Funding search · EIN 426496438 · Fort Dodge, IA

The Catherine Vincent Deardorf

Name: The Catherine Vincent Deardorf grants, 2022–2025
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.

108
grants reported: $1.7M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $10,000
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.

What they fund

collection development summer season center concert festival production

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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.

4 grants matching “lifeworks” · $47,533

$19,000
Blanden Charitable Foundation · Fort Dodge, IA · 2025
Blanden art festival; blanden programming; lifeworks art therapy
$5,000
Blanden Charitable Foundation · Fort Dodge, IA · 2024
Lifeworks art therapy
$20,333
Blanden Charitable Foundation · Fort Dodge, IA · 2023
Programming; lifeworks art therapy program; public art project
$3,200
Lifeworks Community Services · Fort Dodge, IA · 2022
Art therapy program

Top recipients

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

Fort Dodge Public Library Foundation4 grants · $155,000
Iccc Foundation5 grants · $146,760
Friends of Webster County Conservation2 grants · $135,000
City of Fort Dodge2 grants · $125,000
Hawkeye Community Theatre4 grants · $99,000
United Way Community Foundation3 grants · $97,000
Comedia Musica Players4 grants · $90,000
Fort Dodge Area Symphony3 grants · $65,000
Blanden Charitable Foundation4 grants · $51,000
Fort Dodge Historical Society3 grants · $50,000

Giving over time

$435,597

2022

$405,379

2023

$375,971

2024

$437,972

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 108 grants.

$75,000
City of Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA · 2025
Oakland cemetery improvement project
$75,000
Friends of Webster County Conservation · Fort Dodge, IA · 2022
Public art sculpture -central river district - river's edge discovery center
$60,000
Friends of Webster County Conservation · Fort Dodge, IA · 2023
Interior murals in the river's edge discovery center
$50,000
City of Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA · 2024
Oakland cemetery improvement project
$50,000
Fort Dodge Public Library Foundation · Fort Dodge, IA · 2023
Collection development project
$50,000
Iccc Foundation · Fort Dodge, IA · 2023
Iowa central center for performing arts
$50,000
Fort Dodge Public Library Foundation · Fort Dodge, IA · 2022
Collection development project
$50,000
Iccc Foundation · Fort Dodge, IA · 2022
Iowa central center for performing arts
$39,000
Hawkeye Community Theatre · Manson, IA · 2025
2025 season and resurfacing the parking lot
$38,030
Iccc Foundation · Fort Dodge, IA · 2024
Afro-latino festival and public art outside for performing arts building
$37,000
United Way Community Foundation · Fort Dodge, IA · 2024
United way annual community campaign/ emily averill foundation
$35,000
United Way Community Foundation · Fort Dodge, IA · 2025
2025-2026 campaign
$30,000
Cinematography for Actors Institute · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
"a country dog" short film
$30,000
Fd Senior High Band Boosters · Fort Dodge, IA · 2025
New band instruments; drumline replacement
$30,000
Fort Dodge Public Library Foundation · Fort Dodge, IA · 2024
Collection development project
$30,000
Fort Dodge Area Symphony · Fort Dodge, IA · 2023
2023-24 concert season
$30,000
United Way Community Foundation of · Fort Dodge, IA · 2023
Annual community campaign
$25,000
Comedia Musica Players · Fort Dodge, IA · 2025
"something rotten" production
$25,000
Fort Dodge Public Library Foundation · Fort Dodge, IA · 2025
Collection development project
$25,000
Fd Community Foundation · Fort Dodge, IA · 2024
Veterans bridge fund
$25,000
Fort Dodge Fine Arts Association · Fort Dodge, IA · 2024
Historic phillips auditorium sound system
$25,000
Comedia Musica Players · Fort Dodge, IA · 2022
"9 to 5" production
$25,000
Fort Dodge Band Boosters · Fort Dodge, IA · 2022
New band equipment/instruments
$25,000
United Way Community Foundation · Fort Dodge, IA · 2022
United way annual community campaign
$23,791
Duncombe Public Library · Duncombe, IA · 2023
New library shelving
$22,824
Vincent House · Fort Dodge, IA · 2022
Repairs to vincent house
$20,333
Blanden Charitable Foundation · Fort Dodge, IA · 2023
Programming; lifeworks art therapy program; public art project
$20,150
Fd Csd Senior High Choir Boosters · Fort Dodge, IA · 2025
Middle school auditorium projection; lighting control & fdms auditorium
$20,000
Fort Dodge Historical Society · Fort Dodge, IA · 2025
Frontier days
$20,000
Comedia Musica Players · Fort Dodge, IA · 2024
"holiday inn" production
$20,000
Hawkeye Community Theatre · Manson, IA · 2024
2024 season
$20,000
Comedia Musica Players · Fort Dodge, IA · 2023
Suessical production
$20,000
Hawkeye Community Theatre · Manson, IA · 2023
2023 season
$20,000
Webster County Fair Foundation · Fort Dodge, IA · 2023
Indoor arena facelift
$20,000
Hawkeye Community Theatre · Manson, IA · 2022
65th year production
$19,000
Blanden Charitable Foundation · Fort Dodge, IA · 2025
Blanden art festival; blanden programming; lifeworks art therapy
$18,000
Fort Dodge Area Symphony · Fort Dodge, IA · 2024
2024-2025 symphony season
$17,000
Fort Dodge Area Symphony · Fort Dodge, IA · 2022
2022-23 concert season
$17,000
Stage Door Productions · Fort Dodge, IA · 2022
Shrek jr -the musical
$15,976
Dayton Public Library · Dayton, IA · 2024
Collection development and new computer stations
$15,000
Fd Senior High Band Boosters · Fort Dodge, IA · 2024
New band instruments
$15,000
Fort Dodge Historical Society · Fort Dodge, IA · 2024
Frontier days
$15,000
Fort Dodge Historical Society · Fort Dodge, IA · 2023
Frontier days
$15,000
Fd Historical Foundation Fort Museu · Fort Dodge, IA · 2022
Frontier days
$14,600
Dayton Public Library · Dayton, IA · 2025
Collection development
$14,000
Blanden Art Museum · Fort Dodge, IA · 2024
Exhibitions and educational programming fy25
$13,248
Preserve Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA · 2025
Sacred heart drainage mitigation project
$13,032
Harcourt Public Library · Harcourt, IA · 2024
Library collection & harcourt beautification project mural
$13,000
Fd Senior High Choir Boosters · Fort Dodge, IA · 2023
Updated sound equipment
$12,500
Fort Dodge Fine Arts Association · Fort Dodge, IA · 2023
Hamilton loomis band, the back line and the sound/lighting
$12,250
Fd Community Foundation · Fort Dodge, IA · 2025
Lost grove community center project; book call spotflight
$11,000
Webster County Historical Foundation · Fort Dodge, IA · 2024
New computer, new printer, new scanner and the catalogin & digitizing software
$10,500
Duncombe Public Library · Duncombe, IA · 2022
New dvd shelves
$10,000
Afes · Fort Dodge, IA · 2025
Afes summer & after school program
$10,000
Blanden Art Museum · Fort Dodge, IA · 2022
Program support
$9,076
Fort Dodge Choral Society · Fort Dodge, IA · 2025
"beauty of the earth" concert; march 2026 concert
$9,000
Badger Lake Dragon Boat Association · Fort Dodge, IA · 2025
Badger lake dragon boat bash
$8,950
Badger Lake Dragon Boat Association · Fort Dodge, IA · 2022
Badger lake dragon boat bash
$8,500
Iowa Central Community College · For Dodge, IA · 2025
Afro-latino festival; native american heritage month celebration
$8,200
Harcourt Public Library · Harcourt, IA · 2025
Collection development
$8,099
Southeast Valley Community Schools · Gowrie, IA · 2025
Purchase a yamaha tuba
$7,500
Fort Dodge Noon Sertoma · Fort Dodge, IA · 2022
"lights at kennedy" project
$7,247
Badger Public Library · Badger, IA · 2025
Replace office equipment and patron electronics
$6,667
Blanden Charitable Foundation · Fort Dodge, IA · 2022
Public art project
$6,515
Lehigh Public Library · Lehigh, IA · 2023
Technology updates and decor update
$6,500
Stage Door Productions · Fort Dodge, IA · 2025
2025-2026 season
$6,500
Stage Door Productions · Fort Dodge, IA · 2024
Summer musical
$6,000
Stage Door Productions · Fort Dodge, IA · 2023
Madagascar jr production
$5,600
Badger Lake Dragon Boat Association · Fort Dodge, IA · 2024
Badger lake dragon boat bash
$5,000
Blanden Charitable Foundation · Fort Dodge, IA · 2024
Lifeworks art therapy
$5,000
Badger Lake Dragon Boat Association · Fort Dodge, IA · 2023
Badger lake dragon boat bash
$5,000
Holy Trinity Food Pantry · Fort Dodge, IA · 2022
One time donation
$5,000
Lord'S Cupboard · Fort Dodge, IA · 2022
Donation
$5,000
Ywca · Fort Dodge, IA · 2022
Donation
$4,870
Fort Dodge Choral Society · Sac City, IA · 2023
"beauty standards" concert
$4,670
Fort Dodge Choral Society · Sac City, IA · 2022
"new releases" concert in april 2023
$4,500
Iccc Foundation · Fort Dodge, IA · 2023
Afro-latino festival
$4,460
Fort Dodge Community School Distric · Fort Dodge, IA · 2022
Welder
$4,230
Iccc Foundation · Fort Dodge, IA · 2022
Afro-latino festival
$4,000
Callender Heritage Library · Callender, IA · 2022
Summer fun 2022 project
$3,833
Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa · Urbandale, IA · 2024
Webster county girl scouts digital leadership
$3,700
St Edmond Catholic School · Fort Dodge, IA · 2022
New kiln
$3,550
Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa · Urbandale, IA · 2025
Community troop programs for fd girl scouts
$3,500
Callender Heritage Library · Callender, IA · 2024
Summer programs and new books
$3,500
Callender Heritage Library · Callender, IA · 2023
Collection development, children's programming and furnishings
$3,200
Lifeworks Community Services · Fort Dodge, IA · 2022
Art therapy program
$3,000
Fdsh Speech and Drama Boosters · Fort Dodge, IA · 2025
Fall play
$3,000
Fort Dodge Fine Arts Association · Fort Dodge, IA · 2025
Annual avey grouws bank w/ronley king blues band concert
$2,800
Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa · Urbandale, IA · 2023
Webster county girl scouts cooking and healthy living project
$2,750
Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa · Urbandale, IA · 2022
Fort dodge girl scouts butterfly garden
$2,500
Fdsh Speech and Drama Boosters · Fort Dodge, IA · 2024
Fall play
$2,400
Fdsh Speech and Drama Boosters · Fort Dodge, IA · 2022
Fort dodge senior high school fall play
$2,000
Community Early Childhood Center · Fort Dodge, IA · 2025
Updating classrooms
$2,000
Linking Families and Communities · Fort Dodge, IA · 2023
Fort dodge play & learn center
$2,000
Community Christian School · Fort Dodge, IA · 2022
Ongoing supply needs for k-8th grade art program
$1,996
Ywca Vincent House · Fort Dodge, IA · 2022
Replace/upgrade security system
$1,900
Fdsh Speech and Drama Boosters · Fort Dodge, IA · 2023
Fall play
$1,500
Blanden Art Museum · Fort Dodge, IA · 2023
Blanden art festival
$1,100
Clare Public Library · Clare, IA · 2025
Summer reading program
$1,000
Badger Public Library · Badger, IA · 2024
Large print collection

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