk - Inspire and empower people affected by cervical cancer through awareness, advocacy and education$73,096
- Can Do Cancer, Ankeny - Improve and enhance the lives of breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment$59,856
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Gave $32.6M in 2024
The Hawks Foundation
Omaha, NE · latest return: tax year 2024- All Care Health Care, Council Bluffs - Support health care$40,000
- Children's Square USA, Council Bluffs - Support youth mental health$25,000
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The Noble Foundation
West Des Moines, IA · latest return: tax year 2025- Can Do Cancer, Ankeny - General purpose$10,000
- Dental Connections Inc, Des Moines - General purpose$5,000
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Gave $7M in 2025
Bnsf Railway Foundation
Fort Worth, TX · latest return: tax year 2025- All Care Health Center, Council Bluffs - Health & human services$5,000
- Midwest Honor Flight, Sioux Center - Health & human services$5,000
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Gave $47.9M in 2024
The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- One Heart Equestrian Therapy Inc, Colo - Human services$5,000
- Winneshiek County Celebration of Life, Decorah - Human services$1,855
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The Pfizer Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Amadora Legacy Project Inc, Ankeny - Matching gifts$1,106
- Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Central Iowa Inc, Des Moines - Matching gifts$25
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Gave $33.4M in 2024
Elevance Health Foundation Inc
Indianapolis, IN · latest return: tax year 2024- Healthy Birth Day, Clive - Count the Kicks Stillbirth Prevention Program$550,000
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Gave $9.2M in 2023
Ann Theodore Foundation Amy B Naughton Trustee
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2023- State University of Iowa Foundaton, Iowa City - To help further critical medical research$287,500
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The Sherwood Foundation
Omaha, NE · latest return: tax year 2025- Proteus Inc, Des Moines - Ne farmworker health initiative$77,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Iowa organizations that received health grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Central Iowa Inc Des Moines | 4 | $1,768 |
| Healthy Birth Day Inc Clive | 3 | $550,815 |
| Can Do Cancer Ankeny | 3 | $70,042 |
| The Well Resource Center Pella | 3 | $9,387 |
| One Heart Equestrian Therapy Inc Colo | 3 | $5,568 |
| Miracle Travel Works Inc Ankeny | 3 | $1,545 |
| University of Iowa Iowa City | 2 | $468,494 |
| Pregnancy Care Center Inc Pella | 2 | $27,870 |
| All Care Health Center Council Bluffs | 2 | $5,047 |
| Aiming for a Cure Foundation Iowa City | 2 | $2,788 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations in Iowa that we classify as health, by the purpose the foundation wrote or by the recipient's IRS activity code. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Start with funders whose typical grant is close to what you need and whose past recipients look like your organization, then open the profile for all of its grants and any application instructions.
Of these 315 foundations, 113 describe how to apply on their latest return; many others give only to organizations they already know. A badge such as Gave $1.2M in 2024 repeats what the latest return reports; it does not mean the foundation is accepting proposals now.
Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.