Funding search · EIN 255100130 · Wilmington, DE
Adams Family Foundation of Nora Springs Iowa
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 56
- grants reported
- $2.4M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $6,325
- 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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Top recipients
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- North Iowa Area Community College Foundation4 grants · $885,000
- Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines2 grants · $800,000
- City of Nora Springs20 grants · $344,237
- Central Springs Community School District6 grants · $142,124
- Central Springs Ag Ed Boosters Incorporated3 grants · $60,000
- Nora Springs Volunteer Ambulance Service2 grants · $40,727
- Nora Springs Farm Fire Service Company2 grants · $36,463
- City of Rudd2 grants · $30,000
- Nora Springs Historical Society West Congress4 grants · $21,000
- Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1 grant · $16,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 56 reported grants, largest first.
- $500,000
Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines · Des Moines, IA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $305,000
North Iowa Area Community College Foundation · Mason City, IA · 2023
Adams Family Foundation of Nora Springs, Iowa Scholarship FUnd
- $300,000
Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines · Des Moines, IA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $290,000
North Iowa Area Community College Foundation · Mason City, IA · 2022
Adams Family Foundation of Nora Springs, Iowa Scholarship Fund
- $285,000
North Iowa Area Community College Foundation · Mason City, IA · 2024
Adams Family Foundation of Nora Springs, Iowa Scholarship fund
- $75,506
City of Nora Springs · Nora Springs, IA · 2024
Lookout Point Parking Lot Project
- $50,869
Central Springs Community School District · Manly, IA · 2024
Wee Soar Preschool, Central Springs CSD
- $50,000
City of Nora Springs · Nora Springs, IA · 2024
Nora Springs Aquatic Center Updates
- $47,634
City of Nora Springs · Nora Springs, IA · 2022
Nora Springs Aquatic Center Pool Repainting
- $44,478
Central Springs Community School District · Manly, IA · 2022
for Wee Soar Preschool
- $40,000
City of Nora Springs · Nora Springs, IA · 2022
Old Mill Pond North Bank Improvement
- $36,782
Nora Springs Volunteer Ambulance Service · Nora Springs, IA · 2024
to purchase New cardiac monitor
- $26,723
Central Springs Community School District · Manly, IA · 2023
Preschool Tuition Grant
- $26,337
City of Nora Springs · Nora Springs, IA · 2022
Nora Springs UTV & Snow removal
- $25,000
City of Rudd · Rudd, IA · 2023
Imagination Splash Station
- $20,068
Nora Springs Farm Fire Service Company · Nora Springs, IA · 2023
Bunker Gear Replacement
- $20,000
Central Springs Ag Ed Boosters Incorporated · Nora Springs, IA · 2024
Central Springs AgEd Curriculum and FFA Chapter
- $20,000
Central Springs Ag Ed Boosters Incorporated · Nora Springs, IA · 2023
Central Springs AgEd Curriculum and FFA Chapter
- $20,000
Central Springs Ag Ed Boosters Incorporated · Mason City, IA · 2022
Central Springs AgEd Curriculum and FFA Chapter fund
- $18,000
City of Nora Springs · Nora Springs, IA · 2023
Lookout Point Parking Lot Engineering
- $17,500
City of Nora Springs · Nora Springs, IA · 2024
Lot purchase north of 6th St. Parking lot
- $16,395
Nora Springs Farm Fire Service Company · Nora Springs, IA · 2023
to purchase Jaws of Life rescue tools replacement
- $16,000
Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861- · Waverly, IA · 2024
Nora Springs Civil War Memorial Restoration Project
- $13,108
City of Nora Springs · Nora Springs, IA · 2023
Boulder Park Slide Replacement
- $11,287
Central Springs Community School District · Manly, IA · 2023
To purchase Portable Blinker Stop Signs
- $10,000
City of Nora Springs · Nora Springs, IA · 2024
Nora Springs Warning System Siren Update - Project
- $8,250
City of Nora Springs · Nora Springs, IA · 2022
Buckthorn control in Adams Woods
- $6,650
City of Nora Springs · Nora Springs, IA · 2023
Boulder Park Slide Installation
- $6,000
Nora Springs Historical Society West Congress · Nora Springs, IA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $6,000
City of Nora Springs · Nora Springs, IA · 2022
Parks & Rec - Dock for Old Mill Pond
- $6,000
City of Nora Springs · Nora Springs, IA · 2022
Parks & Rec - Disc Golf Course
- $5,539
Central Springs Community School District · Manly, IA · 2023
Summer Food Program at Nora Springs Campus
- $5,000
North Iowa Area Community College Foundation · Mason City, IA · 2024
NIACC Nursing Training: Advancing Facilities for North Iowa
- $5,000
Nora Springs Historical Society West Congress · Nora Springs, IA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Nora Springs Historical Society West Congress · Nora Springs, IA · 2023
Documentary on Historical Society
- $5,000
City of Rudd · Rudd, IA · 2022
Public Library Re-Build
- $5,000
Floyd County Iowa · Charles City, IA · 2022
Floyd County K9 Program
- $5,000
Nora Springs Historical Society West Congress · Nora Springs, IA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $4,200
City of Nora Springs · Nora Springs, IA · 2024
Nora Springs Public Library Local and Guest Speakers/Presenters/Programs
- $4,000
Lutheran Services in Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Child Abuse Prevention Services in Cerro Gordo and Floyd Counties
- $4,000
Nora Springs Community Foundation · Nora Springs, IA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $4,000
Pheasants Forever · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
Adopt A Tree Program
- $3,945
Nora Springs Volunteer Ambulance Service · Nora Springs, IA · 2024
EMT Courses
- $3,228
Central Springs Community School District · Manly, IA · 2024
Central Springs CSD - Nora Springs Summer Food Program
- $3,000
North Central Iowa Ag in the Classroom · Garner, IA · 2024
Connecting Floyd County Schools to Agriculture
- $3,000
City of Nora Springs · Nora Springs, IA · 2023
Adams Woods tree removal
- $3,000
City of Nora Springs · Nora Springs, IA · 2023
Nora Springs Public Library Local and Guest Speakers/Presenters/Programs
- $3,000
North Central Iowa Ag in the Classroom · Garner, IA · 2023
Agriculture Education for Floyd County Schools
- $3,000
City of Nora Springs · Nora Springs, IA · 2022
Nora Springs Public Library Local and Guest Speakers/Presenters/Programs
- $2,636
City of Nora Springs · Nora Springs, IA · 2022
Project - Aquatic Center LED stop sign design
- $2,500
Floyd Community Volunteer Firedepartment Incorpora · Floyd, IA · 2023
to purchase equipment for new ladder truck
- $2,341
City of Nora Springs · Nora Springs, IA · 2022
Aquatic Center LED stop sign design & Hole for sign
- $1,075
City of Nora Springs · Nora Springs, IA · 2022
Parks & Rec Project - Aquatic Center Laptop
- $1,000
First Church of Christ Scientist · Boston, MA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
First Church of Christ Scientist · Boston, MA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
First Church of Christ Scientist · Boston, MA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
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