Robert V and Shirley V Dahl Foundation
Private foundation · Ames, IA · EIN 39-1901994 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Robert V & Shirley V Dahl Foundation
74grants reported
$750median award
$500lower quartile
$50smallest grant
$80Ktotal paid
9states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 74 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $20K 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
2243 227TH PL
Ames, IA 50014-6315
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ascension Parish Altar Project | Boone, IA | $10,000 |
| Friends of Carlisle Parks | Carlisle, IA | $6,000 |
| Sacred Heart Church | Boone, IA | $5,000 |
| Diocese of Des Moines | Des Moines, IA | $3,000 |
| Friends of Carlisle Parks | Carlisle, IA | $3,000 |
| Feeding America | Washington, DC | $2,500 |
| Food Bank of Rockies | Denver, CO | $1,500 |
| National Park Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,500 |
| Volunteers of America | Denver, CO | $1,500 |
| National Park Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,500 |
| Volunteers of America | Denver, CO | $1,500 |
| Food Bank of Rockies | Denver, CO | $1,500 |
| Volunteers of America | Denver, CO | $1,500 |
| Friends of Iowa PBS | Johnston, IA | $1,365 |
| Food at First | Ames, IA | $1,250 |
| Food Bank of Rockies | Denver, CO | $1,250 |
| Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA | Laguna Hills, CA | $1,200 |
| Scenic Valley Chapter National Wild Turkey Foundation | Boone, IA | $1,175 |
| Feeding America | Washington, DC | $1,010 |
| Breakthrough T1D | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Second Harvest Heartland | Brooklyn Park, MN | $1,000 |
| Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA | Laguna Hills, CA | $1,000 |
| Wild Animal Sanctuary | Keenesburg, CO | $1,000 |
| Air Academy High School | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,000 |
| Food at First | Ames, IA | $1,000 |
| Iowa Health Care Association | West Des Moines, IA | $1,000 |
| Jdrf | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Wild Animal Sanctuary | Keenesburg, CO | $1,000 |
| Stanhope Public Library | Stanhope, IA | $1,000 |
| House of Mercy | Des Moines, IA | $1,000 |
| Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA | Laguna Hills, CA | $1,000 |
| United Community PTO | Boone, IA | $900 |
| Pulse Life Advocates | West Des Moines, IA | $900 |
| Breakthrough T1D | New York, NY | $850 |
| National Park Foundation | Washington, DC | $850 |
| Stanhope Public Library | Stanhope, IA | $825 |
| Climate Generation | Minneapolis, MN | $750 |
| Catholic Charities Diocese of Des Moines | Des Moines, IA | $750 |
| YMCA of Metro Denver | Denver, CO | $750 |
| Martha's House of Hope | Ames, IA | $750 |
| Bethesda Lutheran Church | Ames, IA | $650 |
| St Elizabeth Seton | Carlisle, IA | $600 |
| Animal Humane Society | Golden Valley, MN | $500 |
| Boone Area Human Society | Boone, IA | $500 |
| Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines | Des Moines, IA | $500 |
| Farm Rescue | Horace, ND | $500 |
| Oswit Land Trust | Palm Springs, CA | $500 |
| YMCA of Metro Denver | Denver, CO | $500 |
| American Red Cross | Denver, CO | $500 |
| Animal Humane Society | Golden Valley, MN | $500 |
| Bethesda Lutheran Church | Ames, IA | $500 |
| Denver Botanic Gardens | Denver, CO | $500 |
| Petfinder Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $500 |
| United Community PTO | Boone, IA | $500 |
| Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota | Roseville, MN | $500 |
| St Joseph Emergency Family Shelter | Des Moines, IA | $500 |
| Scenic Valley Chapter National Wild Turkey Foundation | Boone, IA | $500 |
| Iowa State University Foundation | Ames, IA | $500 |
| Bondurant-Ferar Deca | Bondurant, IA | $500 |
| Highline Canal Conservancy | Centennial, CO | $500 |
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