Funding search · EIN 760751233 · Council Bluffs, IA
Charles E Lakin 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.
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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3 grants matching “rejuvenation” · $14,000
- $3,000
Rejuvenating Women · Boys Town, NE · 2024
Contribution for general purposes
- $6,000
Rejuvenating Women · Boys Town, NE · 2023
Contribution for general purposes
- $5,000
Rejuvenating Women · Boys Town, NE · 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
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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