Food Bank of Iowa has been voted by Business Record readers as the most influential nonprofit organization in Greater Des Moines.

Food Bank of Iowa topped the annual list of the 25 Most Influential Nonprofits that appears in the 2023 Book of Lists.

The online survey of Business Record readers, which was conducted in the summer of 2022, asked participants which nonprofit they believe is the most influential and asked them to pick nine other nonprofits that they also perceived to be influential.

The votes were tallied and IP addresses were analyzed, much as we do for Best of Des Moines, to remove suspicious voting and obvious attempts to fraudulently influence rankings.

The Business Record also released its list of the Top 25 Most Influential Business Leaders. View them here

Top 25 Most Influential Nonprofits

1. Food Bank of Iowa

2. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa Inc.

3. ChildServe

4. Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC)

5. Variety – the Children’s Charity

6. Easter Seals Iowa

7. Animal Rescue League of Iowa Inc.

8. EveryStep

9. United Way of Central Iowa

10. Planned Parenthood North Central States | Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa

11. Make-A-Wish Foundation of Iowa

12. Meals from the Heartland

13. Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa

14. Children and Families of Iowa

15. Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity

16. Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Iowa Inc.

17. Blank Park Zoo Foundation Inc.

18. Hope Ministries

19. Des Moines Public Library

20. Greater Des Moines Partnership

21. Ellipsis

22. Young Women’s Resource Center

23. Iowa Public Radio

24. Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines

25. Above & Beyond Cancer