Open Foundations · Iowa

Athene Charitable Foundation

West Des Moines, Iowa · EIN 421431745. It paid $3.9M across 49 grants in 2024, a median of $5K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

All Iowa foundations · All states

$3.9M
paid in 2024
49
grants paid
$5K
median grant
47%
to first-time recipients
$3.9M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.

Send requests to
ATHENE FOUNDATION ADMINISTRATION
Address
7700 MILLS CIVIC PARKWAY MS 2B 10G, WEST DES MOINES, IA, 502663862
Phone
8003153346
Email
AtheneFoundation@athene.com
Form the request should take
COMPLETE COPY OF THE DONATION REQUEST INFORMATION APPLICATION.
Submission deadline
NO SUBMISSION DEADLINE.
Restrictions on awards
THE FOLLOWING LIST IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A GRANT: - BE A 501(C)(3) TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATION OR THE FOREIGN PUBLIC CHARITY EQUIVALENT AS WELL AS GOVERNMENT INSTRUMENTALITIES (FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES). - BE REGISTERED WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE IN THE STATE WHERE THE ORGANIZATION IS LOCATED. - BE BASED IN AND SERVE COMMUNITIES WHERE ATHENE EMPLOYEES LIVE AND WORK. - HAVE GOALS, EFFORTS OR ACTIVITIES THAT ARE ALIGNED WITH ONE OF ATHENE'S PILLARS - EDUCATION, HUMAN SEVICES, HEALTH & WELLNESS, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY. - HAVE MISSION AND VALUES THAT ALIGN WITH THE FOUNDATION'S AND ATHENE'S MISSION AND VALUES, INCLUDING SUPPORTING DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION. - AGREE TO PROVIDE A POST-EVENT SUCCESS REPORT (WHAT WAS ACHIEVED WITH THE FOUNDATION'S DONATION).

From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202522969349100877. Entries appear as filed.

What it funds, in its own words

These are the most frequent words in the purposes the foundation wrote on its 2024 grants.

civic community

Biggest grants in 2024

These are the 15 largest of the 49 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1United Way of Central IowaIA$1,339,278Civic & Community
2Great Outdoors FoudationIA$1,218,333Civic & Community
3Childserve FoundationIA$333,334Civic & Community
4American Online Giving FoundationPA$181,351Civic & Community
5Greater Des Moines Habitat for HumanityIA$166,667Civic & Community
6Scholarship AmericaMI$119,500Civic & Community
7Easter Seals of IowaIA$115,000Civic & Community
8Wesleylife FoundationIA$100,000Civic & Community
9Greenwich United WayCT$74,129Civic & Community
10Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central IowaIA$20,000Civic & Community
11Catholic CharitiesIA$20,000Civic & Community
12Dmarc Food PantryIA$20,000Civic & Community
13Children's Cancer ConnectionIA$15,000Civic & Community
14Healthy Birth Day IncIA$15,000Civic & Community
15Jewels AcademyIA$15,000Civic & Community

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202098$630K
202189$985K
202266$2.0M
202354$3.2M
202449$3.9M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Iowa88%
??4%
Pennsylvania2%
Michigan2%
Connecticut2%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees are listed as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Grant KvalheimDIRECTOR - VICE PRESIDENT · 2021
Jim BelardiDIRECTOR - PRESIDENT · 2021
Kristi BurmaDIRECTOR - VICE PRESIDENT · 2021
Rona BerinobisSECRETARY & TREASURER · 2021

Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. The newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants count once and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

More foundations in Iowa

These other funders in Iowa say on their returns that they accept unsolicited requests. Each page has the deadline and terms as filed. See all 107.

Match your programs to the grants these foundations paid

Civly Grant Matching reads your own filings, matches your programs against millions of paid grants by purpose, geography and grant size, and returns every funder like this one with the deadline, the restrictions and the named trustees.

See Grant Matching