Funding search · EIN 421524565 · Independence, IA
Orlan Snyder Charitable Trust
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 40
- grants reported
- $327,229
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $2,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Friends of Fontana Park4 grants · $120,325
- Iowa State University Foundation4 grants · $94,000
- Buchanan Co Ag Ed Foundation2 grants · $40,000
- Hawkeye Community College Foundatio4 grants · $18,000
- Kirkwood Community College Foundati4 grants · $10,000
- Buena Vista University3 grants · $8,000
- Upper Iowa University3 grants · $6,000
- South Dakota State University3 grants · $6,000
- Morningside College2 grants · $4,000
- Funds for the Future1 grant · $4,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 40 reported grants, largest first.
- $38,000
Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2025
Contribution to scholarship fund
- $36,169
Friends of Fontana Park · Hazleton, IA · 2022
Contribution to general fund
- $35,901
Friends of Fontana Park · Hazleton, IA · 2024
Contribution to general fund
- $30,972
Friends of Fontana Park · Hazleton, IA · 2023
Contribution to general fund
- $22,000
Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2024
Contribution to scholarship fund
- $20,000
Buchanan Co Ag Ed Foundation · Independence, IA · 2023
Contribution to general fund
- $20,000
Buchanan Co Ag Ed Foundation · Independence, IA · 2022
Contribution to general fund
- $18,000
Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2023
Contribution to scholarship fund
- $17,283
Friends of Fontana Park · Hazleton, IA · 2025
Contribution to general fund
- $16,000
Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2022
Contribution to scholarship fund
- $6,000
Hawkeye Community College Foundatio · Waterloo, IA · 2025
Contribution to scholarship fund
- $6,000
Hawkeye Community College Foundatio · Waterloo, IA · 2022
Contribution to scholarship fund
- $4,000
Buena Vista University · Storm Lake, IA · 2025
Contribution to scholarship fund
- $4,000
Kirkwood Community College Foundati · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2025
Contribution to scholarship fund
- $4,000
Hawkeye Community College Foundatio · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Contribution to scholarship fund
- $4,000
Funds for the Future · Winthrop, IA · 2022
Contributions to scholarship funds
- $3,404
Independence Dollars for Scholars · Independence, IA · 2022
Contribution to scholarship fund
- $2,000
Morningside College · Sioux City, IA · 2025
Contribution to scholarship fund
- $2,000
Nicc Business Office · Calmar, IA · 2025
Contribution to scholarship fund
- $2,000
South Dakota State University · Brookings, SD · 2025
Contribution to scholarship fund
- $2,000
University of Wisconsin Foundation · Madison, WI · 2025
Contribution to scholarship fund
- $2,000
Buena Vista University · Storm Lake, IA · 2024
Contribution to scholarship fund
- $2,000
Kirkwood Community College Foundati · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2024
Contribution to scholarship fund
- $2,000
Morningside College · Sioux City, IA · 2024
Contribution to scholarship fund
- $2,000
Nicc Business Office · Calmar, IA · 2024
Contribution to scholarship fund
- $2,000
South Dakota State University · Brookings, SD · 2024
Contribution to scholarship fund
- $2,000
Upper Iowa University · Fayette, IA · 2024
Contribution to scholarship fund
- $2,000
Buena Vista University · Storm Lake, IA · 2023
Contribution to scholarship fund
- $2,000
Hawkeye Community College Foundatio · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Contribution to scholarship fund
- $2,000
Kirkwood Community College Foundati · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2023
Contribution to scholarship fund
- $2,000
South Dakota State University · Brookings, SD · 2023
Contribution to scholarship fund
- $2,000
Upper Iowa University · Fayette, IA · 2023
Contribution to scholarship fund
- $2,000
Animal Behavior College · Valencia, CA · 2022
Contributions to scholarship funds
- $2,000
Kirkwood Community College Foundati · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2022
Contribution to scholarship fund
- $2,000
Northeast Iowa Community College Fo · Peosta, IA · 2022
Contribution to scholarship fund
- $2,000
Upper Iowa University · Fayette, IA · 2022
Contribution to scholarship fund
- $1,000
Eb Friends of Ffa · Independence, IA · 2023
Contribution to general fund
- $1,000
Wv Friends of Ffa · Fairbank, IA · 2023
Contribution to general fund
- $1,000
Independence Ffa · Independence, IA · 2022
Contribution to scholarship fund
- $500
Independence Ffa · Independence, IA · 2023
Contribution to scholarship fund
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