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Education Foundations in Iowa

114 private foundations funding education in Iowa.

Our directory lists 114 private education foundations based in Iowa, compiled from IRS 990-PF filings. Most give by invitation only rather than accepting unsolicited proposals. Each profile below shows the funder's giving history, typical grant size, recent recipients, and application stance — so you can build a focused prospect list.

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Education

Established

Roy J Carver Charitable Tr

Iowa

HealthEducationHealth

Assets: $241.5M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $16.5M

Funds in IA · IL

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Education

Established

Thomas and Linda Koehn Foundation

Iowa

Public & Societal BenefitEducationPublic & Societal Benefit

Assets: $63.1M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $5.4M

Funds in IA · FL · NY +2

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Pritchard Educational Fund

Iowa

Education

Assets: $9.8M
Giving / yr: —

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Education

Emerging

Brummer Stiles Duncan Scholarship Fund

Iowa

Assets: $8.6M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $459K

Funds in IA

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Education

Emerging

Max Johnson Educational Fund

Iowa

Assets: $8.4M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $165K

Funds in IA

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Education

Emerging

Clausen Family Foundation

Iowa

Assets: $4.2M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $1M

Funds in MI · OH

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Education

Emerging

Lucile@latta Charitable Trust C/O the Security National Bank of

Iowa

Education

Assets: $3.8M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $281.1K

Funds in IA

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Education

Emerging

Medical Associates Clinic Foundation of Dubuque

Iowa

HealthEducationHealth

Assets: $3.4M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $181.7K

Funds in IA · IL · TX +1

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Phyllis Perry Hulton Educational Trust

Iowa

Assets: $2.3M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $199.9K

Funds in IA · NE

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Education

Emerging

Elmer O & Ida Preston Educational Trust

Iowa

Education

Assets: $2.2M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $64.1K

Funds in IA

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Education

Emerging

Sonstegard-tyrrell Scholarship Foundation

Iowa

Education

Assets: $2M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $105K

Funds in IA · SD · AR +3

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

W B Small Trust

Iowa

Assets: $1.8M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $98K

Funds in IA · IL · MO +5

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Education

Emerging

Barbara Sawyer Charitable Tr

Iowa

Assets: $1.4M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $57.3K

Funds in IA · NE

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Education

Emerging

Frank D Lillie Scholarship Trust

Iowa

Assets: $1.4M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $69K

Funds in IA

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Education

Emerging

Bruce Rastetter Entrepreneurial Foundation

Iowa

Assets: $1.3M
Giving / yr: —

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Kehl Family Foundation

Iowa

Assets: $1.2M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $262.3K

Funds in IA

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Kenneth R Krause Charitable Foundation

Iowa

HealthEducationHealth

Assets: $1.2M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $56K

Funds in NY · AR · CA +6

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Education

Emerging

Paul Marston Educational Tr

Iowa

Assets: $1.1M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $12K

Funds in IA

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Adelante Educational Foundation

Iowa

Education

Assets: $1.1M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $6.3K

Funds in IA

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Siegfried Petersen Educational Tr

Iowa

Assets: $1M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $45.5K

Funds in IA

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Ted L & Donna Williams Charitable Foundation

Iowa

Assets: $1M
Giving / yr: 🎁 $40K

Funds in IA · NE · NY +1

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Ramsey Family Foundation

Iowa

Human ServicesEducationHuman Services

Assets: $995.7K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $47.2K

Funds in IA · AR · KS +2

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Simon Estes Iowa Educational Foundation

Iowa

Assets: $964.7K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $5K

Funds in IA

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

R L & Ethel Stubbs Scholarship Trust

Iowa

Assets: $892.1K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $56.2K

Funds in IA

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Education

Emerging

Dennis L & Hildreth M Murphy Scholarship Trust

Iowa

Assets: $888.1K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $46K

Funds in IA

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Education

Emerging

Joseph J Sinek Scholarship Trust

Iowa

Assets: $817.9K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $25.5K

Funds in IA · SD

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Elsie M Oconnell Test Tr

Iowa

Assets: $780.7K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $21.2K

Funds in IA · NE · AZ +2

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Education

Emerging

Val a Browning St Josephs High School Foundation

Iowa

Education

Assets: $778.7K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $41.4K

Funds in UT

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Wallace E and Hazel C Loft Scholarship Tr

Iowa

Assets: $719.8K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $41K

Funds in IA

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Education

Emerging

Karl Schooler Scholarship Tr Fund

Iowa

Assets: $694.1K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $42.5K

Funds in IA

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Education

Emerging

Bernice E@peterson Scholarship Trust

Iowa

Assets: $652.7K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $23.8K

Funds in IA · SD

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Education

Emerging

Leeper Scholarship Foundation

Iowa

Assets: $644.4K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $32.4K

Funds in IA

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Education

Emerging

E R Keig and Alice Keig Scholarship Trust

Iowa

Assets: $620.6K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $34.5K

Funds in IA

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Mark and Barbara Hanawalt Charitable Tr

Iowa

Arts, Culture & HumanitiesEducationArts, Culture & Humanities

Assets: $541.3K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $30K

Funds in IA · MN

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Fairfax State Savings Bank Charitable Trust

Iowa

HealthEducationHealth

Assets: $518.9K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $27.3K

Funds in IA · TX

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

U S Navy Warner Trust

Iowa

Education

Assets: $500.8K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $19K

Funds in IA

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Kenneth Cooksey-norma Cook Scholarship Tr

Iowa

Assets: $491.9K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $29.5K

Funds in IA

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Education

Emerging

Louie Dade Memorial Scholarship Tr

Iowa

Assets: $423.1K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $18.2K

Funds in AZ

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Education

Emerging

Carroll C Mongan Trust

Iowa

Assets: $418.5K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $10.5K

Funds in IA

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Education

Emerging

Des Moines Golf and Country Club Educational Corporation

Iowa

Assets: $405.1K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $70.9K

Funds in IA · KS · MN

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Education

Emerging

Mary Louise Gidley Scholarship Fund

Iowa

Education

Assets: $377K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $45K

Funds in IA

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Education

Emerging

Robert E & Olive L Denton Scholarship Trust

Iowa

Assets: $353.9K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $16K

Funds in IA

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Education

Emerging

Ruth I Gallup and Loren C Gallup Charitable Trust Wapsie Valley

Iowa

Assets: $347.2K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $16.5K

Funds in IA

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

West High Athletic Foundation Inc

Iowa

Assets: $343.1K
Giving / yr: —

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Earl N and Mabel Bragg Bossingham Foundation

Iowa

Public & Societal BenefitEducationPublic & Societal Benefit

Assets: $338.6K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $19K

Funds in IA

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Education

Emerging

Leah Andrews Scholarship Trust

Iowa

Assets: $252.2K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $9.4K

Funds in IA

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

East Sac County Community School Foundation

Iowa

Assets: $247.3K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $20.3K

Funds in IA

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Education

Emerging

Grace Hughes Foundation

Iowa

Assets: $246.5K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $14K

Funds in IA

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Education

Emerging

James W & Carolyn Bray Charitable Sch Tr

Iowa

Assets: $237.9K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $15.5K

Funds in IA

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Mabel I Vacek Scholarship Tr

Iowa

Assets: $224K
Giving / yr: —

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Education

Emerging

Florence M Schrader Scholarships Trust

Iowa

Assets: $208.1K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $8.5K

Funds in IA

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Education

Emerging

C H Buck Taylor Scholarship

Iowa

Education

Assets: $208K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $3K

Funds in IA

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Marek Trust Fund

Iowa

Education

Assets: $190.9K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $7.2K

Funds in IA · VA

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Education

Emerging

Elder G Hoines Memorial Scholarship Foundation

Iowa

Education

Assets: $190K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $4K

Funds in IA

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Iowa Insurance Education Scholarship Fund

Iowa

Assets: $187.9K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $20K

Funds in IA

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Kenneth and Marguerite Gowin Charitable Foundation

Iowa

Assets: $184.1K
Giving / yr: —

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Education

Emerging

Harold L Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund

Iowa

Education

Assets: $176K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $3K

Funds in IA

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Truman and Lorraine Julseth Scholarship Fund

Iowa

Assets: $162.6K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $7K

Funds in IA · MN

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Education

Emerging

Donald Jn Oxendale and Mary Jane Oxendale Charitable Foundation

Iowa

Assets: $160.2K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $4.5K

Funds in IA

Invitation only

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Education

Emerging

Regina J Gill Scholarship Fund

Iowa

ReligionEducationReligion

Assets: $157.6K
Giving / yr: 🎁 $5K

Funds in IA

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FAQFrequently Asked Questions

Our directory lists 114 private education foundations in Iowa, compiled from IRS 990-PF filings. Each profile shows the funder's giving history, recent recipients, and application stance.

By total assets, ROY J CARVER CHARITABLE TR is among the largest education funders in Iowa in the directory.

Roy J Carver Charitable Tr

Thomas and Linda Koehn Foundation

Pritchard Educational Fund

Brummer Stiles Duncan Scholarship Fund

Max Johnson Educational Fund

Clausen Family Foundation

Lucile@latta Charitable Trust C/O the Security National Bank of

Medical Associates Clinic Foundation of Dubuque

Phyllis Perry Hulton Educational Trust

Elmer O & Ida Preston Educational Trust

Sonstegard-tyrrell Scholarship Foundation

W B Small Trust

Barbara Sawyer Charitable Tr

Frank D Lillie Scholarship Trust

Bruce Rastetter Entrepreneurial Foundation

Kehl Family Foundation

Kenneth R Krause Charitable Foundation

Paul Marston Educational Tr

Adelante Educational Foundation

Siegfried Petersen Educational Tr

Ted L & Donna Williams Charitable Foundation

Ramsey Family Foundation

Simon Estes Iowa Educational Foundation

R L & Ethel Stubbs Scholarship Trust

Dennis L & Hildreth M Murphy Scholarship Trust

Joseph J Sinek Scholarship Trust

Elsie M Oconnell Test Tr

Val a Browning St Josephs High School Foundation

Wallace E and Hazel C Loft Scholarship Tr

Karl Schooler Scholarship Tr Fund

Bernice E@peterson Scholarship Trust

Leeper Scholarship Foundation

E R Keig and Alice Keig Scholarship Trust

Mark and Barbara Hanawalt Charitable Tr

Fairfax State Savings Bank Charitable Trust

U S Navy Warner Trust

Kenneth Cooksey-norma Cook Scholarship Tr

Louie Dade Memorial Scholarship Tr

Carroll C Mongan Trust

Des Moines Golf and Country Club Educational Corporation

Mary Louise Gidley Scholarship Fund

Robert E & Olive L Denton Scholarship Trust

Ruth I Gallup and Loren C Gallup Charitable Trust Wapsie Valley

West High Athletic Foundation Inc

Earl N and Mabel Bragg Bossingham Foundation

Leah Andrews Scholarship Trust

East Sac County Community School Foundation

Grace Hughes Foundation

James W & Carolyn Bray Charitable Sch Tr

Mabel I Vacek Scholarship Tr

Florence M Schrader Scholarships Trust

C H Buck Taylor Scholarship

Marek Trust Fund

Elder G Hoines Memorial Scholarship Foundation

Iowa Insurance Education Scholarship Fund

Kenneth and Marguerite Gowin Charitable Foundation

Harold L Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund

Truman and Lorraine Julseth Scholarship Fund

Donald Jn Oxendale and Mary Jane Oxendale Charitable Foundation

Regina J Gill Scholarship Fund

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FAQFrequently Asked Questions