Likely funders for animal shelters in Iowa
208 foundations gave to animal shelters in Iowa in tax years 2024–2025: $1,674,425 in all. Here’s who, how much, and who takes applications.
From 2025 IRS e-filed returns. For scale, Iowa has 99 small animal welfare nonprofits.
203 more funders aren’t shown. A free account shows the top 10 for any search. Paid plans show up to 50, with full giving histories.
Create free accountGift counts may be low, because we cannot tie every grant to a recipient. The year shown is the year the foundation reported, not always the year it gave. Each foundation page links to its IRS filing.
What the filings show
- Foundations made 565 gifts to animal shelters in Iowa in tax years 2023–2025.
- The typical gift to animal shelters in Iowa was $3,526 in tax years 2023–2025.
- 87 of 208 foundations funding animal shelters in Iowa accept applications in tax years 2023–2025.
Cities with gifts to animal shelters in Iowa
- Des Moines 29 foundations · 15 nonprofits
- Ames 20 foundations · 9 nonprofits
- Cedar Rapids 16 foundations · 12 nonprofits
More cities
- Wdm 16 foundations
- Dubuque 11 foundations
- Sioux City 8 foundations
- Davenport 7 foundations
- Council Blfs 6 foundations
- Marion 6 foundations
- Boone 5 foundations
- Mason City 5 foundations
- Oxford 5 foundations
- Waterloo 5 foundations
- Burlington 4 foundations
- Council Bluffs 4 foundations
- Decorah 4 foundations
- Indianola 4 foundations
- Iowa City 4 foundations
- Muscatine 4 foundations
- Nashua 4 foundations
- Ottumwa 4 foundations
- Prairie City 4 foundations
- Carroll 3 foundations
- Keokuk 3 foundations
- Knoxville 3 foundations
- Logan 3 foundations
- Urbandale 3 foundations
- Williamsburg 3 foundations
Types of animal welfare funded in Iowa
- Animal shelters & rescue 68 foundations · 118 nonprofits
- Wildlife 11 foundations · 12 nonprofits
More ways to find funders in Iowa
- Funders that accept applications 87 funders
- Small-grant funders 155 funders with a median gift of $10,000 or less
- Foundations based in Iowa 316 foundations · 136 take applications
What is a typical grant to animal shelters in Iowa?
$5,000, measured as the middle of the median gifts of the foundations listed on this page, from tax years 2024–2025. It is not a promise of what you will be awarded.
Which of these foundations accept applications?
13 of the 25 listed foundations accept unsolicited applications according to their filing. The rest give only to pre-selected charities, so a relationship comes first.
Where do the numbers come from?
Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Each foundation page links to the source filing. LikelyFunders is not affiliated with the foundations listed.