Funding search · EIN 421431745 · West Des Moines, IA

Athene Charitable 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.

169
grants reported
$9.1M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$3,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • United Way of Central Iowa8 grants · $2.1M
  • Great Outdoors Foundation4 grants · $2.1M
  • United Way of Central Iowa4 grants · $1.4M
  • Great Outdoors Foudation1 grant · $1.2M
  • Childserve Foundation1 grant · $333,334
  • American Online Giving Foundation8 grants · $240,319
  • Scholarship America2 grants · $188,000
  • Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity2 grants · $168,927
  • Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity1 grant · $166,667
  • American Online Giving Association1 grant · $143,550

Giving over time

$2.0M
2022
$3.2M
2023
$3.9M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 169 grants.

  • $1.3M

    United Way of Central Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $1.2M

    Great Outdoors Foudation · Granger, IA · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $1.2M

    Great Outdoors Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2023

    Civic & community

  • $1.2M

    United Way of Central Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2023

    Civic & community

  • $775,931

    United Way of Central Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2022

    Civic & community

  • $583,333

    Great Outdoors Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2022

    Civic & community

  • $333,334

    Childserve Foundation · Johnston, IA · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $250,000

    Great Outdoors Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2022

    Civic & community

  • $181,351

    American Online Giving Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $166,667

    Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity · Des Moines, IA · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $166,667

    Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity · Des Moines, IA · 2023

    Civic & community

  • $143,550

    American Online Giving Association · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    Civic & community

  • $119,500

    Scholarship America · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $115,000

    Easter Seals of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $115,000

    Easter Seals of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2023

    Civic & community

  • $109,000

    Scholarship America · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Civic & community

  • $100,000

    Wesleylife Foundation · Johnston, IA · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $79,000

    Scholarship America · Detroit, MI · 2022

    Civic & community

  • $74,129

    Greenwich United Way · Greenwich, CT · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $73,863

    United Way of Central Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2022

    Civic & community

  • $70,000

    Urban Dreams · Des Moines, IA · 2022

    Civic & community

  • $35,125

    United Way of Central Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2023

    Civic & community

  • $20,000

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa · Clive, IA · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $20,000

    Catholic Charities · Des Moines, IA · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $20,000

    Dmarc Food Pantry · Des Moines, IA · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $20,000

    Big Brothers Big Sisters · Clive, IA · 2023

    Civic & community

  • $20,000

    Food Bank of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2022

    Civic & community

  • $18,000

    Big Brothers Big Sisters · Clive, IA · 2022

    Civic & community

  • $16,468

    American Online Giving Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    Civic & community

  • $15,000

    Children'S Cancer Connection · Johnston, IA · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $15,000

    Healthy Birth Day · Clive, IA · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $15,000

    Jewels Academy · Des Moines, IA · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $15,000

    Sleep in Heavenly Peace · Runnells, IA · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $15,000

    Dmarc · Des Moines, IA · 2023

    Civic & community

  • $15,000

    New Canaan Country School · New Canaan, CT · 2023

    Civic & community

  • $15,000

    Peer Support Foundation · Johnston, IA · 2023

    Civic & community

  • $13,414

    American Online Giving Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    Civic & community

  • $13,000

    United Way of Central Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $10,000

    American Heart Association · Johnston, IA · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $10,000

    Iowa Asian Alliance · West Des Moines, IA · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $10,000

    Great Outdoors Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2023

    Civic & community

  • $10,000

    United Way of Central Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2022

    Civic & community

  • $9,951

    American Online Giving Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    Civic & community

  • $9,805

    Ia Asian Alliance · West Des Moines, IA · 2022

    Civic & community

  • $9,800

    Ia Asian Alliance · West Des Moines, IA · 2023

    Civic & community

  • $8,668

    American Online Giving Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    Civic & community

  • $7,917

    Friends of Bermuda Community Foundation · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $7,912

    American Online Giving Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    Civic & community

  • $7,500

    Des Moines Council of St Vincent De Paul Society · Windsor Heights, IA · 2023

    Civic & community

  • $7,500

    Des Moines Refugee Support · Norwalk, IA · 2023

    Civic & community

  • $7,250

    Iwlc · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2023

    Civic & community

  • $7,250

    Iwlc · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2022

    Civic & community

  • $7,000

    Hip-Hope · West Des Moines, IA · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $7,000

    Hip-Hope · West Des Moines, IA · 2023

    Civic & community

  • $5,628

    Friends of Bermuda Community Foundation · 2023

    Civic & community

  • $5,000

    Best Buddies International-Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $5,000

    Everystep Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $5,000

    Food Bank of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $5,000

    Gigi'S Playhouse-Des Moines · Windsor Heights, IA · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $5,000

    Latino Resources · Des Moines, IA · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $5,000

    New Canaan Country School · New Canaan, IA · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $5,000

    Oakridge Neighborhood Services · Des Moines, IA · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $5,000

    One Voice Dsm · Des Moines, IA · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $5,000

    Tech Journey · Urbandale, IA · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $5,000

    United Way of Central Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $5,000

    American Red Cross · Des Moines, IA · 2023

    Civic & community

  • $5,000

    Everystep Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2023

    Civic & community

  • $5,000

    Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center · Des Moines, IA · 2023

    Civic & community

  • $5,000

    Jewels Academy · Des Moines, IA · 2023

    Civic & community

  • $5,000

    Latino Resources · Des Moines, IA · 2023

    Civic & community

  • $5,000

    Oakridge Neighborhood Services · Des Moines, IA · 2023

    Civic & community

  • $5,000

    One Voice Dsm · Ankeny, IA · 2023

    Civic & community

  • $5,000

    Proteus · Des Moines, IA · 2023

    Civic & community

  • $5,000

    Tech Journey · Urbandale, IA · 2023

    Civic & community

  • $5,000

    United Way of Central Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2023

    Civic & community

  • $5,000

    Easter Seals of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2022

    Civic & community

  • $5,000

    Jewels Academy · Des Moines, IA · 2022

    Civic & community

  • $5,000

    New Canaan Country School · New Canaan, CT · 2022

    Civic & community

  • $5,000

    United Way of Central Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2022

    Civic & community

  • $4,850

    Pursuit of Innovation Pi515 · Des Moines, IA · 2023

    Civic & community

  • $4,779

    One Iowa · West Des Moines, IA · 2022

    Civic & community

  • $4,440

    Proteus · Des Moines, IA · 2022

    Civic & community

  • $4,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2023

    Civic & community

  • $4,000

    Dmacc Foundation · Ankeny, IA · 2023

    Civic & community

  • $3,500

    Ia Juneteenth Observance · Des Moines, IA · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $3,500

    Ia Juneteenth Observance · Des Moines, IA · 2023

    Civic & community

  • $3,500

    Hip-Hope · West Des Moines, IA · 2022

    Civic & community

  • $3,150

    Friends of Bermuda Community Foundation · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $3,000

    Job Rides · Clive, IA · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $3,000

    One Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $3,000

    One Iowa · West Des Moines, IA · 2023

    Civic & community

  • $2,545

    American Online Giving Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    Civic & community

  • $2,500

    Capital City Pride · Des Moines, IA · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $2,500

    Friends of Yji · West Des Moines, IA · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $2,500

    Grace Fitness · Des Moines, IA · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $2,500

    Ia Healthiest State Initiative · Des Moines, IA · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $2,500

    Nami Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $2,500

    Proteus · Des Moines, IA · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $2,500

    Young Women'S Resource Center · Des Moines, IA · 2024

    Civic & Community

  • $2,500

    Capital City Pride · Des Moines, IA · 2023

    Civic & community

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.