Brenton Foundation
Private foundation · Des Moines, IA · EIN 42-1330275 · reported 2023–2025
62grants reported
$1,000median award
$500lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$269Ktotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
2916 SW 14TH St
Des Moines, IA 50315-2103
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Brenton Arboretum | Dallas Center, IA | $46,851 |
| Des Moines Metro Opera | Indianola, IA | $40,000 |
| Brenton Arboretum | Dallas Center, IA | $28,500 |
| Greater Des Moines Botancial Garden | Des Moines, IA | $26,000 |
| Des Moines Art Center | Des Moines, IA | $15,000 |
| Brenton Arboretum | Dallas Center, IA | $13,000 |
| Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden | Des Moines, IA | $11,000 |
| Heritage Carousel Endowment | Des Moines, IA | $11,000 |
| Des Moines Metro Opera | Indianola, IA | $10,000 |
| Mission Animal Hospital | Eden Prairie, MN | $7,500 |
| Above and Beyond Center | West Des Moines, IA | $5,000 |
| The Outreach Program | Union, IA | $5,000 |
| Six Degrees of Separation | Des Moines, IA | $5,000 |
| Des Moines Metro Opera | Indianola, IA | $5,000 |
| Nature Sacred | Annapolis, MD | $4,000 |
| Mission Animal Hospital | Eden Prairie, MN | $3,500 |
| Nantucket Swim Across America | Nantucket, MA | $2,500 |
| The Outreach Program | Union, IA | $2,500 |
| Lake Minnetonka Garden Club | Wayzata, MN | $2,000 |
| Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation | Des Moines, IA | $2,000 |
| Dallas Center Food Pantry | Dallas Center, IA | $1,000 |
| Des Moines Public Library Foundation | Des Moines, IA | $1,000 |
| Mission Animal Hospital | Eden Prairie, MN | $1,000 |
| Des Moines Symphony | Des Moines, IA | $1,000 |
| Greater Des Moines Botancial Garden | Des Moines, IA | $1,000 |
| Hunger Free Dallas County | Dallas Center, IA | $1,000 |
| Des Moines Art Center | Des Moines, IA | $1,000 |
| Des Moines Public Library Foundation | Des Moines, IA | $1,000 |
| Des Moines Symphony | Des Moines, IA | $1,000 |
| Hunger Free Dallas County | Dallas Center, IA | $1,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of the Heartland | Des Moines, IA | $1,000 |
| Heritage Carousel Foundation | Des Moines, IA | $1,000 |
| Voices of Ascension | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Saildc | Dallas Center, IA | $500 |
| YMCA of Greater Des Moines | Des Moines, IA | $500 |
| Blank Park Zoo Foundation | Des Moines, IA | $500 |
| Des Moines Public Library Foundation | Des Moines, IA | $500 |
| Planned Parenthood of the Heartland | Des Moines, IA | $500 |
| Saildc CHARITABLECHARITABLE | Dallas Center, IA | $500 |
| Salisbury House Foundation | Des Moines, IA | $500 |
| Science Center of Iowa | Des Moines, IA | $500 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $500 |
| Iowa Rivers Revival | Des Moines, IA | $500 |
| Humanties Iowa | Ames, IA | $500 |
| Blank Park Zoo Foundation | Des Moines, IA | $500 |
| Saildc CHARITABLECHARITABLE | Dallas Center, IA | $500 |
| Salisbury House Foundation | Des Moines, IA | $500 |
| Science Center of Iowa | Des Moines, IA | $500 |
| YMCA of Greater Des Moines | Des Moines, IA | $500 |
| Dallas Center Celebrations Inc | Dallas Center, IA | $250 |
| Iowa Public Radio | Des Moines, IA | $250 |
| Iowa Public Television | Johnston, IA | $250 |
| Salisbury House | Des Moines, IA | $250 |
| Dallas Center Celebrations | Dallas Center, IA | $250 |
| Friends of Iowa Public Radio | Johnston, IA | $250 |
| Iowa Public Radio | Des Moines, IA | $250 |
| Dallas Center Celebrations | Dallas Center, IA | $250 |
| Friends of Iowa Public Radio | Johnston, IA | $250 |
| Iowa Public Radio | Des Moines, IA | $250 |
| Pacem in Terris | Warwick, NY | $100 |
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