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12 funders with a record of paying for “okoboji”
Where the money went Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Spirit of Okoboji: $6.9M across 29 grants, latest 2024 Richard Brooke Foundation → Camp Fosterymca of the Okobojis: $787K across 5 grants, latest 2025 The Sherwood Foundation → Okoboji Foundation: $202K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation → Okoboji Yacht Club Sailing School: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Michael L and Marjory A Bennett → Okoboji Foundation: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Dwight and Marilyn Conover Foundation → Okoboji Community School Foundation: $42K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Andrea Waitt Carlton Family Foundation → Okoboji Summer Theatre: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2023 New Charitable Foundation → Okoboji Ffa: $10K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Ilse Jahn Bolster Charitable Tr → Ingham Okoboji Lutheran Bible Camp: $10K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Kyle J & Sharon Krause Family Foundation → Okoboji Foundation: $8K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Bedell World Citizenship Fund → Okoboji Foundation: $5K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Walden Charitable Foundation → Okoboji Foundation- Youth in Philanthropy: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Okoboji Yacht Club Sailing School: $501K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Sherwood Foundation → Historic Arnolds Park: $111K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation → Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation: $80K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Michael L and Marjory A Bennett → Spirit of Okoboji: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Andrea Waitt Carlton Family Foundation → Stephens College Okoboji Summer Theater: $23K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Bedell World Citizenship Fund → Iowa Lakes Initiative: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Walden Charitable Foundation → Youth Philanthropy-Okoboji Foundation: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → YMCA of the Okobojis: $118K across 6 grants, latest 2023 The Sherwood Foundation → Historic Arnolds Park Inc: $102K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation → Okoboji Foundation: $34K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Andrea Waitt Carlton Family Foundation → Okoboji Foundation: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Bedell World Citizenship Fund → Iowa Lakes Initiative: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → First Lutheran Church of West Okoboji: $32K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Okoboji Foundation: $23K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Okoboji Community School District: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Okoboji Performing Arts: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Andrea Waitt Carlton Family Foundation → Okoboji Foundation - Youth in Philanthropy: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines: $7.6M on this topic. Open the funder. Community Fdn of Greater Des… $7.6M Richard Brooke Foundation: $787K on this topic. Open the funder. Richard Brooke Foundation $787K The Sherwood Foundation: $414K on this topic. Open the funder. The Sherwood Foundation $414K Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation: $214K on this topic. Open the funder. Sioux Falls Area Community Fo… $214K Michael L and Marjory A Bennett: $75K on this topic. Open the funder. Michael L and Marjory A Benne… $75K Andrea Waitt Carlton Family Foundation: $64K on this topic. Open the funder. Andrea Waitt Carlton Family F… $64K Dwight and Marilyn Conover Foundation: $42K on this topic. Open the funder. Dwight and Marilyn Conover Fo… $42K New Charitable Foundation: $10K on this topic. Open the funder. New Charitable Foundation $10K Ilse Jahn Bolster Charitable Tr: $10K on this topic. Open the funder. Ilse Jahn Bolster Charitable… $10K Bedell World Citizenship Fund: $9K on this topic. Open the funder. Bedell World Citizenship Fund $9K Kyle J & Sharon Krause Family Foundation: $8K on this topic. Open the funder. Kyle J & Sharon Krause Family… $8K Walden Charitable Foundation: $3K on this topic. Open the funder. Walden Charitable Foundation $3K Spirit of Okoboji: received $6.9M on this topic Spirit of Okoboji $6.9M Camp Fosterymca of the Okobojis: received $787K on this topic Camp Fosterymca of the Okobojis $787K Okoboji Yacht Club Sailing School: received $601K on this topic Okoboji Yacht Club Sailing Scho… $601K Okoboji Foundation: received $326K on this topic Okoboji Foundation $326K YMCA of the Okobojis: received $118K on this topic YMCA of the Okobojis $118K Historic Arnolds Park: received $111K on this topic Historic Arnolds Park $111K Historic Arnolds Park Inc: received $102K on this topic Historic Arnolds Park Inc $102K Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation: received $89K on this topic Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation $89K Okoboji Community School Foundation: received $42K on this topic Okoboji Community School Founda… $42K Okoboji Summer Theatre: received $35K on this topic Okoboji Summer Theatre $35K First Lutheran Church of West Okoboji: received $32K on this topic First Lutheran Church of West O… $32K Stephens College Okoboji Summer Theater: received $23K on this topic Stephens College Okoboji Summer… $23K Okoboji Ffa: received $10K on this topic Okoboji Ffa $10K Okoboji Community School District: received $10K on this topic Okoboji Community School Distri… $10K Ingham Okoboji Lutheran Bible Camp: received $10K on this topic Ingham Okoboji Lutheran Bible C… $10K Okoboji Performing Arts: received $6K on this topic Okoboji Performing Arts $6K Okoboji Foundation- Youth in Philanthropy: received $2K on this topic Okoboji Foundation- Youth in Ph… $2K Iowa Lakes Initiative: received $2K on this topic Iowa Lakes Initiative $2K Iowa Lakes Initiative: received $2K on this topic Iowa Lakes Initiative $2K Youth Philanthropy-Okoboji Foundation: received $1K on this topic Youth Philanthropy-Okoboji Foun… $1K Okoboji Foundation - Youth in Philanthropy: received $1K on this topic Okoboji Foundation - Youth in P… $1K 12 funders, 21 recipients, grants matching “okoboji” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $50,000 to SPIRIT OF OKOBOJI — okoboji sports campus engineering and architect.
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Largest: $182,500 to CAMP FOSTERYMCA OF THE OKOBOJIS — employee scholarships/bonuses
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Largest: $200,000 to OKOBOJI FOUNDATION — save turtle lake
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Largest: $35,000 to OKOBOJI SUMMER THEATRE — general operating support
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Largest: $12,000 to OKOBOJI COMMUNITY SCHOOL FOUNDATION — student engagement & activities
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Largest: $2,750 to OKOBOJI FOUNDATION — operations & projects fund
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Largest: $2,500 to OKOBOJI FFA — school donations
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Largest: $6,000 to INGHAM OKOBOJI LUTHERAN BIBLE CAMP — scholarships and summer funraising initiative
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Largest: $1,000 to OKOBOJI FOUNDATION- YOUTH IN PHILANTHROPY — okoboji foundation, will distribute to nonprofits
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Largest: $80,250 to IOWA NATURAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION — okoboji lake project
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Largest: $2,500 to OKOBOJI FOUNDATION — community betterment
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Largest: $50,000 to OKOBOJI FOUNDATION — assistance to comunnity
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