Funding search · EIN 201487042 · Ames, IA

Underwood Family Foundation

Name: Underwood Family Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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.

214
grants reported: $2.9M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $5,000
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.

What they fund

opertational

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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.

Iowa State University Foundation4 grants · $723,166
National Philanthropic Trust2 grants · $436,932
Yss4 grants · $350,000
Ascention Luthern Church4 grants · $208,610
The Ames Foundation1 grant · $100,000
Bible Study Fellowship4 grants · $63,500
Ames Christian School4 grants · $63,500
The Bridge Home4 grants · $60,000
Tke Eductional Foundation4 grants · $58,150
Calvary E Free Church4 grants · $57,000

Giving over time

$757,770

2022

$740,000

2023

$691,656

2024

$755,847

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 214 grants.

$390,750
Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2025
Operational
$313,165
Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2024
Operational
$235,467
National Philanthropic Trust · Jenkintown, PA · 2023
Operational
$201,465
National Philanthropic Trust · Jenkintown, PA · 2022
Operational
$150,000
Yss · Ames, IA · 2023
Operational
$150,000
Yss · Ames, IA · 2022
Operational
$100,000
The Ames Foundation · Ames, IA · 2022
Operational
$56,450
Ascention Luthern Church · Ames, IA · 2025
Operational
$51,820
Ascention Luthern Church · Ames, IA · 2023
Operational
$51,550
Ascention Luthern Church · Ames, IA · 2024
Operational
$48,790
Ascention Luthern Church · Ames, IA · 2022
Operational
$40,650
Tke Eductional Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Operational
$32,500
Gilbert Community Historical Societ · Gilbert, IA · 2024
Operational
$27,500
Mid-Iowa Council Boy Scouts of Ame · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Operational
$25,000
Yss · Ames, IA · 2025
Operational
$25,000
Yss · Ames, IA · 2024
Operational
$20,000
Garner Community Christian Child Ca · Garner, IA · 2024
Operational
$17,250
Gilbert Education Foundation · Gilbert, IA · 2022
Operational
$16,000
Ames Christian School · Ames, IA · 2025
Operational
$16,000
Bible Study Fellowship · San Antonio, TX · 2025
Operational
$16,000
Ames Christian School · Ames, IA · 2024
Operational
$16,000
Bible Study Fellowship · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Operational
$16,000
Ames Christian School · Ames, IA · 2023
Operational
$16,000
Bible Study Fellowship · San Antonio, TX · 2023
Operational
$15,500
Alphaomnicron Pi Foundaiton · Brentwood, TN · 2025
Operational
$15,500
Ames Christian School · Ames, IA · 2022
Operational
$15,500
Bible Study Fellowship · San Antonio, TX · 2022
Operational
$15,000
Calvary E Free Church · Walker, MN · 2025
Operational
$15,000
The Bridge Home · Ames, IA · 2025
Operational
$15,000
Western Washington Univ Foundation · Bellingham, WA · 2025
Operational
$15,000
The Bridge Home · Ames, IA · 2024
Operational
$15,000
Western Washington Univ Foundation · Bellingham, WA · 2024
Operational
$15,000
The Bridge Home · Ames, IA · 2023
Operational
$15,000
Western Washington Univ Foundation · Bellingham, WA · 2023
Operational
$15,000
The Bridge Home · Ames, IA · 2022
Operational
$14,000
Calvary E Free Church · Walker, MN · 2024
Operational
$14,000
Calvary E Free Church · Walker, MN · 2023
Operational
$14,000
Calvary E Free Church · Walker, MN · 2022
Operational
$12,500
Tke Eductional Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Operational
$11,750
Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2022
Operational
$11,500
Walker Fire Department · Walker, MN · 2024
Operational
$11,000
Kids Accross America Foundation · Branson, MO · 2025
Operational
$11,000
Obria Medical Clinic · Ames, IA · 2025
Operational
$11,000
Kids Accross America Foundation · Branson, MO · 2024
Operational
$11,000
Obria Medical Clinic · Ames, IA · 2024
Operational
$11,000
Kids Accross America Foundation · Branson, MO · 2023
Operational
$11,000
Obria Medical Clinic · Ames, IA · 2023
Operational
$10,000
Ferndale Community Services Coopera · Ferndale, WA · 2025
Operational
$10,000
Food at First · Ames, IA · 2025
Operational
$10,000
Food Bank of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2025
Operational
$10,000
Mid-Iowa Community Action · Marshalltown, IA · 2025
Operational
$10,000
Walker Area Food Shelf · Walker, MN · 2025
Operational
$10,000
Whatcom Land Trust · Bellingham, WA · 2025
Operational
$10,000
Food at First · Ames, IA · 2024
Operational
$10,000
Food Bank of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Operational
$10,000
Mid-Iowa Community Action · Marshalltown, IA · 2024
Operational
$10,000
City of Walker · Walker, MN · 2023
Operational
$10,000
Gilbert Iowa Fire Association · Gilbert, IA · 2023
Operational
$10,000
Kids Accross America Foundation · Branson, MO · 2022
Operational
$10,000
Obria Medical Clinic · Ames, IA · 2022
Operational
$8,547
Mission To North America · Charlotte, NC · 2025
Operational
$8,000
Mission To North America · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Operational
$8,000
Cru · Orlando, FL · 2022
Operational
$7,501
Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2023
Operational
$6,500
Kanakuk Ministries · Branson, MO · 2025
Operational
$6,500
Kanakuk Ministries · Branson, MO · 2024
Operational
$6,500
Kanakuk Ministries · Branson, MO · 2023
Operational
$6,500
Mission To North America · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Operational
$6,000
Matthew 25 House · Ames, IA · 2025
Operational
$6,000
Matthew 25 House · Ames, IA · 2024
Operational
$6,000
Matthew 25 House · Ames, IA · 2023
Operational
$6,000
Kanakuk Ministries · Branson, MO · 2022
Operational
$5,500
St Jude Children'S Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2025
Operational
$5,500
Walker Area Community Center · Walker, MN · 2025
Operational
$5,500
Alphaomnicron Pi Foundaiton · Brentwood, TN · 2024
Operational
$5,500
St Jude Children'S Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
Operational
$5,500
Walker Area Community Center · Walker, MN · 2024
Operational
$5,500
We Will Collective · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Operational
$5,500
Alphaomnicron Pi Foundaiton · Brentwood, TN · 2023
Operational
$5,500
Food at First · Ames, IA · 2023
Operational
$5,500
Food Bank of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Operational
$5,500
Mid-Iowa Community Action · Marshalltown, IA · 2023
Operational
$5,500
St Jude Children'S Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
Operational
$5,500
Walker Area Community Center · Walker, MN · 2023
Operational
$5,500
Walker Area Food Shelf · Walker, MN · 2023
Operational
$5,500
We Will Collective · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Operational
$5,500
Matthew 25 House · Ames, IA · 2022
Operational
$5,112
Whatcom Land Trust · Bellingham, WA · 2023
Operational
$5,000
Ferndale Heritage Society · Ferndale, WA · 2025
Opertational
$5,000
Gilbert Iowa Fire Association · Gilbert, IA · 2025
Operational
$5,000
Gilbert Lutheran Church · Gilbert, IA · 2025
Operational
$5,000
Nghc · Naperville, IL · 2025
Operational
$5,000
Ferndale Community Services Coopera · Ferndale, WA · 2024
Operational
$5,000
Ferndale Heritage Society · Ferndale, WA · 2024
Opertational
$5,000
Gilbert Iowa Fire Association · Gilbert, IA · 2024
Operational
$5,000
Whatcom Land Trust · Bellingham, WA · 2024
Operational
$5,000
Ferndale Heritage Society · Ferndale, WA · 2023
Opertational
$5,000
Toris Angels Foundation · Panora, IA · 2023
Operational
$5,000
Alphaomnicron Pi Foundaiton · Brentwood, TN · 2022
Operational
$5,000
Cape Cod Makers · Marstons Mills, MA · 2022
Operational

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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.