Private foundation · Council Bluffs, IA

Charles E Lakin Foundation Inc

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Typical grant size
$3K $10K $112K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
89
Repeat grantees
52
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2023 990-PF

DeadlinesNONE
ContactCHARLES E LAKIN FOUNDATION INC · 7122565580
MaterialsNONE SPECIFIED
RestrictionsLIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN IOWA (MILLS, MONTGOMERY, POTTAWATTAMIE, FREMONT, PAGE AND CASS) AND NEBRASKA (DOUGLAS AND SARPY)

Leadership · from 2023 990-PF

John L Hoich
DIRECTOR/VICE PRESIDENT
$403K
Stephen Wild
DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT
$403K
Charles E Lakin III
DIRECTOR/MANAGER
$208K
Deborah L Johnson
DIRECTOR/MANAGER
$132K
Jennifer Green
SECRETARY
$117K
Robyn Ritsch
DIRECTOR
$64K
Tina Garland
TREASURER
$57K
Cliff Roberts
DIRECTOR AS OF MARCH
$33K
Joanna L Cellone
DIRECTOR THRU FEBRUARY
$31K
Diane Kilzer
DIRECTOR
$40K
Thomas L Pribil
DIRECTOR
$139K
Sandra a Mcallister
DIRECTOR, SECRETARY
$65K
Tina M Garland
TREASURER
$14K
Charles E Lakin
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT
F Peter Tulipana
DIRECTOR, VP
Nancy S Benson
DIRECTOR

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2023
7.2%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'16
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
345
Total grants awarded
$49.5M
Total amount
$144K
Average grant
$3.3M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2023
$10.9M
81 grants
2022
$8.0M
72 grants
2021
$5.9M
62 grants
2020
$9.2M
53 grants
2019
$8.4M
42 grants
2018
$2.3M
24 grants
2017
$3.0M
6 grants
2016
$1.9M
5 grants

Top recipients

5 grants · NE · ✓ Exact match
$7.1M
8 grants · NE · ≈ likely match
$4.1M
Pottawattamie County Community Foundation
4 grants · IA
$3.7M
5 grants · NE · ✓ Exact match
$2.9M
6 grants · NE · ✓ Exact match
$2.8M
9 grants · NE · ✓ Exact match
$2.6M
6 grants · NE · ✓ Exact match
$2.5M
Boys & Girls Club
7 grants · IA
$2.1M
5 grants · IA · ✓ Exact match
$1.8M
5 grants · NE · ≈ likely match
$1.8M

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

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$10K
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$10K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.

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