Funding search · EIN 396652485 · Saint Louis, MO

Kansky Walter & Ida Char 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.

59
grants reported
$133,000
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

scholarships

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • Iowa State University Foundation4 grants · $20,000
  • University of Iowa4 grants · $20,000
  • Kirkwood Community College4 grants · $20,000
  • Univ of Northern Iowa Foundation4 grants · $20,000
  • Coe College4 grants · $20,000
  • Cedar Rapids Community School Dist3 grants · $9,000
  • Prairie High School4 grants · $4,000
  • Thomas Jefferson High School2 grants · $2,000
  • Camp Courageous4 grants · $2,000
  • George Washington High School2 grants · $2,000

Giving over time

$34,000
2022
$33,000
2023
$33,000
2024
$33,000
2025

Grant history

All 59 reported grants, largest first.

  • $5,000

    Coe College · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2025

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2025

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Kirkwood Community College · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2025

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Univ of Northern Iowa Foundation · Cedar Falls, IA · 2025

    Scholarships

  • $5,000

    University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2025

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Coe College · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2024

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2024

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Kirkwood Community College · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2024

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Univ of Northern Iowa Foundation · Cedar Falls, IA · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $5,000

    University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2024

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Coe College · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2023

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2023

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Kirkwood Community College · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2023

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Univ of Northern Iowa Foundation · Cedar Falls, IA · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $5,000

    University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2023

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Coe College · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2022

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2022

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Kirkwood Community College · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2022

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Univ of Northern Iowa Foundation · Cedar Falls, IA · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $5,000

    University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2022

    General operating

  • $4,000

    Cedar Rapids Community School Dist · Marion, IA · 2025

    General operating

  • $4,000

    Cedar Rapids Community School Dist · Marion, IA · 2024

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Prairie High School · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Prairie High School · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2024

    General operating

  • $1,000

    George Washington High School · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2023

    General operating

  • $1,000

    John F Kennedy High School · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Metro High School · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2023

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Prairie High School · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2023

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Thomas Jefferson High School · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2023

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Cedar Rapids Community School Dist · Marion, IA · 2022

    General operating

  • $1,000

    George Washington High School · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2022

    General operating

  • $1,000

    John F Kennedy High School · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Metro High School · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2022

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Prairie High School · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2022

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Thomas Jefferson High School · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2022

    General operating

  • $500

    Arc of East Central Iowa · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2025

    General operating

  • $500

    Camp Courageous · Monticello, IA · 2025

    General operating

  • $500

    Natl Czech & Slovak Museum & Library · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2025

    General operating

  • $500

    St Lukes Health Care Foundation · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2025

    General operating

  • $500

    The Salvation Army · Hoffman Estates, IL · 2025

    General operating

  • $500

    Waypoint · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2025

    General operating

  • $500

    Arc of East Central Iowa · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2024

    General operating

  • $500

    Camp Courageous · Monticello, IA · 2024

    General operating

  • $500

    Natl Czech & Slovak Museum & Library · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2024

    General operating

  • $500

    St Lukes Health Care Foundation · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2024

    General operating

  • $500

    The Salvation Army · Hoffman Estates, IL · 2024

    General operating

  • $500

    Waypoint · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2024

    General operating

  • $500

    Arc of East Central Iowa · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2023

    General operating

  • $500

    Camp Courageous · Monticello, IA · 2023

    General operating

  • $500

    Natl Czech & Slovak Museum & Library · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2023

    General operating

  • $500

    St Lukes Health Care Foundation · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2023

    General operating

  • $500

    The Salvation Army · Hoffman Estates, IL · 2023

    General operating

  • $500

    Waypoint · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2023

    General operating

  • $500

    Arc of East Central Iowa · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2022

    General operating

  • $500

    Camp Courageous · Monticello, IA · 2022

    General operating

  • $500

    Natl Czech & Slovak Museum & Library · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2022

    General operating

  • $500

    St Lukes Health Care Foundation · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2022

    General operating

  • $500

    The Salvation Army · Hoffman Estates, IL · 2022

    General operating

  • $500

    Waypoint · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2022

    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.