Funding search · EIN 846958074 · Independence, IA
Margaret L Prahm Kephart Charitable
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 40
- grants reported
- $515,825
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $11,666
- 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.
- Independence Area Dollar for Schola4 grants · $63,444
- Jesup Dollars for Scholars4 grants · $63,444
- East Buchanan Funds for the Future4 grants · $63,443
- Cedar Valley Hospice4 grants · $47,583
- St Judes Childrens Hospital4 grants · $47,583
- Buchanan County Tourism Bureau4 grants · $47,582
- First Presbyterian Church4 grants · $47,582
- Independence Public Library Foundat4 grants · $47,582
- Buchanan County Historical Society4 grants · $47,582
- Buchanan County Health Trust4 grants · $40,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 40 reported grants, largest first.
- $17,680
East Buchanan Funds for the Future · Winthrop, IA · 2022
Contribution to general fund
- $17,680
Independence Area Dollar for Schola · Independence, IA · 2022
Contribution to scholar fund
- $17,680
Jesup Dollars for Scholars · Jesup, IA · 2022
Contribution to scholar fund
- $15,554
East Buchanan Funds for the Future · Winthrop, IA · 2024
Contribution to general fund
- $15,554
Independence Area Dollar for Schola · Independence, IA · 2024
Contribution to scholar fund
- $15,554
Jesup Dollars for Scholars · Jesup, IA · 2024
Contribution to scholar fund
- $15,528
East Buchanan Funds for the Future · Winthrop, IA · 2023
Contribution to general fund
- $15,528
Independence Area Dollar for Schola · Independence, IA · 2023
Contribution to scholar fund
- $15,528
Jesup Dollars for Scholars · Jesup, IA · 2023
Contribution to scholar fund
- $14,682
Independence Area Dollar for Schola · Independence, IA · 2025
Contribution to scholar fund
- $14,682
Jesup Dollars for Scholars · Jesup, IA · 2025
Contribution to scholar fund
- $14,681
East Buchanan Funds for the Future · Winthrop, IA · 2025
Contribution to general fund
- $13,260
Buchanan County Historical Society · Independence, IA · 2022
Contribution to general fund
- $13,260
Buchanan County Tourism Bureau · Independence, IA · 2022
Contribution to general fund
- $13,260
First Presbyterian Church · Independence, IA · 2022
Contribution to general fund
- $13,260
Independence Public Library Foundat · Independence, IA · 2022
Contribution to general funds
- $13,259
Cedar Valley Hospice · Cedar Falls, IA · 2022
Contribution to general fund
- $13,259
St Judes Childrens Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
Contribution to general fund
- $11,666
Cedar Valley Hospice · Cedar Falls, IA · 2024
Contribution to general fund
- $11,666
St Judes Childrens Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
Contribution to general fund
- $11,665
Buchanan County Historical Society · Independence, IA · 2024
Contribution to general fund
- $11,665
Buchanan County Tourism Bureau · Independence, IA · 2024
Contribution to general fund
- $11,665
First Presbyterian Church · Independence, IA · 2024
Contribution to general fund
- $11,665
Independence Public Library Foundat · Independence, IA · 2024
Contribution to general funds
- $11,647
Cedar Valley Hospice · Cedar Falls, IA · 2023
Contribution to general fund
- $11,647
St Judes Childrens Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
Contribution to general fund
- $11,646
Buchanan County Historical Society · Independence, IA · 2023
Contribution to general fund
- $11,646
Buchanan County Tourism Bureau · Independence, IA · 2023
Contribution to general fund
- $11,646
First Presbyterian Church · Independence, IA · 2023
Contribution to general fund
- $11,646
Independence Public Library Foundat · Independence, IA · 2023
Contribution to general funds
- $11,011
Buchanan County Historical Society · Independence, IA · 2025
Contribution to general fund
- $11,011
Buchanan County Tourism Bureau · Independence, IA · 2025
Contribution to general fund
- $11,011
Cedar Valley Hospice · Cedar Falls, IA · 2025
Contribution to general fund
- $11,011
First Presbyterian Church · Independence, IA · 2025
Contribution to general fund
- $11,011
Independence Public Library Foundat · Independence, IA · 2025
Contribution to general funds
- $11,011
St Judes Childrens Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2025
Contribution to general fund
- $10,000
Buchanan County Health Trust · Independence, IA · 2025
Contribution to equip in lt care cen
- $10,000
Buchanan County Health Trust · Independence, IA · 2024
Contribution to equip in lt care cen
- $10,000
Buchanan County Health Trust · Independence, IA · 2023
Contribution to equip in lt care cen
- $10,000
Buchanan County Health Trust · Independence, IA · 2022
Contribution to equip in lt care cen
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