Funding search · EIN 391898965 · Memphis, TN
The Coons 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.
- 95
- grants reported
- $1.3M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $5,000
- 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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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Wesleylife3 grants · $240,000
- Des Moines Metro Opera4 grants · $200,000
- Blank'S Children'S Hospital3 grants · $160,000
- Wesleylife1 grant · $105,000
- Blank'S Children'S Hospital1 grant · $55,000
- Living History Farms Foundation2 grants · $54,000
- Mayo Clinic4 grants · $40,000
- Iowa Public Television Foundation4 grants · $40,000
- Lebonheur Children'S Hospital2 grants · $32,000
- Lucas County Fair Association1 grant · $30,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 95 reported grants, largest first.
- $105,000
Wesleylife · Johnston, IA · 2022
General Operations
- $80,000
Wesleylife · Johnston, IA · 2025
General Operations
- $80,000
Wesleylife · Johnston, IA · 2024
General Operations
- $80,000
Wesleylife · Johnston, IA · 2023
General Operations
- $55,000
Blank'S Children'S Hospital · Des Moines, IA · 2025
General Operations
- $55,000
Blank'S Children'S Hospital · Des Moines, IA · 2023
General Operations
- $55,000
Blank'S Children'S Hospital · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General Operations
- $50,000
Des Moines Metro Opera · Indianola, IA · 2025
General Operations
- $50,000
Blank'S Children'S Hospital · Des Moines, IA · 2024
General Operations
- $50,000
Des Moines Metro Opera · Indianola, IA · 2024
General Operations
- $50,000
Des Moines Metro Opera · Indianola, IA · 2023
General Operations
- $50,000
Des Moines Metro Opera · Indianola, IA · 2022
General Operations
- $30,000
Lebonheur Children'S Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2025
General Operations
- $30,000
Lucas County Fair Association · Chariton, IA · 2022
General Operations
- $27,000
Living History Farms Foundation · Urbandale, IA · 2025
General Operations
- $27,000
Living History Farms Foundation · Urbandale, IA · 2024
General Operations
- $25,000
Russell Fire Department · Russell, IA · 2025
New Pumper/Rescue Truck
- $15,000
St George'S Independent School · Collierville, TN · 2024
General Operations
- $15,000
Joshua Christian Academy · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General Operations
- $10,000
Iowa Public Television Foundation · Johnston, IA · 2025
General Operations
- $10,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2025
General Operations
- $10,000
Mid-South Soaring Foundation · Collierville, TN · 2025
General Operations
- $10,000
Mind & Spirit Counseling Center · Urbandale, IA · 2025
General Operations
- $10,000
St George'S Independent School · Collierville, TN · 2025
General Operations
- $10,000
Iowa Public Television Foundation · Johnston, IA · 2024
General Operations
- $10,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2024
General Operations
- $10,000
Iowa Public Television Foundation · Johnston, IA · 2023
General Operations
- $10,000
Lucas County Health Center · Chariton, IA · 2023
General Operations
- $10,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2023
General Operations
- $10,000
Iowa Public Television Foundation · Johnston, IA · 2022
General Operations
- $10,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2022
General Operations
- $7,000
Chariton High School · Chariton, IA · 2025
Academic Team Fees and Athletic Storage Shed
- $5,000
Almost Home Animal Rescue · Chariton, IA · 2025
General Operations
- $5,000
Des Moines Playhouse · Des Moines, IA · 2025
General Operations
- $5,000
Dorothy Day House · Memphis, TN · 2025
General Operations
- $5,000
Food Bank of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2025
General Operations
- $5,000
Ieee Foundation · Piscataway, NJ · 2025
General Operations
- $5,000
Isu Foundation · Ames, IA · 2025
General Operations
- $5,000
Orpheum Theater · Memphis, TN · 2025
General Operations
- $5,000
Salvation Army Lucas County Chapter · Chariton, IA · 2025
General Operations
- $5,000
Ucm Foundation · Warrensburg, MO · 2025
General Operations
- $5,000
Almost Home Animal Rescue · Chariton, IA · 2024
General Operations
- $5,000
Des Moines Playhouse · Des Moines, IA · 2024
General Operations
- $5,000
Orpheum Theater · Memphis, TN · 2024
General Operations
- $5,000
Salvation Army Lucas County Chapter · Chariton, IA · 2024
General Operations
- $5,000
Ucm Foundation · Warrensburg, MO · 2024
General Operations
- $5,000
University of Nothern Iowa Foundation · Cedar Falls, IA · 2024
General Operations
- $5,000
Chariton High School · Chariton, IA · 2023
General Operations
- $5,000
Des Moines Playhouse · Des Moines, IA · 2023
General Operations
- $5,000
St George'S Independent School · Germantown, TN · 2023
General Operations
- $5,000
Camp One Step · Chicago, IL · 2022
General Operations
- $5,000
Everystep Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General Operations
- $4,325
Messiah Lutheran Church · Johnston, IA · 2022
General Operations
- $4,000
Des Moines Performing Arts · Des Moines, IA · 2025
General Operations
- $4,000
Des Moines Performing Arts · Des Moines, IA · 2024
General Operations
- $4,000
Des Moines Performing Arts · Des Moines, IA · 2023
General Operations
- $4,000
Lucas County Salvation Army · Chariton, IA · 2023
General Operations
- $4,000
Des Moines Performing Arts · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General Operations
- $4,000
Lucas County Salvation Army · Chariton, IA · 2022
General Operations
- $3,500
Chariton High School · Chariton, IA · 2024
General Operations
- $3,000
Des Moines Symphony Association · Des Moines, IA · 2025
General Operations
- $3,000
Little White Schoolhouse · Ankeny, IA · 2025
General Operations
- $3,000
Des Moines Symphony Association · Des Moines, IA · 2024
General Operations
- $3,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
General Operations
- $3,000
Des Moines Symphony Association · Des Moines, IA · 2023
General Operations
- $3,000
Des Moines Symphony Association · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General Operations
- $3,000
Interchurch Council of Lucas County · Chariton, IA · 2022
General Operations
- $2,000
Humeston Public Library · Humeston, IA · 2025
General Operations
- $2,000
University of Iowa Foundation · Iowa City, IA · 2025
General Operations
- $2,000
William Woods University · Fulton, MO · 2025
General Operations
- $2,000
Humeston Public Library · Humeston, IA · 2024
General Operations
- $2,000
Lebonheur Children'S Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
General Operations
- $2,000
University of Iowa Foundation · Iowa City, IA · 2024
General Operations
- $2,000
William Woods University · Fulton, MO · 2024
General Operations
- $2,000
Humeston Public Library · Humeston, IA · 2023
General Operations
- $2,000
Living History Farms · Urbandale, IA · 2023
General Operations
- $2,000
Ucm Foundation · Warrensburg, MO · 2023
General Operations
- $2,000
University of Iowa Foundation · Iowa City, IA · 2023
General Operations
- $2,000
William Woods University · Fulton, MO · 2023
General Operations
- $2,000
Humane Society of Lucas County · Chariton, IA · 2022
General Operations
- $2,000
Humeston Public Library · Humeston, IA · 2022
General Operations
- $2,000
Johnston Band Parents Association · Johnston, IA · 2022
General Operations
- $2,000
Living History Farms · Urbandale, IA · 2022
General Operations
- $2,000
Ucm Foundation · Warrensburg, MO · 2022
General Operations
- $2,000
University of Iowa Foundation · Iowa City, IA · 2022
General Operations
- $1,000
Appanoose County Historical Society · Centerville, IA · 2025
General Operations
- $1,000
John L Lewis Museum · Lucas, IA · 2025
General Operations
- $1,000
Appanoose County Historical Society · Centerville, IA · 2024
General Operations
- $1,000
John L Lewis Museum · Lucas, IA · 2024
General Operations
- $1,000
Appanoose County Historical Society · Centerville, IA · 2023
General Operations
- $1,000
John L Lewis Museum · Lucas, IA · 2023
General Operations
- $1,000
Appanoose County Historical Society · Centerville, IA · 2022
General Operations
- $1,000
John L Lewis Museum · Lucas, IA · 2022
General Operations
- $1,000
Science Center of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General Operations
- $1,000
William Woods University · Fulton, MO · 2022
General Operations
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