Funding search · EIN 206077479 · Des Moines, IA

Benson Family Foundation

Name: Benson Family Foundation 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.

82
grants reported: $20,842
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $150
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

food shelter animals bird children disabled counseling dogs

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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.

Top recipients

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

Animal Rescue League4 grants · $3,800
Food Bank of Iowa4 grants · $2,500
First Unitarian Church2 grants · $1,767
Iowa Wild Bird Rehabilitation4 grants · $1,100
Mind & Spirit Counseling Center3 grants · $1,050
Hope Ministries4 grants · $1,000
First Unitarian Church of Des Moines1 grant · $1,000
Wing Haven Foundation4 grants · $650
Puppy Jake Foundation4 grants · $600
Perry Lutheran Home3 grants · $500

Giving over time

$6,133

2022

$5,109

2023

$4,950

2024

$4,650

2025

Grant history

All 82 reported grants, largest first.

$1,100
Animal Rescue League · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Shelter for homeless animals
$1,100
Animal Rescue League · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Shelter for homeless animals
$1,000
First Unitarian Church of Des Moines · Des Moines, IA · 2025
Church
$983
First Unitarian Church · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Church
$900
Animal Rescue League · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Shelter for homeless animals
$784
First Unitarian Church · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Church
$700
Animal Rescue League · Des Moines, IA · 2025
Shelter for homeless animals
$700
Food Bank of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Food assistance
$700
Food Bank of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Food assistance
$600
Iowa Wild Bird Rehabilitation · Des Moines, IA · 2025
Iowa bird rehab
$600
Food Bank of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Food assistance
$500
Food Bank of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2025
Food assistance
$500
1000 Friends of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Tree replacement
$450
Mind & Spirit Counseling Center · Urbandale, IA · 2024
Counseling services
$400
Hope Ministries · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Food & shelter for indigent
$350
Mind & Spirit Counseling Center · Urbandale, IA · 2023
Counseling services
$300
Hope Ministries · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Food & shelter for indigent
$300
Puppy Jake Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Home for disabled animals
$300
Salvation Army · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Assistance to the indigent
$250
Mind & Spirit Counseling Center · Urbandale, IA · 2025
Counseling services
$200
Hope Ministries · Des Moines, IA · 2025
Food & shelter for indigent
$200
Perry Lutheran Home · Perry, IA · 2025
Grief counseling
$200
The Salvation Army · Des Moines, IA · 2025
Food, shelter etc
$200
Vfw Auxiliary · Kansas City, MO · 2025
Veterans
$200
Wing Haven Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2025
Bird sanctuarysupport for women & children
$200
Child Serve · Johnston, IA · 2024
Children care
$200
Macular Degeneration Research · Clarksburg, MD · 2024
Medical research
$200
Perry Lutheran Home · Perry, IA · 2024
Grief counseling
$200
Pocahontis Catholic Church · Pocahontas, IA · 2024
Church
$200
Rolling Dog Farm · Lancaster, NH · 2024
Rescues disabled dogsrescuing disabled dogs
$200
Dmacc Foundation · Ankeny, IA · 2023
Education
$200
I Can Education Foundation · Coralville, IA · 2023
Education
$200
Iowa Wild Bird Rehabilitation · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Iowa bird rehab
$200
Des Moines Public Library Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Public library
$200
Dm Pastoral Center · Urbandale, IA · 2022
Counseling for women
$200
I Can Education Foundation · Coralville, IA · 2022
Education
$200
Iowa Wild Bird Rehabilitation · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Iowa bird rehab
$200
On With Life · Ankeny, IA · 2022
Brain injury rehabilitation
$200
Waveland Trolley Loop · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Historical
$200
Wing Haven Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Bird sanctuarysupport for women & children
$150
Wing Haven Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Bird sanctuarysupport for women & children
$150
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Public plant gardens
$125
Seed Savers Exchange · Decorah, IA · 2023
Preservation of heirloom seeds
$100
Child Serve · Johnston, IA · 2025
Children care
$100
Heifer International · Albert Lea, MN · 2025
Family poverty
$100
Puppy Jake Foundation · Urbandale, IA · 2025
Home for disabled animals
$100
Seed Savers Exchange · Decorah, IA · 2025
Preservation of heirloom seeds
$100
Special Olympics Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2025
Disabled athletes
$100
Wesley Life · Johnston, IA · 2025
Provide meals
$100
Granger Emt Auxilary · Granger, IA · 2024
Public safety
$100
Guide Dog Foundation · Smithtown, NY · 2024
Guide dogs
$100
Heifer International · Albert Lea, MN · 2024
Family poverty
$100
Iowa Wild Bird Rehabilitation · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Iowa bird rehab
$100
Puppy Jake Foundation · Urbandale, IA · 2024
Home for disabled animals
$100
Seed Savers Exchange · Decorah, IA · 2024
Preservation of heirloom seeds
$100
Stead Family Hospital · Iowa City, IA · 2024
Children care
$100
Street Collective · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Safe transportation
$100
Tunnel To Towers · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Wounded warriors
$100
Variety the Childrens Charity · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Children care
$100
Wesley Life · Johnston, IA · 2024
Provide meals
$100
Wing Haven Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Bird sanctuarysupport for women & children
$100
American Lung Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
Healthy lungs
$100
Bread for the World · Washington, DC · 2023
World hunger
$100
Des Moines Public Library Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Public library
$100
Guide Dog Foundation · Smithtown, NY · 2023
Guide dogs
$100
Hope Ministries · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Food & shelter for indigent
$100
Iowa Public Radio · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Public radio
$100
National Audubon Society · Washington, DC · 2023
Protecting birds
$100
On With Life · Ankeny, IA · 2023
Brain injury rehabilitation
$100
Perry Lutheran Home · Perry, IA · 2023
Grief counseling
$100
Puppy Jake Foundation · Urbandale, IA · 2023
Home for disabled animals
$100
Rolling Dog Farm · Lancaster, NH · 2023
Rescues disabled dogsrescuing disabled dogs
$100
Street Collective · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Safe transportation
$100
Wreaths Across America · Columbia Falls, ME · 2023
Honor veterans
$100
Alzeimers Association · Washington, DC · 2022
Alzheimers disease research
$100
Caring Bridge · Albert Lea, MN · 2022
Health
$100
Friends of Iowa Pbs · Johnston, IA · 2022
Educational programming
$100
Macular Degeneration Research · Clarksburg, MD · 2022
Macular degeneration research
$100
Rolling Dog Farm · Lancaster, NH · 2022
Rescues disabled dogsrescuing disabled dogs
$100
Seed Savers Exchange · Decorah, IA · 2022
Preservation of heirloom seeds
$100
Street Collective · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Safe transportation
$100
Wesley Life Meals On Wheels · Johnston, IA · 2022
Food service for elderly

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