Funding search · EIN 760751233 · Council Bluffs, IA

Charles E Lakin Foundation

Name: Charles E Lakin 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.

226
grants reported: $45.5M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $13,575
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

maintenance scholarships shelter swim

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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.

8 grants matching “pottawattamie” · $611,245

$100,000
The Visiting Nurse Association of Pottawattamie County Iowa · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Contribution for general purposes
$27,415
Pottawattamie Arts Culture Entertainment · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Contribution for general purposes
$100,000
The Visiting Nurse Association of Pottawattamie County Iowa · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$27,415
Pottawattamie Arts Culture Entertainment · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$144,615
Pottawattamie Arts Culture & Entertainment · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Contribution for general purposes
$110,800
Pottawattamie County Community Foundation · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Contribution for general purposes
$100,000
The Visiting Nurse Association of Pottawattamie County Iowa · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Contribution for general purposes
$1,000
Pottawattamie County Development Corp · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Contribution for general purposes

Top recipients

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

Community Foundation for Western Iowa2 grants · $10.8M
Charles E Lakin Human Service Campus Foundation3 grants · $6.2M
Avenue Scholars Foundation3 grants · $4.5M
Boys & Girls Club3 grants · $2.3M
Micah House Corporation3 grants · $2.1M
African American Empowerment Network3 grants · $1.6M
Completely Kids3 grants · $1.5M
Southwest Iowa Family Services3 grants · $1.1M
Community Alliance1 grant · $1.0M
East Mills Child Care Solutions1 grant · $1.0M

Giving over time

$8.0M

2022

$10.9M

2023

$26.6M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 226 grants.

$10.7M
Community Foundation for Western Iowa · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Contribution for general purposes
$6.0M
Charles E Lakin Human Service Campus Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2024
Contribution for general purposes
$1.9M
Avenue Scholars Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2024
Contribution for general purposes
$1.7M
Avenue Scholars Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$1.1M
Boys & Girls Club · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$1.0M
Micah House Corporation · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Contribution for general purposes
$1.0M
Community Alliance · Omaha, NE · 2024
Contribution for general purposes
$1.0M
East Mills Child Care Solutions · Malvern, IA · 2024
Contribution for general purposes
$898,821
Avenue Scholars Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2022
Contribution for general purposes
$880,000
Southwest Iowa Family Services · Atlantic, IA · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$762,000
Micah House Corporation · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$600,000
Boys & Girls Club · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Contribution for general purposes
$560,000
Boys & Girls Club · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Contribution for general purposes
$536,144
African American Empowerment Network · Omaha, NE · 2024
Contribution for general purposes
$522,760
African American Empowerment Network · Omaha, NE · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$514,700
African American Empowerment Network · Omaha, NE · 2022
Contribution for general purposes
$512,500
Teammates Mentoring Program · La Vista, NE · 2022
Contribution for general purposes
$510,100
Completely Kids · Omaha, NE · 2024
Contribution for general purposes
$510,100
Completely Kids · Omaha, NE · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$510,000
Completely Kids · Omaha, NE · 2022
Contribution for swim program
$500,000
Noble Initiative Foundation · Griswold, IA · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$500,000
The Stanton Child Resource Center · Stanton, IA · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$500,000
Neola Betterment Corporation · Neola, IA · 2022
Contribution for general purposes
$358,333
Southwest Iowa Nonprofit for Collective Impact · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$358,333
Southwest Iowa Nonprofit for Collective Impact · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Contribution for general purposes
$344,000
The Stanton Child Resource Center · Stanton, IA · 2024
Contribution for general purposes
$337,000
Micah House Corporation · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Contribution for shelter
$300,000
Impact Hill · Oakland, IA · 2022
Contribution for general purposes
$300,000
Omni Behavioral Health · Omaha, NE · 2022
Contribution for general purposes
$273,446
Children'S Hospital & Medical Center Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$266,590
Bethesda Urban Community Development Corporation · Omaha, NE · 2024
Contribution for general purposes
$266,590
Bethesda Urban Community Development Corporation · Omaha, NE · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$266,590
Bethesda Urban Community Development Corporation · Omaha, NE · 2022
Contribution for general purposes
$259,000
Ymca of Greater Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2022
Contribution for general purposes
$250,902
Children'S Hospital & Medical Center Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2024
Contribution for general purposes
$250,000
Connected Roots Care Center · Omaha, NE · 2024
Contribution for general purposes
$246,000
Teammates Mentoring Program · La Vista, NE · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$241,500
Teammates Mentoring Program · La Vista, NE · 2024
Contribution for general purposes
$222,400
Children'S Square USA · Council Bluffs, NE · 2022
Contribution for general purposes
$220,400
Children'S Square USA · Council Bluffs, NE · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$206,000
Bethlehem House · Omaha, NE · 2024
Contribution for general purposes
$205,000
Bethlehem House · Omaha, NE · 2022
Contribution for general purposes
$204,000
Bethlehem House · Omaha, NE · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$200,000
Omaha Bridges Out of Poverty · Omaha, NE · 2024
Contribution for general purposes
$200,000
Omaha Bridges Out of Poverty · Omaha, NE · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$200,000
Omaha Bridges Out of Poverty · Omaha, NE · 2022
Contribution for general purposes
$200,000
Southwest Iowa Family Services · Atlantic, IA · 2022
Contribution for general purposes
$174,100
Partnership 4 Kids · Omaha, NE · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$168,624
Vision Treynor Group · Treynor, IA · 2024
Contribution for general purposes
$167,376
Vision Treynor Group · Treynor, IA · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$155,000
Habitat for Humanity Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Contribution for general purposes
$155,000
Habitat for Humanity Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Contribution for general purposes
$153,565
Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy · Gretna, NE · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$152,300
Habitat for Humanity Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$150,000
Together Inc of Metropolitan Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$150,000
Together Inc of Metropolitan Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2022
Contribution for general purposes
$144,615
Pottawattamie Arts Culture & Entertainment · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Contribution for general purposes
$140,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands · Omaha, NE · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$125,500
Jet Award Foundation & Trust · Omaha, NE · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$121,491
Impact Hill · Oakland, IA · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$117,200
Police Athletics for Community Engagement · Omaha, NE · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$116,460
West Central Community Action · Harlan, IA · 2024
Contribution for general purposes
$116,460
Women'S Center for Advancement · Omaha, NE · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$116,460
Women'S Center for Advancement · Omaha, NE · 2022
Contribution for general purposes
$115,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands · Omaha, NE · 2022
Contribution for general purposes
$112,162
Charles E Lakin Human Service Campus Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2022
Maintenance
$110,800
Pottawattamie County Community Foundation · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Contribution for general purposes
$107,909
Heartland Family Service · Omaha, NE · 2024
Contribution for general purposes
$104,212
Heartland Family Service · Omaha, NE · 2022
Contribution for general purposes
$103,000
Food Bank for the Heartland · Omaha, NE · 2024
Contribution for general purposes
$103,000
Food Bank for the Heartland · Omaha, NE · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$101,940
Heartland Family Service · Omaha, NE · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$100,000
Applied Information Management Institute · Omaha, NE · 2024
Contribution for general purposes
$100,000
First Responders Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2024
Contribution for general purposes
$100,000
The Visiting Nurse Association of Pottawattamie County Iowa · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Contribution for general purposes
$100,000
Applied Information Management Institute · Omaha, NE · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$100,000
First Responders Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$100,000
The Visiting Nurse Association of Pottawattamie County Iowa · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$100,000
Applied Information Management Institute · Omaha, NE · 2022
Contribution for general purposes
$100,000
First Responders Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2022
Contribution for general purposes
$100,000
Nebraska Enterprise Fund · Oakland, NE · 2022
Contribution for general purposes
$100,000
The Visiting Nurse Association of Pottawattamie County Iowa · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Contribution for general purposes
$90,000
Community Foundation for Western Iowa · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$75,500
Jet Award Foundation & Trust · Omaha, NE · 2024
Contribution for general purposes
$75,000
100 Black Men of Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2024
Contribution for general purposes
$75,000
Green Hills Aea · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Contribution for general purposes
$75,000
Omaha Symphony Association · Omaha, NE · 2024
Contribution for general purposes
$75,000
Partnership 4 Kids · Omaha, NE · 2024
Contribution for general purposes
$75,000
100 Black Men of Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$75,000
Metro Continuum of Care for the Homeless · Omaha, NE · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$75,000
Omaha Symphony Association · Omaha, NE · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$75,000
100 Black Men of Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2022
Contribution for general purposes
$65,000
Green Hills Aea · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$58,000
Green Hills Aea · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Scholarships
$48,000
Bags of Fun · Elkhorn, NE · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$45,000
Bags of Fun · Elkhorn, NE · 2022
Contribution for general purposes
$43,000
Bags of Fun · Elkhorn, NE · 2024
Contribution for general purposes
$30,000
Omaha Symphony Association · Omaha, NE · 2022
Contribution for general purposes
$29,995
Charles E Lakin Human Service Campus Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
$27,415
Pottawattamie Arts Culture Entertainment · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Contribution for general purposes

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