The Iowa Grants Guide is maintained by the LAWINRC and is a database of nearly 700 funders based in Iowa or with an Iowa connection. Use the filters below to search by funder name or narrow your search by using one or more of the advanced search options. 

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West Bancorporation Foundation, Inc.

The foundation supports organizations involved with arts and culture, education, and human services. Special emphasis is directed toward programs designed to benefit low- and moderate- income individuals.

West Union Retired School Personnel Educational Fund, Inc.

Scholarship awards to residents of Fayette county, Iowa.

Westendorf Family Foundation

Scholarship awards for graduates of Onawa school district, Iowa. Also giving for a park fund.

Whirlpool Foundation

Among other programs, the foundation maintains a scholarship program to provide financial assistance to certain children of the employees of Whirlpool Corporation.

Williams (Don E. & Charlotte) Foundation

Scholarship awards to employees and children of employees of CamBar-DeWco. Some giving to organizations that improve the quality of life in the Illinois and Indiana Quad City areas.

Williams (Frances M.) Charitable Trust

Support only for the Salvation Army, Des Moines, Iowa.

Windsor (William R.) Charitable Foundation

This foundation does not award grants. Instead, it makes unsolicited, unrestricted contributions throughout the year.

Windsor Charitable Foundation

Giving primarily for human services, art and culture.

Winkel Family Foundation

The foundation awards scholarships to individuals and operates the Bluffs Area Family Center in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa.

Wittern (F. A.) Charitable Foundation

The foundation supports organizations involved with education, health, children and youth, and human services.

Witwer Trust Grant Program

Each year, Linn County receives $80,000 from a trust established by Weaver Witwer, a prominent Cedar Rapids grocer and landowner who died in 1979. Mr. Witwer established the trust as a way to give back to the community in perpetuity.

Application deadline

Wood (Jim & Marie) Foundation

Giving limited for the betterment of the city of Logan, IA, including scholarships to residents.

Young Family Foundation of Waterloo, Iowa

Giving primarily for conservation and for the purchase, development, operation, and enhancement of the natural and recreational resources in northeast IA.

Younker (Rachel) Foundation Trust

Support only for the Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines.