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Grant recipient EIN 42-1524040Philanthropy and grantmaking

Who funds Directors Council?

5 private foundations gave Directors Council in Des Moines, IA $2.2 million across 18 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2024.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2024, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

18 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Northwest Area FoundationSt Paul, MN 2024

    General operating support

    $500,000
  2. Mid-Iowa Health FoundationDes Moines, IA 2024

    Board support

    $200
  3. Northwest Area FoundationSt Paul, MN 2023

    General operating support

    $275,000
  4. Mid-Iowa Health FoundationDes Moines, IA 2023

    Advocacy support

    $20,000
  5. Ita Group FoundationWest Des Moines, IA 2023

    General fund

    $4,000
  6. Northwest Area FoundationSt Paul, MN 2022

    General operating support: one economy in action

    $275,000
  7. Northwest Area FoundationSt Paul, MN 2022

    Loan capital for one economy

    $50,000
  8. Ita Group FoundationWest Des Moines, IA 2022

    General fund

    $4,000
  9. Northwest Area FoundationSt Paul, MN 2021

    One economy in action

    $275,000
  10. Ewing Marion Kauffman FoundationKansas City, MO 2021

    Support for the 2021 heartland spark program, a capacity building program for entrepreneur support organizations. 202108-11132

    $50,000
  11. Ewing Marion Kauffman FoundationKansas City, MO 2021

    Support to increase the operational and marketing capacity of the organizations entrepreneurship bootcamps in order to strengthen their financial education offerings and serve more counties in iowa. 202004-8305

    $25,000
  12. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $20,000
  13. Ita Group FoundationWest Des Moines, IA 2021

    General Fund

    $3,000
  14. Northwest Area FoundationSt Paul, MN 2020

    One economy 2.0

    $176,550
  15. Ewing Marion Kauffman FoundationKansas City, MO 2020

    Support to increase the operational and marketing capacity of the organization's entrepreneurship bootcamps in order to strengthen their financial education offerings and serve more counties in Iowa. 202004-8305

    $75,000
  16. Ita Group FoundationWest Des Moines, IA 2020

    General Fund

    $10,000
  17. Northwest Area FoundationSt Paul, MN 2019

    One economy 2.0

    $263,000
  18. Northwest Area FoundationSt Paul, MN 2018

    African american financial capability phase II

    $200,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other philanthropy and grantmaking organizations in Des Moines, IA and are not among Directors Council’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 14 grants Preselected only $2,015 to similar organizations
  2. Meredith Corporation FoundationDes Moines, IA 6 grants Accepts applications $50,025 to similar organizations
  3. EMC Insurance FoundationDes Moines, IA 6 grants Accepts applications $21,000 to similar organizations
  4. Susan J Glazer FoundationDes Moines, IA 5 grants Preselected only $155,015 to similar organizations
  5. Ted & Rowena Crosbie FoundationEarlham, IA 6 grants Preselected only $142,000 to similar organizations
  6. Cole-Belin Education FoundationPhoenix, AZ 12 grants Preselected only $60,000 to similar organizations
  7. Gartner Family FoundationDes Moines, IA 7 grants Accepts applications $48,500 to similar organizations
  8. Bookey Family FoundationDes Moines, IA 7 grants Preselected only $43,163 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 42-1524040 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.