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Arts, culture and humanities nonprofits in Iowa: 1,423 registered with the IRS

1,423 arts, culture and humanities nonprofits are registered with the IRS in Iowa, 1,402 of them 501(c)(3) charities; the 429 that report revenue took in $284.9 million. The most are in Des Moines (108), Cedar Rapids (74), Iowa City (48). The largest by revenue: Italian American Cultural Center ($12.3 million), Historic Arnolds Park Inc ($11.1 million), Iowa Public Radio Inc ($10.2 million).

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The 500 largest by revenue

OrganizationCityTypeSinceRevenueAssetsFiling
Italian American Cultural CenterDes Moines501(c)(3)1984$12.3 million$14.7 million2025-12
Historic Arnolds Park IncArnolds Park501(c)(3)1984$11.1 million$50.4 million2024-12
Iowa Public Radio IncDes Moines501(c)(3)2007$10.2 million$16.5 million2025-06
Earthmoving Legacy Center IncElkader501(c)(3)2022$10.1 million$10.2 million2024-12
Edmundson Art Foundation IncDes Moines501(c)(3)1949$9.4 million$175.7 million2024-12
Bravo Greater Des Moines IncDes Moines501(c)(3)2006$8.9 million$11.3 million2025-06
Dubuque County Historical SocietyDubuque501(c)(3)1964$7.3 million$38.8 million2024-12
Science Center of IowaDes Moines501(c)(3)1966$7.1 million$48.5 million2025-09
Community Theatre of Cedar Rapids IncCedar Rapids501(c)(3)1950$7 million$21.8 million2025-07
National Forensic LeagueWDM501(c)(3)1956$6.8 million$5.4 million2025-07
Hoyt Sherman Place FoundationDes Moines501(c)(3)1995$6.1 million$59 million2025-06
Des Moines Metro Opera IncIndianola501(c)(3)1974$6.1 million$6.5 million2025-08
Anna K Meredith Endowment TrustDes Moines501(c)(3)1982$5.7 million$59.3 million2025-12
Des Moines Symphony AssociationDes Moines501(c)(3)1959$5.1 million$23 million2025-06
Figge Art MuseumDavenport501(c)(3)1966$4.7 million$13.2 million2025-06
Vesterheim Norwegian American MuseumDecorah501(c)(3)1965$4.7 million$30.7 million2024-12
Midwest Old Settlers and Threshers Association IncMt Pleasant501(c)(3)1968$4.1 million$8.2 million2025-12
Putnam Museum and Science CenterDavenport501(c)(3)1938$3.9 million$13.9 million2025-06
Des Moines Community PlayhouseDes Moines501(c)(3)1946$3.5 million$13.5 million2025-08
National Czech & Slovak Museum & LibraryCedar Rapids501(c)(3)1976$3.5 million$32.8 million2024-12
Quad City Symphony Orchestra AssociationDavenport501(c)(3)1953$3.5 million$1.9 million2025-06
Living History Farms FoundationUrbandale501(c)(3)1967$3.5 million$22.3 million2025-12
Ballet Theatre of Des MoinesDes Moines501(c)(3)2002$3.1 million$5.1 million2025-06
National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Foundation IncKnoxville501(c)(3)1987$2.8 million$13.7 million2025-09
Orchestra Iowa IncCedar Rapids501(c)(3)1953$2.8 million$7.5 million2025-06
Englert Civic Theatre Inc Non ProfitIowa City501(c)(3)2001$2.8 million$5.3 million2025-12
Ballet NebraskaCouncil BLFS501(c)(3)2009$2.7 million$4.9 million2025-06
Orpheum Theatre Preservation Project LTDSioux City501(c)(3)1994$2.7 million$8.4 million2024-12
Pella Historical SocietyPella501(c)(3)1966$2.6 million$7.4 million2025-03
Brucemore IncCedar Rapids501(c)(3)1982$2.6 million$21 million2026-03
River Place Neighborhood Associatio NCedar Falls501(c)(4)2026$2.4 million$2.3 million2024-12
Legion-Aires Drum and Bugle CorpsDubuque501(c)(3)1977$2.3 million$1.5 million2025-09
Danish Immigrant MuseumElk Horn501(c)(3)1983$2.3 million$11.8 million2025-08
Sioux City Symphony Orchestra AssociationSioux City501(c)(3)1949$2.2 million$5.4 million2025-06
Civic Music AssociationDes Moines501(c)(3)1974$2.2 million$4 million2025-05
Pearson Lakes Art CenterOkoboji501(c)(3)1968$2.2 million$14.1 million2025-12
Saturday in the Park IncSioux City501(c)(3)1996$2.1 million$674,0902025-12
Preucil School of MusicIowa City501(c)(3)1977$2 million$6.4 million2025-07
Iowa Childrens MuseumCoralville501(c)(3)1996$2 million$3.8 million2025-06
Quad City Symphony TrustDavenport501(c)(3)1998$1.9 million$17.3 million2025-06
FilmsceneIowa City501(c)(3)2013$1.9 million$3.5 million2024-12
Midwest Honor Flight - Ia & SDSioux Center501(c)(3)2017$1.9 million$2.1 million2025-12
Des Moines Childrens MuseumWDM501(c)(3)2017$1.8 million$3.1 million2025-12
Mainframe StudiosDes Moines501(c)(3)2014$1.8 million$9.4 million2025-12
Grout Museum IncWaterloo501(c)(3)1993$1.7 million$801,7342025-06
Downtown Events Group IncDes Moines501(c)(3)2005$1.6 million$167,3702025-12
Dubuque Museum of ArtDubuque501(c)(3)1977$1.3 million$6 million2023-12
North Iowa Cultural Center and MuseumClear Lake501(c)(3)2008$1.3 million$2.2 million2024-12
Student Publications IncorporatedIowa City501(c)(3)1976$1.3 million$2.1 million2025-06
Four Mounds FoundationDubuque501(c)(3)1986$1.3 million$698,6762024-12
Iowa State Daily PublicationAmes501(c)(3)2016$1.2 million$694,3572025-06
Lake View Camp and Conference CenterPella501(c)(3)2002$1.2 million$7.8 million2025-12
Knoxville Preservation FoundationKnoxville501(c)(3)2025$1.1 million$1 million2025-12
Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids501(c)(3)1951$1.1 million$11.2 million2025-06
Siouxland Expo CenterSioux City501(c)(3)2018$985,850$17.9 million2024-12
Creative Adventure Lab IncDubuque501(c)(3)2009$954,765$662,4662024-12
Midwest Lumber Museum IncClinton501(c)(3)2009$945,493$7.9 million2025-12
African American Heritage FoundationCedar Rapids501(c)(3)1994$930,796$5.7 million2024-12
Brenton Arboretum IncDallas Center501(c)(3)1998$901,958$6.8 million2024-12
Salisbury House FoundationDes Moines501(c)(3)1994$883,183$10.5 million2024-12
Nisaa African Family ServicesDes Moines501(c)(3)2015$882,897$307,2722025-06
Mahaska Futureview IncOskaloosa501(c)(3)1992$848,116$8.4 million2024-12
Iowa High School Music AssociationBoone501(c)(3)1942$847,773$476,4052025-06
Common ChordDavenport501(c)(3)2004$846,151$2.7 million2025-06
Des Moines Film SocietyDes Moines501(c)(3)2015$837,959$3.6 million2024-12
The Grand Opera HouseDubuque501(c)(3)1982$830,202$3.6 million2025-12
Sioux City Lewis & Clark Interpretive CenterSioux City501(c)(3)2003$828,258$4.8 million2025-06
Centre for Arts & ArtistsNewton501(c)(3)2007$816,372$1.6 million2024-12
Adams County Fair and Racing AssocCorning501(c)(3)1998$815,055$105,1442024-12
Swedish Foundation of Iowas Swede Bend Settlement IncStratford501(c)(3)2000$787,462$799,6712025-08
Childrens Museum of Siouxland IncSioux City501(c)(3)2016$769,028$4.9 million2025-06
Pella Opera House CommissionPella501(c)(3)1988$746,858$3 million2025-06
Kalona Historical SocietyKalona501(c)(3)1976$706,829$2.3 million2025-12
Cedar Valley Seminary Foundation IncOsage501(c)(3)2015$702,683$8 million2025-12
CSPS Hall IncCedar Rapids501(c)(3)2022$700,894$3.5 million2025-06
Riverside TheatreIowa City501(c)(3)1983$697,044$553,5812025-08
Studio Arts College International IncGrimes501(c)(3)1977$684,353$1,4642025-08
Wallace House Foundation-A Museum and Vice Presidential LibraryDes Moines501(c)(3)1989$679,587$2.2 million2025-12
Cedar Valley Irish Culturalassociation IncWaterloo501(c)(3)2017$654,766$355,1402025-12
Summer of the Arts IncIowa City501(c)(3)1995$628,715$283,8632025-12
Iowa State Dance Drill Team AssociaPella501(c)(3)1997$613,213$357,4732025-03
Capitol Theater Foundation of Burlington IowaBurlington501(c)(3)2005$611,818$2.5 million2024-12
Greater Des Moines Public Art FoundationDes Moines501(c)(3)2004$558,675$3.5 million2025-12
Western Iowa Journalism FoundationBreda501(c)(3)2021$549,146$591,8352025-12
Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival IncCedar Rapids501(c)(3)1993$542,113$150,4562025-09
Arts for the City IncDes Moines501(c)(3)2009$538,003$355,8352025-06
Cultureall IncUrbandale501(c)(3)2005$537,933$747,6312025-06
Grinnell School of MusicGrinnell501(c)(3)2023$519,883$739,1492025-06
Cedar Falls Community Theatre IncCedar Falls501(c)(3)1979$510,517$731,2192025-03
Linn County Historical SocietyCedar Rapids501(c)(3)1974$505,962$5.8 million2025-08
Mindspring Mental Health Alliance IncDes Moines501(c)(3)1996$504,448$272,7892025-12
Public Space OneIowa City501(c)(3)2015$500,276$2 million2025-12
Bridge View Center IncOttumwa501(c)(3)1998$496,595$5.6 million2025-06
Orpheum Theatre Endowment IncSioux City501(c)(3)2002$481,727$7.2 million2024-12
Midwest Central RailroadMt Pleasant501(c)(3)1968$477,693$1.8 million2024-12
Friends of FM 90Sioux City501(c)(3)1977$474,410$2.9 million2025-06
Burlington Riverfront EntertainmentBurlington501(c)(3)2018$470,557$225,5412024-12
Friends of the AuditoriumOskaloosa501(c)(3)1998$469,806$78,1982025-08
Des Moines Heritage CenterDes Moines501(c)(3)2020$467,504$3.6 million2025-12
Iowa Arts in EducationDes Moines501(c)(3)2014$464,535$178,8582024-12
Cedar Rapids Opera TheatreCedar Rapids501(c)(3)1998$450,651$101,1382025-08
Keokuk Area Convention Center & Tourism Bureau FoundationKeokuk501(c)(3)2005$443,405$392,1662025-12
1619 Freedom SchoolWaterloo501(c)(3)2016$436,447$653,5962024-12
Iowa Art Works IncCedar Rapids501(c)(3)2019$419,486$248,3092025-12
Iowa European Cultural ConnectionPleasant Hill501(c)(3)2015$414,009$123,0122025-06
German American Heritage CenterDavenport501(c)(3)1995$409,466$4.6 million2025-12
Pigeon Art Center IncDubuque501(c)(3)2023$405,679$618,6172025-12
Friends of the Festival FoundationOrange City501(c)(3)2003$405,218$137,8242025-09
James GangIowa City501(c)(3)2004$404,421$97,4612025-12
Community PlayhouseWaterloo501(c)(3)1953$403,915$534,1582025-06
Bell Tower Production & Dinner TheaterDubuque501(c)(3)2004$390,218$363,8222025-12
Marshall County Arts & Culture Alliance IncMarshalltown501(c)(3)2004$378,530$465,6302025-12
Cedar Summerstock TheatreSaint Ansgar501(c)(3)2021$374,154$895,9682025-10
Performing Arts & Education Association of Southwest Iowa IncRed Oak501(c)(3)2003$368,827$8.2 million2025-07
Grinnell Historical Museum SocietyGrinnell501(c)(3)2006$366,126$1.3 million2024-12
Jefferson Matters Main StreetJefferson501(c)(3)2013$362,498$260,5112025-12
Antique Preservation Association of GreenfieldGreenfield501(c)(3)1989$353,407$1 million2025-12
Wilson Brewer Park Depot FoundationWebster City501(c)(3)2023$349,882$1.6 million2025-12
Stagewest Theater CompanyDes Moines501(c)(3)1999$349,243$323,6372025-12
Friends of Hotel Pattee IncPerry501(c)(3)2022$344,042$181,5672024-12
Main Street Charles CityCharles City501(c)(3)2023$344,035$304,7682025-09
Tiel Sanford Memorial FundCherokee501(c)(3)1947$339,496$3.5 million2024-12
American Gothic Performing ArtsOttumwa501(c)(3)1994$339,055$89,9722025-09
Ankeny Friends of the ArtsAnkeny501(c)(3)1996$338,234$223,8112025-12
Des Moines Wine Festival FoundationDes Moines501(c)(3)2003$335,832$246,5532025-12
Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian StudyCedar Rapids501(c)(3)1977$325,903$1.7 million2024-12
Art Guild of Burlington IncBurlington501(c)(3)1968$324,901$958,9762024-12
International Double-Reed SocietyPolk City501(c)(3)1981$323,988$560,0862024-12
Youth Art TeamWaterloo501(c)(3)2019$317,549$347,1772025-12
Connectcr IncCedar Rapids501(c)(3)2018$313,491$2.8 million2024-12
Julien Dubuque International Film FestivalDubuque501(c)(3)2009$311,884$34,2412025-05
Octagon Center for the ArtsAmes501(c)(3)1968$310,524$658,6202025-06
Shellabration IncFort Dodge501(c)(4)2006$294,908$7,5342025-12
Northeast Iowa School of MusicDubuque501(c)(3)2001$292,244$224,1232025-06
Fort Dodge Historical FoundationFort Dodge501(c)(3)1972$292,208$941,7712025-12
Blanden Charitable FoundationFort Dodge501(c)(3)1973$291,636$3.4 million2025-06
American Passenger Train History Museum IncCharles City501(c)(3)2018$290,282$1.1 million2024-12
E E Warren Opera House AssociationGreenfield501(c)(3)2001$287,838$4.8 million2025-12
Downtown Boone IncBoone501(c)(3)2024$287,756$4,7332025-12
Iowa Choral Directors Association IncWashington501(c)(3)1994$287,409$251,0582025-06
Tune IncNorthwood501(c)(3)1979$282,111$673,8402026-03
Revival Theatre CompanyCedar Rapids501(c)(3)2014$277,385$7,3492025-06
Hardacre Theater Preservation AssociationTipton501(c)(3)2013$270,275$1.4 million2025-12
Chariton Arts and Recreation IncChariton501(c)(3)2023$269,708$271,2402025-12
Actors IncorporatedAmes501(c)(3)1974$268,415$1.5 million2025-06
Heartland Youth ChoirDes Moines501(c)(3)2004$267,370$92,4812025-06
Girls Rock Des MoinesWindsor Heights501(c)(3)2015$265,402$162,8092024-08
Rising Star Theatre CompanyDubuque501(c)(3)2012$265,360$196,9722025-12
Amana Colonies Festivals IncAmana501(c)(3)2014$261,452$56,3012026-03
Lamb Arts LTDSioux City501(c)(3)2006$256,708$932,7512025-12
Association of Bookmobile and Outreach ServicesEldridge501(c)(3)2009$253,902$289,0452025-12
Ohnward Fine Arts CenterMaquoketa501(c)(3)2001$253,852$1.6 million2025-09
Clinton Area Showboat Theatre Inc Showboat Riverfront DrClinton501(c)(3)1994$251,128$40,6172025-10
West Des Moines Historical SocietyWDM501(c)(3)1971$247,603$1.1 million2024-12
ScolaMcClelland501(c)(3)1987$246,322$3.8 million2025-06
Plymouth County Historical MuseumLe Mars501(c)(3)2015$246,259$1 million2025-12
Des Moines Gay Mens ChorusDes Moines501(c)(3)2001$242,520$75,3332025-06
Historic General Dodge House IncCouncil BLFS501(c)(3)1964$240,897$296,6622025-12
Iowa Barn FoundationNevada501(c)(3)1997$237,028$394,4902025-12
The Winterset Iowa TheaterWinterset501(c)(3)2017$235,426$756,6142025-12
Hot Glass IncDavenport501(c)(3)2025$231,907$172,4112023-12
Azubuike African American Council for the Arts IncDavenport501(c)(3)2018$229,548$148,2862024-12
Union Pacific Museum AssociationCouncil BLFS501(c)(3)2000$228,916$2.1 million2025-12
Dickinson County Historical Society and Museum IncSpirit Lake501(c)(3)1987$228,128$301,8872025-12
Dubuque Fine Arts Society IncDubuque501(c)(3)2024$227,181$57,7062023-12
Charles Theatre IncCharles City501(c)(3)2010$224,934$434,4652025-12
Spencer Community Theatre IncSpencer501(c)(3)1977$221,000$1.6 million2025-08
Scenic City Empress Boat Club IncIowa Falls501(c)(3)2007$218,537$785,9462025-12
Floyd County Historical SocietyCharles City501(c)(3)1966$216,701$457,9312025-08
Tallgrass Theatre CompanyWDM501(c)(3)2003$212,579$422,1292025-05
Story Theater CompanyAmes501(c)(3)2007$209,154$81,0142024-12
Story City Historical SocietyStory City501(c)(3)1998$206,894$2.6 million2025-12
Grand Theater FoundationKnoxville501(c)(3)2025$206,419$501,6502024-12
Iowa Bandmasters Association IncStorm Lake501(c)(3)2001$203,599$549,6172025-06
Iowa Historical FoundationDes Moines501(c)(3)1989$202,563$662,3752025-06
Dubuque Area Labor-Management CouncilDubuque501(c)(3)1992$202,352$277,5322026-06
Johnson County Historical SocietyCoralville501(c)(3)1981$202,282$928,1782025-06
Grand Meadow Heritage Commission IncWashta501(c)(3)1990$200,569$853,5222025-12
Old Fort Madison Preservation IncFort Madison501(c)(3)2024$200,235$499,7952025-12
Des Moines Metropolitan Historical Buildings Preservation TrustDes Moines501(c)(3)1983$197,908$2.3 million2024-12
Help Entertain and Restore Organizations IncWebster City501(c)(3)2014$196,537$414,0142026-04
Art House ConvergenceDes Moines501(c)(3)2024$195,888$375,3972025-06
Felix Adler Memorial AssociationClinton501(c)(3)2003$194,098$485,2722025-12
Red Cedar Chamber MusicMarion501(c)(3)1998$191,480$144,9602025-06
Czech Village New Bohemia Urban Main Street DistrictCedar Rapids501(c)(3)2010$190,213$97,0362024-12
Wayne County Fair AssociationCorydon501(c)(3)2016$187,076$231,3582025-09
Sioux Center Music Boosters IncSioux Center501(c)(3)2004$185,177$351,1262026-06
Wright House of FashionIowa City501(c)(3)2022$185,094$38,6832025-12
Mississippi Valley Blues SocietyDavenport501(c)(3)1985$184,991$132,4662025-12
Akron Opera HouseAkron501(c)(3)2021$183,329$630,1312026-06
Toledo Community Theatre GuildToledo501(c)(3)2006$182,353$19,6442025-12
Hitchcock House Advisory BoardGriswold501(c)(3)2000$182,243$169,9832025-12
Humota Movie Group IncHumboldt501(c)(3)2019$182,008$110,5532024-12
Des Moines County Fair AssociationBurlington501(c)(3)2013$179,565$57,5852025-10
Wright On the Park IncMason City501(c)(3)2006$179,261$18.8 million2024-12
Party On the Hill IncDes Moines501(c)(3)2024$178,633$22,6242025-12
River City Sculptures On Parade IncMason City501(c)(3)2014$177,748$249,3722025-06
The Deanery School of MusicDavenport501(c)(3)2020$177,255$141,9472024-12
Heartland Acres Agribition Center IncIndependence501(c)(3)2006$175,525$4 million2025-12
Blakesburg Historical Preservation SocietyBlakesburg501(c)(3)2012$175,146$310,8452024-12
Castle Theatre IncManchester501(c)(3)2011$173,093$98,5532025-08
Des Moines Area Quilters Guild IncClive501(c)(3)1985$172,142$223,6282025-12
Alano Society IncDes Moines501(c)(3)2020$171,844$262,0442026-04
Eternal ResourcesWDM501(c)(3)2022$170,509$79,2062024-12
Davids Harp A Center for Musical DevelopmentCouncil BLFS501(c)(3)2023$169,363$99,7982025-12
Voices ProductionsDubuque501(c)(3)2013$169,228$395,6462024-12
Jackson County Historical SocietyMaquoketa501(c)(3)2009$167,192$2.1 million2025-06
Carnegie Museum Foundation of Jefferson CountyFairfield501(c)(3)2006$166,972$828,4182025-06
Arthaus IncDecorah501(c)(3)2014$165,898$34,2492025-06
Red Oak Grand Theatre IncRed Oak501(c)(3)2010$162,519$1.7 million2025-12
Red Oak Heritage FoundationRed Oak501(c)(3)1995$162,499$1.9 million2025-12
Iowa Quilt MuseumWinterset501(c)(3)2015$161,684$434,9972025-12
Grand Theatre of Oelwein IncOelwein501(c)(3)2011$160,419$277,2382025-12
Air Power Museum IncOttumwa501(c)(3)1965$159,608$2.8 million2024-12
Mirrorbox TheatreCedar Rapids501(c)(3)2020$157,680$121,9882023-12
Nordic Fest IncDecorah501(c)(3)2002$155,466$307,5652025-12
Le Mars Arts Council IncLe Mars501(c)(3)1973$155,464$138,2272025-06
League of United Latin American CitizensDavenport501(c)(4)1968$155,454$433,7462025-12
National Balloon Museum IncIndianola501(c)(3)1980$154,735$1.4 million2025-12
Iowa Rock N Roll Music Asociation IncArnolds Park501(c)(3)1998$154,598$782,7802025-09
Windsor Theatre Development CorporationHampton501(c)(3)1999$146,632$364,4432025-12
Central Iowa Blues Society IncDes Moines501(c)(3)1996$144,546$75,3252025-12
Lemars Community Theatre IncLe Mars501(c)(3)1981$143,844$265,5272025-12
Buffalo Bill Museum of Le ClaireLeclaire501(c)(3)2024$142,079$1.4 million2025-12
Camp Algona Pow Project IncAlgona501(c)(3)2004$141,959$2.2 million2025-12
Class Act Productions IncAltoona501(c)(3)2006$141,210$310,7172025-08
Key City Creative CenterDubuque501(c)(3)2017$141,043$137,3642024-12
Sioux City Community TheaterSioux City501(c)(3)2018$140,511$263,2712025-07
Remix Dance StudioMarshalltown501(c)(3)2023$139,964$16,7132025-12
Plus CharitiesCedar Rapids501(c)(3)2015$139,848$336,6592025-12
Khoi FMAmes501(c)(3)2010$137,343$453,3122025-06
Franklin County Historical SocietyHampton501(c)(3)1975$136,174$1 million2025-08
Lake Mills Entertainment IncLake Mills501(c)(3)2003$135,086$1.2 million2025-12
Keokuk Union Depot FoundationKeokuk501(c)(3)2013$134,156$93,8412025-12
Iowa Mental Health Counselors Association IncDes Moines501(c)(6)2025$132,065$105,3142025-06
Historical Society of Pottawattamie CountyCouncil BLFS501(c)(3)1963$131,660$1 million2024-12
Stanton Community FoundationStanton501(c)(3)2020$131,404$621,6312025-12
Laura Ingalls Wilder Park & Museum IncBurr Oak501(c)(3)1975$130,370$472,5502025-12
Waverly OktoberfestWaverly501(c)(3)2016$130,290$25,3072025-12
Cedar Basin Jazz Festival IncCedar Falls501(c)(3)2006$128,960$23,1792024-12
Carroll Childrens MuseumCarroll501(c)(3)2023$127,120$93,8382025-12
Newton Main StreetNewton501(c)(3)2015$126,945$48,5822025-12
Des Moines Young Artists Theatre IncDes Moines501(c)(3)2025$125,384$31,3552025-08
Sierra Community TheatreJefferson501(c)(3)2013$124,944$280,3972024-12
Charles City Arts CouncilCharles City501(c)(3)1966$124,836$562,8382024-12
Sioux City Museum & Historical AssociationSioux City501(c)(3)1968$123,383$368,1182025-06
Cedar Falls Band IncCedar Falls501(c)(3)2009$123,132$1.3 million2024-12
Madrid Historical SocietyMadrid501(c)(3)1996$122,799$412,1712025-12
Woodbine Main Street - ChamberWoodbine501(c)(3)2014$121,463$32,1102026-03
Muscatine Symphony Orchestra AssocMuscatine501(c)(3)2003$119,004$187,4452025-05
Carnegie Cultural CenterNew Hampton501(c)(3)1997$118,522$969,0572025-12
Mid-Iowa Community News IncAmes501(c)(3)2024$118,062$98,6662026-01
Mills County Historical SocietyGlenwood501(c)(3)1998$116,501$944,7642024-12
Forest Grove School PreservationBettendorf501(c)(3)2013$116,430$428,7482025-06
Maquoketa Art Experience LTDMaquoketa501(c)(3)2011$116,344$198,6082025-12
Jasper County Museum FoundationNewton501(c)(3)2006$116,081$1.4 million2025-12
Humanities IowaAmes501(c)(3)1976$114,597$438,2822024-10
Ihsaa Achieve FoundationBoone501(c)(3)2007$114,322$3.1 million2025-06
Reach Youth and Family TheatreSioux City501(c)(3)2023$113,709$29,8462024-12
Prostate Cancer Awareness of Central IowaWaukee501(c)(3)2022$113,116$61,6832025-12
Sunset Community Theatre IncSumner501(c)(3)2002$111,738$166,3312026-03
Scit Theater Two IncorporatedLeon501(c)(3)2013$108,601$179,7662024-12
Waukee Northwest Band Parents OrganizationWaukee501(c)(3)2024$108,132$74,2242025-06
Roosevelt High School Instrumental Music BoostersDes Moines501(c)(3)2024$106,921$74,8182025-06
Greene County Iowa Historical SocietyJefferson501(c)(3)2024$106,831$290,6742026-03
Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre CompanyWest Liberty501(c)(3)1994$106,152$25,2072024-12
Corning Opera House Cultural CenterCorning501(c)(3)2003$103,922$2.6 million2024-12
SPT Theatre CompanyCedar Rapids501(c)(3)2007$102,806$108,0462025-12
Emmet County Historical SocietyEstherville501(c)(3)2010$102,778$823,3702025-10
Brickstreet Theatre IncForest City501(c)(3)2016$102,002$213,1212025-12
Monticello Ia Main StreetMonticello501(c)(3)2022$101,762$196,7362025-12
Brummer Legacy Foundation IncCherokee501(c)(3)2021$101,142$88,7592025-12
Bix Beiderbecke Memorial SocietyDavenport501(c)(3)2025$100,515$3562025-12
TCR FoundationCedar Rapids501(c)(3)1956$100,298$4.6 million2025-07
All Strings AttachedArcadia501(c)(3)2001$99,404$34,8742024-12
Oakley Collective for Arts & ResearchDes Moines501(c)(3)2021$99,384$11,7472025-12
Princess Theater Troupe IncMount Ayr501(c)(3)2019$98,415$240,4072025-12
Granite Threshermens Association Inc GtaAlvord501(c)(3)2024$98,071$403,7272025-12
Iowa City Community TheatreIowa City501(c)(3)1973$96,141$98,0302025-06
Cedar Rapids Community Concert AssociationCedar Rapids501(c)(3)1991$95,551$536,4202025-05
Glenn Miller Birthplace SocietyClarinda501(c)(3)2023$95,204$1.1 million2022-12
Iowa Choral Directors Association Endowment Fund IncWashington501(c)(3)2004$94,692$666,9952025-06
Historical Society of Marshall County IowaMarshalltown501(c)(3)1985$94,561$944,4462024-12
Elgin Historical SocietyElgin501(c)(3)1999$94,365$175,2382025-12
Sioux City Conservatory of MusicSioux City501(c)(3)2012$93,271$305,7722025-12
Motor Mill Foundation of Clayton CountyGarnavillo501(c)(3)2006$92,685$72,2782025-12
Maxwell Old Settlers Steering Committe IncMaxwell501(c)(3)2024$92,448$51,2882025-08
West Liberty Heritage FoundationWest Liberty501(c)(3)1999$91,735$877,4182024-12
North Stars Band IncSioux City501(c)(3)2000$91,672$72,3422025-05
Ankeny Community Theatre LTDAnkeny501(c)(3)2000$90,669$112,9452025-08
Creative Artists Studios of Ames IncAmes501(c)(3)2002$90,301$84,4352025-06
Lake Cooper FoundationKeokuk501(c)(3)2014$89,738$90,8242025-12
Amana Artists GuildAmana501(c)(3)2014$89,700$343,4932024-12
MVL Community Charitable Development Group IncMount Vernon501(c)(3)2017$89,115$125,4032025-06
Wapello County Historical SocietyOttumwa501(c)(3)1977$88,843$1.6 million2025-12
Wayne County Historical SocietyCorydon501(c)(3)1964$88,804$2.3 million2025-12
Webster City Community TheatreWebster City501(c)(3)1986$88,385$688,1722024-12
Genesius Theater Foundation IncDavenport501(c)(3)1993$88,046$403,1062025-12
Marshalltown Community Concert AssociationMarshalltown501(c)(3)1980$86,801$77,3292026-03
Marching Against the Darkness IncWaterloo501(c)(3)2022$85,447$8132024-12
Crossroads PercussionAmes501(c)(3)2017$84,775$44,1332025-12
Wartburg Community Symphony Association IncWaverly501(c)(3)1998$83,916$59,0382025-07
Porch Light Literary CenterIowa City501(c)(3)2022$83,715$10,8902025-12
Dubuque Irish Hooley IncDubuque501(c)(3)2023$83,464$65,8802025-12
Sioux City Scottish Rite Buildingpreservation CorporationSioux City501(c)(3)2008$82,802$1 million2025-12
St Lucas Historical SocietySt Lucas501(c)(3)2003$81,136$470,9872025-12
Indian Creek Historical Society IncEmerson501(c)(3)1996$78,542$163,7532025-12
East House Art Gallery IncRed Oak501(c)(3)2019$78,517$90,3662024-12
Macnider Art Museum FoundationMason City501(c)(3)1996$77,875$1.5 million2025-06
Dubuque Chorale IncDubuque501(c)(3)2007$77,060$88,3682025-06
Opera House PlayersElkader501(c)(3)2001$76,811$219,5482024-12
McGregor-Marquette Center for the Arts IncMC Gregor501(c)(3)2009$76,707$68,2282025-12
Van Buren County Historical SocietyKeosauqua501(c)(3)1963$75,684$179,3802025-12
Hawkeye Community TheatreFort Dodge501(c)(3)2017$75,332$216,4412025-12
Henry County Heritage Trust IncMt Pleasant501(c)(3)2008$74,898$476,7362025-12
Centerville Concert AssociationCenterville501(c)(3)2019$73,113$69,4882025-06
Des Moines Community Radio FoundationDes Moines501(c)(3)2010$72,103$4,6072025-12
Clarion Theatre Group IncClarion501(c)(4)2013$72,001$228,0032024-12
Peace Pipe PlayersMaquoketa501(c)(3)2009$71,807$120,2522025-12
Urbandale Iowa 4TH of July Committee IncUrbandale501(c)(4)2013$71,674$65,6632025-12
Luren Singing SocietyDecorah501(c)(3)2000$70,238$585,6212025-08
Art Farm Iowa IncNorthwood501(c)(3)2022$69,799$84,5962024-12
Donna Reed Foundation for the Performing ArtsDenison501(c)(3)1988$69,640$306,3462025-09
Mid America Transportation & Aviation MuseumSioux City501(c)(3)1992$68,876$3.1 million2025-04
Central Iowa Wind EnsembleAnkeny501(c)(3)2011$68,842$51,2932026-06
North Polk Fine Arts Boosters IncAlleman501(c)(3)2018$68,720$139,7672025-06
Swedish Heritage Society Foundation IncSwedesburg501(c)(3)1991$68,444$552,1952025-08
Embracing ExplorationsWaterloo501(c)(3)2022$67,835$7,5792024-12
Ankeny Area Historical SocietyAnkeny501(c)(3)1996$67,008$709,5322025-12
Waukee Area Historical SocietyWaukee501(c)(3)2013$66,510$111,0542025-12
Friends of Historic Sharon High School and Community CenterIowa City501(c)(3)2024$66,485$269,0412025-08
Sino-Us Friendship HouseMuscatine501(c)(3)2024$66,311$78,7942025-12
Ames Childrens Choir Association IncRoland501(c)(3)1998$66,297$7,8942025-06
Prairie Music AssociationCedar Rapids501(c)(3)2002$66,122$279,0062025-06
Professional Dance Network IncAnkeny501(c)(3)1996$65,648$6,4962024-12
Newton Community Theatre IncNewton501(c)(3)1967$64,538$1,6582026-05
LoudreadersAmes501(c)(3)2022$64,121$109,5342025-12
Audubon Community CinemaAudubon501(c)(3)2016$63,144$428,0562025-12
Boyer Valley Athletic Booster ClubDunlap501(c)(3)2022$62,394$99,2742024-12
Flux Dance CompanySioux City501(c)(3)2016$60,682$157,1732025-12
Lucas County Arts CouncilChariton501(c)(3)2007$59,999$92,0652025-09
Baxter Fun Days IncBaxter501(c)(3)2024$59,754$12025-12
Fine Arts and Cultural Events of Mahaska CountyOskaloosa501(c)(3)2015$59,466$38,5362024-12
Franklin County Fair FoundationHampton501(c)(3)1999$59,121$500,2062025-09
Heartland Museum Foundation IncClarion501(c)(3)1999$58,587$1.4 million2024-12
Cedar Valley Chamber Music IncWaterloo501(c)(3)2008$58,361$58,5062024-12
Indianola Music BoostersIndianola501(c)(3)2016$58,087$143,7532026-06
Iowa Tamil AssociationWaukee501(c)(3)2016$57,804$53,4522025-12
Wayne Theatre IncCorydon501(c)(3)1993$54,484$71,3972025-12
Mason City Community Theatre IncMason City501(c)(3)1969$54,332$57,8652025-07
Lake City Capri TheatreLake City501(c)(3)2004$54,168$190,5032025-12
Urban Native CenterSioux City501(c)(3)2019$53,344$3,0102024-12
Engage Le Mars IncLe Mars501(c)(3)2023$51,981$49,5122025-12
Harlan Community Schools Music Boosters AssociationHarlan501(c)(3)2009$51,475$167,7122025-06
Floyd County Historical Society Endowment FundCharles City501(c)(3)1986$51,257$1.3 million2025-08
Starlighters II IncAnamosa501(c)(3)1979$51,184$382,4592025-12
Iowa Masonic Library and Museum Building Endownment FundAltoona501(c)(3)1999$49,453$1.4 million2024-06
National Society of the Daughters of the American RevolutionArmstrong501(c)(3)1969$49,205$253,3622026-02
All Cultures Equal IncBlairsburg501(c)(3)2018$49,183$100,2532025-06
New Midwest Chorale IncCedar Rapids501(c)(3)2017$48,553$26,7912026-06
Siouxland Heritage FoundationSioux City501(c)(3)2001$47,218$25,8282025-06
The Comedia Musica PlayersFort Dodge501(c)(3)1999$46,737$48,3602025-12
Great River Players IncKeokuk501(c)(3)2002$45,518$145,8332025-12
Iowa Academy of ScienceCedar Falls501(c)(3)1956$45,488$363,4912025-06
Grundy Center Chamber-Main Street IncGrundy Center501(c)(3)2016$45,337$117,1342024-12
Lutheran Quarterly IncDecorah501(c)(3)2023$45,094$434,4592024-12
Riverside History CenterRiverside501(c)(3)2008$45,020$30,2622025-12
Dunkerton Historical and Tourism AssociationDunkerton501(c)(3)2022$42,503$265,3722025-12
Greater Shenandoah Historical SocietyShenandoah501(c)(3)1982$41,515$1.4 million2025-05
Grand River Valley RadioMurray501(c)(3)2009$39,415$278,7732025-12
Vangarde ArtsSioux City501(c)(3)2014$38,693$7,9142024-12
Jane Young House FoundationWebster City501(c)(3)2013$38,309$113,8122025-12
European Rural Heritage InstituteClermont501(c)(3)2001$38,044$17,9892025-12
Eldon Depot Committee IncEldon501(c)(3)2002$37,403$632,1692024-12
Marion Historical Society IncorporatedMarion501(c)(3)2015$36,191$562,7742025-06
Vocal Arts Ensemble of Greater Des MoinesDes Moines501(c)(3)1999$35,964$36,8182025-06
Tracy House MuseumOcheyedan501(c)(3)2022$35,456$95,4832025-12
Friends of Nas Ottumwa IncOttumwa501(c)(3)2011$33,991$410,2342025-12
Atlantic Rock Island SocietyAtlantic501(c)(3)2023$33,989$187,1042025-12
Mohawk Danzers Mason CityMason City501(c)(3)2023$33,967$12,1112025-06
International Harvesters Collectors Iowa Chapter IncCedar Rapids501(c)(3)2010$33,877$104,3392023-12
City SoundsDes Moines501(c)(3)2015$28,966$6,6912024-12
Sac City MuseumSac City501(c)(3)2025$26,900$323,7822025-12
Kossuth County Agricultural and Motor Sports MuseumAlgona501(c)(3)2009$24,748$1.2 million2025-12
One for All Musical TheaterCarter Lake501(c)(3)2018$24,397$2,5622025-12
Beaux Arts Fund Committee IncDavenport501(c)(3)1955$22,067$6,2872025-12
St Peter and Paul Historical FoundationSolon501(c)(3)1997$21,627$124,5842025-12
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra Foundation IncCedar Rapids501(c)(3)1990$20,500$3.3 million2025-06
Roland Historical Society FoundationStory City501(c)(3)2021$20,209$47,3782025-12
North Iowa Childrens MuseumClear Lake501(c)(3)2022$19,559$109,6272025-12
Battin Heritage AssociationOgden501(c)(3)1996$19,259$231,3322025-12
New Century Art Guild IncElk Horn501(c)(3)2011$16,413$79,9372025-12
Central Iowa Honor FlightCouncil BLFS501(c)(3)2020$16,271$24,1282024-12
Fort Des Moines Museum and Education CenterDes Moines501(c)(3)1998$16,186$5.6 million2025-12
Des Moines Historical Society of Des Moines IowaDes Moines501(c)(3)2014$16,169$25,0922025-12
Ames High Speech & Drama Booster ClubAmes501(c)(3)2024$16,001$14,9642025-12
Lynnville Historical SocietyLynnville501(c)(3)1999$15,372$112,5262024-12
Grand Opera House FoundationDubuque501(c)(3)1997$15,225$659,1132025-12
Des Moines Heritage TrustDes Moines501(c)(3)2017$14,919$52,1712025-12
Vocal Artists of IowaCedar Rapids501(c)(3)2022$14,505$8,9842025-06
Wilton Archives LTDWilton501(c)(3)2024$12,353$21,5452025-12
Mississippi Valley Quilters GuildDavenport501(c)(3)1984$10,721$94,3082025-08
Iowa Chamber Music Collective CorpCedar Falls501(c)(3)2022$10,190$6,1512025-12
Area VIII of the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers IncJanesville501(c)(3)1987$9,221$75,8692025-09
Walldog Public ArtCenterville501(c)(3)2014$8,122$241,4492024-12
Harpers Ferry Area Heritage SocietyHarpers Ferry501(c)(3)2014$7,905$82,3172025-12
Bluffs Arts FoundationCouncil BLFS501(c)(3)1999$7,660$44,4262024-12
Lucas County Preservation AllianceChariton501(c)(3)2012$7,490$4.9 million2025-12
Iowa Bosnian Cultural FoundationWaterloo501(c)(3)2023$5,495$11,6222025-12
Royal Drama Dance TeamDavenport501(c)(3)2026$5,400$12025-12
Wild Cat Country Fest FoundationNewton501(c)(3)2022$5,000$5002025-12
Chinese Association of IowaDes Moines501(c)(3)2004$4,968$3,8552025-09
Terrace Hill Society FoundationDes Moines501(c)(3)1975$4,827$2 million2025-06
Amana Colonies Historical Sites FoundationAmana501(c)(3)1995$4,677$823,7082025-12
Nudgers IncPerry501(c)(3)2001$4,500$1.1 million2023-12
Greater Des Moines Telangana Associ Ation Gdta IncWDM501(c)(3)2026$4,498$3,2102025-12
Black Resources IncDavenport501(c)(3)2018$4,298$1,1642024-12
Priestly Brotherhood of St Andrew 501C3Dubuque501(c)(3)2000$4,160$211,4432025-06
World Affairs Council of the Quad Cities IncDavenport501(c)(3)2015$3,054$7,7652026-02
A Chance To Dance - Lemars IncLe Mars501(c)(3)2025$3,036$1,3742025-12
Museum of Art FoundationDavenport501(c)(3)2000$2,507$25.9 million2024-12
Madison County Courthouse Preservation FundWinterset501(c)(3)2011$1,616$21,1202025-12
Clark Museum of Okoboji Area Andiowa HistoryMilford501(c)(3)2008$750$3,3122024-12
Castle On the Hill AssociationSioux City501(c)(3)1977$557$24,4502024-12
Minnesota Museum of WoodcarvingSpillville501(c)(3)2020$530$282020-12
Red Oak Ragbrai CommitteeRed Oak501(c)(3)2025$41$29,5142025-12
The Family Farm History FoundationAmes501(c)(3)2014$4$8112025-12
Gowrie Area Arts CouncilGowrie501(c)(3)2022$1$1,4782025-12
1-Week CritiqueEly501(c)(3)2021$0$02025-12
100 Block Community Collective IncCouncil BLFS501(c)(3)2026
13TH Street DistrictMarshalltown501(c)(3)2018$0$02025-12
1879 Project IncLivermore501(c)(3)2024
1St Fridays Art Walk of Fairfield IncFairfield501(c)(3)2005$0$02024-06
237 Collective Community FoundationCedar Rapids501(c)(3)2025
5 Borough BloomWaukee501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
712 Film Festival IncManning501(c)(3)2026
Abyei Community of IowaDes Moines501(c)(3)2019$0$02025-12
Afriwell Hub IncDubuque501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Ag Arts IncKalona501(c)(3)2018$0$02025-12
Ageless Art IncAnamosa501(c)(3)2020$0$02025-12
Ahstw Friends of Fine ArtsAvoca501(c)(3)2024
Akron Historial SocietyAkron501(c)(3)2021$0$02025-12
Alburnett Community Historical SocietyAlburnett501(c)(3)2000$0$02025-12
Alex Brown Foundation IncDes Moines501(c)(3)2022$183,8682025-12
Alexander McGregor Endowment IncMC Gregor501(c)(3)2026
Alkare FoundationPella501(c)(3)2000$0$02025-12
All Call TheatreAlgona501(c)(3)2025$0$02026-06
All Creations RefugeNorwalk501(c)(3)2023
All Things New Music Ministry IncBurlington501(c)(3)2014$0$02025-12
Alliance Francaise of Central IowaDes Moines501(c)(3)1994$0$02025-12
Altoona Area Historical Society IncAltoona501(c)(3)2005$0$02025-12
American Bandmasters Association FoundationCoralville501(c)(3)1985$0$02025-12
American Center for Puccini Studies IncMarcus501(c)(3)2005$0$02025-12
American Guild of Organists North Iowa ChapterThompson501(c)(3)2014$0$02024-12
American Heartland Railroad SocietySioux City501(c)(3)2024$0$02025-12
American Industrial Railroad SocietyJohnston501(c)(3)2022$0$02025-12
American Pie Parking and Rec IncHanlontown501(c)(3)2026
American Sewing Guild IncDes Moines501(c)(3)1986
American Sewing Guild IncCedar Rapids501(c)(3)1986
American String Teachers Association IncorporatedWaterloo501(c)(3)2014$0$02025-12
American Women Heroes OnstageW Des Moines501(c)(3)2024$0$02024-09
Ames Chamber ArtistsAmes501(c)(3)1991$0$02026-06
Ames International Orchestra Festival Association IncAmes501(c)(3)1975$0$02026-06
Ames Writers CollectiveAmes501(c)(3)2022$0$02026-08
Amos Foundation CorpCedar Rapids501(c)(3)2025
Analog CookbookIowa City501(c)(3)2026$0$02025-12
Anamosa Festivals IncAnamosa501(c)(3)2010$0$02025-12
Anamosa State Penitentiary AssociationAnamosa501(c)(3)2000$0$02025-12
Ancam Antique Airfield MuseumW Burlington501(c)(3)1999$17,5002025-12
Ankeny Area Quilters GuildAnkeny501(c)(4)2000$0$02025-08
Ankeny Choral Music Parent OrganizationAnkeny501(c)(3)2018$0$02026-06
Ankeny Community ChorusAnkeny501(c)(3)2002$0$02026-06
Ankeny String Music Initiative IncDes Moines501(c)(3)2026
Anomaly Art GalleryOttumwa501(c)(3)2022$0$02025-12
Antique Car Museum of IowaCoralville501(c)(3)2006$0$02025-12
Aplington Historical SocietyAplington501(c)(3)2014$0$02025-12
Appanoose County Historical SocietyCenterville501(c)(3)2014$0$02025-12
Area Community Theater Inc of Benton CountyVinton501(c)(3)1997$0$02025-06
Art Domestique IncWashington501(c)(3)2019$0$02026-01
Art Harvest TourOgden501(c)(3)2026
Art Is RadUrbandale501(c)(3)2024$0$02025-12
Art On the LakePleasant Hill501(c)(3)2017$0$02025-12
Art On the PrairiePerry501(c)(3)2024$0$02025-12
Art Social By RJ OrtnerHolstein501(c)(3)2020$0$02025-12
Art SuxSioux City501(c)(3)2022$0$02025-12
Art319Fort Madison501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Artistic Fusion Performing ArtsMarion501(c)(3)2026$0$02026-05
Arts Collective of Southeast IowaBurlington501(c)(3)2024$0$02024-12
Arts Connection IncNewton501(c)(3)2015$0$02025-12
Arts Court Visual and PerformanceAnamosa501(c)(3)2015$0$02026-05
Arts R Alive in Webster City IowaWebster City501(c)(3)2015$0$02025-12
Arts Work IncDes Moines501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Asbury Area Civic and Recreation FoundationAsbury501(c)(3)2001$0$02025-12
Asian Culture SocietyIowa City501(c)(3)2026
Asiatic Philharmonia SocietyAmes501(c)(3)2006$0$02025-12
Aspinwall Centennial AssociationAspinwall501(c)(3)2012$0$02025-12
Association of Traditional Hooking ArtistsCedar Rapids501(c)(3)2004$0$02025-12
Association of Urban Independent MusicDes Moines501(c)(3)2017$0$02024-12
Atlantic Digital Heritage InstituteAmes501(c)(3)2026
Aurelia Heritage SocietyAurelia501(c)(3)2011$0$02025-12

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