Funding search · EIN 421362579 · Waterloo, IA

The Gallagher Family Foundation

Name: The Gallagher Family Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

178
grants reported: $5.1M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

education

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

3 grants matching “music education” · $45,000

$15,000
Cedar Valley Chamber Music · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Education support
$15,000
Cedar Valley Chamber Music · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Education support
$15,000
Cedar Valley Chamber Music · Waterloo, IA · 2022
Education support

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Loras College3 grants · $1.3M
Clarke University3 grants · $790,433
University of Northern Iowa3 grants · $459,500
St Edward'S Catholic Church3 grants · $240,000
Grout Museum3 grants · $196,000
Cedar Valley Catholic Schools3 grants · $180,000
Northeast Iowa Food Bank3 grants · $105,000
Georgetown University3 grants · $92,858
Catholic Charities of the3 grants · $90,000
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony3 grants · $75,000

Giving over time

$1.7M

2022

$1.8M

2023

$1.6M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 178 grants.

$515,000
Loras College · Dubuque, IA · 2023
Education support
$515,000
Loras College · Dubuque, IA · 2022
Education support
$348,333
Clarke University · Dubuque, IA · 2024
Education support
$315,000
Loras College · Dubuque, IA · 2024
Education support
$230,700
Clarke University · Dubuque, IA · 2022
Education support
$211,400
Clarke University · Dubuque, IA · 2023
Education support
$207,000
University of Northern Iowa · Cedar Falls, IA · 2023
Education support
$207,000
University of Northern Iowa · Cedar Falls, IA · 2022
Education support
$80,000
St Edward'S Catholic Church · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Education support
$80,000
St Edward'S Catholic Church · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Education support
$80,000
St Edward'S Catholic Church · Waterloo, IA · 2022
Education support
$70,000
Cedar Valley Catholic Schools · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Education support
$70,000
Cedar Valley Catholic Schools · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Education support
$66,000
Grout Museum · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Education support
$65,000
Grout Museum · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Education support
$65,000
Grout Museum · Waterloo, IA · 2022
Education support
$45,500
University of Northern Iowa · Cedar Falls, IA · 2024
Education support
$44,286
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2024
Education support
$40,000
Cedar Valley Catholic Schools · Waterloo, IA · 2022
Education support
$35,000
Nami Dubuque · Dubuque, IA · 2024
Education support
$35,000
Northeast Iowa Food Bank · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Education support
$35,000
Northeast Iowa Food Bank · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Education support
$35,000
Northeast Iowa Food Bank · Waterloo, IA · 2022
Education support
$30,000
Catholic Charities of the · Dubuque, IA · 2024
Education support
$30,000
Catholic Charities of the · Dubuque, IA · 2023
Education support
$30,000
Catholic Charities of the · Dubuque, IA · 2022
Education support
$27,500
Alliance for the Mentally Ill · Dubuque, IA · 2023
Education support
$25,000
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony · Cedar Falls, IA · 2024
Education support
$25,000
Waterloo Community Foundation · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Education support
$25,000
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony · Cedar Falls, IA · 2023
Education support
$25,000
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony · Cedar Falls, IA · 2022
Education support
$24,286
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2023
Education support
$24,286
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2022
Education support
$22,500
Alliance for the Mentally Ill · Dubuque, IA · 2022
Education support
$20,000
Cedar Valley Hospice · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Education support
$20,000
Christian Community Development · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Education support
$20,000
Community Playhouse · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Education support
$20,000
Friends of Hartman Reserve · Cedar Falls, IA · 2024
Education support
$20,000
Hawkeye Community College Fdn · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Education support
$20,000
Iowa Legal Aid Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Education support
$20,000
Peoples Community Health Clinic · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Education support
$20,000
Society of St Vincent De Paul · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Education support
$20,000
The Catholic Foundation in the · Dubuque, IA · 2024
Education support
$20,000
Waterloo Community Foundation · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Education support
$20,000
Youth Art Team · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Education support
$20,000
Cedar Valley Hospice · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Education support
$20,000
Community Playhouse · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Education support
$20,000
Friends of Hartman Reserve · Cedar Falls, IA · 2023
Education support
$20,000
Iowa Legal Aid Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Education support
$20,000
Peoples Community Health Clinic · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Education support
$20,000
The Catholic Foundation in the · Dubuque, IA · 2023
Education support
$20,000
Cedar Valley Hospice · Waterloo, IA · 2022
Education support
$20,000
Community Playhouse · Waterloo, IA · 2022
Education support
$20,000
Friends of Hartman Reserve · Cedar Falls, IA · 2022
Education support
$20,000
Peoples Community Health Clinic · Waterloo, IA · 2022
Education support
$15,000
Cedar Valley Chamber Music · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Education support
$15,000
Family & Children'S Council of · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Education support
$15,000
Friends of the Center Waterloo · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Education support
$15,000
Friends of the Waterloo Public · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Education support
$15,000
Mount Mercy University · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2024
Education support
$15,000
Cedar Valley Chamber Music · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Education support
$15,000
Family & Children'S Council of · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Education support
$15,000
Friends of the Center Waterloo · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Education support
$15,000
Friends of the Waterloo Public · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Education support
$15,000
Hawkeye Community College Fdn · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Education support
$15,000
Mount Mercy University · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2023
Education support
$15,000
Society of St Vincent De Paul · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Education support
$15,000
Catholic Student Center of Cedar · Cedar Falls, IA · 2022
Education support
$15,000
Cedar Valley Chamber Music · Waterloo, IA · 2022
Education support
$15,000
Family & Children'S Council of · Waterloo, IA · 2022
Education support
$15,000
Friends of the Center Waterloo · Waterloo, IA · 2022
Education support
$15,000
Friends of the Waterloo Public · Waterloo, IA · 2022
Education support
$15,000
Hawkeye Community College Fdn · Waterloo, IA · 2022
Education support
$15,000
Mount Mercy University · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2022
Education support
$15,000
Society of St Vincent De Paul · Waterloo, IA · 2022
Education support
$15,000
Waterloo Community Foundation · Waterloo, IA · 2022
Education support
$13,334
Catholic Rural Life · St Paul, MN · 2023
Education support
$13,334
Catholic Rural Life · St Paul, MN · 2022
Education support
$13,332
Catholic Rural Life · St Paul, MN · 2024
Education support
$10,000
Archdiocese of Dubuque · Dubuque, IA · 2024
Education support
$10,000
Blessed Sacrament Church · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Education support
$10,000
Catholic Student Center of Cedar · Cedar Falls, IA · 2024
Education support
$10,000
Cedar Valley Cancer Committee · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Education support
$10,000
Cedar Valley United Way · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Education support
$10,000
Family Ymca of Black Hawk County · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Education support
$10,000
Memorial Foundation of Allen · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Education support
$10,000
Queen of Peace Church · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Education support
$10,000
Sacred Heart Church · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Education support
$10,000
Sinsinawa Dominican · Sinsinawa, WI · 2024
Education support
$10,000
The Job Foundation · Cedar Falls, IA · 2024
Education support
$10,000
Ywca of Black Hawk County · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Education support
$10,000
Archdiocese of Dubuque · Dubuque, IA · 2023
Education support
$10,000
Blessed Sacrament Church · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Education support
$10,000
Catholic Student Center of Cedar · Cedar Falls, IA · 2023
Education support
$10,000
Cedar Valley Cancer Committee · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Education support
$10,000
Cedar Valley United Way · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Education support
$10,000
Christian Community Development · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Education support
$10,000
Family Ymca of Black Hawk County · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Education support
$10,000
Memorial Foundation of Allen · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Education support
$10,000
Queen of Peace Church · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Education support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.