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Iowa scholarship organizations

There are 356 scholarship and financial aid organizations in Iowa. Combined, these Iowan scholarship organizations employ 1,092 people, earn more than $343 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $4 billion.
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Scholarship organizations by major Iowa cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Des Moines
 
97
 
$134,129,747
Cedar Rapids
 
21
 
$1,221,519
Waterloo
 
20
 
$427,480
Omaha, NE
 
18
 
$3,387,487
Davenport
 
16
 
$2,857,805
Iowa City
 
13
 
$1,841,692
Ames
 
11
 
$143,795,163
Sioux City
 
10
 
$4,294,598
Dubuque
 
5
 
$0
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Job trends for Iowa scholarship organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
93
1-10
 
6
11-25
 
0
26-100
 
2
101 to 1,000
 
2
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of scholarship organizations in Iowa

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
96
$250k to $1M
 
23
$1M to $5M
 
12
$5M to $25M
 
2
$25M to $100M
 
1
$100M+
 
2
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Directory of scholarship organizations in Iowa

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1-20 of 356

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 State University Foundation

Iowa State Foundation aligns donor passion to advance the university's Land-Grant Ideals, maximizing philanthropy for students, faculty, and facilities.
Revenue
$143.2m
Assets
$2.0b
Employees
295
EIN
42-1143702
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
$8.4m
Assets
$28.4m
Employees
0
EIN
87-0652139
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
$115.4m
Assets
$1.6b
Employees
87
EIN
42-1137531
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
$26.5m
Assets
$27.6m
Employees
672
EIN
27-4358184
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
$2.1m
Assets
$2.4m
Employees
0
EIN
20-5437032
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)

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)

Greater Shenandoah Foundation

Greater Shenandoah Foundation funds worthy causes, institutions, and scholarships through tax-exempt donations and grants. It also has a mentoring program.
Revenue
$1.4m
Assets
$8.0m
Employees
0
EIN
42-1381037
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)

Stanley-University of Iowa Foundation Support Organization

Provide grants to the state university of Iowa Foundation in accordance with exempt purpose, which in turn grants funds to the state university of Iowa.
Revenue
$652.6k
Assets
$11.8m
Employees
0
EIN
42-1129040
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
$843.2k
Assets
$15.3m
Employees
0
EIN
26-2935041
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)

Western Iowa Tech Community College Foundation

Supports local education goals by giving scholarships and charitable contributions to Western Iowa Tech Community College and related organizations.
Revenue
$1.9m
Assets
$10.6m
Employees
0
EIN
42-1355682
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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