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Prairie Meadows Race Track & Casino Inc

Grantmaking foundation in Altoona, Iowa · EIN 42-1244913

Total giving
$33MTax year 2024
Grants made
312Tax year 2024
Total assets
$330MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2024Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

PURSUANT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(4), PRAIRIE MEADOWS RACE TRACK AND CASINO IS NOT ORGANIZED FOR PROFIT BUT IS OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES PROVIDING A SOURCE OF RECREATION FOR THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDING A GENERALLY POSITIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT ON CENTRAL IOWA IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITIZENS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN THE AREA. PURSUANT TO SECTION 99F.6(4)(A) OF THE IOWA CODE, PRAIRIE MEADOWS RACE TRACK AND CASINO IS REQUIRED TO DISTRIBUTE AND DOES DISTRIBUTE ITS PROFITS FOR "EDUCATIONAL, CIVIC, PUBLIC, CHARITABLE, PATRIOTIC, OR RELIGIOUS" USES AS DEFINED IN SECTION 99B.7(3)(B) OF THE IOWA CODE.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$13M2020
$22M2021
$28M2022
$32M2023
$33M2024

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
Polk County Iowa$12M2024
Des Moines Park & Recreation Foundation$900K2024
Childserve Foundation Inc$750K2024
Ducks Unlimited Inc$470K2024
Great Outdoors Foundation$470K2024

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list (312 grants in 2024) is available with a free account.

Website: prairieinc.com

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2024. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.