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12 funders with a record of paying for “moines”

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Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino → City of Des Moines: $11M across 5 grants, latest 2024Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Des Moines Christian School Attn Carmen Kopf: $4.0M across 4 grants, latest 2022United Way of Central Iowa → Des Moines Independent School Distr: $2.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024Thomas & Linda Koehn Foundation → Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines: $2.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024Bravo Greater Des Moines Inc → Des Moines Performing Arts: $1.8M across 4 grants, latest 2024John Ruan Foundation Trust → Friends of Des Moines Parks: $858K across 4 grants, latest 2024Mary K and Daniel M Kelly Family Foundat → Des Moines Parks and Recreation: $682K across 4 grants, latest 2025Golf Charitable Foundation → Des Moines Metro Opera: $655K across 4 grants, latest 2024Emc Insurance Foundation → Des Moines Performing Arts: $425K across 4 grants, latest 2025Greenstate Credit Union → West Des Moines Parks & Recreation: $120K across 4 grants, latest 2025The West Bancorporation Foundation Inc → Des Moines Area Religious Council: $50K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Merchants Bonding Company Foundation → Mercyone Des Moines Foundation: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2025Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino → City of Des Moines: $5.1M across 1 grant, latest 2022Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Diocese of Des Moines: $2.6M across 37 grants, latest 2023Bravo Greater Des Moines Inc → Edmundson Art Foundation Inc Dba Des Moines Art Center: $1.8M across 4 grants, latest 2024Thomas & Linda Koehn Foundation → Friends of Des Moines Parks: $1.2M across 2 grants, latest 2023United Way of Central Iowa → YMCA of Greater Des Moines: $953K across 3 grants, latest 2024John Ruan Foundation Trust → Des Moines Area Community College: $515K across 3 grants, latest 2024Golf Charitable Foundation → Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation: $484K across 4 grants, latest 2024Mary K and Daniel M Kelly Family Foundat → Des Moines Art Center: $299K across 4 grants, latest 2025Emc Insurance Foundation → Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity: $235K across 4 grants, latest 2025Greenstate Credit Union → City of West Des Moines: $50K across 3 grants, latest 2024The West Bancorporation Foundation Inc → Rebuilding Together Greater Des Moines: $30K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Merchants Bonding Company Foundation → Gigi's Playhouse Des Moines: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2025Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino → Des Moines Airport Authority: $5.0M across 1 grant, latest 2023Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Des Moines Performing Arts: $2.2M across 39 grants, latest 2024Thomas & Linda Koehn Foundation → Greater Des Moines Botanical Gardens: $1.0M across 3 grants, latest 2023Bravo Greater Des Moines Inc → Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden: $965K across 4 grants, latest 2024United Way of Central Iowa → Des Moines Independent School District: $881K across 1 grant, latest 2021Golf Charitable Foundation → Ballet Des Moines: $474K across 4 grants, latest 2024John Ruan Foundation Trust → Ballet Des Moines: $270K across 3 grants, latest 2024Emc Insurance Foundation → Des Moines Area Religious Council: $105K across 4 grants, latest 2025Mary K and Daniel M Kelly Family Foundat → Des Moines Metro Opera: $94K across 4 grants, latest 2025Greenstate Credit Union → Des Moines Arts Festival: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2023The West Bancorporation Foundation Inc → Des Moines Performing Arts: $13K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Merchants Bonding Company Foundation → Des Moines Performing Arts: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2025Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Edmundson Art Foundation Inc Dba Des Moines Art Center: $1.8M across 36 grants, latest 2023Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → City of Des Moines: $1.7M across 3 grants, latest 2023Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Des Moines Park & Recreation Foundation: $1.6M across 10 grants, latest 2024Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation - Co Community Foundation: $1.3M across 12 grants, latest 2024Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino → Des Moines Independent Community School District: $1.1M across 11 grants, latest 2024Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Des Moines Symphony Association: $1.0M across 16 grants, latest 2024Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity: $982K across 22 grants, latest 2024Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino → Des Moines Park & Recreation Foundation: $900K across 1 grant, latest 2024Bravo Greater Des Moines Inc → Des Moines Symphony Association: $898K across 4 grants, latest 2024Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Des Moines University: $890K across 4 grants, latest 2023Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Des Moines Metro Opera Inc: $814K across 26 grants, latest 2024Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden: $806K across 23 grants, latest 2023Thomas & Linda Koehn Foundation → Des Moines Symphony Association Foundation: $777K across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Golf Charitable Foundation of Greater Des Moines: $757K across 14 grants, latest 2024Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino → Childserve Foundation Inc: $750K across 1 grant, latest 2024Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino → Greater Des Moines Partnership: $744K across 5 grants, latest 2024Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → City of West Des Moines: $742K across 7 grants, latest 2024Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino → Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity: $740K across 3 grants, latest 2024Thomas & Linda Koehn Foundation → Des Moines Metro Opera Foundation: $736K across 4 grants, latest 2024Bravo Greater Des Moines Inc → Ballet Des Moines: $730K across 4 grants, latest 2024Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Friends of West Des Moines Parks and Recreation: $697K across 3 grants, latest 2023Bravo Greater Des Moines Inc → Des Moines Metro Opera Inc: $628K across 2 grants, latest 2024Bravo Greater Des Moines Inc → Des Moines Community Playhouse: $625K across 4 grants, latest 2024Bravo Greater Des Moines Inc → Des Moines Metro Opera: $611K across 2 grants, latest 2022Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Des Moines Metro Opera: $584K across 14 grants, latest 2022United Way of Central Iowa → Des Moines Area Religious Council: $563K across 4 grants, latest 2024Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Ballet Des Moines: $555K across 13 grants, latest 2024Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino → Des Moines Public Schools: $490K across 6 grants, latest 2022Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino: $26M on this topic. Open the funder.Prairie Meadows Race Track an…$26MCommunity Fdn of Greater Des Moines: $23M on this topic. Open the funder.Community Fdn of Greater Des…$23MBravo Greater Des Moines Inc: $8.1M on this topic. Open the funder.Bravo Greater Des Moines Inc$8.1MThomas & Linda Koehn Foundation: $5.7M on this topic. Open the funder.Thomas & Linda Koehn Foundati…$5.7MUnited Way of Central Iowa: $4.6M on this topic. Open the funder.United Way of Central Iowa$4.6MJohn Ruan Foundation Trust: $1.6M on this topic. Open the funder.John Ruan Foundation Trust$1.6MGolf Charitable Foundation: $1.6M on this topic. Open the funder.Golf Charitable Foundation$1.6MMary K and Daniel M Kelly Family Foundat: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder.Mary K and Daniel M Kelly Fam…$1.1MEmc Insurance Foundation: $765K on this topic. Open the funder.Emc Insurance Foundation$765KGreenstate Credit Union: $210K on this topic. Open the funder.Greenstate Credit Union$210KThe West Bancorporation Foundation Inc: $93K on this topic. Open the funder.The West Bancorporation Found…$93KThe Merchants Bonding Company Foundation: $46K on this topic. Open the funder.The Merchants Bonding Company…$46KCity of Des Moines: received $13M on this topicCity of Des Moines$13MCity of Des Moines: received $5.1M on this topicCity of Des Moines$5.1MDes Moines Airport Authority: received $5.0M on this topicDes Moines Airport Authority$5.0MDes Moines Performing Arts: received $4.1M on this topicDes Moines Performing Arts$4.1MDes Moines Christian School Attn Carmen Kopf: received $4.0M on this topicDes Moines Christian School Att…$4.0MEdmundson Art Foundation Inc Dba Des Moines Art Center: received $3.6M on this topicEdmundson Art Foundation Inc Db…$3.6MDiocese of Des Moines: received $2.6M on this topicDiocese of Des Moines$2.6MDes Moines Park & Recreation Foundation: received $2.5M on this topicDes Moines Park & Recreation Fo…$2.5MDes Moines Independent School Distr: received $2.2M on this topicDes Moines Independent School D…$2.2MFriends of Des Moines Parks: received $2.1M on this topicFriends of Des Moines Parks$2.1MBallet Des Moines: received $2.0M on this topicBallet Des Moines$2.0MCommunity Foundation of Greater Des Moines: received $2.0M on this topicCommunity Foundation of Greater…$2.0MDes Moines Metro Opera: received $1.9M on this topicDes Moines Metro Opera$1.9MDes Moines Symphony Association: received $1.9M on this topicDes Moines Symphony Association$1.9MGreater Des Moines Botanical Garden: received $1.8M on this topicGreater Des Moines Botanical Ga…$1.8MGreater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity: received $1.7M on this topicGreater Des Moines Habitat for…$1.7MDes Moines Metro Opera Inc: received $1.4M on this topicDes Moines Metro Opera Inc$1.4MGreater Des Moines Public Art Foundation - Co Community Foundation: received $1.3M on this topicGreater Des Moines Public Art F…$1.3MDes Moines Independent Community School District: received $1.1M on this topicDes Moines Independent Communit…$1.1MGreater Des Moines Botanical Gardens: received $1.0M on this topicGreater Des Moines Botanical Ga…$1.0MYMCA of Greater Des Moines: received $953K on this topicYMCA of Greater Des Moines$953KDes Moines University: received $890K on this topicDes Moines University$890KDes Moines Independent School District: received $881K on this topicDes Moines Independent School D…$881KDes Moines Symphony Association Foundation: received $777K on this topicDes Moines Symphony Association…$777KGolf Charitable Foundation of Greater Des Moines: received $757K on this topicGolf Charitable Foundation of G…$757KChildserve Foundation Inc: received $750K on this topicChildserve Foundation Inc$750KGreater Des Moines Partnership: received $744K on this topicGreater Des Moines Partnership$744KCity of West Des Moines: received $742K on this topicCity of West Des Moines$742KDes Moines Metro Opera Foundation: received $736K on this topicDes Moines Metro Opera Foundati…$736KFriends of West Des Moines Parks and Recreation: received $697K on this topicFriends of West Des Moines Park…$697KDes Moines Parks and Recreation: received $682K on this topicDes Moines Parks and Recreation$682KDes Moines Community Playhouse: received $625K on this topicDes Moines Community Playhouse$625KDes Moines Area Religious Council: received $613K on this topicDes Moines Area Religious Counc…$613KDes Moines Area Community College: received $515K on this topicDes Moines Area Community Colle…$515KDes Moines Public Schools: received $490K on this topicDes Moines Public Schools$490KGreater Des Moines Public Art Foundation: received $484K on this topicGreater Des Moines Public Art F…$484KDes Moines Performing Arts: received $425K on this topicDes Moines Performing Arts$425KDes Moines Art Center: received $299K on this topicDes Moines Art Center$299KGreater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity: received $235K on this topicGreater Des Moines Habitat for…$235KWest Des Moines Parks & Recreation: received $120K on this topicWest Des Moines Parks & Recreat…$120KDes Moines Area Religious Council: received $105K on this topicDes Moines Area Religious Counc…$105KCity of West Des Moines: received $50K on this topicCity of West Des Moines$50KDes Moines Arts Festival: received $40K on this topicDes Moines Arts Festival$40KRebuilding Together Greater Des Moines: received $30K on this topicRebuilding Together Greater Des…$30KMercyone Des Moines Foundation: received $25K on this topicMercyone Des Moines Foundation$25KGigi's Playhouse Des Moines: received $11K on this topicGigi's Playhouse Des Moines$11K
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