Funding search · EIN 261382215 · Council Bluffs, IA

Community Foundation for Western Iowa

Name: Community Foundation for Western Iowa grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

133
grants reported: $16.1M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $20,000
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.

What they fund

human services betterment community youth education arts culture

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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.

Council Bluffs School Foundation1 grant · $3.0M
Southwest Iowa Nonprofit for Collective Impact2 grants · $2.0M
Council Bluffs School District3 grants · $1.6M
Charles E Lakin Human Services Campus2 grants · $1.2M
Micah House Corporation4 grants · $1.1M
Boys and Girls Club of the Midlands3 grants · $1.0M
Woodbine Community Foundation1 grant · $1.0M
Iowa State University Foundation2 grants · $720,000
Minden Community Club2 grants · $462,000
Riverside Community School District4 grants · $449,229

Giving over time

$5.0M

2022

$4.0M

2023

$7.1M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 133 grants.

$3.0M
Council Bluffs School Foundation · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Youth grants
$1.0M
Boys and Girls Club of the Midlands · Omaha, NE · 2023
Youth support grants
$1.0M
Micah House Corporation · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Youth support grants
$1.0M
Council Bluffs School District · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Youth grants
$1.0M
Southwest Iowa Nonprofit for Collective Impact · Omaha, NE · 2024
Community betterment
$1.0M
Southwest Iowa Nonprofit for Collective Impact · Omaha, NE · 2024
Community betterment
$1.0M
Woodbine Community Foundation · Woodbine, IA · 2022
Community betterment
$600,000
Charles E Lakin Human Services Campus · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Human services
$600,000
Charles E Lakin Human Services Campus · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Human services
$360,000
Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2024
Youth support grants
$360,000
Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2024
Youth support grants
$315,000
Council Bluffs School District · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Youth grants
$315,000
Council Bluffs School District · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Youth grants
$275,000
Riverside Community School District · Carson, IA · 2023
Education grant
$231,000
Minden Community Club · Minden, IA · 2024
Disaster relief
$231,000
Minden Community Club · Minden, IA · 2024
Disaster relief
$201,000
First Responders Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2022
Community betterment
$193,150
Pottawattamie Arts Culture & Entertainment · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Arts & culture
$193,150
Pottawattamie Arts Culture & Entertainment · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Arts & culture
$177,361
Pottawattamie Arts Culture & Enter · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Arts & culture
$163,757
Pottawattamie Arts Culture & Enter · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Arts & culture
$158,508
Various · 2023
Donor grants
$125,562
New Visions Homeless Services · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Human services
$125,562
New Visions Homeless Services · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Human services
$106,157
Various · 2022
Donor grants
$100,000
Revitalization Association of Weeping Water Nebraska · Weeping Water, NE · 2024
Community betterment
$100,000
Revitalization Association of Weeping Water Nebraska · Weeping Water, NE · 2024
Community betterment
$85,860
City of Minden · Minden, IA · 2024
Community betterment
$85,860
City of Minden · Minden, IA · 2024
Community betterment
$71,203
Riverside Community School District · Carson, IA · 2022
Education grant
$69,479
Heartland Family Service · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Human services
$69,479
Heartland Family Service · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Human services
$61,318
Midlands Humane Society · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Environment & animal
$51,513
Riverside Community School District · Carson, IA · 2024
Education grant
$51,513
Riverside Community School District · Carson, IA · 2024
Education grant
$49,021
Midlands Humane Society · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Environment & animal
$43,000
American Midwest Ballet · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Arts & culture grant
$43,000
American Midwest Ballet · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Arts & culture grant
$38,416
Omaha Bridges Out of Proverty · Omaha, NE · 2023
Human services
$33,500
Centro Latino of Iowa · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Human services grant
$33,064
Childrens Square USA · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Youth support grants
$31,000
Centro Latino of Iowa · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Human services grant
$31,000
Centro Latino of Iowa · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Human services grant
$30,081
Childrens Square USA · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Youth support grants
$30,081
Childrens Square USA · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Youth support grants
$29,924
Union Pacific Museum Association · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Community betterment
$29,924
Union Pacific Museum Association · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Community betterment
$29,151
Inter-Faith Response · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Human services
$26,239
American Midwest Ballet · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Arts & culture grant
$25,000
Omaha Bridges Out of Poverty · Omaha, NE · 2024
Human services
$25,000
Omaha Bridges Out of Poverty · Omaha, NE · 2024
Human services
$25,000
Southwest Iowa Nature Trails Projec · Imogene, IA · 2023
Environment & animal
$25,000
Southwest Iowa Nature Trails Projec · Imogene, IA · 2022
Environment & animal
$25,000
Southwest Iowa Nonprofit for Collec · Omaha, NE · 2022
Community betterment
$24,949
Various · 2022
Donor grants
$24,500
Harrison County Conservation Board · Woodbine, IA · 2024
Environment & animals
$24,500
Harrison County Conservation Board · Woodbine, IA · 2024
Environment & animals
$23,050
Inter-Faith Response · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Human services
$22,773
Micah House Corporation · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Human services
$21,919
Childrens Square USA · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Human services grant
$21,773
Family · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Human services grant
$21,000
Micah House Corporation · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Human services
$21,000
Micah House Corporation · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Human services
$20,313
Various · 2023
Donor grants
$20,000
Kids Place Community Child Care · Glenwood, IA · 2024
Youth
$20,000
Kids Place Community Child Care · Glenwood, IA · 2024
Youth
$20,000
East Mills Child Care Solutions · Malvern, IA · 2023
Youth support grant
$20,000
Play Haven Child Care · Walnut, IA · 2023
Youth support grant
$19,500
Vision Treynor Group · Treynor, IA · 2023
Community betterment
$17,937
New Visions Homeless Services · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Human services
$17,768
Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Health care grant
$16,500
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latte · Glenwood, IA · 2022
Religion
$16,000
American Midwest Balley · Omaha, NE · 2022
Arts & culture grant
$15,000
Southwest Iowa Nature Trails Project · Imogene, IA · 2024
Environment & animal
$15,000
Southwest Iowa Nature Trails Project · Imogene, IA · 2024
Environment & animal
$15,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mid · Omaha, NE · 2022
Youth support grant
$14,344
St Patrick Catholic Church · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Religion
$14,245
St Patrick Catholic Church · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Religion
$14,245
St Patrick Catholic Church · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Religion
$13,000
Boys and Girls Club of the Midlands · Omaha, NE · 2024
Youth support grants
$13,000
Boys and Girls Club of the Midlands · Omaha, NE · 2024
Youth support grants
$12,170
Southwest Iowa Families · Clarinda, IA · 2023
Health grant
$11,900
Stanton Child Resource Center · Stanton, IA · 2024
Education
$11,900
Stanton Child Resource Center · Stanton, IA · 2024
Education
$11,607
Diocese of Des Moines · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Religion support
$11,607
Diocese of Des Moines · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Religion support
$11,500
Historic General Dodge House · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Arts & culture
$11,500
Jennie Edmundson Mem Hosp Foundt · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Health care grant
$11,095
Habitat for Humanity of Cb · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Human services grant
$11,022
Centro Latino of Iowa · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Human services grant
$11,000
East Mills Child Care Solutions · Malvern, IA · 2024
Youth support grant
$11,000
East Mills Child Care Solutions · Malvern, IA · 2024
Youth support grant
$10,765
Firefly · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Youth
$10,765
Firefly · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Youth
$10,609
Shelby County Board of Catholic Education · Harlan, IA · 2024
Education
$10,609
Shelby County Board of Catholic Education · Harlan, IA · 2024
Education
$10,229
Iowa Legal Aid · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Human services
$10,105
Family · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Youth support grant
$10,000
Family Crisis Centers · Sioux Center, IA · 2024
Community betterment
$10,000
Family Crisis Centers · Sioux Center, IA · 2024
Community betterment

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.