Meredith Corporation Foundation Grants

How to apply

This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.

Contact

Cheri Cipperley

Address

3106 INGERSOLL AVENUE DES MOINES, IA, 50312

Phone

(515) 710-0548

Deadlines

January 15 through March 15, and July 15 through September 15

Application materials

All requests for funding must be submitted in writing. All requests for funding must be submitted in writing. Telephone requests are not accepted. Applications for telephone requests are not accepted. Applications for funding should include the following: funding should include the following: -name, address, telephone number and position of the person submitting the application. -name, address, telephone number and position of the -copy of 501(c)(3) IRS ruling. Person submitting the application. -a summary describing the organization's purpose, services provided, target populations and an explanation of how it -copy of 501(c)(3) IRS ruling. Meets an identified community need(s). -the specific amount of money being requested and an -a summary describing the organization's purpose, services explanation of how the funds would be used. Provided, target populations and an explanation of how it -a current and a projected (or prior year) budget, clearly meets an identified community need(s).

Restrictions

Meredith corporation foundation giving guidelines: meredith corporation foundation giving guidelines: grants are made in three categories: grants are made in three categories: education (to select universities with journalism schools that have an emphasis in magazine journalism and to education (to select universities with journalism schools specialized education programs such as head start and that have an emphasis in magazine journalism and to success by six); specialized education programs such as head start and human services (particularly to programs and projects that success by six); help meet the needs of families and children at risk); and arts and culture (special emphasis on helping performing human services (particularly to programs and projects that and visual arts groups build audience and reach out to help meet the needs of families and children at risk); children, the disadvantaged, and the disabled). And arts and culture (special emphasis on helping performing and visua

Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Where Meredith Corporation Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (37 reported in all).

About this data

Figures are aggregated from Meredith Corporation Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (3 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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