Funding search · EIN 421441831 · Des Moines, IA

Helen J and Thomas Nelson Urban Sr

Name: Helen J and Thomas Nelson Urban Sr grants, 2022–2024
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.

141
grants reported: $202,906
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $500
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

community health access education local medicine educational resources

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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.

Homes of Oakrdige3 grants · $19,000
United Way1 grant · $18,743
United Way of Central Iowa1 grant · $18,743
Tifereth Israel Synagogue3 grants · $18,103
Dartmouth Alumni Fund (Peter Reichard)3 grants · $17,300
Planned Parenthood3 grants · $17,000
Wesley Life Foundation2 grants · $10,000
Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center3 grants · $7,000
Blank Park Zoo Fundraiser3 grants · $5,700
Des Moines Art Center3 grants · $5,500

Giving over time

$72,831

2022

$61,644

2023

$68,431

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 141 grants.

$18,743
United Way · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Community resources
$18,743
United Way of Central Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Charitable-educational
$15,000
Planned Parenthood · Urbandale, IA · 2023
Charitable - community resources
$9,907
Tifereth Israel Synagogue · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Charitable giving at church
$7,000
Homes of Oakrdige · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Affordable housing
$7,000
Homes of Oakrdige · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Affordable housing
$6,300
Dartmouth Alumni Fund (Peter Reichard) · Hanover, NH · 2023
Educational
$6,000
Dartmouth Alumni Fund (Peter Reichard) · Hanover, NH · 2024
Educational
$5,000
Jewish Federation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable - religion
$5,000
Wesley Life Foundation · West Des Moines, IA · 2024
Community health
$5,000
Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center · Urbandale, IA · 2023
Mental health services
$5,000
Homes of Oakrdige · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Affordable housing
$5,000
Joppa Homeless Shelter · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Charitable - housing
$5,000
Dartmouth Alumni Fund (Peter Reichard) · Hanover, NH · 2022
Educational
$5,000
Jewish Association for Residential Cure · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2022
Support for people with disabilities
$5,000
Wesley Life Foundation · Johnston, IA · 2022
Support for local environment
$4,098
Tifereth Israel Synagogue · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Charitable giving at church
$4,098
Tifereth Israel Synagogue · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Charitable giving at church
$2,500
Blank Park Zoo Fundraiser · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Charitable-public zoo
$2,500
Des Moines Art Center · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Support for performing arts
$2,500
Blank Park Zoo Fundraiser · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Charitable-public zoo
$2,500
Des Moines Art Center · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Support for performing arts
$2,000
Capital Area Food Bank · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable - food access
$2,000
Skidmore College · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2024
Charitable - education
$2,000
Arcadia Educational Foundation · Arcadia, CA · 2022
Support for education
$2,000
Skidmore College · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2022
Education
$1,500
Family Promise of Greater Phoenix · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022
Support for medicine access
$1,500
Planned Parenthood of Arizona · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Support for medicine access
$1,500
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2022
Civil rights
$1,000
Bard College - Bpi Program · Annandaleonhudson, NY · 2024
Education
$1,000
Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center · Urbandale, IA · 2024
Mental health services
$1,000
National Outdoor Leadership School · Lander, WY · 2024
Charitable - educational
$1,000
Planned Parenthood · Urbandale, IA · 2024
Charitable - community resources
$1,000
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2024
Charitable - law services
$1,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable - anti-defamation
$1,000
Bard College - Bpi Program · Annandaleonhudson, NY · 2023
Education
$1,000
Botanical Gardens · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Support for the environment
$1,000
Dartmouth Rugby Football Club (Bob Swett) · Hanover, NH · 2023
Educational
$1,000
Embrace Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Charitable - community resources
$1,000
Iowa Public Radio · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Support for local radio
$1,000
Iowans for Reproductive Freedom · Iowa City, IA · 2023
Charitable - medical
$1,000
USA for Unhcr · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable - immigration
$1,000
Bard College - Bpi Program · Annandaleonhudson, NY · 2022
Educational
$1,000
Dartmouth Rugby Football Club (Bob Swett) · Hanover, NH · 2022
Educational
$1,000
Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center · Urbandale, IA · 2022
Mental health services
$1,000
Planned Parenthood · Urbandale, IA · 2022
Support for medicine access
$1,000
Project Angel Heart · Denver, CO · 2022
Support for health & well-being
$940
Des Moines Performing Arts (Aka Civic Center) · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Culture in community
$700
Blank Park Zoo Fundraiser · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Charitable-public zoo
$600
Botanical Gardens · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Support for the environment
$600
Botanical Gardens · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Support for the environment
$500
Alice Deal Community Association · Washington, DC · 2024
Educational
$500
Choate Rosemary Hall · Wallingford, CT · 2024
Charitable giving - church
$500
Dc Abortion Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable - medical access
$500
Gideons Promise · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Charitable - community resources
$500
Holler Health Justice · Charleston, WV · 2024
Charitable - community resources
$500
Innocence Project · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable - community resources
$500
Legal Aid Society · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable - community resources
$500
Urban Dreams · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Charitable - community resources
$500
Young Womens Resource Center · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Charitable - womens health
$500
American Parkinsons Disease Association · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Support for medicine access
$500
Des Moines Art Center · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Support for performing arts
$500
Des Moines Habitat for Humanity · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Mental health servicesmental health services
$500
Jewels Academy · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Charitable - stem programs
$500
Maui United Way · Wailuku, HI · 2023
Charitable - food and shelter
$500
Alice Deal Community Association · Washington, DC · 2022
Education
$500
Choate Rosemary Hall · Wallingford, CT · 2022
Support for education
$500
Dc Abortion Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Community
$500
Des Moines Symphony · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Charitable - community
$500
Dogster Spay & Neuter · Durango, CO · 2022
Support animals
$500
Gideons Promise · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Support for medicine access
$500
Holler Health Justice · Charleston, WV · 2022
Support for medicine access
$500
Innocence Project · New York, NY · 2022
Support for legal justice
$500
Legal Aid Society of Dc · Washington, DC · 2022
Support for legal aid for indigent residents of dc
$500
National Outdoor Leadership School · Lander, WY · 2022
Education
$500
Nols Rocky Mountain · Lander, CO · 2022
Support for wildlife
$500
Young Women'S Resource Center · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Charitable - pregnancy and health support
$409
Iowans Supporting Israel · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Charitable - religion
$340
Des Moines Performing Arts (Aka Civic Center) · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Culture in community
$320
Rocky Mountain Conservancy · Estes Park, CO · 2024
Envrionmental
$320
Rocky Mountain Conservancy · Estes Park, CO · 2022
Envrionmental
$300
Mother Jones Investigative Fund · Big Sandy, TX · 2024
Charitable - community resources
$300
Mother Jones Investigative Fund · Big Sandy, TX · 2022
Support for independent journalism
$278
Great Outdoors Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Charitable - environmental conservancy
$250
Des Moines Habitat for Humanity · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Mental health services
$250
Iowa Legal Aid Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Legal assistance for low income families
$250
Des Moines Performing Arts (Aka Civic Center) · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Culture in community
$250
Iowa Legal Aid Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Legal assistance for low income families
$250
National Geographic Society · Washington, DC · 2023
Support for wildlife
$250
Vfw Post · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Charitable - veterans support
$250
Des Moines Habitat for Humanity · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Mental health servicesmental health services
$250
Iowa Legal Aid Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Legal assistance for low income families
$200
Rails To Trails Conservancy · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable - environmental conservancy
$200
Rocky Mountain Conservancy · Estes Park, CO · 2023
Envrionmental
$180
Torah Fund · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable - religion
$180
Jewish Theological Seminary · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable giving at church
$150
Iowa Public Radio · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Support for local radio
$150
Iowa Pbs · Johnston, IA · 2023
Charitable - public television
$150
Iowa Public Radio · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Support for local radio
$100
Alzheimer'S Association · West Des Moines, IA · 2024
Charitable - health and wellbeing

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