Charles E Lakin Foundation Inc
Council Bluffs, IA · EIN 76-0751233. Reported 288 grants totalling $51.4M to 120 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Charles E Lakin Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,000 and $116,460; the smallest was $250 and the largest $10.7M. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation for Western Iowa | Council Bluffs, IA | $10.8M | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Avenue Scholars Foundation | Omaha, NE | $6,330,607 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Charles E Lakin Human Service Campus Foundation | Omaha, NE | $6,267,396 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club | Council Bluffs, IA | $2,360,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| African American Empowerment Network Inc | Omaha, NE | $2,330,245 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Micah House Corporation | Council Bluffs, IA | $2,192,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Completely Kids | Omaha, NE | $2,042,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Teammates Mentoring Program | La Vista, NE | $1,380,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Southwest Iowa Family Services Inc | Atlantic, IA | $1,085,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Alliance | Omaha, NE | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| East Mills Child Care Solutions | Malvern, IA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Stanton Child Resource Center Inc | Stanton, IA | $844,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Omaha Bridges Out of Poverty Inc | Omaha, NE | $800,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bethesda Urban Community Development Corporation Inc | Omaha, NE | $799,770 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Southwest Iowa Nonprofit for Collective Impact | Council Bluffs, IA | $741,666 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bethlehem House | Omaha, NE | $622,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Hospital & Medical Center Foundation | Omaha, NE | $524,348 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Noble Initiative Foundation | Griswold, IA | $511,755 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Neola Betterment Corporation | Neola, IA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Together Inc of Metropolitan Omaha | Omaha, NE | $467,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $462,300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Children's Square USA | Council Bluffs, NE | $445,800 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Impact Hill | Oakland, IA | $421,491 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Stephen Center Inc | Omaha, NE | $415,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Heartland Family Service | Omaha, NE | $414,322 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Applied Information Management Institute | Omaha, NE | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Visiting Nurse Association of Pottawattamie County Iowa | Council Bluffs, IA | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Women's Center for Advancement | Omaha, NE | $349,380 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands | Omaha, NE | $345,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Vision Treynor Group | Treynor, IA | $336,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 100 Black Men of Omaha Inc | Omaha, NE | $325,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| First Responders Foundation | Omaha, NE | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Omni Behavioral Health | Omaha, NE | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YMCA of Greater Omaha | Omaha, NE | $293,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pottawattamie County Community Foundation | Council Bluffs, IA | $281,800 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Green Hills Aea | Council Bluffs, IA | $255,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Connected Roots Care Center | Omaha, NE | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Partnership 4 Kids | Omaha, NE | $249,100 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Police Athletics for Community Engagement | Omaha, NE | $234,400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Omaha Symphony Association | Omaha, NE | $210,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Food Bank for the Heartland | Omaha, NE | $206,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Jet Award Foundation & Trust Inc | Omaha, NE | $204,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nebraska Enterprise Fund | Oakland, NE | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pottawattamie Arts Culture Entertainment | Council Bluffs, IA | $199,445 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy | Gretna, NE | $185,565 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bags of Fun | Elkhorn, NE | $141,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| West Central Community Action | Harlan, IA | $118,460 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Metro Continuum of Care for the Homeless | Omaha, NE | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Whispering Roots Inc | Papillion, NE | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Glenwood Rams PTA | Glenwood, IA | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Learning for All | Omaha, NE | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ollie Webb Center | Omaha, NE | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Malvern Community Student Loan Fund | Malvern, IA | $41,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Advance Southwest Iowa - Kitchen Council | Council Bluffs, IA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Centro Latino of Iowa | Council Bluffs, IA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Golden Hills Resource Conservation and Development Area | Oakland, IA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Two Rivers YMCA | Valley, NE | $21,300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rejuvenating Women | Boys Town, NE | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Suburban Rotary Charitable Foundation | Omaha, NE | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Post Traumatic Growth Institute | Omaha, NE | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys Town | Boys Town, NE | $19,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lookout Village | Neola, IA | $18,869 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Omaha Equestrian Foundation | Omaha, NE | $18,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| 4-H Clubs & Affiliated 4-H Organizations | Malvern, IA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Community Foundations of Southwest Iowa | Omaha, NE | $14,650 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Visions Homeless Services | Omaha, NE | $14,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Iowa Western Community College Foundation | Council Bluffs, IA | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Set Me Free Project | Omaha, NE | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Central Iowa Honor Flight | Council Bluffs, IA | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa | Urbandale, IA | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kids Can Community Center | Omaha, NE | $10,935 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Legion Post 0575 | Emerson, IA | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rotary Club of Omaha Millard Nebraska Foundation | Omaha, NE | $10,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Faith's Friends | Atlantic, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jordan Vannausdle Athletic Association | Red Oak, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nishna Producations Inc | Shenandoah, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Collective for Hope | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Foundation | Council Bluffs, IA | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Omaha Home for Boys | Omaha, NE | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Paralyzed Veterans of America- Iowa Chapter | Urbandale, IA | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| East Mills County Area Youth Sports | Malvern, IA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Westside Foundation | Omaha, NE | $6,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| At East USA | Omaha, NE | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Heart Ministry Center | Omaha, NE | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Heartland Hope Mission | Omaha, NE | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Iowa Jobs for America's Graduates | Des Moines, IA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Moving Veterans Forward Inc | Vacaville, CA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Go Beyond Nebraska | Omaha, NE | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Emerson Volunteer Fire-Rescue Association Incorporated | Emerson, IA | $5,065 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bikers Against Child Abuse- Eastern Nebraska Chapter | Omaha, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Guiding Grace Motherhood Support Network | Omaha, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| No More Empty Pots | Omaha, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Down Syndrome Foundation | Omaha, NE | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Joshua Collingsworth Memorial Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mothers Against Drunk Driving | Irving, TX | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Corner Stone Life Foundation Inc | Red Oak, IA | $3,750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Iowa Legal Fund | Des Moines, IA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Twin Rivers YMCA | Valley, NE | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chariots 4 Hope Inc | Omaha, NE | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chicano Awareness Center Inc | Omaha, NE | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| First Baptist Food Pantry | Council Bluffs, IA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Veterans Memorial Museum Inc | Shenandoah, IA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Merrymakers Association | Omaha, NE | $2,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Montgomery County Child Development Association Inc | Red Oak, IA | $2,700 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Eye on July | Omaha, NE | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Villisca Community School District | Villisca, IA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Peru State College Alumni Foundation | Peru, NE | $2,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Assure Womens Center | Omaha, NE | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gotta Be Me Inc | Omaha, NE | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lifecare Pregnancy Resources | Stuart, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| NAMI Southwest Iowa | Neola, IA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Patriotic Productions Inc | Omaha, NE | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities in Omaha Inc | Omaha, NE | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Saving Grace Perishable Food Rescue Inc | Omaha, NE | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kiwanis Club of Atlantic | Atlantic, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pottawattamie County Development Corp | Council Bluffs, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wings of Hope Cancer Support Center | Council Bluffs, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lewis Public Library and Heritage Center | Lewis, IA | $850 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Omaha Star Institute | Omaha, NE | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rise Academy | Omaha, NE | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
80 of 120 (67%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 75%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Community Foundation for Western Iowa
CONTRIBUTION FOR GENERAL PURPOSES - Completely Kids
CONTRIBUTION FOR SWIM PROGRAM - Two Rivers YMCA
CONTRIBUTION FOR GENERAL PURPOSESCONTRIBUTION FOR GENERAL PURPOSES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 189 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62 | $5,880,661 | $5,932 |
| 2022 | 72 | $7,958,343 | $8,250 |
| 2023 | 81 | $10.9M | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 73 | $26.6M | $11,755 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 56% of this one's giving went to organizations in Nebraska. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Nebraska.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Charles E Lakin Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 705 North 16TH Street, Council Bluffs, IA, 51501. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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