Foundations that fund animal shelters and rescues in Iowa

68 foundations made gifts to animal shelters and rescues in Iowa, reaching 118 nonprofits.

Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit. The data comes from public IRS Form 990-PF filings, with filing years 2024–2025.

68Foundations gave here
25Accept applications
$2,250Typical gift
118Nonprofits received gifts
FoundationGiftsTypicalYearStatus
Animal Relief Foundation TrustMilwaukee, WI · EIN 42-61391388 gifts · typical $4,955 · 20248 · $48,098$4,9552024Accepts applications
Pella Rolscreen FoundationPella, IA · EIN 23-70438818 gifts · typical $313 · 20248 · $5,381$3132024Accepts applications
Steve Pearson Foundation IncRidgewood, NJ · EIN 51-03806352 gifts · typical $10,500 · 20252 · $21,000$10,5002025Invite only
Weatherspoon Charitable FoundationNahant, MA · EIN 42-13240282 gifts · typical $4,250 · 20242 · $8,500$4,2502024Invite only
The Denny and Candy Elwell FoundationAnkeny, IA · EIN 42-12980572 gifts · typical $4,000 · 20242 · $8,000$4,0002024Invite only

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Gift counts may be low, because we cannot tie every grant to a recipient. The year shown is the year the foundation reported, not always the year it gave. Each foundation page links to its IRS filing.

What the filings show

  • Foundations made 217 matched gifts to animal shelters and rescues in Iowa in tax years 2023–2025.
  • 118 matched organizations received gifts to animal shelters and rescues in Iowa in tax years 2023–2025.
  • The typical gift to animal shelters and rescues in Iowa was $2,250 in tax years 2023–2025.

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How many foundations fund animal shelters and rescues in Iowa?

68 foundations made gifts to 118 organizations in Iowa in public IRS filings.

How many of these foundations accept applications?

25 of the 68 foundations take applications, according to their tax returns.

Where do the numbers come from?

Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit.