Funding search · EIN 426419255 · Milwaukee, WI
Henry G & Norma Peterson Charitable Tr
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 55
- grants reported
- $506,566
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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
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- University of Iowa Foundation4 grants · $168,686
- Orchard Place Foundation3 grants · $45,000
- Friends of Des Moines Parks4 grants · $35,000
- Edmundson Art Foundation4 grants · $29,900
- Ellipsis4 grants · $25,000
- Des Moines Symphony4 grants · $25,000
- Youth and Shelter Services2 grants · $23,000
- Iowa Public Radio4 grants · $20,000
- Blank Children'S Hospital4 grants · $20,000
- Des Moines Metro Opera4 grants · $17,800
Giving over time
Grant history
All 55 reported grants, largest first.
- $45,140
University of Iowa Foundation · Iowa City, IA · 2021
General operating
- $42,824
University of Iowa Foundation · Iowa City, IA · 2024
Scholarship
- $41,373
University of Iowa Foundation · Iowa City, IA · 2022
General operating
- $39,349
University of Iowa Foundation · Iowa City, IA · 2023
General operating
- $17,500
Orchard Place Child Guidance Center · Des Moines, IA · 2021
General operating
- $15,000
Orchard Place Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2024
General operating
- $15,000
Orchard Place Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2023
General operating
- $15,000
Orchard Place Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General operating
- $15,000
Youth and Shelter Services · Ames, IA · 2021
General operating
- $10,000
Friends of Des Moines Parks · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General operating
- $10,000
Friends of Des Moines Parks · Des Moines, IA · 2021
General operating
- $10,000
Iowa Homeless Youth Centers · Des Moines, IA · 2021
General operating
- $9,900
Edmundson Art Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2024
General operating
- $8,000
Youth and Shelter Services · Ames, IA · 2022
General operating
- $7,500
Des Moines Symphony · Des Moines, IA · 2024
General operating
- $7,500
Friends of Des Moines Parks · Des Moines, IA · 2024
General operating
- $7,500
Des Moines Symphony · Des Moines, IA · 2023
General operating
- $7,500
Edmundson Art Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2023
General operating
- $7,500
Friends of Des Moines Parks · Des Moines, IA · 2023
General operating
- $7,500
Edmundson Art Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General operating
- $7,500
Ellipsis · Johnston, IA · 2022
General operating
- $7,500
Ellipsis · Johnston, IA · 2021
General operating
- $5,847
Variety Club of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Blank Children'S Hospital · Des Moines, IA · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Des Moines Metro Opera · Indianola, IA · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Des Moines Performing Arts · Des Moines, IA · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Ellipsis · Johnston, IA · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Iowa Public Radio · Des Moines, IA · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Seeds · Des Moines, IA · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Youth & Shelter Services · Ames, IA · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Blank Children'S Hospital · Des Moines, IA · 2023
General operating
- $5,000
Des Moines Metro Opera · Indianola, IA · 2023
General operating
- $5,000
Ellipsis · Johnston, IA · 2023
General operating
- $5,000
Iowa Homeless Youth Centers · Des Moines, IA · 2023
General operating
- $5,000
Iowa Public Radio · Des Moines, IA · 2023
General operating
- $5,000
Seeds · Des Moines, IA · 2023
General operating
- $5,000
Variety Club of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2023
General operating
- $5,000
Blank Children'S Hospital · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General operating
- $5,000
Des Moines Metro Opera · Indianola, IA · 2022
General operating
- $5,000
Des Moines Symphony · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General operating
- $5,000
Iowa Public Radio · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General operating
- $5,000
Science Center of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General operating
- $5,000
Seeds · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General operating
- $5,000
Blank Children'S Hospital · Des Moines, IA · 2021
General operating
- $5,000
Des Moines Symphony · Des Moines, IA · 2021
General operating
- $5,000
Edmundson Art Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2021
General operating
- $5,000
Iowa Public Radio · Des Moines, IA · 2021
General operating
- $5,000
Science Center of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2021
General operating
- $4,900
Science Center of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2024
General operating
- $3,933
Tallgrass Theatre Company · West Des Moines, IA · 2023
General operating
- $2,800
Des Moines Metro Opera · Indianola, IA · 2021
General operating
- $2,500
Science Center of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2023
General operating
- $2,500
Blank Park Zoo Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General operating
- $2,500
Des Moines Community Playhouse · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General operating
- $2,500
Des Moines Community Playhouse · Des Moines, IA · 2021
General operating
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