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Iowa scholarship organizations

There are 353 scholarship and financial aid organizations in Iowa. Combined, these Iowan scholarship organizations employ 807 people, earn more than $202 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $2 billion.
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Scholarship organizations by major Iowa cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Des Moines
 
98
 
$140,271,536
Waterloo
 
20
 
$590,666
Omaha, NE
 
19
 
$3,436,320
Cedar Rapids
 
19
 
$1,428,809
Davenport
 
16
 
$2,648,807
Iowa City
 
13
 
$2,274,440
Sioux City
 
10
 
$4,062,782
Ames
 
8
 
$599,663
Dubuque
 
6
 
$0
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Job trends for Iowa scholarship organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
96
1-10
 
5
11-25
 
0
26-100
 
2
101 to 1,000
 
1
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of scholarship organizations in Iowa

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
98
$250k to $1M
 
21
$1M to $5M
 
14
$5M to $25M
 
2
$25M to $100M
 
1
$100M+
 
1
Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Directory of scholarship organizations in Iowa

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PEO Educational Loan Fund

The PEO Educational Loan Fund provides low-interest loans to qualified women pursuing higher education, supporting studies from associate degrees through doctorates.
Revenue
$5.3m
Assets
$99.2m
Employees
0
EIN
42-6078059
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Iowa Student Loan

Established in 1979 as a private, nonprofit corporation, Iowa Student Loan helps Iowa students and families obtain the resources necessary to succeed in postsecondary education.
Revenue
$100.1m
Assets
$1.6b
Employees
86
EIN
42-1137531
IRS type
501(c)(3)

PEO Foundation

The P E O Foundation raises and distributes funds for education. The organization generated a total revenue of $13,110,586 last year in Des Moines, IA.
Revenue
$21.0m
Assets
$167.8m
Employees
0
EIN
42-6094564
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Waldorf Lutheran College Foundation

The Waldorf Lutheran College Foundation, Inc. has established numerous scholarship funds along with a general endowment fund. These funds will be utilized to provide financial support and scholarships to students of Waldorf university.
Revenue
$28.2m
Assets
$26.9m
Employees
684
EIN
27-4358184
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Iowa College Foundation

The Foundation is organized to further the growth and development of private colleges and universities of higher education in Iowa. See form 990, part iii, line 1.
Revenue
$2.3m
Assets
$8.8m
Employees
4
EIN
42-0745995
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Avenue Scholars Iowa

Avenue Scholars Iowa provides comprehensive support for students in need, ensuring career opportunities through education, training, and supportive relationships.
Revenue
$3.1m
Assets
$4.2m
Employees
25
EIN
84-1914779
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Cooper Hansen Foundation

The Cooper Hansen Foundation supports the College of Mines and Earth Sciences and the Department of Mining Engineering through contributions to the University of Utah and Colorado School of Mines.
Revenue
$1.9m
Assets
$28.7m
Employees
0
EIN
87-0652139
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Northwest Iowa Christian Schools Tuition Organization

Scholarship grant for students from families with income of less than 3 times the federal poverty guidelines.
Revenue
$2.2m
Assets
$2.2m
Employees
0
EIN
20-5284178
IRS type
501(c)(3)

PEO STAR Scholarship

PEO STAR Scholarship awards high school women in the US and Canada scholarships of up to $2,500 for higher education.
Revenue
$3.0m
Assets
$10.2m
Employees
0
EIN
30-0583651
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Indian Hills Community College Foundation

The Indian Hills Community College Foundation provides scholarships to qualified students. Its programs include awarding scholarships to individuals, and it operates as a scholarship and student financial aid service organization.
Revenue
$2.5m
Assets
$40.1m
Employees
0
EIN
23-7414672
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Heart of Iowa School Tuition Organization

Heart of Iowa provides scholarships for low-income families to attend accredited non-public elementary and secondary schools in compliance with state regulations.
Revenue
$1.7m
Assets
$2.3m
Employees
0
EIN
20-5286383
IRS type
501(c)(3)

North Scott Educational Foundation

North Scott Educational Foundation is a scholarship or financial aid organization in Eldridge, IA whose mission is: To provide scholarship money for students graduating from North Scott High School.
Revenue
$769.3k
Assets
$2.9m
Employees
0
EIN
42-1255950
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Abraham Lincoln High School Alumni Foundation

The Abraham Lincoln High School Alumni Foundation mobilizes alumni to fund scholarships and educational support, including AP test subsidies and service recognition, for Lincoln students.
Revenue
$1.0m
Assets
$3.3m
Employees
0
EIN
42-1392969
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Iowa Grocers Education Foundation

The Iowa Grocers Education Foundation funds college scholarships to further the secondary education of recipients.
Revenue
$1.1m
Assets
$3.3m
Employees
0
EIN
42-1387466
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Africa College Fund

The Africa College Fund grants disadvantaged youth full degrees via the Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa, and places them into part-time and permanent jobs in South Africa upon graduation. MEIT boasts a 95% success rate.
Revenue
$1.6m
Assets
$533.3k
Employees
0
EIN
45-2028199
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Education Foundation of the Mason City Public Schools

Mason City Public Schools' foundation offers educational scholarships, mini grants, and college scholarships.
Revenue
$785.1k
Assets
$3.4m
Employees
0
EIN
42-1450042
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Monsignor Lafferty Tuition Foundation

Provides tuition grants to eligible Iowa students attending Catholic schools in Sioux City Diocese, funded by voluntary contributions.
Revenue
$1.9m
Assets
$2.2m
Employees
0
EIN
20-5437032
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Saint Edmond Catholic School Foundation

The Saint Edmond Catholic School Foundation supports the Fort Dodge Catholic School system by providing grants and scholarships for students and offering direct financial support of the school infrastructure.
Revenue
$827.6k
Assets
$15.9m
Employees
0
EIN
26-2935041
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Decorah Comm School Dist Foundation

The Decorah Comm School Dist Foundation promotes education by providing scholarships to students pursuing post-secondary education.
Revenue
$875.8k
Assets
$3.2m
Employees
0
EIN
42-1406172
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ellsworth College Foundation

Ellsworth College Foundation funds scholarships and sponsors events to promote Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls.
Revenue
$1.8m
Assets
$9.4m
Employees
0
EIN
42-6064796
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.
This category corresponds to the "B82: Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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