Meredith Corporation Foundation
Private foundation · Des Moines, IA · EIN 42-1426258 · reported 2023–2025
51grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$2.8Mtotal paid
1states reached
3years giving
Gives only in IA. Every grant it reported went to a single state. If you are outside it, this is not a prospect. If you are inside it, that is the strongest signal on this page: a funder with a local mandate and less competition from out of state.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
3106 Ingersoll Ave
Des Moines, IA 50312-3910
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Drake University | Des Moines, IA | $400,000 |
| Drake University | Des Moines, IA | $400,000 |
| Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden | Des Moines, IA | $315,000 |
| Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden | Des Moines, IA | $315,000 |
| Drake University | Des Moines, IA | $200,000 |
| Grays Lake Playground & Sprayground Fund | Des Moines, IA | $125,000 |
| Science Center of Iowa | Des Moines, IA | $110,000 |
| Science Center of Iowa | Des Moines, IA | $110,000 |
| Mainframe Studios | Des Moines, IA | $100,000 |
| Science Center of Iowa | Des Moines, IA | $100,000 |
| Childserve Foundation | Johnston, IA | $50,000 |
| Wesley Life | Johnston, IA | $50,000 |
| United Way of Central Iowa | Des Moines, IA | $50,000 |
| Childserve Foundation | Johnston, IA | $50,000 |
| Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines | Des Moines, IA | $40,000 |
| Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity | Des Moines, IA | $25,000 |
| Rebuilding Together | Des Moines, IA | $25,000 |
| Hoyt Sherman Place Fdn | Des Moines, IA | $25,000 |
| Rebuilding Together | Des Moines, IA | $25,000 |
| Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity | Des Moines, IA | $25,000 |
| Rebuilding Together | Des Moines, IA | $20,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Central Iowa | Des Moines, IA | $15,000 |
| Des Moines Arts Festival | Des Moines, IA | $15,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Central Iowa | Des Moines, IA | $15,000 |
| Project Iowa Youth Works | Des Moines, IA | $12,000 |
| Blank Park Zoo | Des Moines, IA | $10,000 |
| Des Moines Community Playhouse | Des Moines, IA | $10,000 |
| Des Moines Metro Opera | Indianola, IA | $10,000 |
| Des Moines Performing Arts | Des Moines, IA | $10,000 |
| Des Moines Symphony | Des Moines, IA | $10,000 |
| Hoyt Sherman Place Foundation | Des Moines, IA | $10,000 |
| Des Moines Art Festival | Des Moines, IA | $10,000 |
| Science Center of Iowa | Des Moines, IA | $10,000 |
| Trees Forever | Marion, IA | $10,000 |
| Blank Park Zoo | Des Moines, IA | $10,000 |
| Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden | Des Moines, IA | $10,000 |
| Des Moines Community Playhouse | Des Moines, IA | $10,000 |
| Des Moines Symphony | Des Moines, IA | $10,000 |
| Des Moines Performing Arts | Des Moines, IA | $10,000 |
| Hoyt Sherman Place Foundation | Des Moines, IA | $10,000 |
| Blank Park Zoo | Des Moines, IA | $10,000 |
| Des Moines Metro Opera | Indianola, IA | $10,000 |
| Food Bank of Iowa | Des Moines, IA | $10,000 |
| Des Moines Metro Opera | Indianola, IA | $6,500 |
| Des Moines Public Library Fdn | Des Moines, IA | $5,000 |
| Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines | Des Moines, IA | $5,000 |
| Orchard Place Foundation | Des Moines, IA | $5,000 |
| Dmarc | Des Moines, IA | $5,000 |
| Puppy Jake Foundation | Urbandale, IA | $3,000 |
| Puppy Jake Foundation | Urbandale, IA | $2,500 |
| Raising Readers in the Heartland | Polk City, IA | $1,000 |
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