Charles E Fahrney Education Foundation
Private foundation · Milwaukee, WI · EIN 42-6295370 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Fahrney Education Fdtn Trust
53grants reported
$6,700median award
$2,800lower quartile
$2,500smallest grant
$746Ktotal paid
1states reached
3years giving
Gives only in IA. Every grant it reported went to a single state. If you are outside it, this is not a prospect. If you are inside it, that is the strongest signal on this page: a funder with a local mandate and less competition from out of state.
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
PO Box 634
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0634
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.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 413 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | $67,200 |
| University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | $63,650 |
| University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | $52,500 |
| Iowa State University | Ames, IA | $47,500 |
| Iowa State University | Ames, IA | $42,000 |
| Indian Hills Community College | Ottumwa, IA | $33,500 |
| Indian Hills Community College | Ottumwa, IA | $32,500 |
| Indian Hills Community College | Ottumwa, IA | $30,800 |
| Iowa State University | Ames, IA | $26,800 |
| Simpson College | Indianola, IA | $26,800 |
| University of Northern Iowa | Cedar Falls, IA | $23,450 |
| Central College | Pella, IA | $23,450 |
| University of Northern Iowa | Cedar Falls, IA | $22,500 |
| University of Northern Iowa | Cedar Falls, IA | $19,600 |
| Central College | Pella, IA | $16,800 |
| St Ambrose University | Davenport, IA | $16,750 |
| Buena Vista University | Ottumwa, IA | $16,750 |
| Simpson College | Indianola, IA | $14,000 |
| William Penn University | Oskaloosa, IA | $12,500 |
| Simpson College | Indianola, IA | $12,500 |
| Central College | Pella, IA | $12,500 |
| Wartburg College | Waverly, IA | $11,200 |
| Wartburg College | Waverly, IA | $10,000 |
| Drake University | Des Moines, IA | $7,500 |
| Grand View University | Des Moines, IA | $6,700 |
| Coe College | Cedar Rapids, IA | $6,700 |
| Wartburg College | Waverly, IA | $6,700 |
| Kirkwood Community College | Cedar Rapids, IA | $6,700 |
| William Penn University | Oskaloosa, IA | $5,600 |
| University of Dubuque | Dubuque, IA | $5,000 |
| William Penn University | Oskaloosa, IA | $3,350 |
| Cornell College | Mount Vernon, IA | $3,350 |
| Drake University | Des Moines, IA | $3,350 |
| Des Moines University | Ankeny, IA | $3,350 |
| Mount Mercy University | Cedar Rapids, IA | $3,350 |
| Iowa Wesleyan University | Mt Pleasant, IA | $3,350 |
| Waldorf University | Forest City, IA | $3,350 |
| Grand View University | Des Moines, IA | $2,800 |
| Coe College | Cedar Rapids, IA | $2,800 |
| St Ambrose University | Davenport, IA | $2,800 |
| Drake University | Des Moines, IA | $2,800 |
| Loras College SCHOLARHSHIPS | Dubuque, IA | $2,800 |
| Buena Vista University | Ottumwa, IA | $2,800 |
| Kirkwood Community College | Cedar Rapids, IA | $2,800 |
| Luther College | Decorah, IA | $2,800 |
| University of Dubuque | Dubuque, IA | $2,800 |
| St Ambrose University | Davenport, IA | $2,500 |
| Buena Vista University | Ottumwa, IA | $2,500 |
| Kirkwood Community College | Cedar Rapids, IA | $2,500 |
| Luther College | Decorah, IA | $2,500 |
| Mercy College of Health Sciences | Des Moines, IA | $2,500 |
| Marshalltown Community College | Marshalltown, IA | $2,500 |
| NE Iowa Community College - Peosta | Peosta, IA | $2,500 |
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