About Peo Sisterhood Ia State Chapter
PEO Sisterhood IA State Chapter directs most of its grantmaking toward women’s education, with a pattern that combines scholarships, loans, and support for affiliated educational projects. The largest recent grant in the data went to Iowa PEO Projects Fund Inc in Colfax, Iowa for ScholarshipGrants, and the chapter also made repeated support to Cottey College in Nevada, Missouri for general scholarship support. Together, those grants point to a funder that backs both student aid and the institutions and project funds tied to P.E.O.’s educational mission.
The chapter’s giving is closely linked to P.E.O. programs for women pursuing higher education, including scholarship awards, continuing education, international graduate study, and education loans. Recent grants also show support for the P.E.O. Program for Continuing Education, the P.E.O. Educational Loan Fund, the P.E.O. STAR Scholarship, and the P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship Fund. The foundation’s existing summary describes its purpose as promoting educational opportunities for women through scholarships, grants, loans, and ownership support through the P.E.O. projects and P.E.O. Foundation. The grant record reflects that mission in a steady, program-based pattern rather than a broad general giving profile.
What Peo Sisterhood Ia State Chapter Funds
Higher education is the central theme. The chapter gave $68,973 in 2025, $68,966 in 2024, and $74,508 in 2023 to the PEO Program for Contin Educ in Des Moines for education grants supporting women returning to school or pursuing professional advancement.
It also supports education financing directly. The PEO Educational Loan Fund received $56,217 in 2023, $49,575 in 2024, and $50,772 in 2025 for education loans.
Scholarships are another clear focus. The PEO STAR Scholarship received $56,199 in 2024, $54,760 in 2023, and $52,639 in 2025, while the PEO Intl Peace Scholarship received $54,782 in 2023, $45,444 in 2024, and $47,273 in 2025. These awards align with the chapter’s emphasis on women’s educational advancement across undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education pathways.
How Peo Sisterhood Ia State Chapter Gives
Typical awards cluster in a fairly tight range: the 25th percentile is $45,590, the median is $54,771, and the 75th percentile is $84,201. The recent record shows repeated grants to the same P.E.O. programs across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which indicates recurring support rather than isolated one-time grants. The chapter’s structure is tied to the P.E.O. system of established funds and program-specific support. Several of the active programs accept unsolicited applications, including Scholar Awards, the Educational Loan Fund, the International Peace Scholarship Fund, the Program for Continuing Education, and the STAR Scholarship.
