Who funds Drake University?
Des Moines, Iowa · EIN 42-0680460 · NTEE B430 · 501(c)(3)
130 private foundations paid Drake University 255 grants on IRS Form 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $14.3M in all. Its IRS activity code (NTEE B430) places it in education.
All years on file, including returns before 2022.
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Foundations that funded it
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Largest grants since 2022
Largest first. The purpose is what the foundation wrote on its return, for the tax year shown.
- Ellen Glazer Ziegler Foundation · 2024 - General support$1,321,855
- Melva Bucksbaum Family Foundation · 2025 - All contributions made for the intent established by the various charities$1,000,000
- Ellen Glazer Ziegler Foundation · 2023 - Burt club restricted fund$918,724
- Ernst Family Foundation · 2025 - Ongoing operating support$525,000
- Ernst Family Foundation · 2024 - Ongoing operating support$525,000
- Stine Family Foundation · 2025 - Contribution is for the robert D. and billie ray center.$500,000
- Stine Family Foundation · 2024 - Contribution is for the robert D. and billie ray center.$500,000
- Stine Family Foundation · 2023 - Contribution is for the robert D. and billie ray center.$500,000
- Edwin T Meredith Foundation · 2024 - Educational$400,000
- Meredith Corporation Foundation · 2024 - General support$400,000
- Edwin T Meredith Foundation · 2023 - Educational$400,000
- Meredith Corporation Foundation · 2022 - General support$400,000
- Paul Beer Trust Under Will · 2025 - General support grant$382,727
- Paul Beer Trust Under Will · 2024 - General support grant$377,499
- Paul Beer Trust Under Will · 2023 - General support grant$361,705
- The Ronald and Jane Olson Foundation · 2024 - Charitable$350,000
- Briggs Foundation · 2023 - For the general purpose of the charitable organization.$300,000
- The Noble Foundation · 2024 - General purpose$250,000
- The Noble Foundation · 2023 - General support$250,000
- Susan J Glazer Foundation · 2023 - Educational$220,760
- Murphy Charitable Family Foundation · 2023 - Mens basketball restricted.$200,000
- Meredith Corporation Foundation · 2023 - General support$200,000
- Roy J Carver Charitable Trust · 2024 - Renovate a laboratory for water qual$175,000
- Gordon Gund and Llura Liggett Gund 1993 Charitable Foundation · 2023 - Support the charitable purpose of the organization$150,000
- The Sussman Family Foundation Inc · 2023 - General charitable purposes$130,000
Organizations the same foundations fund
Organizations paid by many of the same foundations since 2022, by how much their lists of funders overlap.
- Creighton UniversityOmaha, NE · 19 shared funders
- Depaul UniversityChicago, IL · 15 shared funders
- Kansas State UniversityManhattan, KS · 14 shared funders
- University of St ThomasSt Paul, MN · 13 shared funders
- Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, WI · 16 shared funders
- Iowa State University FoundationAmes, IA · 12 shared funders
- Spelman CollegeAtl, GA · 12 shared funders
- University of Illinois FoundationChampaign, IL · 17 shared funders
By tax year of the funder's return
| Year | Grants | Foundations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 | 45 | $3M |
| 2024 | 90 | 83 | $5.6M |
| 2023 | 101 | 89 | $5.2M |
| 2022 | 17 | 16 | $507K |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | $17K |
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How this page is made
Each grant comes from a foundation's IRS Form 990-PF and was linked to this EIN only when this was the single organization in the IRS Business Master File with that name in that state. Grants written under a different spelling, or where several organizations share the name, are not counted here, so the real totals can be higher. Government grants and gifts from individuals do not appear on these returns.
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 42-0680460
- IRS Business Master File record updated Nov 9, 2026; listed in Publication 78 (eligible for deductible contributions)
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