The mission of the Keokuk Area Community Foundation is to build endowments to assist community needs, foster growth for leadership, and create flourishing nonprofit organizations, charities, schools, and churches.
The Keokuk Area Community Foundation’s giving shows a clear emphasis on local infrastructure and community services, with a single 2025 grant of $250,000 to Lee County for the Lee County EMS bay in Keokuk standing out as the largest recent award. That scale sits alongside support for schools, youth programs, housing-related projects, and community spaces, reflecting a funder that works across both public-serving facilities and direct nonprofit support. Recent gifts also include $173,475 to Keokuk Catholic Schools for capital improvements and repeated support for Holy Trinity Catholic School and related educational entities in Fort Madison and West Point. The foundation’s grantmaking reaches a mix of institutions and community-based organizations, including school foundations, YMCAs, churches, food programs, and local service providers. Recent awards suggest an interest in practical needs that affect daily life: emergency services, student learning, recreation, and basic support systems. Several grants are tied to capital improvements or capacity-building purposes, while others fund scholarships and general support for ongoing work. With annual grants of $1.7 million and assets of $32.9 million, the foundation operates at a meaningful local scale in the Tri-State area, but its recent grant record remains tightly centered on Lee County and nearby communities.
Education is one of the foundation’s most visible areas of support. It gave $67,510 to Southeastern Community College Fdtn in 2025 for scholarships, and $19,000 to Central Lee Comm School Fdtn in 2023 for an outdoor classroom leadership team. Scholarship programs also appear as a formal part of its work through annual awards for high school graduates and continuing education students. Youth and recreation show up in multiple forms. Lee County Youth Services received $31,977 in 2023 and $29,577 in 2024 to support youth programs in Lee County, while Kplay Playgrounds for All received $32,642 for a handicap accessible splash pad. The foundation also funded a Westview Park trail project in Donnellson with $25,000 in 2025. Basic needs and shelter-related work are another thread. In 2024, Iowa 2x4s for Hope received $13,150 to support tiny homes for at-risk veterans, and Domestic Violence Intervention Prog received $13,500 in 2025 for direct aid.
$869K
$32.9M
$11.4M
$1.9M
Most grants fall between $7K and $16K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$16K
LEAH CARROLL
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Typical grant size is modest: the 25th percentile is $6,818, the median is $9,654, and the 75th percentile is $16,224. Recent giving includes both small operating-style awards and larger capital commitments, which points to a mixed approach rather than a single grant format. The foundation’s active grant programs are set up for unsolicited applications, and several community grant and scholarship cycles are administered through online portals. Recipients also appear across multiple years, including Lee County Youth Services, Holy Trinity Catholic School-related entities, Church of All Saints, and Southeastern Community College Fdtn, suggesting ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards.
Grantmaking is highly local: 100% of grants in the dataset go to recipients in Iowa. Keokuk, Fort Madison, West Burlington, Donnellson, and Montrose appear repeatedly among recipient cities, with Keokuk serving as a frequent destination for both institutional and community grants. Fort Madison and West Burlington also receive multiple awards, especially through schools, youth services, and family-support organizations. The pattern points to a county-centered portfolio with activity concentrated in Lee County and nearby Southeast Iowa communities.
Its recent grants go to schools, school foundations, YMCAs, churches, youth-service organizations, food programs, domestic-violence services, and local government entities such as Lee County. The stated focus areas include Arts & Culture, Community Betterment, Education, Environment, Historical Preservation, Health, Human Services, Economic Development, and Scholarships.
The grant-size distribution is relatively small: p25 is $6,818, median grant size is $9,654, and p75 is $16,224. Recent awards also include larger capital grants, such as the $250,000 EMS bay grant in Keokuk.
Yes. Multiple active grant programs are marked as accepting unsolicited applications, including the Community Grant cycle, the Kowzan / Sandrock Grant Fund, and the scholarship programs administered through the foundation and partner community foundation.
All of the grants in the provided dataset go to recipients in Iowa, and the recipient cities most often shown include Keokuk, Fort Madison, West Burlington, Donnellson, and Montrose. The geographic scope is local, centered on the Tri-State area and Lee County.
Yes. Several organizations receive support in more than one year, including Southeastern Community College Fdtn, Lee County Youth Services, Holy Trinity Catholic School-related entities, and Church of All Saints. That suggests recurring relationships alongside one-off project grants.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Keokuk Area Community Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations serving Lee County youth under age 19.
Deadline: Applications are due September 15, 2026.
Who can apply: Applicants must meet the Foundation's general grant guidelines.
Deadline: Applications open August 3, 2026, and close October 5, 2026.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEE COUNTY | FORT MADISON, IA | $250,000 | 2025 | LEE COUNTY EMS BAY KEOKUK |
| KEOKUK CATHOLIC SCHOOLS | KEOKUK, IA | $173,475 | 2025 | CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS |
| SOUTHEASTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FDTN | WEST BURLINGTON, IA | $67,510 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC SCHOOL | FORT MADISON, IA | $51,513 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC SCHOOLS ED FD | WEST POINT, IA | $35,424 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE EDUCATIONAL FDTN |
| HOERNER YMCA | KEOKUK, IA | $32,819 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS |
| CITY OF DONNELLSON | Donnellson, IA | $25,000 | 2025 | WESTVIEW PARK TRAIL |
| THREE RIVERS CONSERVATION FDTN | MONTROSE, IA | $17,653 | 2025 | CHATFIELD SHELTER HOUSE GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GODS WAY CHRISTIAN CENTER | KEOKUK, IA | $16,554 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT COMMUNITY OUTREACH |
| CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS | KEOKUK, IA | $16,321 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MAIN STREET KEOKUK INC | Keokuk, IA | $14,250 | 2025 | KINETIC SCULPTURE GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROG | IOWA CITY, IA | $13,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT DIRECT AID |
| UNITED WAY OF THE GREAT RIVER REGIO | KEOKUK, IA | $12,858 | 2025 | BACKPACK PROG MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING |
| ARGYLE COMMUNITY BOOSTERS | Argyle, IA | $12,500 | 2025 | EQUIPMENT UPGRADES |
| IOWA 2X4S FOR HOPE | FORT MADISON, IA | $12,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT TINY HOMES FOR AT RISK VETERANS |
| FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH | Keokuk, IA | $12,500 | 2025 | LOADS OF LOVE A BED FOR EVERY CHILD |
| HOLY FAMILY PARISH | FORT MADISON, IA | $11,162 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT CEMETERY IMPROVEMENTS |
| COMMUNITY SERVICES COUNCIL | FORT MADISON, IA | $10,607 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF FOOD PANTRY |
| MONTROSE FIRE RESCUE | MONTROSE, IA | $10,225 | 2025 | EQUIPMENT UPGRADES |
| COMMUNITY ACTION OF SOUTHEAST IOWA | BURLINGTON, IA | $9,500 | 2025 | SUPORT FOR MULTIPLE PROGRAMS |
| ST JAMES THE LESS & ST JOHN CHURCH | HOUGHTON, IA | $7,587 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE CEMETERY |
| PEACE LOVE & ROOTS COMMUNITY GARDEN | KEOKUK, IA | $7,500 | 2025 | COMMUNITY GARDEN |
| EMMA CORNELIS HOSPITALITY HOUSE | WEST POINT, IA | $7,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND UKRANIAN ASSISTANCE |
| FRIENDS OF GREEN ACRES FOUNDATION | Donnellson, IA | $7,000 | 2025 | POOL HOUSE PROJECT |
| LEE COUNTY EMS COUNCIL | West Point, IA | $6,795 | 2025 | EMS TRAINING SYSTEM PROJECT |
| LEAGE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITI | FORT MADISON, IA | $5,965 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GRAND THEATRE CORPORATE FOUNDATION | KEOKUK, IA | $5,850 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS |
| FORT MADISON HIGH SCHOOL | Fort Madison, IA | $5,565 | 2025 | CROSS COUNTRY AND ENGLISH DEPARTMENT |
| KEOKUK UNION DEPOT FOUNDATION | KEOKUK, IA | $5,294 | 2025 | CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CITY OF FORT MADISON | Fort Madison, IA | $5,063 | 2025 | EXPRESSION SWINGS GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SOUTHEASTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FDTN | WEST BURLINGTON, IA | $67,748 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC SCHOOLS | WEST POINT, IA | $45,829 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE EDUCATIONAL FDTN |
| HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC SCHOOL ED FDN | FORT MADISON, IA | $36,044 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LEE COUNTY YOUTH SERVICES | FORT MADISON, IA | $29,577 | 2024 | SUPPORT YOUTH PROGRAMS IN LEE COUNTY IA |
| FORT MADISON FAMILY YMCA | FORT MADISON, IA | $24,358 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT TEST KITCHEN |
| THREE RIVERS CONSERVATION FDTN | MONTROSE, IA | $19,632 | 2024 | FISH CLEANING STATION OUTDOOR LEARNING |
| LIMITED RESOURCE COUNCIL | KEOKUK, IA | $19,300 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF URKRANIAN REFUGEES |
| CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS | KEOKUK, IA | $14,335 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| IOWA 2X4S FOR HOPE | FORT MADISON, IA | $13,150 | 2024 | SUPPORT TINY HOMES FOR AT RISK VETERANS |
| COMMUNITY SERVICES COUNCIL | FORT MADISON, IA | $13,007 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF FOOD PANTRY |
| CENTRAL LEE COMM SCHOOL FDTN | DONNELLSON, IA | $11,500 | 2024 | OUTDOOR CLASSROOM LEADERSHIP TEAM |
| FORT MADISON AREA ARTS ASSOCIATION | FORT MADISON, IA | $11,019 | 2024 | HVAC AND POTTERY AND POP-UPS PROJECT |
| HOLY FAMILY PARISH | FORT MADISON, IA | $10,305 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT CEMETERY IMPROVEMENTS |
| KEOKUK CATHOLIC SCHOOLS | KEOKUK, IA | $10,267 | 2024 | CLIMBING WALL AND READING ENHANCEMENT |
| GODS WAY CHRISTIAN CENTER | KEOKUK, IA | $10,186 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT COMMUNITY OUTREACH |
| HOUGHTON BALL ASSOCIATION | HOUGHTON, IA | $10,000 | 2024 | RESTROOMS AND NEW BLEACHERS |
| MONTROSE RIVERFRONT INC | MONTROSE, IA | $9,808 | 2024 | COAT OF ONE COLOR PROJECT |
| LEE COUNTY CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION | KEOKUK, IA | $9,500 | 2024 | CHILD CARE SUBSTITUTE WORKFORCE DEVEL |
| LEE COUNTY IOWA HISTORICAL SOCIETY | KEOKUK, IA | $8,000 | 2024 | MILLER HOUSE MUSUEM PORCH |
| HOERNER YMCA | KEOKUK, IA | $7,643 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS |
LEE COUNTY
$250,000LEE COUNTY EMS BAY KEOKUK
KEOKUK CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
$173,475CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$51,513GENERAL SUPPORT
HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC SCHOOLS ED FD
$35,424GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE EDUCATIONAL FDTN
HOERNER YMCA
$32,819GENERAL SUPPORT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
CITY OF DONNELLSON
$25,000WESTVIEW PARK TRAIL
THREE RIVERS CONSERVATION FDTN
$17,653CHATFIELD SHELTER HOUSE GENERAL SUPPORT
GODS WAY CHRISTIAN CENTER
$16,554GENERAL SUPPORT COMMUNITY OUTREACH
CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS
$16,321GENERAL SUPPORT
MAIN STREET KEOKUK INC
$14,250KINETIC SCULPTURE GENERAL SUPPORT
UNITED WAY OF THE GREAT RIVER REGIO
$12,858BACKPACK PROG MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
ARGYLE COMMUNITY BOOSTERS
$12,500EQUIPMENT UPGRADES
IOWA 2X4S FOR HOPE
$12,500SUPPORT TINY HOMES FOR AT RISK VETERANS
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
$12,500LOADS OF LOVE A BED FOR EVERY CHILD
HOLY FAMILY PARISH
$11,162GENERAL SUPPORT CEMETERY IMPROVEMENTS
COMMUNITY SERVICES COUNCIL
$10,607SUPPORT OF FOOD PANTRY
MONTROSE FIRE RESCUE
$10,225EQUIPMENT UPGRADES
COMMUNITY ACTION OF SOUTHEAST IOWA
$9,500SUPORT FOR MULTIPLE PROGRAMS
ST JAMES THE LESS & ST JOHN CHURCH
$7,587GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE CEMETERY
PEACE LOVE & ROOTS COMMUNITY GARDEN
$7,500COMMUNITY GARDEN
EMMA CORNELIS HOSPITALITY HOUSE
$7,000GENERAL SUPPORT AND UKRANIAN ASSISTANCE
FRIENDS OF GREEN ACRES FOUNDATION
$7,000POOL HOUSE PROJECT
LEE COUNTY EMS COUNCIL
$6,795EMS TRAINING SYSTEM PROJECT
LEAGE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITI
$5,965GENERAL SUPPORT
GRAND THEATRE CORPORATE FOUNDATION
$5,850GENERAL SUPPORT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
FORT MADISON HIGH SCHOOL
$5,565CROSS COUNTRY AND ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
KEOKUK UNION DEPOT FOUNDATION
$5,294CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS GENERAL SUPPORT
CITY OF FORT MADISON
$5,063EXPRESSION SWINGS GENERAL SUPPORT
HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
$45,829GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE EDUCATIONAL FDTN
HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC SCHOOL ED FDN
$36,044GENERAL SUPPORT
LEE COUNTY YOUTH SERVICES
$29,577SUPPORT YOUTH PROGRAMS IN LEE COUNTY IA
FORT MADISON FAMILY YMCA
$24,358GENERAL SUPPORT TEST KITCHEN
THREE RIVERS CONSERVATION FDTN
$19,632FISH CLEANING STATION OUTDOOR LEARNING
LIMITED RESOURCE COUNCIL
$19,300SUPPORT OF URKRANIAN REFUGEES
CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS
$14,335GENERAL SUPPORT
IOWA 2X4S FOR HOPE
$13,150SUPPORT TINY HOMES FOR AT RISK VETERANS
COMMUNITY SERVICES COUNCIL
$13,007SUPPORT OF FOOD PANTRY
CENTRAL LEE COMM SCHOOL FDTN
$11,500OUTDOOR CLASSROOM LEADERSHIP TEAM
FORT MADISON AREA ARTS ASSOCIATION
$11,019HVAC AND POTTERY AND POP-UPS PROJECT
HOLY FAMILY PARISH
$10,305GENERAL SUPPORT CEMETERY IMPROVEMENTS
KEOKUK CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
$10,267CLIMBING WALL AND READING ENHANCEMENT
GODS WAY CHRISTIAN CENTER
$10,186GENERAL SUPPORT COMMUNITY OUTREACH
HOUGHTON BALL ASSOCIATION
$10,000RESTROOMS AND NEW BLEACHERS
MONTROSE RIVERFRONT INC
$9,808COAT OF ONE COLOR PROJECT
LEE COUNTY CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION
$9,500CHILD CARE SUBSTITUTE WORKFORCE DEVEL
LEE COUNTY IOWA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$8,000MILLER HOUSE MUSUEM PORCH
HOERNER YMCA
$7,643GENERAL SUPPORT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
