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 20212024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

scholarship

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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

$135,440
2021
$124,373
2022
$118,282
2023
$128,471
2024

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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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.