Funding search · EIN 203828796 · Des Moines, IA
Bookey Family 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.
- 216
- grants reported
- $3.4M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $6,016
- 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.
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Top recipients
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- Des Moines Art Center4 grants · $416,687
- Des Moines Metro Opera3 grants · $358,659
- Madre4 grants · $232,472
- Center for Gender & Refugee Studies3 grants · $220,000
- Des Moines Symphony3 grants · $140,000
- International Crisis Group3 grants · $130,000
- We Need Diverse Books4 grants · $116,033
- Margaret'S Village3 grants · $88,000
- Mosaic Theater Company3 grants · $86,578
- Dc Central Kitchen3 grants · $71,560
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 216 grants.
- $327,595
Des Moines Art Center · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General support
- $234,999
Des Moines Metro Opera · Indianola, IA · 2024
General support
- $136,892
Madre · New York, NY · 2023
To support women's rights globally
- $125,000
Center for Gender & Refugee Studies · San Francisco, CA · 2024
To support academia related to gener studies
- $120,000
Des Moines Symphony · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General support
- $117,500
Des Moines Metro Opera · Indianola, IA · 2022
General support
- $75,000
International Crisis Group · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
- $75,000
Center for Gender & Refugee Studies · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To support academia related to gener studies
- $56,033
We Need Diverse Books · Bethesda, MD · 2023
General support
- $52,797
Des Moines Art Center · Des Moines, IA · 2024
General support
- $52,015
Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2024
General support
- $50,000
International Crisis Group · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
- $46,560
Dc Central Kitchen · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
- $45,434
District of Columbia College Access Program · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
- $45,000
Madre · New York, NY · 2022
To support women's rights globally
- $41,578
Mosaic Theater Company · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
- $37,038
Echoing Green · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $35,000
Margaret'S Village · Chicago, IL · 2023
Housing for homeless women and families
- $35,000
Uc Hastings Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General support
- $33,400
Des Moines Art Center · Des Moines, IA · 2025
General support
- $33,334
William G Stowe Memorial Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2024
General support
- $30,451
Madre · New York, NY · 2024
To support women's rights globally
- $30,124
Greater Washington Community Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
- $28,000
Margaret'S Village · Chicago, IL · 2022
Housing for homeless women and families
- $27,500
Iowa Public Radio · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General support
- $26,603
Mujeres Unidas Y Activas · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
- $26,033
Edlavitch Dcjcc · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
- $26,000
By Degrees Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2025
General support
- $26,000
Friends of Des Moines Parks · Des Moines, IA · 2024
General support
- $25,772
Bravo Greater Des Moines · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Passport to culture
- $25,199
National Building Museum · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Immigrant and Refugee Outreach Center · McLean, VA · 2025
General support
- $25,000
Iowa Soccer Development Foundation · Clive, IA · 2025
General support
- $25,000
United Way of Central Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2025
General support
- $25,000
Dc College Access Program · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Margaret'S Village · Chicago, IL · 2024
Housing for homeless women and families
- $25,000
Mosaic Theater Company · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
- $25,000
National Building Museum · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
- $25,000
We Need Diverse Books · Bethesda, MD · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Peace for Dc · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Sidewalk School · Brownsville, TX · 2022
General support
- $25,000
We Need Diverse Books · Bethesda, MD · 2022
General support
- $21,058
Al Otro Lado · San Ysidro, CA · 2023
General support
- $20,620
Horton'S Kids · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
- $20,129
Madre · New York, NY · 2025
General support
- $20,000
Honeycomb Project · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
- $20,000
Echoing Green · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $20,000
Edlavitch Dcjcc · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
- $20,000
Everylibrary Institute Nfp · Berwyn, IL · 2024
General support
- $20,000
Planned Parenthood · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Health services
- $20,000
Center for Gender & Refugee Studies · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support academia related to gener studies
- $20,000
Iowa Soccer Development Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Mosaic Theater Company · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
- $17,500
Creative Visions · Des Moines, IA · 2025
General support
- $16,100
Roosevelt High School Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2022
To support education in the des moines area
- $15,838
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $15,720
Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines · Waukee, IA · 2024
General support
- $15,613
Des Moines Public Library Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2023
To support public libraries in the des moines area
- $15,557
Friendship Place · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
- $15,311
Uc Law San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General support
- $15,228
City University of New York School of Law Foundation · Long Island City, NY · 2025
General support
- $15,185
Thrive Dc · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines · Waukee, IA · 2025
General support
- $15,000
Friendship Place · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
- $15,000
Sakala International · Camden, ME · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Dc Central Kitchen · Boston, MA · 2022
General support
- $15,000
Edlavitch Dcjcc · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
- $12,500
Greater Des Moines Partnership · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General support
- $11,500
Young Women'S Resource Center · Des Moines, IA · 2024
To support local young women
- $10,861
Thrive Dc · Washington, DC · 2025
General support
- $10,529
Planned Parenthood · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Health services
- $10,461
Uc Law San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Haiti justice partnership
- $10,413
Ayuda · Washington, DC · 2025
General support
- $10,311
Des Moines Performing Arts · Des Moines, IA · 2025
General support
- $10,311
Housing Up · Washington, DC · 2025
General support
- $10,233
Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti · Marshfield, MA · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Coalition On Homelessness · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
- $10,000
Des Moines Symphony · Des Moines, IA · 2025
General support
- $10,000
Florida Freedom To Read · St Petersburg, FL · 2025
General support
- $10,000
Global Impact · Washington, DC · 2025
General support
- $10,000
Haitian Womens Collective · New York, NY · 2025
General support
- $10,000
Mujeres Unidas Y Activas · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General support
- $10,000
We Need Diverse Books · Bethesda, MD · 2025
General support
- $10,000
Al Otro Lado · San Ysidro, CA · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Dc Central Kitchen · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Des Moines Symphony · Des Moines, IA · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Institute for Justice and Opportunity · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Mujeres Unidas Y Activas · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Sakala International · Camden, ME · 2024
General support
- $10,000
So Others May Eat (Some Inc) · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Tifereth Israel Synagogue · Des Moines, IA · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Boys and Girls Club of Central Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Everylibrary Institute Nfp · Berwyn, IL · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Good Neighbor Settlement House · Brownsville, TX · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Iroc (Immigrant and Refugee Outreach Center) · McLean, VA · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines · Waukee, IA · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Central American Resource Center - Carecen · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Des Moines Community Playhouse · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Everylibrary Institute Nfp · Berwyn, IL · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Fondation Coeurs Verts (Foncove) · 2022
General support
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