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Grant recipient EIN 80-0731028Human services

Who funds Project Iowa?

9 private foundations gave Project Iowa in Des Moines, IA $498,000 across 20 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, 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

20 grants

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

  1. Dupaco RW Hoefer FoundationDubuque, IA 2025

    Needs based

    $5,000
  2. Athene Charitable FoundationWest Des Moines, IA 2025

    Civic & community

    $3,000
  3. The West Bancorporation Foundation IncWest Des Moines, IA 2025

    Funding for rooted model program

    $2,500
  4. Opus FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    The Rooted Model

    $100,000
  5. Mid-Iowa Health FoundationDes Moines, IA 2024

    Evaluation of the rooted model pilot

    $25,000
  6. Dupaco RW Hoefer FoundationDubuque, IA 2024

    Needs based

    $5,000
  7. The West Bancorporation Foundation IncWest Des Moines, IA 2024

    Funding for cultivating careers program

    $2,500
  8. LSB FoundationReinbeck, IA 2024

    Cultivating careers project support

    $2,500
  9. Apollo Opportunity FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General operating

    $150,000
  10. Opus FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2023

    Website Application Advancements

    $5,000
  11. The West Bancorporation Foundation IncWest Des Moines, IA 2023

    Funding for cultivating careers program

    $2,500
  12. LSB FoundationReinbeck, IA 2023

    Cultivating careers support

    $2,500
  13. Apollo Opportunity FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General operating

    $50,000
  14. Berkshire Hathaway Energy FoundationDes Moines, IA 2022

    General Support

    $10,000
  15. Opus FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2022

    Strategic Planning for Revenue Streams

    $5,000
  16. The West Bancorporation Foundation IncWest Des Moines, IA 2022

    Funding for cultivating careers program

    $2,500
  17. Opus FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2021

    Technology

    $5,000
  18. Opus FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2020

    COVID-19 Emergency Response

    $30,000
  19. Opus FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2019

    Data Driven Expansion

    $40,000
  20. Telligen Community InitiativeWest Des Moines, IA 2018

    Integrate our holistic, career-training program into the recovery court system to address upstream social determinants of health for the families involved, move them to financial stability, and ultimately assist in reunification of these families sooner.

    $50,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other human services organizations in Des Moines, IA and are not among Project Iowa’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 100 grants Preselected only $12,736 to similar organizations
  2. The Merchants Bonding Company FoundationWest Des Moines, IA 35 grants Preselected only $398,383 to similar organizations
  3. Meredith Corporation FoundationDes Moines, IA 11 grants Accepts applications $29,160 to similar organizations
  4. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 39 grants Accepts applications $464,800 to similar organizations
  5. Bookey Family FoundationDes Moines, IA 22 grants Preselected only $158,900 to similar organizations
  6. Ita Group FoundationWest Des Moines, IA 22 grants Preselected only $44,500 to similar organizations
  7. EMC Insurance FoundationDes Moines, IA 27 grants Accepts applications $725,000 to similar organizations
  8. Greenstate FoundationNorth Liberty, IA 6 grants Accepts applications $78,334 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 80-0731028 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.