Funding search · EIN 421391990 · Council Bluffs, IA

Iowa West Foundation

Name: Iowa West Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

422
grants reported: $49.0M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $35,838
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

iowa council southwest bluffs multi year pottawattamie

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

54 grants matching “omaha” · $3.4M

$75,000
Omaha Bridges Out of Poverty · Omaha, NE · 2024
Southwest iowa poverty initiative
$37,293
Omaha Bridges Out of Poverty · Omaha, NE · 2024
Southwest iowa poverty alleviation initiative
$35,000
Omaha Children'S Museum · Omaha, NE · 2024
Partner school / welcome
$25,000
Omaha Botanical Center · Omaha, NE · 2024
Iowa youth educational programming 2024-2025
$25,000
Greater Omaha Chamber Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2024
Prosper omaha 2.0
$25,000
Omaha Discovery Trust · Omaha, NE · 2024
Stem programming at kiewit luminarium
$25,000
Omaha Discovery Trust · Omaha, NE · 2024
Luminarium stem programming in sw iowa
$21,000
Omaha Performing Arts Society · Omaha, NE · 2024
Music education programs for iowa students
$18,750
Omaha Discovery Trust · Omaha, NE · 2024
Southwest iowa music & arts education programs
$15,477
Omaha Symphony Association · Omaha, NE · 2024
School field trips & workshops and the every single child program for iowa youth
$15,000
Opera Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2024
2024-2025 season community engagement and education programs
$8,750
Omaha Children'S Museum · Omaha, NE · 2024
Partner school / welcome
$6,750
Ymca of Greater Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2024
After school support for pre-teens and young teens at the charles e. Lakin ymca
$5,000
Omaha By Design · Omaha, NE · 2024
Open omaha 2024
$225,000
Omaha Development Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2023
General operating
$200,000
Together Inc of Metropolitan Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2023
Council bluufs food pantry
$200,000
Ymca of Greater Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2023
Charles e. Lakin tmca park project
$150,000
Omaha Development Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2023
Counciol bluffs entrpreneurial collaborative
$100,000
Greater Omaha Chamber Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2023
Prosper 2.0 extension
$100,000
Greater Omaha Chamber Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2023
Prosper omaha 2.0
$50,000
Omaha Bridges Out of Poverty · Omaha, NE · 2023
Southwest iowa poverty alleviation initiative
$37,500
Greater Omaha Chamber Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2023
Kitchen council
$26,250
Omaha Children'S Museum · Omaha, NE · 2023
Partner school / welcome
$25,000
Omaha Botanical Center · Omaha, NE · 2023
Iowa youth educational programming 2023-2024
$25,000
Omaha Discovery Trust · Omaha, NE · 2023
Stem programming at kiewit luminarium
$25,000
Omaha Performing Arts Society · Omaha, NE · 2023
Southwest iowa music & arts education programs
$21,000
Omaha Symphony Association · Omaha, NE · 2023
Music education programs for iowa students
$20,250
Ymca of Greater Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2023
After school support for pre-teens and young teens at the charles e. Lakin ymca
$20,000
Opera Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2023
Opera omaha 2023-2024 season productions and community engagement programs
$18,000
Omaha By Design · Omaha, NE · 2023
Affordable by design
$12,977
Omaha Theater Company · Omaha, NE · 2023
School field trips & arts education for iowa youth
$7,000
Omaha By Design · Omaha, NE · 2023
Open omaha 2023
$500,000
Omaha Botanical Center · Omaha, NE · 2022
Play and grow at lauritzen gardens
$500,000
Omaha Zoo Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2022
Hubbard orangutan forest renovations
$200,000
Together Inc of Metorpolitan Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2022
Council bluufs food pantry
$100,000
Greater Omaha Chamber Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2022
Prosper omaha 2.0
$100,000
Women'S Fund of Greater Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2022
Std awareness
$75,000
Omaha Bridges Out of Poverty · Omaha, NE · 2022
Southwest iowa poverty alleviation initiative
$50,000
Omaha Development Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2022
Entrepreneurial development for southwest iowa
$45,000
Omaha Children'S Museum · Omaha, NE · 2022
Multi-year funding 2022
$25,000
Omaha Symphony Association · Omaha, NE · 2022
Multi-year funding 2022
$25,000
Omaha Bridges Out of Poverty · Omaha, NE · 2022
Southwest iowa poverty alleviation initiative
$25,000
Omaha Conservatory of Music · Omaha, NE · 2022
Council bluffs string sprouts
$25,000
Omaha Performing Arts Society · Omaha, NE · 2022
Southwest iowa music & arts education programs
$25,000
Omaha Theater Company · Omaha, NE · 2022
Multi-year funding 2022
$25,000
Opera Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2022
Multi-year funding 2022
$25,000
Women'S Fund of Greater Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2022
Std awareness - pottawattamie county
$24,249
Together Inc of Metorpolitan Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2022
Food pantry general operations
$18,750
Greater Omaha Chamber Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2022
Kitchen council
$17,500
Women'S Fund of Greater Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2022
Women of color leadership program
$12,500
Omaha Botanical Center · Omaha, NE · 2022
Multi-year funding 2022 (lauritzen gardens)
$7,500
Share Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2022
Southwest iowa geographic filter pilot for share in iowa
$6,000
Together Inc of Metorpolitan Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2022
Shelving
$5,420
Omaha Conservatory of Music · Omaha, NE · 2022
Council bluffs string sprouts

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

City of Council Bluffs23 grants · $6.6M
Iowa West Foundation Initiative16 grants · $3.9M
Green Hills Area Education Agency4 grants · $3.4M
City of Council Bluffs and Sinc1 grant · $3.2M
Southwest Iowa Nonprofit for Collective Impact3 grants · $2.7M
712 Initiative9 grants · $2.3M
Council Bluffs Community School District6 grants · $1.7M
Heartland Family Service13 grants · $1.6M
Pottawattamie County Conservation Board2 grants · $1.3M
Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors10 grants · $1.3M

Giving over time

$16.5M

2022

$16.7M

2023

$15.9M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 422 grants.

$3.2M
City of Council Bluffs and Sinc · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Iowa riverfront phase 4
$2.4M
City of Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
River's edge gateway
$1.4M
Green Hills Area Education Agency · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Pottawattamie county preschool
$1.2M
Southwest Iowa Nonprofit for Collective Impact · Omaha, NE · 2023
Riverfront revitalization
$1.1M
Southwest Iowa Nonprofit for Collective Impact · Omaha, NE · 2022
Riverfront revitalization
$1.0M
Council Bluffs Community School District · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Early learning center
$1.0M
Iowa West Foundation Initiative · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Multi-agency campus building
$1.0M
City of Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Housing development program
$1.0M
Iowa West Foundation Initiative · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Multi-agency campus building
$1.0M
712 Initiative · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Downtown revitalization fund - worth & 100 wb
$995,905
Green Hills Area Education Agency · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Multi-year funding 2022
$970,098
Green Hills Area Education Agency · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Multi-year funding 2021
$882,841
City of Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
River's edge gateway
$845,840
Iowa West Foundation Initiative · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Rural pottawattamie county infrastructure collaborative
$750,000
Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Conservation acquisition
$750,000
Pottawattamie County Conservation Board · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Conservation acquisition - mt crescent
$550,000
Pottawattamie County Conservation Board · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Regional trails initiative
$500,000
Ignite Pathways · Woodbine, IA · 2023
Phase ii of ignite pathways capital building expansion
$500,000
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Little sioux scout ranch addition to loess hills state forest
$500,000
Joslyn Art Museum · Omaha, NE · 2022
Evolve joslyn capital campaign
$500,000
Omaha Botanical Center · Omaha, NE · 2022
Play and grow at lauritzen gardens
$500,000
Omaha Zoo Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2022
Hubbard orangutan forest renovations
$496,321
The City of Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Streetscape maintanance
$478,157
City of Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Furthering interconnections, revitalization, streetscapes, transportation, and aesthetics for a vibrant economy
$471,351
City of Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
West broadway phase v
$393,570
Southwest Iowa Nonprofit for Collective Impact · Omaha, NE · 2024
Riverfront revitalization
$360,000
Anawim Housing · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Supportive housing gap
$358,228
City of Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Furthering interconnections, revitalization, streetscapes, transportation, and aesthetics for a vibrant economy
$340,000
712 Initiative · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
530 west broadway
$330,000
Heartland Family Service · Omaha, NE · 2024
Iowa operating
$330,000
Heartland Family Service · Omaha, NE · 2022
Multi-year funding 2022
$306,331
City of Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Furthering interconnections, revitalization, streetscapes, transportation, and aesthetics for a vibrant economy
$300,000
City of Oakland · Oakland, IA · 2022
Residential land acquisition
$297,657
Council Bluffs Schools Foundation · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Aspire investments - stars
$296,055
Iowa Western Community College Foundation · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Pottawattamie promise 2021-2022
$275,143
Iowa Western Community College Foundation · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Pottawattamie promise 2020-2021
$275,000
Council Bluffs Community School District · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Aspire plus one pathways
$260,203
Iowa Western Community College Foundation · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Pottawattamie promise 2020-2021
$259,650
Neighborworks Home Solutions · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Hillside estates townhomes phase ii
$255,500
United Way of the Midlands · Omaha, NE · 2023
Community care fund 2022
$255,500
United Way of the Midlands · Omaha, NE · 2022
Community care fund 2022
$255,500
United Way of the Midlands · Omaha, NE · 2022
Community care fund 2021
$250,000
United Way of the Midlands · Omaha, NE · 2024
Community care fund 2023-2024
$250,000
Woodbine Community Foundation · Woodbine, IA · 2022
Ignite pathways career tech edu building expansion project
$225,000
Advanced Southwest Iowa Corporation · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Operating support
$225,000
Omaha Development Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2023
General operating
$211,673
Iowa West Foundation Initiative · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Rural pottawattamie county infrastructure collaborative
$211,000
Avenue Scholars Southwest Iowa · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Aspire rural pottawattamie careeer preparedness
$207,500
Iowa West Foundation Initiative · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
City of council bluffs west end acquisition fund
$200,000
Habitat for Humanity of Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Home ownership and home repair program support
$200,000
Together · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Council bluffs food pantry 2024
$200,000
Food Bank for the Heartland · Omaha, NE · 2023
Building a healthier heartland together
$200,000
Together Inc of Metropolitan Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2023
Council bluufs food pantry
$200,000
Ymca of Greater Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2023
Charles e. Lakin tmca park project
$200,000
Pottawattamie Arts Culture & Entertainment · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Multi-year funding 2022
$200,000
Together Inc of Metorpolitan Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2022
Council bluufs food pantry
$191,880
Community Education Foundation · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Stars program 2021
$187,500
712 Initiative · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Operating support
$187,500
712 Initiative · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Operating support
$185,731
Community Education Foundation · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Stars program 2022
$183,624
Iowa Western Community College Foundation · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Pottawattamie promise 2021-2022
$180,000
Anawim Housing · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Supportive housing gap
$180,000
Anawim Housing · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Supportive housing gap
$169,701
Community Foundation for Western Iowa · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Women's fund of southwest ia
$165,000
Heartland Family Service · Omaha, NE · 2023
Hfs iowa operations
$165,000
Heartland Family Service · Omaha, NE · 2022
Heat 2023
$162,500
Council Bluffs Community School District · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Aspire 2024
$160,000
Pottawattamie Arts Culture & Entertainment · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
General operating
$160,000
Pottawattamie Arts Culture & Entertainment · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
General operating
$151,902
Neighborworks Home Solutions · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Nwhs hillside estates new construction
$151,901
Neighborworks Home Solutions · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Nwhs hillside estates new construction
$150,000
City of Denison · Denison, IA · 2024
Crawford county wellness center
$150,000
Southwest Iowa Nature Trails · Shenandoah, IA · 2024
Rapp park connector trail
$150,000
712 Initiative · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Operating support 2024
$150,000
712 Initiative · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Operating support
$150,000
Iowa Western Community College · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Mage
$150,000
Omaha Development Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2023
Counciol bluffs entrpreneurial collaborative
$150,000
Family · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Expanding early head start
$143,534
Pottawattamie County Community Foundation · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Women's fund of southwest iowa matching funds
$138,107
Iowa West Foundation Initiative · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
City of council bluffs public art
$130,000
Pottawattamie County Community Foundation · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Council bluffs area chamber of commerce workforce development program
$125,000
712 Initiative · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Operating support
$125,000
American Midwest Ballet · Omaha, NE · 2024
Operating support
$125,000
American Midwest Ballet · Omaha, NE · 2023
Season operating support
$125,000
Council Bluffs Area Chamber of Commerce · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Entrepreneurial development for southwest iowa
$125,000
Iowa West Foundation Initiative · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
City of council bluffs downtown art / cultural trail
$125,000
American Midwest Ballet · Omaha, NE · 2022
Multi-year funding 2022
$124,430
City of Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Multimodal bridge alternatives study
$123,331
Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
2022 cities program re-capitalization
$120,000
Family · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Multi-year funding 2022
$116,014
Habitat for Humanity of Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Down payment assistance fund
$115,000
New Visions Homeless Services · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
General operating and warming center
$115,000
Heartland Family Service · Omaha, NE · 2023
Heat 2023
$115,000
New Visions Homeless Services · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
New visions homeless service
$112,880
City of Walnut · Walnut, IA · 2023
Water valve and hydrant replacement
$109,587
Dunlap Betterment Group · Dunlap, IA · 2023
Dunlap community visioning
$106,028
Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
2020 cities program re-capitalization
$104,095
Green Hills Area Education Agency · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Multi-year funding 2022
$102,059
Iowa West Foundation Initiative · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
City of council bluffs public art
$100,000
City of Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Activation and first ave ambassador 2025

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