Lauridsen Family Foundation
Private foundation · Ankeny, IA · EIN 47-2871002 · reported 2023–2025
62grants reported
$50Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$5,000smallest grant
$7.3Mtotal paid
9states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 4 of its 62 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $732K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
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
2425 SE Oak Tree CT
Ankeny, IA 50021-7102
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ballet Des Moines | Des Moines, IA | $1,000,000 |
| Ballet Des Moines | Des Moines, IA | $1,000,000 |
| Culver Educational Fund | Culver, IN | $500,000 |
| Des Moines Metro Opera | Indianola, IA | $400,000 |
| Des Moines Metro Opera | Indianola, IA | $400,000 |
| Des Moines Metro Opera | Indianola, IA | $400,000 |
| Plymouth Church | Des Moines, IA | $382,000 |
| World Food Program USA | Washington, DC | $250,000 |
| Iowa Confluence Water Trails | Des Moines, IA | $200,000 |
| Des Moines Children's Museum | West Des Moines, IA | $200,000 |
| Cma Foundation | Nashville, TN | $200,000 |
| Iowa Confluence Water Trails | Des Moines, IA | $200,000 |
| Hope Ministries | Des Moines, IA | $200,000 |
| Des Moines Symphony | Des Moines, IA | $100,000 |
| Hope Ministries | Des Moines, IA | $100,000 |
| United Way of Central Iowa | Des Moines, IA | $100,000 |
| Met Opera | New York, NY | $100,000 |
| Des Moines Art Center | Des Moines, IA | $100,000 |
| National Canine Cancer Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $100,000 |
| Crawford County Wellness | Denison, IA | $100,000 |
| Des Moines Symphony | Des Moines, IA | $100,000 |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | $100,000 |
| Civic Des Moines Performing Arts | Des Moines, IA | $75,000 |
| Civic Des Moines Performing Arts | Des Moines, IA | $75,000 |
| University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | $50,000 |
| University of Wisconsin | Madison, WI | $50,000 |
| Normandy Fund | New York City, NY | $50,000 |
| Citizens for School Betterment | Des Moines, IA | $50,000 |
| University of Wisconsin | Madison, WI | $50,000 |
| Culver Educational Fund | Culver, IN | $50,000 |
| University of Wisconsin | Madison, WI | $50,000 |
| University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | $50,000 |
| Plymouth Church | Des Moines, IA | $50,000 |
| Bravo Greater Des Moines | Des Moines, IA | $45,000 |
| Culver Educational Fund | Culver, IN | $31,980 |
| New York City Ballet | New York, NY | $30,000 |
| American Ballet Theatre | New York, NY | $30,000 |
| Civic Music Association | Des Moines, IA | $30,000 |
| Bravo Greater Des Moines | Des Moines, IA | $25,000 |
| Mind and Spirit Counseling | Urbandale, IA | $25,000 |
| Center at Sixth | Des Moines, IA | $25,000 |
| Des Moines Symphony | Des Moines, IA | $25,000 |
| Des Moines Playhouse | Des Moines, IA | $25,000 |
| Mind and Spirit Counseling | Urbandale, IA | $25,000 |
| Opera America | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Opera America | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $10,000 |
| Opera America Table | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| The Unviersity of Cincinnati Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Music Under the Stars | Des Moines, IA | $10,000 |
| Greater Des Moines Botanical Gardens | Des Moines, IA | $10,000 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $10,000 |
| Ryan Opera Center | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Simpson Colloge Offices of Adv | Indianola, IA | $10,000 |
| The Unviersity of Cincinnati Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $10,000 |
| Ryan Opera Center | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| The Unviersity of Cincinnati Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 |
| Opera America | New York, NY | $10,000 |
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