Funding search · EIN 426064819 · Clive, IA
Father John Aldera Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 44
- grants reported
- $70,500
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $1,100
- 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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1 grant matching “cobtribution” · $2,000
- $2,000
Maryknoll Missions · Maryknoll, NY · 2022
Charitable Cobtribution
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Benedictine Mission House4 grants · $15,800
- Dmarc Food Pantry4 grants · $10,750
- Sisters of Charity of the Bvm4 grants · $8,700
- Maryknoll Missions4 grants · $7,700
- Innervisions Healthcare4 grants · $4,350
- Dowling Catholic High School - Ut Fidem4 grants · $4,350
- Diocesan Training4 grants · $4,200
- Mary'S Meals4 grants · $3,325
- Sacred Heart Church3 grants · $3,100
- Ellipsisyess3 grants · $2,325
Giving over time
Grant history
All 44 reported grants, largest first.
- $5,000
Benedictine Mission House · Schuyler, NE · 2025
Charitale Contribution
- $3,800
Benedictine Mission House · Schuyler, NE · 2024
Charitable Contribution
- $3,500
Benedictine Mission House · Schuyler, NE · 2023
Charitable Contribution
- $3,500
Benedictine Mission House · Schuyler, NE · 2022
Charitable Contribution
- $3,000
Dmarc Food Pantry · Des Moines, IA · 2025
Charitable Contribution
- $2,750
Dmarc Food Pantry · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Charitable Contribution
- $2,500
Sisters of Charity of the Bvm · Dubuque, IA · 2025
Charitable Contribution
- $2,500
Dmarc Food Pantry · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Charitable Contribution
- $2,500
Dmarc Food Pantry · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Charitable Contribution
- $2,200
Maryknoll Missions · Maryknoll, NY · 2024
Charitable Contribution
- $2,200
Sisters of Charity of the Bvm · Dubuque, IA · 2024
Charitable Contribution
- $2,000
Maryknoll Missions · Maryknoll, NY · 2023
Charitable Contribution
- $2,000
Sisters of Charity of the Bvm · Dubuque, IA · 2023
Charitable Contribution
- $2,000
Maryknoll Missions · Maryknoll, NY · 2022
Charitable Cobtribution
- $2,000
Sisters of Charity of the Bvm · Dubuque, IA · 2022
Charitable Contribution
- $1,500
Maryknoll Missions · Maryknoll, NY · 2025
Charitable Contribution
- $1,250
Dowling Catholic High School - Ut Fidem · West Des Moines, IA · 2025
Charitable Contribution
- $1,250
Innervisions Healthcare · Clive, IA · 2025
Charitable Contribution
- $1,250
Sacred Heart Catholic Church · West Des Moines, IA · 2025
Charitable Contribution
- $1,150
Catholic Charities of Des Moines · Des Moines, IA · 2025
Charitable Contribution
- $1,100
Diocesan Training · Des Moines, IA · 2025
Charitable Contribution
- $1,100
Diocesan Training · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Charitable Contribution
- $1,100
Dowling Catholic High School - Ut Fidem · West Des Moines, IA · 2024
Charitable Contribution
- $1,100
Innervisions Healthcare · West Des Moines, IA · 2024
Charitable Contribution
- $1,100
Sacred Heart Church · West Des Moines, IA · 2024
Charitable Contribution
- $1,000
Ellipsisyouth Emergency Services and Shelter · Johnston, IA · 2025
Charitable Contribution
- $1,000
Embrace Iowa · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2025
Charitable Contribution
- $1,000
Mary'S Meals · Bloomfield, NJ · 2025
Charitale Contribution
- $1,000
Catholic Charities of Des Moines · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Charitable Contribution
- $1,000
Diocesan Training · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Charitable Contribution
- $1,000
Dowling Catholic High School - Ut Fidem · West Des Moines, IA · 2023
Charitable Contribution
- $1,000
Innervisions Healthcare · West Des Moines, IA · 2023
Charitable Contribution
- $1,000
Sacred Heart Church · West Des Moines, IA · 2023
Charitable Contribution
- $1,000
Diocesan Training · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Charitable Contribution
- $1,000
Dowling Catholic High School - Ut Fidem · West Des Moines, IA · 2022
Charitable Contribution
- $1,000
Innervisions Healthcare · West Des Moines, IA · 2022
Charitable Contribution
- $1,000
Sacred Heart Church · West Des Moines, IA · 2022
Charitable Contribution
- $825
Ellipsisyess · Johnston, IA · 2024
Charitable Contribution
- $825
Mary'S Meals · Bloomfield, NJ · 2024
Charitable Contribution
- $750
Ellipsisyess · Johnston, IA · 2023
Charitable Contribution
- $750
Mary'S Meals · Bloomfield, NJ · 2023
Charitable Contribution
- $750
Ellipsisyess · Johnston, IA · 2022
Charitable Contribution
- $750
Mary'S Meals · Bloomfield, NJ · 2022
Charitable Contribution
- $500
Shirley'S Shelter · Toccoa, GA · 2023
Charitable Contribution
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