Through the Community Betterment Grant Program, Prairie Meadows seeks to benefit as many qualified organizations as possible with the funds available.
Donor Name: Prairie Meadows
State: Iowa
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/27/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Funding Priorities
Prairie Meadows awards Community Betterment Grants in the following four categories:
- Arts and Culture
- Projects that enhance the quality of life and opportunities for Central Iowans
- Projects that provide unique opportunities and educational experiences
- Projects that provide access to the arts for new and/or underserved audiences
- Economic Development
- Projects that provide a significant impact on a community and its residents
- Projects that emphasize environmental, beautification, or restoration efforts
- Parks and trails programs and enhancements
- Education
- Projects that provide core curriculum enhancements or necessities for students
- Projects that reach a broad range of students or a specific demographic in need
- Technology and other enhancements to the classrooms and building
- Advanced educational opportunities, learning beyond the classroom
- Health and Human Services
- Patient education or direct services
- Fire, Police, or Emergency Management Services
- Projects that provide services for low-income, at-risk, or underserved clients
- Prairie Meadows looks favorably upon organizations, or projects, that:
- Administer effective projects
- Demonstrate financial stability and accountability
- Provide measureable and meaningful results
- Have an impact on a measureable number of Iowans
- Have multiple funding sources, most of which are already identified and secured
- Will allow the organization to introduce new services or expand existing services to central Iowans
Funding Information
Community Betterment Grant requests can be in the range of $100 – $99,999.
Grant Period
Funds requested must be for projects that will take place between July 1, 2026 and July 1, 2027, unless it is an ongoing project.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be non-profit, tax-exempt organizations located in the state of Iowa and meet one of the following:
- Have received a formal tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service (organizations awaiting IRS tax exempt status are not eligible to apply for funding from Prairie Meadows), or
- Are units of political subdivisions, are public school districts, or are church/religious organizations, or
- Are non-profit organizations organized exclusively for the promotion of social welfare as determined by Prairie Meadows at its sole discretion (must be predetermined by the Prairie Meadows Grants Manager).
- Applicants requesting funding for more than one project must complete and submit a separate grant application for each project.
- Applicants may not submit grant applications to all the Prairie Meadows grant programs for the same project.
- Applications for funding must be for projects or programs located within the state of Iowa.
For more information, visit Prairie Meadows.
