Alliant Energy Foundation directs its charitable giving almost exclusively to public safety programs, with a clear emphasis on child identification and safety initiatives. Their grants have funded the Safety Blitz Foundation’s Iowa National Child ID Kits, indicating a focus on practical, community-level safety resources. The foundation appears to prioritize measurable, single-issue interventions that support family and child security.
Alliant Energy Foundation Inc’s largest recent grants show a clear pattern of practical, place-based giving: child identification kits, tree planting, and hunger relief. In 2023, it gave $560,000 to Safety Blitz Foundation for K-12 child ID kits, then followed with $397,500 in 2024 for Iowa National Child ID Kits. Those awards sit alongside sizeable support for environmental projects, including $225,000 grants to Iowa Department of Natural Resources for the One Million Trees initiative in both 2023 and 2024. The foundation also backs food access work through repeat funding to food banks and community action organizations in Iowa and Wisconsin. Its grantmaking is tied to concrete community services rather than broad open-ended support. Recent awards include backing for rural school food pantries, food reservoirs, and local distribution efforts, plus project support for public safety and community infrastructure. A 2023 grant to Blackhawk Technical College Foundation for the BTC Public Safety + Transportation Center naming opportunity shows that the foundation also funds civic facilities when they align with its public-safety and community-development themes. Across the recent grants list, the foundation repeatedly supports the same issue areas through both large and mid-sized awards, suggesting a targeted and partnership-oriented approach.
Public safety and child protection are central to the foundation’s recent grantmaking. It gave $560,000 to Safety Blitz Foundation for K-12 child ID kits in 2023 and another $397,500 in 2024 for Iowa National Child ID Kits. Those grants point to a focus on prevention-oriented safety tools that can be distributed through schools and community channels. Environmental stewardship is another visible theme. The foundation awarded $225,000 to Iowa Department of Natural Resources for the One Million Trees initiative in 2023 and a matching $225,000 in 2024 for the 2023 One Million Trees initiative. It also supported Trees Forever Inc with $150,000 for the 2022 Wisconsin Community Tree Program and $125,000 for the 2023 Wisconsin Community Tree Planting Program. Food access appears through multiple rural and regional partnerships. Recent examples include $100,000 to Northeast Iowa Food Bank Inc for Local Agricultural Partnerships-Impact Grant and $70,000 to Hawkeye Area Community Action Program Inc for HACAP Food Reservoir Rural School Food Pantries. The foundation also gave $95,000 to Food Bank of Iowa for a 2023 Drive Out Hunger grant.
$3.5M
$30.9M
$7.8M
$3.9M
Most grants fall between $200 and $1K, with a median of $400.
25th Percentile
$200
Median
$400
75th Percentile
$1K
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Highly concentrated: very few grants, large-dollar support to a single recurring grantee focused on a specific public-safety program rather than broad diversified funding.
Notable grantees: Safety Blitz Foundation
Typical grants are small, with a p25 of $200, a median of $400, and a p75 of $1,000. The distribution is highly skewed by a small number of large project grants, scholarship awards, and partnership commitments. The recent record shows repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years, including Safety Blitz Foundation, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, and food-access partners, which points to recurring relationships rather than one-off support only. The foundation is an operating corporate philanthropy program, not a private family foundation, and it funds individuals through scholarships. Several programs accept unsolicited requests, including Community Grants, Community Growth Investment Program, Catalyst Grants, TechRefresh, and One Million Trees-related efforts.
Giving is concentrated in Iowa and Wisconsin, with Iowa the top state by grant count and 47% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state of Wisconsin. Recent recipient cities include Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Hiawatha, Madison, Milwaukee, and Marion. The largest visible activity is in Iowa, but Wisconsin receives substantial support as well, especially through Madison-based and statewide partners. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 2,140 grants in the United States.
Its recent awards cluster around child safety, public safety, tree planting, hunger relief, and related community services. Examples in the data include K-12 child ID kits, the One Million Trees initiative, Drive Out Hunger support, and rural school food pantries.
Yes. Several active programs accept unsolicited requests, including Community Grants, Community Growth Investment Program, Catalyst Grants, TechRefresh, and One Million Trees-related programs. The Rural Hunger Initiative and Partner School Scholarships are listed as not accepting unsolicited applications.
The distribution is very small at the center: p25 is $200, median is $400, and p75 is $1,000. The recent grants list also shows much larger project awards, such as $560,000, $397,500, and $225,000.
Iowa receives the most grants by count. Wisconsin is also a major recipient state, and 47% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state of Wisconsin. Recent recipients appear in both states, including Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Hiawatha, Madison, Milwaukee, and Marion.
It funds individuals through scholarships. The active program list includes the Alliant Energy Innovation Scholarship, which offers $1,000 scholarships to up to 25 students annually, and Partner School Scholarships administered through partner colleges and universities.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAFETY BLITZ FOUNDATION | WACO, TX | $397,500 | 2024 | IOWA NATIONAL CHILD ID KITS |
| IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | DES MOINES, IA | $225,000 | 2024 | 2023 ONE MILLION TREES INITIATIVE |
| SECOND HARVEST FOODBANK OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN | MADISON, WI | $220,000 | 2024 | 2023 SUPPORT FROM DRIVE OUT HUNGER |
| SECOND HARVEST FOODBANK OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN | MADISON, WI | $196,500 | 2024 | 2022 SUPPORT FROM DRIVE OUT HUNGER |
| FEEDING AMERICA EASTERN WISCONSIN INC | MILWAUKEE, WI | $150,000 | 2024 | FINDING NEW WAYS TO OVERCOME BARRIERS TO ACCESS |
| TREES FOREVER INC | MARION, IA | $125,000 | 2024 | 2023 WISCONSIN COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING PROGRAM |
| WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | MADISON, WI | $108,472 | 2024 | 2023 ONE MILLION TREES WI DNR PARTNERSHIP |
| NORTHEAST IOWA FOOD BANK INC | WATERLOO, IA | $100,000 | 2024 | LOCAL AGRICULTURAL PARTNERSHIPS-IMPACT GRANT |
| HAWKEYE AREA COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM INC | HIAWATHA, IA | $97,500 | 2024 | 2023 DRIVE OUT HUNGER GRANT |
| FOOD BANK OF IOWA | DES MOINES, IA | $95,000 | 2024 | 2023 DRIVE OUT HUNGER GRANT |
| FOOD BANK OF IOWA | DES MOINES, IA | $92,500 | 2024 | 2022 DRIVE OUT HUNGER SUPPORT |
| HAWKEYE AREA COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM INC | HIAWATHA, IA | $92,500 | 2024 | 2022 DRIVE OUT HUNGER SUPPORT - FOOD RESERVOIR |
| HAWKEYE AREA COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM INC | HIAWATHA, IA | $70,000 | 2024 | HACAP FOOD RESERVOIR RURAL SCHOOL FOOD PANTRIES |
| UNITED WAY OF DANE COUNTY INC | MADISON, WI | $58,147 | 2024 | MATCHING GIFT |
| UNITED WAY OF EAST CENTRAL IOWA | CEDAR RAPIDS, IA | $43,756 | 2024 | MATCHING GIFT |
| FOOD BANK OF IOWA | DES MOINES, IA | $40,000 | 2024 | SCHOOL AND VSO PANTRY EXPAND AND SUSTAIN |
| FEEDING AMERICA EASTERN WISCONSIN INC | APPLETON, WI | $37,500 | 2024 | 2023 SUPPORT FROM DRIVE OUT HUNGER |
| NATIONAL ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION | LINCOLN, NE | $37,200 | 2024 | 2023 SPRING RESIDENTIAL TREE PLANTING |
| ST STEPHEN'S FOOD BANK BRANCH OF RIVER BEND | DUBUQUE, IA | $30,000 | 2024 | 2022 DRIVE OUT HUNGER SUPPORT |
| FEEDING AMERICA EASTERN WISCONSIN INC | APPLETON, WI | $30,000 | 2024 | 2022 SUPPORT FROM DRIVE OUT HUNGER |
| NORTHEAST IOWA FOOD BANK INC | WATERLOO, IA | $30,000 | 2024 | 2022 DRIVE OUT HUNGER SUPPORT |
| RIVER BEND FOOD RESERVOIR | DAVENPORT, IA | $30,000 | 2024 | 2023 DRIVE OUT HUNGER GRANT |
| NORTHEAST IOWA FOOD BANK INC | WATERLOO, IA | $30,000 | 2024 | 2023 DRIVE OUT HUNGER GRANTS |
| SHEBOYGAN ROTARY CLUB FOUNDATION INC | SHEBOYGAN, WI | $30,000 | 2024 | ONE MILLION TREES |
| SECOND HARVEST FOODBANK OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN | MADISON, WI | $25,570 | 2024 | MATCHING GIFT |
| CEDAR RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION | CEDAR RAPIDS, IA | $25,000 | 2024 | WESTSIDE LIBRARY CAMPAIGN |
| MARION PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION | MARION, IA | $25,000 | 2024 | ALLIANT ENERGY FOUNDATION MAKERSPACE |
| YOUTH AND SHELTER SERVICES INC | AMES, IA | $25,000 | 2024 | YSS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS |
| SECOND HARVEST FOODBANK OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN | MADISON, WI | $23,500 | 2024 | 2022 SUPPORT FROM DRIVE OUT HUNGER (PAID DIRECTLY TO SECOND HARVEST) |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF WISCONSIN INC | MILWAUKEE, WI | $17,500 | 2024 | 2023 PROGRAMMING SUPPORT |
| PLATTEVILLE BUSINESS INCUBATOR INC | PLATTEVILLE, WI | $15,000 | 2024 | ALLIANT ENERGY FOUNDATION IDEA HUB PROGRAMMING |
| PROFESSIONAL DAIRY PRODUCERS FOUNDATION INC | JUNEAU, WI | $15,000 | 2024 | MENTOR PROGRAM |
| BADGER PRAIRIE NEEDS NETWORK INC | VERONA, WI | $15,000 | 2024 | HOLIDAY MEALS & THE LAST BUILD PROJECT |
| GREATER CEDAR RAPIDS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | CEDAR RAPIDS, IA | $12,500 | 2024 | THRIVE COHORT |
| HO-CHUNK NATION | BLACK RIVER FALLS, WI | $12,300 | 2024 | 2023 ONE MILLION TREES PROJECT SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY BLACKHAWK REGION INC | JANESVILLE, WI | $11,911 | 2024 | MATCHING GIFT |
| HAWKEYE AREA COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM INC | HIAWATHA, IA | $11,544 | 2024 | MATCHING GIFT |
| IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | AMES, IA | $11,358 | 2024 | MATCHING GIFT |
| WINNEBAGO LUTHERAN ACADEMY | FOND DU LAC, WI | $11,000 | 2024 | MATCHING GIFT |
| FOND DU LAC AREA FOUNDATION | FOND DU LAC, WI | $10,500 | 2024 | MATCHING GIFT |
| MENOMINEE INDIAN TRIBE OF WISCONSIN | KESHENA, WI | $10,050 | 2024 | 2023 ONE MILLION TREES PROJECT SUPPORT |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF DANE COUNTY INC | MADISON, WI | $10,000 | 2024 | PARTNER UP EVENT - HOUSE BUILD & VOLUNTEER EVENT |
| MADISON CHILDRENS MUSEUM INC | MADISON, WI | $10,000 | 2024 | RHYTHMS OF LIFE EXHIBIT |
| GREEN COUNTY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | MONROE, WI | $10,000 | 2024 | GREEN COUNTY YOUTH BUILD PROGRAM |
| DOYLESTOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT | DOYLESTOWN, WI | $9,692 | 2024 | MATCHING GIFT |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY | MADISON, WI | $9,000 | 2024 | BARABOO HILLS TREE PLANTING PARTNERSHIP 2022-2026 |
| BIG BROTHERS & BIG SISTERS OF CEDAR RAPIDS AND EAST CENTRAL IOWA INC | CEDAR RAPIDS, IA | $8,011 | 2024 | MATCHING GIFT |
| MAYO CLINIC | ROCHESTER, MN | $7,965 | 2024 | MATCHING GIFT |
| UNITED WAY OF GREEN COUNTY | MONROE, WI | $7,921 | 2024 | MATCHING GIFT |
| VARIETY THE CHILDRENS CHARITY OF IOWA | DES MOINES, IA | $7,674 | 2024 | MATCHING GIFT |
SAFETY BLITZ FOUNDATION
$397,500IOWA NATIONAL CHILD ID KITS
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
$225,0002023 ONE MILLION TREES INITIATIVE
SECOND HARVEST FOODBANK OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN
$220,0002023 SUPPORT FROM DRIVE OUT HUNGER
SECOND HARVEST FOODBANK OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN
$196,5002022 SUPPORT FROM DRIVE OUT HUNGER
FEEDING AMERICA EASTERN WISCONSIN INC
$150,000FINDING NEW WAYS TO OVERCOME BARRIERS TO ACCESS
TREES FOREVER INC
$125,0002023 WISCONSIN COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING PROGRAM
WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
$108,4722023 ONE MILLION TREES WI DNR PARTNERSHIP
NORTHEAST IOWA FOOD BANK INC
$100,000LOCAL AGRICULTURAL PARTNERSHIPS-IMPACT GRANT
HAWKEYE AREA COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM INC
$97,5002023 DRIVE OUT HUNGER GRANT
FOOD BANK OF IOWA
$95,0002023 DRIVE OUT HUNGER GRANT
FOOD BANK OF IOWA
$92,5002022 DRIVE OUT HUNGER SUPPORT
HAWKEYE AREA COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM INC
$92,5002022 DRIVE OUT HUNGER SUPPORT - FOOD RESERVOIR
HAWKEYE AREA COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM INC
$70,000HACAP FOOD RESERVOIR RURAL SCHOOL FOOD PANTRIES
UNITED WAY OF DANE COUNTY INC
$58,147MATCHING GIFT
UNITED WAY OF EAST CENTRAL IOWA
$43,756MATCHING GIFT
FOOD BANK OF IOWA
$40,000SCHOOL AND VSO PANTRY EXPAND AND SUSTAIN
FEEDING AMERICA EASTERN WISCONSIN INC
$37,5002023 SUPPORT FROM DRIVE OUT HUNGER
NATIONAL ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION
$37,2002023 SPRING RESIDENTIAL TREE PLANTING
ST STEPHEN'S FOOD BANK BRANCH OF RIVER BEND
$30,0002022 DRIVE OUT HUNGER SUPPORT
FEEDING AMERICA EASTERN WISCONSIN INC
$30,0002022 SUPPORT FROM DRIVE OUT HUNGER
NORTHEAST IOWA FOOD BANK INC
$30,0002022 DRIVE OUT HUNGER SUPPORT
RIVER BEND FOOD RESERVOIR
$30,0002023 DRIVE OUT HUNGER GRANT
NORTHEAST IOWA FOOD BANK INC
$30,0002023 DRIVE OUT HUNGER GRANTS
SHEBOYGAN ROTARY CLUB FOUNDATION INC
$30,000ONE MILLION TREES
SECOND HARVEST FOODBANK OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN
$25,570MATCHING GIFT
CEDAR RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION
$25,000WESTSIDE LIBRARY CAMPAIGN
MARION PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION
$25,000ALLIANT ENERGY FOUNDATION MAKERSPACE
YOUTH AND SHELTER SERVICES INC
$25,000YSS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS
SECOND HARVEST FOODBANK OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN
$23,5002022 SUPPORT FROM DRIVE OUT HUNGER (PAID DIRECTLY TO SECOND HARVEST)
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF WISCONSIN INC
$17,5002023 PROGRAMMING SUPPORT
PLATTEVILLE BUSINESS INCUBATOR INC
$15,000ALLIANT ENERGY FOUNDATION IDEA HUB PROGRAMMING
PROFESSIONAL DAIRY PRODUCERS FOUNDATION INC
$15,000MENTOR PROGRAM
BADGER PRAIRIE NEEDS NETWORK INC
$15,000HOLIDAY MEALS & THE LAST BUILD PROJECT
GREATER CEDAR RAPIDS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$12,500THRIVE COHORT
HO-CHUNK NATION
$12,3002023 ONE MILLION TREES PROJECT SUPPORT
UNITED WAY BLACKHAWK REGION INC
$11,911MATCHING GIFT
HAWKEYE AREA COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM INC
$11,544MATCHING GIFT
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
$11,358MATCHING GIFT
WINNEBAGO LUTHERAN ACADEMY
$11,000MATCHING GIFT
FOND DU LAC AREA FOUNDATION
$10,500MATCHING GIFT
MENOMINEE INDIAN TRIBE OF WISCONSIN
$10,0502023 ONE MILLION TREES PROJECT SUPPORT
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF DANE COUNTY INC
$10,000PARTNER UP EVENT - HOUSE BUILD & VOLUNTEER EVENT
MADISON CHILDRENS MUSEUM INC
$10,000RHYTHMS OF LIFE EXHIBIT
GREEN COUNTY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
$10,000GREEN COUNTY YOUTH BUILD PROGRAM
DOYLESTOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT
$9,692MATCHING GIFT
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
$9,000BARABOO HILLS TREE PLANTING PARTNERSHIP 2022-2026
BIG BROTHERS & BIG SISTERS OF CEDAR RAPIDS AND EAST CENTRAL IOWA INC
$8,011MATCHING GIFT
MAYO CLINIC
$7,965MATCHING GIFT
UNITED WAY OF GREEN COUNTY
$7,921MATCHING GIFT
VARIETY THE CHILDRENS CHARITY OF IOWA
$7,674MATCHING GIFT
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