Funding search · EIN 421244913 · Altoona, IA
Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 910
- grants reported
- $92.3M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $15,000
- 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.
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Top recipients
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- Polk County Iowa2 grants · $23.8M
- Polk County Iowa1 grant · $11.9M
- City of Des Moines5 grants · $11.0M
- City of Des Moines1 grant · $5.1M
- Des Moines Airport Authority1 grant · $5.0M
- Des Moines Independent Community School District11 grants · $1.1M
- Des Moines Park & Recreation Foundation1 grant · $900,000
- Childserve Foundation2 grants · $767,695
- Greater Des Moines Partnership5 grants · $744,000
- Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity3 grants · $740,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 910 grants.
- $12.3M
Polk County Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Net receipts contribution
- $11.9M
Polk County Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Net Receipts Contribution
- $11.5M
Polk County Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Net receipts contribution
- $5.3M
City of Des Moines · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Tax rate sharing contribution
- $5.1M
City of Des Moines · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Tax Rate Sharing Contribution
- $5.0M
Des Moines Airport Authority · Des Moines, IA · 2023
New terminal project
- $5.0M
City of Des Moines · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Tax rate sharing contribution
- $900,000
Des Moines Park & Recreation Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Sw 1st st. Bridge park improvements
- $750,000
Childserve Foundation · Johnston, IA · 2024
Childserve des moines center
- $750,000
City of Des Moines · Des Moines, IA · 2023
North side community recreation center
- $700,000
Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Framing our future campaign
- $600,000
Youth & Shelter Services · Ames, IA · 2022
YSS Recovery Campus Project
- $500,000
Wesley Community Services · Johnston, IA · 2022
So Much More than Meals
- $470,000
Ducks Unlimited · Memphis, TN · 2024
Central iowa clean water partnershipphase ii: water quality wetland restoration and protection
- $470,000
Great Outdoors Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Streambank stabilization to protect people, property, and the planet
- $425,000
Iowa Confluence (Icon) Water Trails · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Icon water trails fleur drive learn & play site
- $403,448
Des Moines Independent Community School District · Des Moines, IA · 2023
School support
- $389,000
Des Moines Independent School District · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Prairie Meadows Polk County Joint Donation to the Students of Polk County
- $379,598
Des Moines Independent Community School District · Des Moines, IA · 2024
School support
- $375,000
Hope Ministries · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Empowering Women. Uplifting the Community.
- $350,000
Greater Des Moines Partnership · Des Moines, IA · 2024
2024 investor commitment
- $350,000
Blank Park Zoo Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Expand the impact
- $350,000
Greater Des Moines Partnership · Des Moines, IA · 2023
2023 investor commitment
- $350,000
University of Northern Iowa Foundation · Cedar Falls, IA · 2023
University of northern iowa-des moines area community college partnership: uni@dmacc
- $350,000
Anawim Housing · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Monarch Apartments Permanent and Supportive
- $330,000
Greater Des Moines Partnership · Des Moines, IA · 2022
2023 Investor Commitment (Year 5 of 5)
- $300,000
Blank Park Zoo Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Expand the impact
- $300,000
Des Moines Public Schools · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Des Moines Public Schools Community Stadium
- $300,000
Great Outdoors Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2022
ICON Water Trails Scott Avenue Site
- $280,000
Ellipsis · Johnston, IA · 2024
A place for girls: female-responsive programming for foster care youth
- $275,000
Drake University · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Knapp Center Renovation
- $275,000
On With Life Foundation · Ankeny, IA · 2022
Giant Strides Expansion
- $250,000
Iowa Confluence Water Trails · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Prospect park capital improvements
- $250,000
Iowa Health Foundation Dba Eyerly-Ball Community Mental Health Services · Des Moines, IA · 2024
One place for care
- $250,000
On With Life Foundation · Ankeny, IA · 2024
Family homes extreme build
- $250,000
Des Moines Area Religious Council · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Food Today, Change Tomorrow
- $250,000
Food Bank of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Capacity Building for a Hunger Free Iowa
- $240,000
Southeast Polk Community Schools · Altoona, IA · 2024
Southeast polk skilled trades extension center
- $220,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Story County · Ames, IA · 2024
Remodel and expansion of bgcsc ames club
- $220,000
Community and Family Resources · Fort Dodge, IA · 2024
Grays woods recovery center revitalization project
- $210,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters · Clive, IA · 2024
Building a big future: youth mentoring center
- $210,000
Youth & Shelter Services · Ames, IA · 2024
Ember recovery campus maintenance shop for workforce development
- $200,000
Ballet Theatre of Des Moines · West Des Moines, IA · 2024
Ballet des moines campus for arts and education
- $200,000
Central Iowa Shelter & Services · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Agrihood
- $200,000
Iowa Public Radio · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Woi-fm replacement project
- $200,000
Roosevelt High School Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Trhs innovation & learning center
- $186,000
Iowa Soccer Development Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Pro Iowa Soccer Stadium and Global Plaza
- $175,000
Drake University · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Character counts! For early childhood in polk county
- $175,000
Beacon of Life · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Supportive Housing to Empower Women in Crisis, Preventing Homelessness and Recidivism
- $175,000
Polk County - Conservation Board · Granger, IA · 2022
Easter Lake North Shore Project
- $170,000
City of Altoona · Altoona, IA · 2024
Sam wise field reconstruction
- $170,000
Science Center of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Think beyond with sci - second floor west wing exhibits
- $160,000
Goodwill Industries of Central Iowa · Johnston, IA · 2024
E-commerce expansion
- $159,000
Homes of Oakridge Human Services · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Oakridge Splash Park
- $150,000
Center at Sixth · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Center at sixth
- $150,000
Children'S Cancer Connection · Johnston, IA · 2023
Ccc renovation and playground project
- $150,000
City of Polk City · Polk City, IA · 2023
Connecting the neal smith trail to the high trestle trail through polk city
- $150,000
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Hvac updates and improvements
- $150,000
Des Moines East High School Alumni Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Activities Campus for East High
- $150,000
Roosevelt High School Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Roosevelt High School Track and Field Project
- $145,000
Golf Charitable Foundation · Moines, IA · 2024
Principal charity classic
- $140,000
Ducks Unlimited Inc (Mid-Iowa Chapter) · Johnston, IA · 2022
Central Iowa Clean Water Partnership: For the Benefit of People and Communities
- $130,000
Des Moines Public Schools · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Dmps track and practice field improvement project
- $125,000
Primary Health Care · Des Moines, IA · 2023
University medical clinic expansion
- $125,000
Pursuit of Innovation · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Youth innovation center
- $123,963
Ankeny Comm School District · Ankeny, IA · 2023
School support
- $119,524
Ankeny Comm School District · Ankeny, IA · 2022
Prairie Meadows Polk County Joint Donation to the Students of Polk County
- $116,635
Ankeny Comm School District · Ankeny, IA · 2024
School support
- $115,000
Urban Dreams · Des Moines, IA · 2022
The Urban Dreams Esports Center
- $112,501
West Des Moines Comm School · Clive, IA · 2023
School support
- $108,472
West Des Moines School District · Clive, IA · 2022
Prairie Meadows Polk County Joint Donation to the Students of Polk County
- $105,850
West Des Moines Comm School · Clive, IA · 2024
School support
- $100,750
Iowa College Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Scholarships
- $100,000
Des Moines Area Community · West Des Moines, IA · 2024
Dmacc transportation institute
- $100,000
Living History Farms Foundation · Urbandale, IA · 2024
Cultivating our future capital campaign at living history farms
- $100,000
Trees Forever · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Planting our future
- $100,000
City of Pleasant Hill Parks and Recreation Department · Pleasant Hill, IA · 2023
Hickory glen park pickleball courts
- $100,000
Community Drama Association of Des Moines · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Children's theatre: reimagined and renovated as a community asset
- $100,000
Edmundson Art Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Saarinen and i.m. Pei galleries renovation
- $100,000
Des Moines University · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Transforming Health Sciences Education from the Ground Up
- $99,999
Des Moines Area Religious Council · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Dmarc food pantry network
- $99,999
Young Mens Christian Association · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Y out-of-school time programs
- $99,900
Roman Catholic Diocese of Des Moines · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Catholic schools within the diocese of des moines metro area
- $99,250
Iowa College Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Scholarships
- $99,000
Roman Catholic Diocese of Des · Desmoines, IA · 2023
Diocese of des moines catholic schools within the polk and dallas counties
- $97,398
Diocese of Des Moines · Desmoines, IA · 2022
Catholic Schools within the Diocese of Des Moines Metro Area
- $95,000
Downtown Dsm · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Skywalks reimagined
- $95,000
Lutheran Home for the Aged · Perry, IA · 2024
Meals on wheels
- $95,000
Society of Saint Vincent De Paul · Windsor Heights, IA · 2024
Hunger and human services for polk county
- $95,000
City of Altoona · Altoona, IA · 2023
Altoona fire department training center - phase ii
- $94,872
New Horizons Adult Day Center · Ankeny, IA · 2022
Providing a Safe Outdoors for New Horizons Adult Day Center Participants
- $91,250
Iowa College Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Prairie Meadows Scholarship Program
- $90,000
Food Bank of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Mobile pantry unit to expand fresh food distribution
- $90,000
World Food Prize Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Historic preservation and enhancement of the norman e. Borlaug hall of laureates
- $90,000
Ellipsis · Johnston, IA · 2022
Creating a Continuum of Care for Children's Mental Health in Iowa
- $89,656
American Legion Post 659 · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Interior restoration and revitalization of american legion post 659
- $82,425
Southeast Polk Community School · Altoona, IA · 2023
School support
- $80,235
Johnston Community Schools · Johnston, IA · 2023
School support
- $80,000
Build Lincoln Higher Booster Club · Des Moines, IA · 2024
New marching band uniforms for des moines lincoln high school marching band
- $80,000
Orchard Place · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Orchard place pace center roof replacement
Who else funds this kind of work
Same state
- Catholic Health Initiatives - Iowa Corp55 grants · $96.0M
- Roy J Carver Charitable Trust307 grants · $57.2M
- Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines4,247 grants · $167.8M
Similar purposes
- Greater Wisconsin Agency On Aging405 grants · $102.5M
- United Way of Central Iowa458 grants · $52.8M
- Iowa West Foundation422 grants · $49.0M
Similar grant size
- The Ayco Charitable Foundation15,303 grants · $2.05B
- Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund19,135 grants · $6.79B
- Paypal Charitable Giving Fund32,081 grants · $1.40B
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