As of April 2021
NONPROFIT FUNDS
The Central Iowa nonprofit organizations listed below have a fund at the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines. Distributions from the funds are granted directly to the nonprofit organization.
Nonprofit organizations with an asterisk indicate an Endow Iowa-qualified fund(s). Contributions to these funds may be eligible for a 25% state tax credit through the Endow Iowa program. Please contact us at 515.883.2626 if you have additional questions.
• A Heinz57 Pet Rescue and Transport* • ChildServe* • Above & Beyond Cancer* • Christ the King Church* • Alzheimer's Association Greater Iowa Chapter* • Clive Community Foundation* • American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Iowa (ACLU)* • Community Bankers of Iowa Foundation* • Anawim Housing* • Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines* • Animal Lifeline of Iowa* • Community Support Advocates (CSA)* • Animal Rescue League of Iowa (ARL)* • Community Youth Concepts (CYC) • Ankeny Community Foundation* • Cornell College* • Ankeny Community School District Foundation • Covenant Presbyterian Church* • Ankeny Community Theatre, Ltd • Creative Visions* • Ankeny Friends of the Arts • Dental Connections • Ashworth Road Baptist Church* • Des Moines Area Association of Realtors Foundation • Ballet Des Moines* • Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC)* • Beacon of Life • Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC)* • Bergman Academy • Des Moines Art Center* • Bidwell Riverside Center • Des Moines Choral Society • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa (BBBS) • Des Moines Community Playhouse* • Blank Park Zoo Foundation* • Des Moines Park & Recreation Foundation* • Blessman International* • Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center* • Bondurant Soccer Club • Des Moines Performing Arts* • Bondurant-Farrar Education Foundation* • Des Moines Police Department • Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa* • Des Moines Public Library (DMPL)* • Bravo Greater Des Moines* • Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS)* • The Brenton Arboretum* • Des Moines Social Club* • Broadlawns Medical Center Foundation* • Des Moines Symphony Association Foundation* • Calvin Community Foundation • Des Moines Triathlon Club* • Camp Courageous of Iowa* • Des Moines Water Works Park Foundation* • Camp Fire Heart of Iowa* • Des Moines Wine Festival Foundation • Camp Hertko Hollow • Dowling Catholic High School* • Candeo* • Drake University* • Can Play • East High School Alumni Foundation* • The Cathedral Church of St. Paul* • Easterseals Society of Iowa* • The Catholic Foundation of Southwest Iowa* • Education Foundation of Ankeny Christian Academy* • Central College* • Endow Urbandale* • Central Iowa Shelter & Services (CISS)* • Everybody Wins Iowa* • Children & Families of Iowa (CFI)* • EveryStep* • Children and Family Urban Movement (CFUM)* • Eyerly Ball Community Mental Health Services • Children's Cancer Connection* • Family Promise of Greater Des Moines
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• First Assembly of God • Iowa Insurance Hall of Fame* • First Friday Breakfast Club* • Iowa International Center* • First Resources Foundation* • Iowa Jobs for America’s Graduates (iJAG)* • Food Bank of Iowa* • Iowa Library Association Foundation* • Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center* • Iowa Motor Carriers Foundation* • FreeStore • Iowa National Guard Officers Auxiliary (INGOA)* • Gateway Dance Theatre • Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation (INHF)* • Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa* • Iowa Newspaper Foundation* • The Golf Foundation of Iowa • Iowa Parks and Recreation Association • Grand View Christian School Foundation • Iowa Pharmacy Association Foundation (IPA)* • Grand View University* • Iowa Poultry & Egg Scholarship Foundation Fund* • The Great Outdoors Foundation • Iowa Public Health Association Foundation • Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden* • Iowa Public Radio (IPR)* • Greater Des Moines Bridge House • Iowa PBS* • Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity* • Iowa Quilt Museum* • Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute • Iowa Radio Reading Information Service (IRIS)* • Greater Des Moines Music Coalition* • Iowa Restaurant Association Education Foundation* • Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation* • Iowa Sister States • Guts Gear • Iowa Sports Foundation • Hawthorn Hill* • Iowa State Bar Foundation* • Hidden Acres Christian Center* • Iowa State Fair Foundation* • Hinder Club Foundation • Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines* • Hispanic Educational Resources • Johnston Community School Foundation* • Holy Family Inner City Youth Foundation* • Joppa Outreach • Hope Ministries* • Joshua Christian Academy* • House of Mercy* • Junior Achievement of Central Iowa • Hoyt Sherman Place Foundation* • Junior League of Des Moines* • Interfaith Alliance of Iowa* • Keep Iowa Beautiful* • InvestDSM • Lincoln High School Alumni Foundation* • Iowa 4-H Foundation* • Link Associates Foundation • Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation • Living History Farms Foundation* • Iowa Architectural Foundation* • Lutheran Church of Hope* • Iowa Area Development Group (IADG)* • Lutheran Church of the Cross • Iowa Association of Business & Industry Foundation (ABI • Lutheran Services in Iowa (LSI)* Foundation)* • Madison County Covered Bridge Preservation Association* • Iowa CareGivers • Make-A-Wish Foundation of Iowa* • Iowa Catholic Radio* • Meals from the Heartland* • Iowa Center for Economic Success • Mentor Iowa* • The Iowa Clinic Healthcare Foundation • Mercy College of Health Sciences* • Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence • MercyOne Foundation of Des Moines Iowa* • Iowa Dance Theatre • Merrymakers Association • Iowa Environmental Council* • Mid-Iowa Council, Boy Scouts of America* • Iowa FFA Foundation* • Mid-Iowa SART • Iowa Foster & Adoptive Parents Association • The Miracle League of Des Moines Kiwanis* • Iowa Foundation for Agricultural Advancement (IFAA) • Mosaic* • Iowa Foundation for Justice* • Music Under the Stars • Iowa Golf Association Foundation • National Agriculture in the Classroom (NAICO) • Iowa Hall of Pride Foundation* • National Alliance on Mental Illness of Greater Des Moines • Iowa Heart Center Foundation* (NAMI)* • National Society of Colonial Dames of America 2
• The Nature Conservancy (TNC)* • St. Timothy's Episcopal Church • Network of Iowa Christian Home Educators* • Street Collective of Greater Des Moines • North High Alumni Association • Terrace Hill Society Foundation* • Norwalk Easter Public Library Foundation • Trees Forever • Oakridge Neighborhood Services • Trinity Christian Reformed Church • On With Life* • Trinity Las Americas United Methodist Church • Orchard Place* • Trinity Lutheran Church* • Parks Area Foundation • United Way of Central Iowa* • Partnership for a Hunger Free Polk County • University of Northern Iowa Foundation* • Perry Public Library Foundation* • Urban Dreams* • Planned Parenthood of the Heartland* • Urbandale Education Foundation • Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ* • Urbandale Public Library Foundation* • Plymouth Nursery School • Variety - The Children's Charity* • Polk City Community Foundation* • The Wallace Centers of Iowa* • Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI)* • Waterbury Neighborhood Foundation • Prelude Behavioral Services • Waukee Area Historical Society* • Principal Riverwalk* • Waukee Community School Foundation • Rebuilding Together Greater Des Moines* • Waukee Public Library Friends Foundation* • Roosevelt High School Foundation* • Wesley Retirement Services* • The Rotary Club of Des Moines* • West Des Moines Community Foundation* • Rotary Club of West Des Moines* • West Des Moines Historical Society • Salisbury House Foundation* • Wiese Foundation • Science Center of Iowa* • Wildwood Hills* • Simpson College* • Windsor Heights Foundation • Southeast Polk Community School District* • Windsor United Methodist Church* • Southeast Polk Dollars for Scholars* • The Winterset Iowa Theater* • Special Olympics Iowa* • YMCA of Greater Des Moines* • St. Augustin School* • Young Women's Resource Center (YWRC) • St. Mark Lutheran Church* • Youth Emergency Services and Shelter (YESS)* • St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church* • Youth Homes of Mid-America* • St. Thomas Aquinas Church & Catholic Student Center* • Zeta Kappa Lamda Educational Foundation
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