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Nonprofits in Iowa: 30,339 registered with the IRS
30,339 nonprofits are registered with the IRS in Iowa, 18,271 of them 501(c)(3) charities; the 7,289 that report revenue took in $32.38 billion. The most are in Des Moines (7,844), Cedar Rapids (897), Davenport (628). The largest by revenue: Wells Fargo & Company Employee Benefit Trust ($2.67 billion), Prairie Meadows Race Track & Casino Inc ($2.53 billion), Central Iowa Hospital Corporation ($1.36 billion).
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By cause
- Education 2,045
- Recreation and sports 1,872
- Arts, culture and humanities 1,423
- Human services 1,385
- Religion-related 1,237
- Community improvement and capacity building 1,093
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations 1,021
- Health care 544
- Public and societal benefit 534
- Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief 524
- Youth development 459
- Mutual and membership benefit 374
- Animal-related 371
- Environment 347
- Housing and shelter 333
- Food, agriculture and nutrition 323
- Mental health and crisis intervention 225
- International, foreign affairs and national security 154
- Employment 139
- Crime and legal-related 137
- Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines 104
- Civil rights, social action and advocacy 95
- Medical research 44
- Science and technology 38
- Social science 9
By city
- Des Moines 7,844
- Cedar Rapids 897
- Davenport 628
- WDM 555
- Iowa City 542
- Sioux City 516
- Dubuque 486
- Ames 441
- Waterloo 429
- Ankeny 375
- Cedar Falls 322
- Urbandale 314
- Council BLFS 283
- Clinton 281
- Johnston 278
- Bettendorf 250
- Mason City 229
- Burlington 228
- Marshalltown 202
- Fairfield 200
- Muscatine 194
- Fort Dodge 189
- Ottumwa 171
- Pella 170
- Algona 169
- Knoxville 164
- Decorah 162
- Marion 156
- Indianola 149
- Newton 136
- Boone 135
- Waverly 126
- Oskaloosa 122
- Altoona 120
- Carroll 118
- Spencer 118
- Winterset 112
- Clive 112
- Independence 112
- Coralville 109
- Keokuk 108
- Waukee 106
- Grinnell 103
- Washington 99
- Sioux Center 94
- Charles City 92
- Creston 91
- Mt Pleasant 88
- North Liberty 87
- Fort Madison 87
- Atlantic 81
- Clear Lake 80
- Spirit Lake 78
- Harlan 77
- Grimes 77
- Osage 75
- Storm Lake 75
- Adel 74
- Maquoketa 74
- Iowa Falls 74
- Glenwood 73
- Centerville 73
- Orange City 69
- Cherokee 69
- West Des Moines 68
- Denison 67
- Le Mars 67
- Perry 66
- Manchester 64
- Cresco 63
- Jefferson 63
- Vinton 62
- Red Oak 62
- Shenandoah 60
- Anamosa 60
- Bloomfield 59
- Hampton 59
- Webster City 58
- Estherville 57
- Humboldt 57
- Oelwein 56
- Norwalk 56
- Eldridge 55
- Sheldon 54
- Nevada 54
- Waukon 53
- Hiawatha 53
- Clarinda 53
- Solon 52
- Pleasant Hill 52
- Dewitt 52
- Northwood 52
- Monticello 52
- Chariton 52
- Emmetsburg 50
- Eldora 49
- Rock Valley 49
- Forest City 49
- Rock Rapids 48
- West Liberty 48
- New Hampton 47
- Albia 47
- Madrid 46
- Elkader 46
- Dyersville 46
- Bondurant 45
- Tipton 45
- Earlham 44
- Panora 44
- Osceola 44
- Kalona 44
- W Burlington 43
- Polk City 42
- Bellevue 41
- Corydon 41
- Belmond 41
- Carlisle 40
- Eagle Grove 40
- Corning 39
- West Union 39
- Guttenberg 39
- Sibley 39
- Ida Grove 38
- Sumner 38
- Williamsburg 38
- Denver 38
- Milford 37
- Mount Ayr 37
- Missouri Vly 37
- Keosauqua 37
- Guthrie Center 36
- Story City 35
- Clarion 35
- Dallas Center 35
- Huxley 35
- Garner 34
- Manning 34
- Britt 34
- Greenfield 34
- Grundy Center 33
- Marengo 33
- Epworth 33
- Mount Vernon 32
- Ogden 32
- Audubon 32
- Nashua 32
- Columbus JCT 32
- Colfax 31
- Sigourney 31
- Sergeant BLF 30
- Granger 30
- Pleasantville 30
- Swisher 30
- Stuart 30
- Lansing 30
- Blue Grass 30
- North English 30
- Onawa 30
- West Branch 29
- Woodbine 28
- Prairie City 28
- Wilton 28
- Jesup 28
- Belle Plaine 28
- Windsor HTS 28
- Marcus 27
- Center Point 27
- Montezuma 27
- Mechanicsvlle 27
- Tiffin 27
- Central City 27
- Rockwell City 27
- Parkersburg 27
- Sac City 27
- Moville 26
- Reinbeck 26
- Lake City 26
- Bedford 25
- Wapello 25
- Pocahontas 25
- Traer 25
- Griswold 25
- Larchwood 25
- Postville 25
- Saint Ansgar 25
- Council Bluffs 24
- Coon Rapids 24
- Lake Mills 24
- Monona 24
- Toledo 24
- Calmar 24
- Villisca 23
- Hawarden 23
- Peosta 23
- Fayette 23
- Hull 23
- Leon 23
- Dysart 23
- Cascade 22
- Durant 22
- Donnellson 22
- Riceville 22
- Brooklyn 22
- Inwood 22
- Sidney 22
- Fairfax 22
- Wayland 22
- New Sharon 21
- Laurens 21
- Strawberry PT 21
- Amana 21
- Ackley 21
- Tama 21
- Van Meter 21
- Asbury 20
- Holstein 20
- Leclaire 20
- Ruthven 20
- West Point 20
- Anita 20
- Walcott 20
- MC Gregor 20
- Riverside 20
- Garnavillo 20
- Danville 20
- Kingsley 20
- Malvern 20
- La Porte City 20
- Akron 19
- Walker 19
- Monroe 19
- Buffalo Center 19
- Remsen 19
- Volga 19
- Hudson 19
- Dunlap 19
- Treynor 19
- Fairbank 19
- Woodward 18
- Armstrong 18
- George 18
- Wyoming 18
- Elma 18
- Afton 18
- Lamoni 18
- Victor 18
- Lake Park 18
- Glidden 18
- Logan 18
- Okoboji 18
- Avoca 18
- Maxwell 18
- Stanton 18
- Aplington 17
- Gilbert 17
- Mitchellville 17
- Sanborn 17
- Farley 17
- New London 17
- Evansdale 17
- Hubbard 17
- Ely 17
- Neola 17
- Springville 17
- Clarksville 17
- Nora Springs 17
- Alta 17
- Runnells 17
- Lenox 17
- Fredericksbrg 17
- Hamburg 16
- Oakland 16
- Clermont 16
- State Center 16
- Hinton 16
- Elgin 16
- Sheffield 16
- Sully 16
- Gowrie 16
- Mediapolis 16
- Hartley 16
- Conrad 16
- Rockwell 16
- Sioux Rapids 15
- Union 15
- Redfield 15
- Camanche 15
- Winfield 15
- Swea City 15
- Graettinger 15
- Adair 15
- Eldon 15
- Manson 15
- Lisbon 15
- Arnolds Park 15
- Dexter 15
- Coggon 15
- Van Horne 14
- Newell 14
- Edgewood 14
The 100 largest by revenue
| Organization | City | Category | Type | Since | Revenue | Assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo & Company Employee Benefit Trust | Des Moines | 501(c)(9) | 1979 | $2.67 billion | $14.1 million | 2024-12 | |
| Prairie Meadows Race Track & Casino Inc | Altoona | 501(c)(4) | 1989 | $2.53 billion | $327.6 million | 2024-12 | |
| Central Iowa Hospital Corporation | Des Moines | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1948 | $1.36 billion | $1.78 billion | 2024-12 |
| Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp | Des Moines | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1946 | $1.05 billion | $1.42 billion | 2025-06 |
| Mercy Health Services Iowa Corp | Sioux City | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1946 | $933.9 million | $1.39 billion | 2025-06 |
| Genesis Health System | Davenport | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1994 | $736.1 million | $1.16 billion | 2025-06 |
| Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical Foundation | WDM | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1997 | $615.1 million | $291.8 million | 2024-12 |
| Mercy Medical Center | Cedar Rapids | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1946 | $524.5 million | $756 million | 2025-06 |
| St Lukes Methodist Hospital | Cedar Rapids | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1946 | $502.6 million | $636.9 million | 2024-12 |
| Veridian Credit Union | Waterloo | Public and societal benefit | 501(c)(14) | 2007 | $459.8 million | $7.96 billion | 2024-12 |
| Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center Inc | W Burlington | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1922 | $457 million | $259 million | 2025-06 |
| Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation | Waterloo | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1941 | $443.1 million | $448.5 million | 2024-12 |
| Iowa Health System | WDM | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1996 | $442.4 million | $1.16 billion | 2024-12 |
| Covenant Medical Center Inc | Waterloo | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1946 | $436.4 million | $443.1 million | 2025-06 |
| Lifespace Communities Inc | WDM | Human services | 501(c)(3) | 1977 | $391.2 million | $1.34 billion | 2024-12 |
| The Trustees of Grinnell College | Grinnell | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1953 | $361.9 million | $3.40 billion | 2025-06 |
| Unitypoint at Home | WDM | 501(c)(3) | 2000 | $286.3 million | $95.4 million | 2024-12 | |
| Care Initiatives | WDM | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1989 | $271.9 million | $173.8 million | 2024-12 |
| Delta Dental of Iowa | Johnston | 501(c)(4) | 1972 | $262 million | $180.2 million | 2024-12 | |
| Drake University | Des Moines | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1950 | $256.3 million | $628.3 million | 2025-06 |
| Northwest Iowa Hospital Corporation | Sioux City | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1983 | $254.3 million | $238.6 million | 2024-12 |
| Hy-Vee Employee Benefit Plan Trust | WDM | 501(c)(9) | 1982 | $237 million | $28.5 million | 2025-09 | |
| St Ambrose University | Davenport | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1946 | $230.5 million | $542.7 million | 2025-06 |
| Central Iowa Power Cooperative | Cedar Rapids | 501(c)(12) | 1951 | $224.8 million | $910.5 million | 2024-12 | |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1975 | $206 million | $254.4 million | 2024-12 |
| State University of Iowa Foundation | Iowa City | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1957 | $202.5 million | $2.29 billion | 2025-06 |
| Iowa State University Foundation | Ames | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1980 | $196.2 million | $2.14 billion | 2025-06 |
| Corn Belt Power Cooperative | Humboldt | 501(c)(12) | 1949 | $179.9 million | $600.3 million | 2025-12 | |
| University of Dubuque | Dubuque | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1938 | $178.7 million | $620.8 million | 2025-05 |
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital | Council BLFS | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1937 | $172.2 million | $180.9 million | 2024-12 |
| Iowa Bankers Benefit Plan | Johnston | 501(c)(9) | 1979 | $163.5 million | $151.6 million | 2025-12 | |
| The Finley Hospital | Dubuque | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1945 | $160.8 million | $257.3 million | 2024-12 |
| Community FDN of Greater Des Moines | Des Moines | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | 501(c)(3) | 1995 | $160.8 million | $918.7 million | 2024-12 |
| Pella Regional Health Center | Pella | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1958 | $159.6 million | $192.4 million | 2024-12 |
| St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home | Carroll | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1946 | $130.9 million | $221.3 million | 2025-06 |
| Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative | Le Mars | 501(c)(12) | 1958 | $124.1 million | $301.4 million | 2025-12 | |
| Wells Fargo & Company Short Term Disability Plan & Trust | Des Moines | Mutual and membership benefit | 501(c)(9) | 2019 | $121.4 million | $21.4 million | 2025-12 |
| Luther College | Decorah | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1935 | $120.8 million | $343.6 million | 2025-05 |
| Mercy Medical Center-Clinton Inc | Clinton | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1990 | $120.5 million | $125 million | 2025-06 |
| Wesley Retirement Services Inc | Johnston | Human services | 501(c)(3) | 1950 | $110.7 million | $329.4 million | 2024-12 |
| Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical Center | WDM | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1959 | $108.2 million | $522.1 million | 2025-06 |
| Palmer College Foundation | Davenport | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1965 | $107.2 million | $343.5 million | 2025-06 |
| Dordt University Incorporated | Sioux Center | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1958 | $106.3 million | $261.1 million | 2025-06 |
| Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corp | WDM | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1981 | $100.1 million | $1.56 billion | 2025-06 |
| Impactlife | Davenport | 501(c)(3) | 1975 | $95.7 million | $57.5 million | 2025-12 | |
| Cornell College | Mount Vernon | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1935 | $87.7 million | $230.2 million | 2025-06 |
| Coe College | Cedar Rapids | Education | 501(c)(3) | 2013 | $87.6 million | $178.1 million | 2025-06 |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 2018 | $86.7 million | $90.6 million | 2024-12 |
| Simpson College | Indianola | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1939 | $83.8 million | $141.7 million | 2025-05 |
| Siouxland Regional Cancer Center | Sioux City | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | 501(c)(3) | 1994 | $78 million | $19.8 million | 2025-06 |
| Sioux Center Health | Sioux Center | 501(c)(3) | 1953 | $77.6 million | $116.2 million | 2025-06 | |
| Eastern Iowa Light and Power Cooperative | Wilton | 501(c)(12) | 1937 | $77.3 million | $223.2 million | 2025-12 | |
| The Principal Trust for Health Bens for Ees and Non-Medicare Elig Rets | Des Moines | 501(c)(9) | 1992 | $77.2 million | $201.7 million | 2024-12 | |
| Wartburg College | Waverly | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1996 | $77 million | $249.9 million | 2025-05 |
| Linn County Rural Electric Cooperative Association | Marion | 501(c)(12) | 1939 | $75.2 million | $235.1 million | 2025-12 | |
| Unity Healthcare | Muscatine | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1951 | $74.8 million | $89.3 million | 2024-12 |
| Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative | Estherville | Public and societal benefit | 501(c)(12) | 1986 | $74.7 million | $182.9 million | 2024-12 |
| Great River Health System Inc | W Burlington | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1984 | $74.6 million | $40.6 million | 2025-06 |
| Northwestern College | Orange City | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1964 | $74.4 million | $198.7 million | 2025-06 |
| Imagine the Possibilities Inc | Maquoketa | 501(c)(3) | 1973 | $73.8 million | $69.9 million | 2025-06 | |
| Morningside University | Sioux City | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1950 | $72.9 million | $128.1 million | 2025-05 |
| Loras College | Dubuque | 501(c)(3) | 1939 | $71.8 million | $101.6 million | 2025-05 | |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1997 | $71.5 million | $36.2 million | 2024-12 |
| Henry County Health Center Inc | Mt Pleasant | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 2021 | $70 million | $47.5 million | 2025-06 |
| Central College | Pella | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1939 | $70 million | $187.9 million | 2025-06 |
| Dutrac Community Credit Union | Dubuque | Public and societal benefit | 501(c)(14) | 2007 | $68.6 million | $1.21 billion | 2025-12 |
| Sioux Valley Memorial Hospital Association | Cherokee | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1940 | $67.8 million | $122.2 million | 2025-12 |
| Shenandoah Medical Center | Shenandoah | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1978 | $67 million | $85.4 million | 2024-12 |
| North West Rural Electric Cooperative | Orange City | 501(c)(12) | 1998 | $66.7 million | $157.5 million | 2025-12 | |
| University of Iowa Strategic Initiatives Fund | Iowa City | Education | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $66.1 million | $1.23 billion | 2025-06 |
| Grand View University | Des Moines | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1939 | $66.1 million | $116.5 million | 2025-06 |
| Primary Health Care Inc | Des Moines | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1994 | $65.7 million | $35.7 million | 2025-06 |
| St Lukes-Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1999 | $65.5 million | $97 million | 2024-12 |
| Cooperative Welfare Benefits Fund | West Des Moines | 501(c)(9) | 1989 | $65.3 million | $20.6 million | 2024-12 | |
| Knoxville Area Community Hospital Foundation | Knoxville | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | 501(c)(3) | 2004 | $65 million | $67.2 million | 2025-06 |
| Buena Vista University | Storm Lake | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1939 | $62.6 million | $262.9 million | 2025-06 |
| Midland Power Cooperative | Boone | 501(c)(12) | 1992 | $60.1 million | $169.3 million | 2024-12 | |
| Siouxland Community Health Center | Sioux City | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1993 | $59.4 million | $57.8 million | 2026-01 |
| Medical Associates Clinic Health Plan of Wisconsin | Dubuque | 501(c)(4) | 1985 | $58.5 million | $6.2 million | 2025-12 | |
| Hawkeye Area Community Action Program Inc | Hiawatha | Human services | 501(c)(3) | 1965 | $58.2 million | $14.8 million | 2025-09 |
| Hope Haven Incorporated | Rock Valley | 501(c)(3) | 1967 | $56.3 million | $49 million | 2025-06 | |
| Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare-Iowa Inc | Waterloo | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1946 | $56.2 million | $105.6 million | 2025-06 |
| Community Health Care Inc | Davenport | 501(c)(3) | 1976 | $54.5 million | $40.8 million | 2025-01 | |
| Four Oaks Family and Childrens Services | Cedar Rapids | Human services | 501(c)(3) | 1973 | $54.5 million | $51.7 million | 2025-06 |
| Maharishi International University | Fairfield | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1989 | $53.4 million | $81.2 million | 2025-06 |
| Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation | Des Moines | Environment | 501(c)(3) | 1979 | $53.2 million | $156.1 million | 2025-06 |
| Mound Farm Holdings Inc | Cedar Rapids | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1946 | $52.6 million | $0 | 2025-06 |
| Lifeserve Blood Center | Johnston | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 2010 | $52.5 million | $130.4 million | 2025-12 |
| Goodwill of the Great Plains | Sioux City | Employment | 501(c)(3) | 1943 | $51.8 million | $60.3 million | 2024-12 |
| William Penn University | Oskaloosa | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1939 | $51.4 million | $86.2 million | 2025-06 |
| Maquoketa Valley Rural Electric Cooperative | Anamosa | 501(c)(12) | 1937 | $51.3 million | $179 million | 2025-12 | |
| Palmer Lutheran Health Center Inc | West Union | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1989 | $51 million | $40.4 million | 2025-09 |
| Food Bank of Iowa | Des Moines | Food, agriculture and nutrition | 501(c)(3) | 1982 | $50.8 million | $45.2 million | 2025-06 |
| Iowa Farm Bureau Federation | WDM | 501(c)(5) | 1945 | $49.5 million | $1.85 billion | 2024-10 | |
| Upper Iowa University | Fayette | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1955 | $49 million | $105.8 million | 2025-06 |
| Systems Unlimited Inc | Iowa City | Human services | 501(c)(3) | 1972 | $48 million | $31.3 million | 2025-06 |
| Corda Credit Union | Cedar Rapids | 501(c)(14) | $47.7 million | $726.1 million | 2025-12 | ||
| Iowa State Association of Counties | WDM | 501(c)(4) | 1973 | $47.4 million | $51 million | 2025-06 | |
| Iowa Soybean Association | Ankeny | 501(c)(5) | 1991 | $47.1 million | $50.4 million | 2025-09 | |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Inc | Cedar Falls | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1964 | $47 million | $60.2 million | 2025-06 |
Read from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, updated by the IRS on October 24, 2026 and rebuilt here every morning. Revenue and assets are from each organization's latest filing as the IRS lists it; the IRS record is the official one. Organizations only: no people are named on these pages.